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Burna Boy has been blazing his own trail for a while now. The Nigerian-born international superstar dropped by Complex HQ to discuss his upcoming album, “I Told Them…” along with many other things. He spoke about wanting to be a superhero when he was younger, creating a bridge for the culture, and wanting to be […]
In a post shared on his Instagram Stories, Drake revealed his dad Dennis Graham’s ancestry results. The Ancestry.com results showed that the older Graham is estimated to be at least 30 percent Nigerian, with Cameroon, Congo & Western Bantu Peoples heritage sitting at 28 percent, while the Ivory Coast & Ghana landed at 11 percent. Various other percentages below […]
On April 5, 2023, London’s KOKO was set alight with the spiritual sounds of Davido. It was an intimate show, with UK band The Compozers on hand to celebrate the release of his fourth studio album, Timeless, where the Nigerian star serenaded an audience with a timeline of his greatest hits before performing some of the […]
Germany has returned multiple historic sculptures to Nigeria after they were stolen more than a century ago. The sculptures in question, widely referred to as the Benin bronzes, were the subject of a joint declaration between the two governments earlier this year. That agreement established plans to begin transferring the pieces back to Nigeria following […]
Ahead of the release of the Giannis Antetokounmpo biopic Rise, Complex has shared an exclusive scene from the forthcoming Disney+ sports drama. The clip features young Giannis and his brother Thanasis—portrayed by real-life brothers Uche and Ral Agada—sharing sneakers at basketball practice as the Antetokounmpo family is not able to afford an extra pair of shoes for the future NBA players. […]
If Omah Lay is looking for attention, his mesmerizing new single with Justin Bieber is going to earn him just that. The Nigerian artist dropped his latest cut on Friday, tapping both JB and his go-to “Peaches” producer Harv along with Avedon to hit it out of the park. The track—set to tie in with Lay’s upcoming spring […]
Rema, the Nigerian singer behind hits like “Dumebi,” was surprised to see a song he previously recorded released on Friday. The vocalist took to Twitter before the weekend hit, calling out DJ Neptune for releasing a track he lent vocals to, allegedly without being paid or signing documentation. The song, “For You,” was released as part of […]
The song of the summer just got the Bieber treatment. Nigerian superstar Wizkid dropped a remix to his hit track with Tems, “Essence,” and it features a verse from none other than Justin Bieber. The two have linked in the past—sort of—when JB shared a remix of Drake’s Wizkid-featuring smash “One Dance” back in 2016, which dropped on OVO Sound […]
After BIA said she didn’t know what he looked like, Burna Boy seemingly took to Twitter to share his own thoughts. The rising MC—who just dropped her “Whole Lotta Money” remix alongside Nicki Minaj—appeared on an Instagram Live with Nicki to promote the new track this past week. And when asked about Nigerian acts Davido, Burna Boy, and […]
Those residing in Nigeria will no longer have access to Twitter. The country’s Ministry of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed announced on Friday that the social media platform has been suspended in Nigeria, according to The Washington Post. In a statement, Mohammed rebuked “the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining […]
