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Cassper Nyovest talks about new music with Anthony Hamilton and more on Apple Music’s Africa Now Radio

This Week’s Episode Features a Conversation With Cassper Nyovest, the 5 Hottest Tracks of the Week, and Reni Folawiyo’s Favorite African Proverb!
Tune in to Africa Now Radio With Cuppy This Sunday, September 13th at 2p Lagos/London / 3p Johannesburg/Paris / 6a La / 9a NYC Only on Apple Music 1
Cover Star Interview
South African superstar Cassper Nyovest joins Cuppy via FaceTime on Apple Music 1 to talk about his new album and most personal project to date A.M.N (Any Minute Now), the theme of the album taking on a different approach with fatherhood and working with Anthony Hamilton on a record via WhatsApp.
The Big 5
Cuppy shares the 5 hottest new African tracks of the moment. This week’s selection includes new tracks from Davido, Olamide, Mr Eazi, DJ Edu and Tyler ICU & Nicole Elocin.
Africa Rising
Nigerian artist, photographer, fashion designer and film-maker, Wavy The Creator, is this week’s Africa Rising artist, a campaign which shines a light on the next generation of African superstars.
Proverb of the Week
Nigerian fashion entrepreneur, Reni Folawiyo, shares her favorite African proverb in Yoruba: “Ọwọ́ ọmọdé ò tó pẹpẹ; ti àgbàlagbà ò wọ akèrègbè.” which translates as “A child’s hand is too short reach a tall shelf; the hand of an elder person is too big to fit the tiny mouth of a gourd”. The meaning behind it is that life is about collaboration and we need each other.
Mini Mix
Cuppy finishes this week’s show with a special mini-mix featuring selections from East Africa’s hottest playlist EA Wave, which is available on Apple Music https://apple.co/3lZnpRj
Tune in and listen to the full episode this Sunday, September 13th at 2p Lagos/London / 3p Johannesburg/Paris / 6a LA / 9a NYC only on Apple Music 1 at apple.co/_AfricaNow
Cassper Nyovest on building an African hip hop community
I’d really like to get the conversation of African hip hop back into the topic, because I feel like there’s a big, big opportunity for African hip hop in the continent. I don’t really care about America and Europe and all that stuff. I really think we have an opportunity to create a big hip hop community in Africa where we can travel each other’s countries, where South Korea can come South African play to 10,000 people. I could go to Ghana, Nigeria.
Cassper Nyovest on making a track with Anthony Hamilton via Whatsapp
Cuppy: What really caught my eye, you posted the tracklist, the features… Some of my faves, Busiswa, Samthing Soweto, Anthony Hamilton. What?
Cassper Nyovest: He’s such a dope guy because believe it or not, me and Anthony Hamilton made a song through WhatsApp.
Cuppy: No! You have to tell us the story.
Cassper Nyovest: For real. It was all through WhatsApp. There was no email. There was no manager. I’ve worked with a lot of big guys, man, and even guys in South Africa. And it’s a long, long, long convo. Anthony Hamilton, we met sometime at the Global Citizen concert and I took his number. And I hit him up two years later like, “Yo what’s up man? I’m trying to do this record.” He was like, “Yeah, send it through, send the record on WhatsApp.” That evening, send the vocals back. And we started talking about more vocals, and then the song was done. And then there was no back and forth of the Hollywood. So I have so much respect for him. Very organic.
Reni Folawiyo’s proverb
The proverb I have chosen is a Yoruba proverb and it goes like this. “Ọwọ́ọmọdé ò tó pẹpẹ; ti àgbàlagbà ò wọakèrègbè.”
Cuppy: Okay. So you’re going to have to walk me through that.
Reni Folawiyo: Literally, in literal English, it means “A child’s hand is too short to reach a high shelf, but then the elder’s hand is also too big to enter the calabash,” which is a gourd that we have traditionally with a very narrow neck. So it’s a gourd that’s commonly used in Yorubaland to store water, palm wine, herbs, and such things. So whenever there is any need in the household to retrieve any item from the gourd, they ask a little child with a small hand to put their hand inside to retrieve it. You know. And the first part, which is “Ọwọ́ọmọdé ò tó pẹpẹ,” it’s the hand of a child does not reach the shelf. So it’s only the adult’s hand that reaches the shelf.
Cuppy: But then you need the child after. So it’s a collaboration.
Reni Folawiyo: So life is a collaboration.
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Apple Music’s Africa Now Radio with Dadaboy Ehiz this Friday with Pheelz

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These are the emerging artists to watch in 2023, according to Spotify

Few things are quite as exciting as discovering new talent to listen to on repeat, add to your favourite playlists and lean on for emotional support over the course of the year.
For fans of African music on Spotify, 2023 promises another roll-call of amazing artists, ready to break through to fame and mainstream streaming success.
If anything, African music has consistently unfurled waves of new, fresh talent every year who have propelled the global interest in Afrobeats, Amapiano and its many other sub-genres. 2022 was a breakout year for artists like Buju, Costa Titch and Asake, whose success propelled them into Wrapped top lists at the end of 2022.
And while those talents took their voices to the main stage, a slew of rising stars was also laying the groundwork for their own breakout year. Some of these musicians are primed to release their best music in the coming months. Others have enjoyed early success on Spotify, and show many indications of even greater success on the horizon. Others are relatively new elements, developing new takes on familiar sounds that harken towards major shifts in popular music.
Hailing from South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda with a wide array of styles, cultures and perspectives, these artists are, according to Spotify data, the ones to watch in 2023.
As Asakaa drill music picked up in Ghana, Reggie’s banging anthem Geng Geng was leading the charge as a favourite among music lovers. Built on shared experiences and a collective sense of solidarity, Reggie’s music is usually built around brotherhood and growing in the second largest city in Ghana – Kumasi
With a handful of guest verses and a 2021 release titled Limelight, Melissa is one of the most interesting newcomers in music. This Ghanian’s verses portray a gifted pen at work, and her silky voice has been employed navigating a range of sounds from jazz, reggaeton, R&B to Afropop influences. 2023 should give us more Mellissa music.
This multi talented musician is one who has proven indeed audience sharing and collaboration is one of the best ways to break through in the music scene. He registered his first song Goldigga by collaborating with Black Sherif. SAMSNEY used this song to showcase his musical prowess as an artist to look out for in 2023.
Snypa has a knack for identifying, and stringing together artists for the best collaborations. For instance, he assembled Kwesi Arthur, Ms Banks for the highly infectious Gbedu which became an instant hit when it was released.
Ghanian drill rapper Beeztrap KOTM is fairly new on the scene but he proved his mettle with his hit track Radio, featuring Reggie which took 2022 by storm. The success of that track, and others like Cinderella and Distance Relationship will see him become a firm favourite on 2023 playlists.
Below is the list of other emerging artists on the continent.
SOUTH AFRICAN EMERGING ARTISTS | KENYAN, TANZANIAN & UGANDAN EMERGING ARTISTS | NIGERIAN EMERGING ARTISTS |
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Emo-Afrobeats Act OGC Explores Victory, Growth, And Success On New Single “Blessed Boy” Featuring Odumodublvck

Rising Nigerian Emo-Afrobeats star OGC is thrilled to share latest single, “Blessed Boy,” following the enormous success of his debut EP, “Epiphany,” which debuted on Apple Music’s Top 100 Albums Worldwide. The song is the lead single off his next album, “The Maraji Experience.”
Download and Stream “Blessed Boy” https://song.link/blessed-boy
As they take us on a journey of their ascent to the top of the industry against all obstacles, the Grey Beatz-produced song stars NATIVE Records frontline sensation Odumodublvck. Odudomoblvck provides a glimpse of what his victorious return to the oil city of Port Harcourt might entail. Both musicians use their past to demonstrate to the audience that it hasn’t been a smooth ride. The track’s flawless soundscape, which is created by the alluring drum and bass beats, gives it even more vitality.
Speaking about the single, OGC said: “After the success of my debut EP ‘Epiphany’ I knew God has a purpose for me and felt like pouring out my emotions in ‘Blessed Boy’. Also I needed someone who has a similar story to me and who better else than my brother Odumodublvck. He understood the assignment and killed it.”
OGC is getting set to release his forthcoming debut album titled “The Maraji Experience” later this year and it promises to be an exciting project.
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D Jay shares tender new song ‘Morning Stress’

D Jay gets the year off to a tender start with his new song ‘Morning Stress.’ Stream or download ‘Morning Stress’ across all major digital platforms here: https://empawaafrica.lnk.to/DJayMorningStress
After months of lodging on some of the continent’s hottest playlists, thanks to his unforgettable 2022 hit ‘Balance It’ – which raked in over 20M streams on Boomplay alone – and later its Mr Eazi-assisted remix, D Jay is ready to deliver his next chart-topping delight: ‘Morning Stress.’
Another love song to put the singer’s feelings into perspective, ‘Morning Stress’ is an instant Afrobeat charmer, driven by a steady flow of drum loops that pave the way for D Jay’s supple intonations – one that he seeks to woo his love interest with, singing: “Baby girl, come caress me oh, caress me/Free up my mind, oh”.
Announcing ‘Morning Stress’ as his next release on Twitter two days before Christmas Day, D Jay’s new song could be well underway to become another infectious hit, following in the footsteps of his previous release, ‘Balance It’, seizing the airwaves in the process.
Last year, D Jay was one of Ghana’s breakout stars, dominating social media and the airwaves with his irresistible song ‘Balance It’ – a smooth cut that has to date accumulated over 40M streams on all digital streaming platforms.
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Instagram: onlydjayy
Twitter: @onlydjay
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