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Released on August 22, 2025, “Pay Me” by the Nigerian and UK trio rides melodic highlife beats and snappily rapped bars.

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Shatta Wale Released on Bail in $4M Fraud Case

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Odeal Will Save Your Summer — and Every Other Season
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On his new release, the Nigerian guitarist blends celestial folk music with quiet emotional depth and invites listeners into a world of tenderness and surrender.

The cover artwork for Amaarae’s new album, Black Star, features the artist in black latex posing in front of a Ghanaian flag.
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