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Davido’s getting dragged for his uncle backing Tinubu. We think people are aiming at the wrong man. We kick things off with Paybac Iboro’s gritty “Monkey Work Baboon Chop” (2:17) before diving straight into the main event: Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke leading Tinubu’s campaign trail, and why fans think Davido needs to answer for it (3:19). We break down the receipts; from Adeleke’s August rally demanding answers on state insecurity after endorsing the center (13:43), to Governor Seyi Makinde exposing how federal allocations are being held hostage until after the ballots close (19:08). The keyword is shakedown. Davido already made his stance clear on where he stands (26:30). But if you're waiting for a pop star to save your ballot, you're already cooked (27:59). Grab your PVC and watch your boxes all the way to the final count (29:00). PYO (30:20) From there, we pivot to lifestyle optics: Ayra Starr's massive NFL halftime stage (31:40), alongside B-Red and Sina Rambo’s matching luxury whips, and why that timing is an unforced error in optics even if VDM’s corruption claims lack a smoking gun (33:57). We also discuss Governor Adeleke's track record (38:51) Then comes the music room. Fola’s new project gets a hard look; is he recycling flows? (40:45) Fireboy DML’s ZUKO gets dragged for pink pajamas, a lack of direction, and a brutal demotion on Wale’s tier list (48:40). Plus, a look at how Blaqbonez caps off a massive year (1:15:24). We close out with the Headies getting pushed out to April 2027 while Ayo Animashaun blasts artists for chasing foreign awards (1:23:38), followed by a quick-fire breakdown of the 2027 Grammy submissions from Ayra, Davido, Wizkid, and Victony (1:28:56). Put You On this week: Paybac Iboro - “Monkey Work Baboon Chop” & L Boi - "Igbe" Did Adeleke choose Tinubu, or was the choice made for him? Tell us in the comments. Follow @unreleasedng on all platforms. Artists: send your unreleased music to [email protected]. Rate us 5 stars, get your PVC, and protect your vote.

Episode 36 - Is the CIA controlling Afrobeats? A viral theory claims US intelligence is picking who tops the charts. Wuchi & Wale dissect the Spearhead claims, Bloody Civilian’s role in the Tyla vs. Ayra Starr noise, Fireboy’s pink-pajama rollout, GDZILLA leaving Jonzing World, and why you need your PVC. We open with two Put You Ons, Vyce Vxrsa’s “Give Dem” (1:25) and Paybac Iboro’s “KSA” (3:01), because Nigerian hip-hop is alive and well. Then the hot take: is it weird that Bloody Civilian is touring with Tyla after skipping Ayra Starr’s album? (6:30) Then the main event, the Spearhead video (18:15). We concede what’s true (25:41), then pick apart the Chocolate City funding claim (27:48) and the CKay and Tems “mid-career” theory (29:44). We also get into David Hundeyin, Segalink, and VDM, and what happens when you don’t know when to stop (37:44). The real distraction three months before an election is the conspiracy itself (46:16). Burna Boy signed with Atlantic in 2017, then got more political, not less (48:06). Our verdict: the industry is rigged against underground artists, but... (58:33). Freyy is free after 8 days in police custody, and it’s one more reason to get your PVC (1:00:58). Then the diaspora debate: should Nigerians abroad be celebrating Independence Day while Nigeria suffers? (1:09:11) We also break down our Independence weekend in Chicago, Victony’s and Buju’s shows, and why three High Noons cost almost $60 (1:18:02). Fireboy’s album rollout, with the pink pajamas and the lip gloss: genius promo or cheap engagement? (1:32:28) Is Blaqbonez your artist of the year, and why does Asake’s “Ikebe 3000” verse hit different? (1:41:10) We close with Put You On tracks from Plusamari (1:48:14) and Yorkk (1:50:15), then GDZILLA’s exit from Jonzing World, and where it went wrong (1:53:50). Put You On this week: Vyce Vxrsa - “Give Dem,” Paybac Iboro - “KSA,” Plusamari - “+EAST42,” Yorkk - “O Boy.” Do you think the CIA is picking your playlist, or is the real distraction closer to home? Tell us in the comments. Follow @unreleasedng on TikTok, X, Instagram & YouTube. Artists: send us your unreleased music for review: [email protected] us 5 stars wherever you’re listening, and get your PVC.

Over 10K followers on TikTok. 160 subscribers on YouTube. Nine months in and we're just getting started. This one's for the artists and listeners that got us here (0:00). This time, we're discussing just the music. We went remote and spent the whole episode reviewing tracks submitted directly by underground artists. And you know how we rock; we don't do any sugarcoating. We start with Bethizy's "My Baby" (5:44) and his throwback Highlife energy that took us back to primary school. Then CODYBLVCK's "Sativa" (18:58), a cool song, scattered theme, and the choir-vocal rant nobody asked for. Tyseb's "Casanova" (27:35) is a chill track that might be too chill for the current moment. REX0's "Fastester" (34:29) is the right idea but the wrong timing. And Swankii's "Show Love" (48:56) has a catchy hook, rough vocals, Adekunle Gold energy. Then we did something we've never done before: we broke down BIOLA's entire EP front to back. A Dreamer's Summer - five tracks from a 19-year-old software engineering student whose parents actually support his music career (53:18). Blueprint, Summer Lovin', Hold Me, The Interlude I, and Where's Home?. Full honest reactions to each. We closed with Dante Clyde (1:25:28), an alternative artist who's been writing songs since he was eight. An unreleased demo plus his single "DESIGNER." If you're an underground artist and you want us to hear your music, this is what it looks like. Just us, the music, and what we think about it. Reviewed this episode: Bethizy - "My Baby," CODYBLVCK - "Sativa," Tyseb - "Casanova," REX0 - "Fastester," Swankii - "Show Love," BIOLA - A Dreamer's Summer (full EP), Dante Clyde - "DESIGNER" + unreleased. 🎤 Artists - send your unreleased music for review: [email protected] @unreleasedng on all platforms. Rate, comment, and if you submitted - let us know what you think of the review.

Where were you when this song dropped? (0:55) This week on Underground Unreleased, we're getting political before we get musical. We open with a message for listeners back home: get your PVCs (3:30). With elections looming and the country on edge, we break down the state of Nigeria, the First Lady's tone-deaf "roasting corn doesn't take much" charity (5:41), and why silence from Nigerian artists is part of the problem. Then we pivot to the Macklemore and Ed Sheeran controversy (11:15) - Macklemore's Palestine stance, the pressure from Robert Kraft, and what it says about the cost of speaking up. We ask: was Macklemore a bad friend, or is this bigger than industry relationships? We also tackle the hot take: are Burna Boy and Ayra Starr "settling" by headlining NFL halftime shows abroad? (Spoiler: no. Relax.) (25:04) Plus our 2026 Album of the Year debate (31:33) — Victony's Star Life, Wandé Coal's King Coal, Kastyle's Stylish, and the case for and against Rema's upcoming project being his Honestly, Nevermind era (41:14). Davido is in his "I Got Time" era and coming for DJ Tunez (56:24). Fireboy's LA pivot has us concerned (1:03:30). And some fresh Put You On tracks from Nu Baby, Tommy Tomad, and KIRBS (1:11:06). And as always, we review submissions from underground artists including Talon Miller, a white rapper from New Orleans (1:12:00) Put You On this week: Nu Baby - "Kalorie," Tommy Tomad - "Olomi," and KIRBS - Treason 🎤 Artists - send your unreleased music for review: [email protected] Follow @unreleasedng on all platforms. Rate, comment, and don't forget - your future is in your hands.

We're calling it. This is the last Odumodublvck episode. Unless something wild happens (and it might), we're closing the file. We kicked things off with the music : Flairr Amalii's "RiRi" off Project More Swag before laying the Odumodublvck & Blaqbonez saga to rest for good (0:46). Our resident lawyer friend weighs in with a full legal breakdown on the 2M naira settlement, cease-and-desists, and what actual evidence requires (4:56). Naturally, this turns into an unprovoked regional war between Lagos and Abuja where shawarma was somehow the deciding factor (10:09). Oh and if anyone needs a lawyer for corporate work in Nigeria, we know a guy. Send us an email and we'll connect you! In the spirit of accountability, we also corrected the record on Smada because when it comes to allegations, half-counts actually matter (24:09). To wrap things up, Wale had one final word to the wise for Odumodu himself on the danger of playing one persona on the mic and a very different one on Twitter (32:35) An old Tems clip made the rounds this week (35:12): is she an Afrobeats artist or not? She doesn't seem to think so and we gave our thoughts on that. We tear through the chaotic 21-month Headies nomination list (41:07), breakdown Davido’s latest Twitter feud with Erigga (1:01:07), and drop fresh Put You On tracks from Takoumi, LYRXX, KiDi, and Nosa Ade; and an unreleased song from MJ Papi (1:07:38) Put You On this week: Flairr Amalii - "RiRi," Takoumi - "Gogo Daho," LYRXX - "Parago," KiDi - "2 Much Sugar," MJ Papi (unreleased), Osa -"Parte" and Nosa Ade - "Love Like This." Follow @unreleasedng on TikTok, X, Instagram & YouTube. Artists: send us your unreleased music.Rate us 5 stars wherever you're listening, and pull up in the comments.

Three-mic episode. Taiwo pulled up as our biggest Davido fan on record, and we came in wrecked from the Asake concert the night before. We switched things up again and opened with the music: Kimi's "Westside Tides," Guess where he's from. We liked the song so much that we also got suspicious about whether AI had something to do with it (1:28) Two listener hot takes and one hot hate: is Ayra Starr getting the push she deserves post-Roc Nation - especially at the same level Tems has gotten a push? (6:25) And is Davido really "a talentless hack"? Yeah, we'll answer that one. Rage bait or not (10:19). We then kicked things off in Chicago at Asake’s tour opener, rating the vibes, the crowd energy, and whether the performance actually hit or fell flat (13:02) PYO (24:25) And then we got into the main event: Odumodublvck vs. Blaqbonez. Again. Except this time, there was a lot more to unpack. Odumodu's wife responds to the pod, Blaqbonez gives his side, allegations of harassment and threats, the 32 calls, the Ghana trip, conflicting stories, shifting language, and why we're still nowhere close to knowing the full truth. At some point, the whole thing stopped being a rap beef and started looking like a courtroom drama (27:41) Speaking of bad blood: Davido and Wande Coal. Why the unreleased verse never came out, whether Davido was right to reject the remix, and whether Wande had been harboring resentment for years. Plus, why does everybody seem to crash out at Davido specifically over his talent? (1:00:09) To wrap up, we discussed Ayra Starr and Llona's albums (1:07:57) Put You On this week: Kimi - Westside Tides, Kaestyle - Cairo, and Kemuel - Pitakwa Girls Riddim. Follow @unreleasedng on TikTok, X, Instagram & YouTube. Artists: send us your unreleased music. Rate us 5 stars wherever you're listening, and pull up in the comments.

On this episode of Underground Unreleased, Wuchi sits down with Afrofusion’s next big story, Laz, fresh off signing to Wande Coal’s Black Diamond Collective. We recorded this whole conversation once, lost it to a botched platform, and brought it back from the dead. But since the guest's name is Lazarus, we leaned all the way into it (00:00). Laz breaks down the 20 seconds of silence on "Patience" that had me convinced it was a listener test (03:08), before taking us all the way back to a childhood split between Sierra Leone and Nigeria in a house full of Brenda Fassie and Bonnie M, where the same parents who filled it with music became the first people to try to shut it down (06:00). We trace the lyric books and golden-age Naija rap that shaped his ear through the uni years and his first recorded song (15:30), the six years he spent as a ₦60K-a-month spa manager before running to Lagos on a ticket a friend paid for (23:45), and the random writers' camp that turned into Wande Coal himself asking "Where is Laz?" (41:00). He gets candid on what signing to Black Diamond actually looks like and why melody is expensive (48:00), the real stories behind "Body Language" and "Patience," which weren't pulled from one relationship (51:00), and whether Afrobeats is really dead (1:00:00). We close with raw, no-PR reviews of submissions from LeMon, MJ Papi, Biola, and MarellaXVL (1:04:00), plus one last word for anyone still grinding: don't give up (1:18:00). And much more. Follow Laz:Instagram / X / TikTok: @_itzlazStream Laz's "Body Language" EP: Spotify -https://open.spotify.com/album/0k36RIxFmkZG0OIgHGfr5j Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/album/body-language/1882876223 Follow Underground Unreleased:Instagram / X / TikTok / YouTube: @unreleasedng Artists: send your music for review to [email protected]

Episode 29 - Back on the pod and we came in hot. The "sun-kissed" debate kicks things off before we get anywhere near the music (0:00). We handled it appropriately. 100 lashes, town square.World Cup season had us all the way in: Messi's silence on his teammates' antics, England vs. Argentina, and an Argentine restaurant with an unreal name (5:00). Yeah; we're rocking with Spain. Olodo Uprising, round two (9:13): why the comments missed the point, and the hypocrisy of hopping on Carter Efe's platform right after clowning Peller for the exact same thing. Mid-year album check (24:47): Asake, Omah Lay, Wande Coal, and the uncomfortable truth that six months in, nobody has an Album of the Year. Omah Lay promised the best Afrobeats album in 20 years and ghosted his own rollout. There's a funding problem nobody wants to name. Davido talk (31:50): the No 11/Toye situation, why "upcoming" isn't a compliment, and a first listen to the new single before it drops. Wale also has some advice for Toye. Tyla's "recorded around monkeys and bugs" comments got exactly the reaction you'd expect (48:36). The Odumodublvck vs Blaqbonez ₦2B lawsuit (52:41) and why picking and choosing who you call out kills your own argument. Closing with underground reviews and a premiere: Kaya by Toje (unreleased), Hold Me by Biola, plus cuts from TR Gobrazy and unreleased Latino Perrico (1:06:29). Follow @unreleasedng on TikTok, X, Instagram & YouTube.

We survived June. No studio all month (long story) but you kept the socials so warm it barely felt like we left. Thank you for that. Back on video and we came back heavy (0:00). A listener we gifted money to back in The Irregular Show days wrote in. He's a lawyer now, seven figures a month… and he brought the coldest Ayra Starr take we've ever read on this pod (1:50). So we sat in it: the Starr Girl cover (is that AI?), the American crossover play, and whether she's really in a dip or just aiming at an audience that isn't us (4:05). Then the World Cup. The South Africa hate-watch, where we watched every game for the wrong reasons (26:38), plus Davido's flowers for the Bring Them Home jacket, doing what the quiet ones won't (33:19). Then the big one: the Olodo Uprising (36:24). What YCee actually said on Cool FM versus what the blogs ran with, the Peller of it all, Jarvis's point nobody wants to answer, and the part that doesn't get said enough: there are people with advanced degrees struggling to get jobs in this country, so who exactly is the olodo? We close with a full King Coal review. Wande put his own signees on the album and still nobody outsang him (59:52). Then MYST's "Dynamite," the first Naija girl group in about 15 years (1:08:36), and Put You On (1:15:30). Put You On this week: Dafe – Mugshot, Emijay – Papilo, Iver Rivers – Sinner, plus one unreleased record we might get in trouble for. Follow @unreleasedng on TikTok, X, Instagram & YouTube. Artists: send us your unreleased music. Rate us 5 stars wherever you're listening, and pull up in the comments.

Mr P dropped "Can't Look Away" and the internet is gassing it up - except the lyrics, the vocals, and the cover art all scream AI. I break down exactly why, why Davido's co-sign doesn't change that, and why an OG with Mr P's catalogue shouldn't need a robot to write his hooks. Then I get into the escalating Qing Madi situation - her TikTok Live callout of JTON's CEO, the EP that got pulled from streaming, and the second lawsuit from Richie Music Empire claiming she breached an earlier contract before ever signing with JTON. Two label heads, two lawsuits, one artist. I lay out where I stand and why. Follow the podcast on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter: @unreleasedng

Ody joins Wuchi for a different kind of episode on Episode 26. It's time for the P-Square brothers to hang up their individual music careers and we explain exactly why. Davido dropped a snippet too, and we discuss whether he's rewarming rice. We also talk about the company he keeps: what Cubana Chief Priest's "Cemetery Chillin" moment at a funeral says about his character, and how being surrounded by people like that might be costing Davido creatively. Then it's Qing Madi; we break down the difference in songwriting between I Am the Blueprint and the new Barely Legal EP, and what that shift tells you about where she's heading. We also get into something bigger: whether the decline of Hip-Hop is part of why Afrobeats feels stale right now, and how the early 2000s Hip-Hop influence shaped the Afrobeats artists we grew up on. Before you dive in, follow us on TikTok, Twitter and Instagram: @unreleasedng

Episode 25 - We're back on video and Wale took over song selection.We revisit the South Africa boycott stance after a listener pushed back. The argument: you can't selectively condemn - if Nigerian artists stay silent on domestic issues, advocating for boycotting SA artists is hypocritical. We unpack the accompanying receipts and discuss whether it's the proof the argument needed and why holding the people advocating for accountability to a higher standard than the people perpetrating violence can come off as its own kind of dishonest.Then it's Drake. Iceman is out and we sit with it. We discuss how the impact of the beef on Drake shows on the album and whether Drake does the telling of his experience justice. We also address some of the criticism of the album and our expectations of Drake's next album should he be independent.Afrobeats artists are leaning on AI for cover art and visualizers and it's getting harder to ignore. We name names and discuss whether or not their usage of AI is justified and acceptable and under what circumstances.The final discussion involves Wuchi addressing some of the criticism he received for his review of Asake and Wizkid's REAL EP and he details why his critique has been vindicated.The episode ends with a review of two song submissions.Heads up - next episode is audio-only. Find it on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Follow us on TikTok, Twitter and Instagram: @unreleasedng

South Africa is in the streets - mobs, machetes, students being chased out of schools, two Nigerians dead...and Nigerian artists are nowhere to be found. We open with the full timeline of the xenophobic attacks, the political response on both sides, and the question that keeps going unanswered: where is the solidarity? Then we turn to the music. Asake's Flaunt interview tells you more about M$NEY than the album does; we break down what he actually said and what it means for where he goes from here. Seyi Vibez called Adekunle Gold wack on Twitter. AG posted his North American orchestra tour link and kept it moving. We discuss. Rihanna used Ayra Starr's music in her Met Gala recap and the internet has been at war ever since, so we get into what's really up and what the July timeline actually tells you about who's playing chess here. We close on Burna Boy and Shakira as the official FIFA 2026 World Cup song and what it means that Nigerian music is the global soundtrack of a tournament Nigeria didn't qualify for. Put You On features Ema Onigah, Roju, Makinde, and Tay Iwar

Episode 23 - Asake dropped M$NEY on May 1st and we were ready. The verdict? Album-making culture in Afrobeats is in trouble and unfortunately, M$NEY is exhibit A. We break down why one of the genre's most consistent artists delivered what might be his weakest project yet, what the absence of Olamide's pen reveals, and why being rich and being creative don't always go together. Then we get into Davido publicly mocking DJ Tunez over the Burna Boy situation - what that says about where the Big 3 dynamic actually stands right now. We also discuss Elestee parting ways with Mavin Records, why it didn't work out, and what her path forward looks like as an independent artist. We close with our Put You On segment.

Episode 22 - It's been a wild week in Afrobeats and somehow, the women keep getting blamed. We break down GoodGirl LA's contract termination with VMF less than a year after signing, Qing Madi's allegations against her former label, and the industry insiders insinuating both situations are somehow the artists' fault. Then we get into Zinoleesky going independent from Marlian Music with his new "Zinodict Music" label and what that says about artist-label relationships across generations. Fat Joe claims Afrobeats came from Jamaica and tried to take credit for making BNXN change his name; BNXN had something to say about that. We also break down the upcoming May release calendar: Asake's M$NEY, Adekunle Gold's FUJI XTRA, Drake's Iceman, plus the Tyla vs Ayra Starr July situation. We close with our Put You On segment featuring some of the underground artists who've reached out to us since the MillyMay clip.