AFROBEATS HAS NO SUBSTANCE: IS BURNA BOY RIGHT?
A few days before the release of his 7th album, Burna Boy made a statement that did not sit well with many Africans. He talked about Afrobeats lacking [...]
DEATH OF MEDIOCRITY PART 6: ARTISTS TRAVEL ABROAD TO KILL THEIR CAREERS
There was a time in Cameroon when artists went abroad to enhance their careers. Many Makossa legends went to France where they had access to better pr [...]
HIP HOP IS 50 YEARS OLD TODAY
On the morning of August 11th 1973, in the New York City borough of the Bronx, 18 year old Clive Campbell woke up early to prepare for a party he had [...]
REBECCA E. FOR PRESIDENT
Some weeks ago, a flyer announcing Cameroon’s favorite X auntie Rebecca as a presidential candidate surfaced and started making its way around social [...]
DEATH OF MEDIOCRITY PART 5: THE NET WORTH OF CAMEROONIAN ARTISTS
“It took me 27 years of Hard work to set aside 12 Million Dollars.” - Richard Bona
When we talk of Cameroonian artists that are financially buoyant [...]
DEATH OF MEDIOCRITY PART 4: CAMEROONIANS AND ETO’O; THE GOVERNANCE PARADOX
On the day Eto’o got elected, I was travelling from Douala to Yaounde. I remember getting into the waiting room of the bus agency and seeing a little [...]
DEATH OF MEDIOCRITY PART 3: POPULISM IS NO SOLUTION
A few days ago, the world’s youngest leader (34), interim head of state of Burkina Faso had what is considered the best performance by any visiting he [...]
DEATH OF MEDIOCRITY PART 2: THE WEAKEST LINKS IN OUR ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
With Libianca’s name in the global music conversation, every Cameroonian artist must be thinking they too can be there. One to one in any category fro [...]
DEATH OF MEDIOCRITY PART 1: TRYING TO CONQUER FRENCH AFRICA IS THINKING BACKWARDS
In recent outings, Nabil Fongod, who is one of the pioneers of what we call urban culture/entertainment in Cameroon has been firing shots against what [...]