Lojay (Lekan Osifeso Jnr.) is a Nigerian performer, vocalist, songwriter, and performing artisan. With his song Monalisa, which features Chris Brown and Sarz, he reached number eight on the billboard U.S. afrobeat tracks chart. Lojay grew raised in the Nigerian state of Lagos. He is originally from the state of Ogun. He began music expertly in 2016 on a part-time basis while still an undergrad and...

Violet Love has offered up an EP titled "Destined to Fail," and it arrives less like a prediction and more like a pre-existing condition, a medical chart for a soul that’s been diagnosed with itself. The DIY recording quality doesn’t feel lo-fi for aesthetics; it feels necessary, like these songs could only have been born in a sealed-off room where the air was getting...