Day: August 11, 2025

DJ VOYST AND THE WARD 99 ERA: RECLAIMING THE PULSE OF NIGERIAN DJ CULTURE

The world is a series of interconnected systems, each operating on a complex set of inputs and outputs. You can look at the music industry the same way. The artist, the producer, the label—all crucial components. But what happens when one component becomes so powerful, so pivotal, that it begins to re-engineer the entire system? […]

The Genre Blur: A Consequence of Cultural Convergence?

In the pursuit of novelty, the soul of music sometimes gets lost. Genre-blending, while often celebrated, can lead to aesthetic dilution, where songs become so hybridized that they lose their cultural footing. Beneath all the cultural fluidity lies a growing concern: the erosion of sonic identity. When boundaries blur too much, something essential slips away. […]