Drake | Zikoko!

Tems has been on some wildfire shit this year as her feature on Wizkid’s Essence helped shoot the song to fame in the US. Landing a feature on Drake’s Certified Lover Boy album is another cherry on Tem’s sundae. Quite clearly, Tems didn’t come here to play. Here are 8 Tem’s songs that prove she is not your mate.

1. Try Me — Tems

This 2018 song shot Tems into the limelight quicker than she could say “o porr”. The hit snuck on many of us and three years down the line, I still want to randomly burst out screaming “Why you wanna try me?” in the middle of the market square.

Tems – Try Me (Official Video)

2. Damages

While we were still trying to figure out 2020 and the pandemic, our caring queen gave us this sweet jam to use as background music for the times you wanted to have a mental breakdown. A top jam, for sure.

Tems- Damages (Official Video)

3. Soon — Blackmagic ft Tems

The guy who gave us Repete put Tems on Soon, the opener to his third album, Blackmagic Version 3.0. Once again, she shows her ability with a rendition that almost reminds you of Sade Adu. Also, let me use this opportunity to remind you that Blackmagic is GOATed.

Blackmagic – Soon (Official Audio) ft. Tems

4. The Key – Tems

This jam introduced us to Tem’s dexterity and ability to switch it up. It’s definitely a jam you won’t forget easily.

Tems- The Key (Official Video)

5. Trouble — DRB LasGidi ft Tems

Her sonorous chorus played no small part in giving this song the acclaim it deserves.

DRB LasGidi – Trouble feat. Boj, Teezee, Fresh L., Tems

6. Looku Looku — Tems

This 2019 single introduced us to Tem’s ability to hold a note. The song is almost entrancing in its softness. Tems sabi ball. It’s a song about a man whose hoe ways led him to ruin. Because he be looku looku baby.

Looku Looku – Tems

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7. Mr Rebel — Tems

Our babe’s 2018 follow up to her hit single Try Me was a banger in its own right. She really flexed her songwriting muscles on this one quite comfortably.

Tems – Mr Rebel

8. Tales by Moonlight — Show Dem Camp ft. Tems

You know if Show Dem Camp is on it, it’s got to be a jam. Tems plays her part in this Afro vibes song.

Show Dem Camp – Tales By Moonlight [Official Audio] ft. Tems

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Olufemi Fadahunsi

September 3, 2021

Pop

Drake, music, Tems
Your favourite musicians also have favourite musicians, and that’s why we created #MyLoop — a weekly series that asks Nigerian stars who they like to listen to when they’re feeling any type of way.

With the release of his debut mixtape, YPSZN, PsychoYP confidently announced himself as one of the most impressive rappers in the Nigerian music scene. While he isn’t yet as mainstream as he deserves to be — a burden of the genre he inhabits — his gifts remain impossible to deny.

Now, with his second body of work, YPSZN2 — a worthy follow-up to his career-defining debut — the rapper reaffirms his position as a star to watch. On the mixtape, he trades bars with the likes of Blaqbonez and Ladipoe, and it’s a testament to his skill that he is never outshined.

So, to get into the headspace of the talented star, we decided to find out what he’s been listening to recently, specifically when he is feeling any major emotion (ranging from happiness to anger) or doing something as simple as getting dressed.

From Drake to Young Thug, here are the artists that made PsychoYPs loop:

1. Happy:

2. Sad:

3. Angry:

4. In Love:

5. Heartbroken:

6. Turned On:

7. Uninspired:

8. Homesick:

9. Driving:

10. Getting Dressed:

NerdEfiko

December 12, 2019

#Loop

Drake, playlist, PyschoYP
Ladies and gentlemen, the internet has done it again.

Yes! We did it! We cracked the code.
Remember Drake’s big scandal? The one that made us all aware of the fact that he has a son.

That one Pusha T made very public. Do you remember now?
It must have been a difficult time for Drake because till date, he hasn’t replied Pusha T, or made any interviews about the issue.

Our poor lil Drizzy…
Anyway, his album ‘Scorpion’ topped charts in the U.K and U.S just 2 days after its release. His fans stayed loyal through it all.

Jokes on Pusha T, Drake is still the GOAT.
Obviously, Drake didn’t deny having a son. His explanation was rather straight forward.

“I wasn’t hiding my son from the world. I was hiding the world from my son.”
Drake’s fans understood every bit of it. The world is trash anyway, you were right to do that.

Oh, poor sweet Drake. We still love you.
But that isn’t the mad part. Drake named his son Adonis Mahbed Graham.

We don’t know what that means in this part of the world. We just know that’s his name.
Let’s go back in time a bit. Remember that line from “God’s Plan” we were all singing?

“I only love my bed and my momma, I’m sorry.”
Well we have been fooled. The internet just made the wild discovery that Drake might have said “I only love Mahbed and my momma, I’m sorry.”

Okay, shoot me!
I just knew it! I knew I didn’t love my bed that much! My bed is somehow hard.

But everyone was singing it. And I thought I loved my bed that much.
Everyone on Twitter has agreed that if this was what Drake actually meant, this might be his smoothest line ever.

And with that, I have nothing left to say.

Eniola

July 3, 2018

General, Gist

adonis, Drake, drake’s son, drizzy, Internet, Pusha T, scorpion, Son
If you don’t know about the Drake & Pusha T beef, I’m going to assume you haven’t been on the internet, because OMG!!!!

Anywayyyy, Let me fill you in
It started like play when we heard a diss track from Pusha T’s album, saying Drake uses ghostwriters.. which means he doesn’t write his rap?

“The nerve, the audacity.”
Drake clapped back, calling out Pusha’s boss Kanye West, for having ghost writers including himself and also talking about Pusha T’s fiancée

“How did Kanye’s name enter this matter now?”
What happens next? Pusha T says drake has been hiding a child with a pornstar. We don’t know how true this is butttt…

…we know Drake didn’t see that coming
We predicted some things that have probably happened since this information broke out.. For example,

Drake has probably had to see a therapist..
Or he’s currently having an emotional meltdown

no no no no no no no no no noooooo
And if the press comes near him,

they might regret it.
And while Drake is currently trying to figure out how to explain the situation to his fans,

“you have to believe me guys, you have to”
His ‘ghostwriters’ begin to realise they’d have to work overtime tonight

‘cos they’re getting fired if they don’t go hard on Drake’s response
In the midst of all of this, We know that Drake’s child is definitely walking into school today like..

Haayy OVO BABY.
We’re all waiting eagerly for Drake’s reply and if we don’t get one,

then our predictions are probably valid!

Eniola

May 30, 2018

Gist

Beef, Drake, gist, Hip hop, Pusha T, rap
Yas! Drake is currently in South Africa to shoot the music video for his One Dance single!
That didn’t stop him from speaking to South African youths at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory.

#DrakeInSA – find out what @drake had to say the the Nelson Mandla Centre of Memory.. #Drake pic.twitter.com/p5ABMXbZ26
— Nontobeko Yamantungwa Sibisi (@Nontobek0Sibisi) June 27, 2016

He shared this picture of popular South African dance crew, Material Culture, and it means they may appear in the video.

So many fans came through to take pictures with Drake behind the scenes of the video but we have few question…

Abeg where is Wizkid?

Or are they fighting?

Maybe Wizkid’s part in the music video is being shot secretly.

Maybe he’s just the one taking all the pictures.

Because if he doesn’t appear, the ela will pain many of us sha.

Because the people who don’t believe Wizkid actually sang in One Dance will never be convinced.

Maryam

June 29, 2016

Gist

Drake, music video, one dance, south africa, Wizkid
Wizkid is a great musician, no doubt. His music has been getting serious international exposure and recently, he was featured ~~sampled~~ in a Drake single, One Dance, which is currently number 3 on the Billboard hot 100. To add to his many milestones, his Instagram account just got verified.
He was recently hosted by the president of Sierra Leone and he shared this picture on his Instagram page.

On, April 28th, Drake’s 4th studio album, VIEWS, was released and it included the single with Wizkid. Wizkid was also credited as a producer on the album.

#VIEWS Tracklist pic.twitter.com/6KLbbgzFSm
— Drizzy (@Drake) April 27, 2016

Nigerians were happy as expected but some people got a little too excited.

https://twitter.com/chuuzzy/status/725980215248338944

And said Wizkid is greater than music legends, Tuface Idibia, D’banj and Femi Kuti.

Tuface is great and all that, but Wizkid is on another level. A level, Tuface wished he attained.
— Big W ⚡️ (@UncleWadee) April 29, 2016

Some even ranked him above them.

Which song is "HUGE" nah?? Am i not a Nigerian or I'm not in the world?? Wetin femi kuti dey sing abeg?? https://t.co/88OudrZKEx
— Tomide Akinribido (@MrTomide) April 29, 2016

And we’re wondering why Wizkid is being compared to Femi Kuti, who boasts 4 Grammy nominations.

Or D’banj, P-Square and Tuface who were the Nigerian musicians that paved the way for international collaborations.

When people compare Wizkid to Fela but still couldn’t hear his verse on the song.

Even if One Dance ever gets nominated for a Grammy, people shouldn’t sha forget the difference between an actual collaboration and a sample.

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Maryam

April 29, 2016

Gist

Drake, music, Nigeria, Song, views
Let out your inner video vixen (or fox). We know you love Rihanna, take thiz quiz to know which work video you should star in.

Maryam

February 24, 2016

Quizzes

Drake, Rihanna, video, work, work video
Riri has a new video *grabs, popcorn, fan and anointing oil*
Because the teaser was straight fire abeg.
1. See her swags! Oh baby girl on pink jacket!!

Nah, Rihanna is always on point.
2. Hay God! She has started with adult butterfly! This is gonna be a deadly video.

3. Eleyi ma fa Igbo. Riri don’t follow bad friends oh!

*This one is smoking weed*
4. Isn’t that floor dirty?

Fine girl stand up, don’t dirty your cloth please.
5. These people can throw correct party! See barbeque!

6. Oh boy, they are nearing themselves oh!

7. They have now fully neared themselves!

Oga Drake, what is 16 + 6?
8. Ah it’s 2 videos?! *cries in coconut oil and shea butter*

What have we done to deserve this blessing?
9. HA! Omolomo is not wearing complete cloth oh!

…and look at how Drake too is just sitting in the chair! He will not even offer her jacket in case she cold.
10. WAIT! Who stole the balance of her skirt?

Shame to bad people. She still looks spicy, your plan did not work.
11. It’s like uncle is having cough at the back.

Us too sir. Us too…
12. She is now looking directly at me and the answer to anything she asks me is “yes ma”.

Yes mother, I am here for you.
13. This guy needs to leave, he is talking too much! Ah!

It’s kuku good that your part in the song is short.
14. She is still looking at me oh!

I’m coming ma, let me just bath and wear shoe.
Nah, that video left us like…

Anyway, enjoy the videos as we have enjoyed the videos

Jola Ayeye

February 22, 2016

Gist

dance, Drake, music video, Rihanna, twerk, werk, work
1. Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets won the under-17 world cup for the 5th time after their first win under General Buhari in 1985.

The Nigerian teenage winning squad.
2. Serena Williams almost broke the Grand Slam record after having a winning streak.

She had the newly upgraded Drake to console her though.
3. Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers retired by sharing an emotional poem with his fans on the internet.

After 20 years in the NBA and winning 5 championships for the Lakers, he hung his boots and made a mushy goodbye to the court.
4. Steph Curry led his team Golden Warriors to win the NBA championships after a 40 year drought.

His adorable daughter stole the spotlight from him though.
5. The expensive Mayweather/Pacquiao fight raked in over $400 million.

All that money didn’t make it less overrated though.
6. Jose Mourinho had a major falling out with Chelsea FC’s physiotherapist, Eva Caneiro which resulted in her suspension from the team.

In a twist of events, He also got fired after poor performance from the team. Hello, Karma!
7. Ronda Roussey took a lesson in humility from Holly Holms who knocked her out at the UFC championship.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJXVxgqPYt8
Chill level = 0
8. Arsenal FC triumphed in the face of trolls and retained the FA cup for a second year.

The god of banter was nowhere to be found.
9. The 3rd edition of the Nigeria Super Bike Road Race and Ultimate Bike Girl Nigeria competitions took place in Benin, Edo state.

It was too lit!
10. Lewis Hamilton won the F1 championship for the 3rd time.

As if that wasn’t enough, he also won the Sports Personality Of The Year award.

Maryam

December 21, 2015

Gist

arcing, basketbal, Drake, Football, golden eaglets, mayweather, Nigeria, ronda roussey, Serena Williams
Yesterday, Drake dropped the video for his addictive hit song ‘Hotline Bling’ and the whole world cannot stop talking about it!

Hotline Bling Video out now. https://t.co/qgc76Se66y @AppleMusic pic.twitter.com/ZrI6HKN1tL
— Drizzy (@Drake) October 20, 2015

Why? Well the 6 god gave his fans (and haters) a video that has inspired the most amusing dancing memes since Kanye Dancing and Beyonce Always On Beat.
And whether you love or hate Drake, this video will seriously entertain you and here’s why:

It has the most attractive call-centre you’ve ever seen.

But let’s try and forget the hot girls for a second, it’s really the dancing that’s a must-see!
1. Drake presents the ‘imaginary grind and caress’ dance move.

2. The ‘use the booty as your pillow’ move.

3. Drake dancing the Merengue.

4. Drake’s 2-step.

5. Drake’s ‘Shakitibobo’ (Part 1).

6. Drake’s ‘Shakitibobo’ (Part 2).

7. Drake’s ‘Shimmy’.

8. Drake recreating a Sean Paul Video.

9. Drake’s ‘Call Me On My Cellphone’ dance move.

10. Drake reminding everyone that he’s always number one.

Singer-songwriter, actor, rapper, producer, destroyer of Meek Mill’s rap cred and now dancer. They don’t call him the 6 god for no reason.

Damilola

October 21, 2015

Pop

Drake, hotline bling, video
Wizkid is steadily taking over with his massive hit, Ojuelegba. The song has enjoyed and is enjoying some serious hype from foreign celebrities at the moment.

Drake and Skepta made the impressive Ojuelegba Remix…

https://youtu.be/6poS1zBQQfU

…then Swizz Beatz, Alicia Keys and a host of other foreign celebrities are jumping on the Ojuelegba bandwagon:

Alicia Keys

Happy Feet jamming @wizkidayo

A video posted by Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys) on Aug 4, 2015 at 2:26pm PDT

Then she went on to dance to Wizkid’s Caro.

This song makes me happy??? #goodvibes @wizkidayo ???? A video posted by Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys) on Aug 4, 2015 at 3:47pm PDT

She’s our spirit animal.

SwizzBeatz

One of My fav artist rite now @wizkidayo Good Vibes ?????????????????? #Culture #funtimes #BX

A video posted by therealswizzz (@therealswizzz) on Aug 4, 2015 at 11:03am PDT

Really digging all the add-ons he threw in.

Karrueche

The beautiful @karrueche is feeling good tonight!! #Ojuelegba vibes! ???? #ThemDeyFeelAmForEverywhere #WizzyEleniyan #TeamWizkid #StarBoyWorldwide #Yaagaa cc:@wizkidayo A video posted by WizkidNews (@wizkidnews) on Aug 4, 2015 at 12:20pm PDT

She’s really feeling the beat, though..

Kylie Jenner

https://twitter.com/IsimaOdeh/status/636068056222035968

I can’t see past her curves, but the music is good too!

Ellie Goulding

Yes

A photo posted by elliegoulding (@elliegoulding) on Jul 16, 2015 at 11:02am PDT

Yes!

Keri Hilson’s boyfriend, Serge Ibaka

https://twitter.com/sergeibaka9/status/630204552168370177

He was born of Nigerian parents, but he’s an American NBA player. So it counts!

If you haven’t listened to Ojuelegba or its remix you’re seriously on a long thing!

Odunayo

August 27, 2015

Pop

Drake, Ojuelegba, Ojuelegba remix, Skepta, Wizkid
Y’all remember Drake? Yeah. He sang “The Motto”, “Best I ever had”, “Hold on we’re going home” and all those fire break up rap albums.

And we all knew him as the light skinned boy next door who kept getting with other nigga girls. He was good looking, you know. Like this:

Handsome — but not hot:

via MTV

Unobtrusively cute Jewish boy, with slight fashion challenges:

via BillBoard

So when new pictures of Drake surfaced, I was like WHAT?!

via Twitter

Why is Drake looking so hot?!

via watchcloud

Why’s Drake looking like Arab money?

via Twitter

Repeat after me: “Drake is DADDY!”

It’s the beard…

via Twitter

…and the abs.

via Twitter

Even Justin Bieber noticed.

via Instagram

This is the summary of how we all feel:

If you’re a guy reading this, use Drake as a reference in your glo’ up prayer. Because if you’re reading this, Drake Made It!

via Twitter

Odunayo

August 1, 2015

Pop

abs, Beards, Drake, Hot

1. Try Me — Tems

2. Damages

3. Soon — Blackmagic ft Tems

4. The Key – Tems

5. Trouble — DRB LasGidi ft Tems

6. Looku Looku — Tems

7. Mr Rebel — Tems

8. Tales by Moonlight — Show Dem Camp ft. Tems

1. Happy:

2. Sad:

3. Angry:

4. In Love:

5. Heartbroken:

6. Turned On:

7. Uninspired:

8. Homesick:

9. Driving:

10. Getting Dressed:

Ladies and gentlemen, the internet has done it again.

Remember Drake’s big scandal? The one that made us all aware of the fact that he has a son.

It must have been a difficult time for Drake because till date, he hasn’t replied Pusha T, or made any interviews about the issue.

Anyway, his album ‘Scorpion’ topped charts in the U.K and U.S just 2 days after its release. His fans stayed loyal through it all.

Obviously, Drake didn’t deny having a son. His explanation was rather straight forward.

Drake’s fans understood every bit of it. The world is trash anyway, you were right to do that.

But that isn’t the mad part. Drake named his son Adonis Mahbed Graham.

Let’s go back in time a bit. Remember that line from “God’s Plan” we were all singing?

Well we have been fooled. The internet just made the wild discovery that Drake might have said “I only love Mahbed and my momma, I’m sorry.”

I just knew it! I knew I didn’t love my bed that much! My bed is somehow hard.

Everyone on Twitter has agreed that if this was what Drake actually meant, this might be his smoothest line ever.

If you don’t know about the Drake & Pusha T beef, I’m going to assume you haven’t been on the internet, because OMG!!!!

It started like play when we heard a diss track from Pusha T’s album, saying Drake uses ghostwriters.. which means he doesn’t write his rap?

Drake clapped back, calling out Pusha’s boss Kanye West, for having ghost writers including himself and also talking about Pusha T’s fiancée

What happens next? Pusha T says drake has been hiding a child with a pornstar. We don’t know how true this is butttt…

We predicted some things that have probably happened since this information broke out.. For example,

Or he’s currently having an emotional meltdown

And if the press comes near him,

And while Drake is currently trying to figure out how to explain the situation to his fans,

His ‘ghostwriters’ begin to realise they’d have to work overtime tonight

In the midst of all of this, We know that Drake’s child is definitely walking into school today like..

We’re all waiting eagerly for Drake’s reply and if we don’t get one,

That didn’t stop him from speaking to South African youths at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory.

He shared this picture of popular South African dance crew, Material Culture, and it means they may appear in the video.

So many fans came through to take pictures with Drake behind the scenes of the video but we have few question…

Abeg where is Wizkid?

Or are they fighting?

Maybe Wizkid’s part in the music video is being shot secretly.

Maybe he’s just the one taking all the pictures.

Because if he doesn’t appear, the ela will pain many of us sha.

Because the people who don’t believe Wizkid actually sang in One Dance will never be convinced.

He was recently hosted by the president of Sierra Leone and he shared this picture on his Instagram page.

On, April 28th, Drake’s 4th studio album, VIEWS, was released and it included the single with Wizkid. Wizkid was also credited as a producer on the album.

Nigerians were happy as expected but some people got a little too excited.

And said Wizkid is greater than music legends, Tuface Idibia, D’banj and Femi Kuti.

Some even ranked him above them.

And we’re wondering why Wizkid is being compared to Femi Kuti, who boasts 4 Grammy nominations.

Or D’banj, P-Square and Tuface who were the Nigerian musicians that paved the way for international collaborations.

When people compare Wizkid to Fela but still couldn’t hear his verse on the song.

Even if One Dance ever gets nominated for a Grammy, people shouldn’t sha forget the difference between an actual collaboration and a sample.

Riri has a new video *grabs, popcorn, fan and anointing oil*

1. See her swags! Oh baby girl on pink jacket!!

2. Hay God! She has started with adult butterfly! This is gonna be a deadly video.

3. Eleyi ma fa Igbo. Riri don’t follow bad friends oh!

4. Isn’t that floor dirty?

5. These people can throw correct party! See barbeque!

6. Oh boy, they are nearing themselves oh!

7. They have now fully neared themselves!

8. Ah it’s 2 videos?! *cries in coconut oil and shea butter*

9. HA! Omolomo is not wearing complete cloth oh!

10. WAIT! Who stole the balance of her skirt?

11. It’s like uncle is having cough at the back.

12. She is now looking directly at me and the answer to anything she asks me is “yes ma”.

13. This guy needs to leave, he is talking too much! Ah!

14. She is still looking at me oh!

Nah, that video left us like…

Anyway, enjoy the videos as we have enjoyed the videos

1. Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets won the under-17 world cup for the 5th time after their first win under General Buhari in 1985.

2. Serena Williams almost broke the Grand Slam record after having a winning streak.

3. Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers retired by sharing an emotional poem with his fans on the internet.

4. Steph Curry led his team Golden Warriors to win the NBA championships after a 40 year drought.

5. The expensive Mayweather/Pacquiao fight raked in over $400 million.

Riri has a new video grabs, popcorn, fan and anointing oil

8. Ah it’s 2 videos?! cries in coconut oil and shea butter