best modern naija pop album of the 20s

Ashamed to say I've heard exactly one of these

i think a poll with the big names included would still be very interesting

i have heard about half of these and my favourite is apollo

Forgot I'd heard Apollo. Good album, but Afro-pop, for me, is more of a "tracks" genre

Interesting list, though I agree with ufo that a full look back at what increasingly feels like a purple patch for naija would be cool (though I'd ignore the decade mark and start it early enough to include African Giant, maybe even Outside).

Like others I haven't really engaged with much here as an album. Boy Alone is really the only one I know in full, though I remember liking the Cruel Santino one too.

yeah, maybe a follow up poll with the big names but with multiple album options for each.

but i wanted to discuss this second tier because it gets significantly less attention and I think there is some really accomplished and promising stuff here. my favorites are bnxn, ckay, ruger and omah.

Apollo, Cruel Santino or Omah Lay. I think the Ruger album from this year is the best album he's ever done. I might have voted for Teni - Wondaland if that was an option.

yeah I don't want to damn it with faint praise: Boy Alone is excellent and, impt for the poll, it's excellent as an album.

I should try the Bnxn. I really liked the EP he put out before Sincerely, but I never listened to the album. I see Taves guests on it. He's got some fantastic tracks, though I don't think I ever posted about him on ilm (too much ama on the rolling thread for me ;)

xp hm I should check out the new Ruger too then

new ruger is indeed very good.

wondaland is a good shout!

another candidate is llona's homeless.

i just figured llona and omah lay are the closest things to 6lack i heard. this is what i find most interesting about this period of afropop. it is developing rnb niches that i really enjoy and dont hear explored elswhere.

6lack has a bunch of afrobeats features (rema, starr, gold) so im probably not trippin

like ruger, the new bnxn might also be his best

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need to re-listen to a lot of these. boy alone or apollo. best producer-led album was juls' 'sounds of my world'

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Those two are the best, though I'm sad nobody voted for Cruel Santino.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhIj4NIgYgc

some i regret not including. boy alone and homeless are probably the best of the bunch

shallipopi - presido la pluto
ruger - blownboy ru
llona - homeless
ayra starr - 19 and dangerous
minz - by any minz
seyi vibez - thy kingdom come
zinoleesky - grit & lust

would’ve voted for 19 and dangerous