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1483:" also received a Canadian Gold certification in 2020. Despite gaining popularity in the US there stands some contention between the African American community and the greater African Diaspora. Afrobeats has been treated as an "other" category at BET awards despite being a black genre. These awards are catered toward Black Americans highlighting their lack of solidarity the diaspora says Boima Tucker. Afrobeats artists are tired of being treated like "second class citizens" in African-American Music award shows in the United States. In December 2019, 1527:

created in response to the Lekki Massacre perpetrated by SARS on 20/10/20, where the police forces killed 12 protestors at the Lekki Toll Gate. Lyrics of the song include “Twentieth of October 2020 / You carry army go kill many youth for Lekki / Na so water o, water runaway my eye / Nothing you go talk wey go justify the case of their murder.” The political nature of these songs highlights how Afrobeats has been used as a political tool to express community distress and gain awareness for issues facing contemporary Africa, particularly Nigeria.

518:. Unlike Afrobeat, which is a clearly defined genre, afrobeats is more of an overarching term for contemporary West African pop music. The term was created in order to package these various sounds into a more easily accessible label, which were unfamiliar to the UK listeners where the term was first coined. Another, more subtle contrast between the two sounds, is that while Fela Kuti used his music to discuss and criticise contemporary politics, afrobeats typically avoids such topics, thereby making it less politically charged than afrobeat. 956:" in 2013. Davido promoted the song by uploading an instructional dance video of it onto YouTube on 18 August 2013. The video was directed by Jassy Generation. The release of the instructional video accompany the announcement of the Skelewu dance competition. In order to win the competition, participants were told to watch the instructional dance video and upload videos of themselves dancing to the song. According to Pulse Nigeria, the number of dance videos uploaded to YouTube by fans aggregated to over 100,000 views. 1235: 859: 848: 1098: 417:, Gilroy rejects the notion that Black culture and music can be bound to one geographical region. Afrobeats exemplifies this syncretism as a transnational genre that since 2019 has received international attention. David Drake writes about popular Nigerian music noting it is "[icking up on trends from the U.S., Jamaica, and Trinidad, they reimagine diasporic influences and—more often than not—completely reinvent them." 48: 587:

influences and—more often than not—completely reinvents them". However, some caution against equating Afrobeats to contemporary pan-African music, in order to prevent the erasure of local musical contributions. Some artists have distanced themselves from the term 'afrobeats' due to the overt similarity it has with 'afrobeat', even though they are different sounds.

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the inspirations of Jamaican music in the rhythm except Jamaican music doesn't have a bass kick and the snare – that's hip hop, that's traditional rap. So this is that translation of cultures happening subtly in the instrumentation. Yet it still has a hip hop sensibility in terms of lyrical focus and music videos: cars, money, authenticity, hardness".

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Martin Connor, an expert in vocal melodies and rap analysis, described the characteristics of the genre as being " technically in 4/4, what you will hear over and over again is this recurring pattern made up of three notes that are still repeated in the framework of a 4/4 time signature You can hear

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It's like 'Oh come on! We work so hard for you to get on, and now you're gonna deny what it is that we did? Come on!' Sometimes I get that vibe, but then, in the same breath, I'm like, well, it is one Africa, and I'm pan-African to the bone. So do I really care if it's called Afrobeats or hiplife? As

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Afrobeats is less of a style like afrobeat is, and more of an overarching term for the contemporary sound of African pop music and that of those influenced by it. DJ 3K criticised the label for being a contemporary marketing category. According to David Drake, the eclectic genre "reimagines diasporic

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Shakira Marshall, a New York-based choreographer, has been credited with coining the name 'afrosoca' for her dance class in 2012 in order to describe the unique fusion of Western, Southern and Central African, and Caribbean dance styles she was teaching. Afrosoca songs typically have a similar tempo

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and "I Like Your Girlfriend" by Bryte and Gafacci being among the first to showcase the new style. The dance craze that followed, in turn, created a subgenre of afrobeats specifically dedicated to the dance, utilising simplistic, faster, and easier to dance to rhythms and simple, memorable hooks. In

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Afrobeats is most identifiable by its signature driving drum beat rhythms, whether electronic or instrumental. These beats harken to the stylings of a variety of traditional African drum beats across West Africa as well as the precursory genre Afrobeat. The beat in Afrobeats music is not just a base

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of the synths that feature in Pon Pon songs. There has however been confusion over exactly what defines the subgenre. It's unknown exactly where the genre originated, but Tekno's song "Pana" has been credited for popularising the sound. Krizbeatz, one of the producers behind "Pana", instead prefers

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bounce while mixing them with Nigerian chord progressions, then mixed in with various other genre influences such as reggae, R&B, and hip-hop. Mr Eazi's style is also mellowed and laid back, with heavy usage of Pidgin English, and percolating rhythms. The genre is called 'Banku' in reference to

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stated the key elements of afroswing were happy or dark chords that "make you feel a certain way", and that "drum pattern is the most important thing about this whole sound, it's the snare that comes on the third. In hip-hop it comes on the fourth. Coming off the third beat comes from afrobeats".

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Pon Pon is a subgenre that was briefly the main sound in the Nigerian afropop music scene during the mid-2010s. The subgenre has been used to describe songs influenced by dancehall and highlife. Sess The Problem Kid, a producer, characterised the genre by its "mellow vibe and soft-hitting synths,

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on his 2014 song "Paper", and was later used to describe left field styles of music. TeeZee explained the term saying "Alté is Nigerian lingo for 'alternative' which means freedom of expression essentially through any medium. It's been going on since the '60s as Africans always experimented with

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competition. Another notable song is the remix of "Shake Your Bum Bum" by Timaya and Machel Montano released in 2014, which was a hit in Trinidad. By 2016, a wave of Afro Soca songs were released coinciding with the years carnival season in Trinidad. Notable songs include Olatunji's "Oh Yah" and

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However it wasn't until the launch of Choice FM's New Afrobeats Radio Show' birthed and presented by DJ Abrantee in April 2011 that the genre gained traction and saw 'Afrobeats' trending for the first time in history. The launch of the show gained popularity and provided a launch pad for both UK

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protests in October, Davido's song "Fem" was described as a 'protest song' for the movement. The song was prominently played outside the government secretariat in Lagos, to protest and drown out the Lagos governor who was attempting to speak to the protestors. The Burna Boy song “20 10 20” was

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should be classified as afropop. In defence, he said, "You cannot just call some pop music Afrobeat just because it’s coming from Africa...". Music critic Osagie Alonge criticised the pluralisation of 'afrobeat'. Sam Onyemelukwe of Trace Nigeria, a television show, however noted that he liked

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for the melody, but acts as a major character of the song, taking a lead role that is sometimes equal to or of greater importance than the lyrics and almost always more central than the other instrumentals. Afrobeats share a similar momentum and tempo to house music. Usually using the 4/4

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reached out to him resulting in the song "Bankulize". Mr Eazi soon after became a star in Ghana and Nigeria. He has stated UK, Ghanaian and Nigerian music have all influenced his music. Mr Eazi calls his music 'Banku Music'. He was the first African pop artist to gain an extensive

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In August 2019, Mr Eazi launched emPawa Africa, a talent incubation initiative to nurture and support up-and-coming artistes in Africa. The platform will be used to help promote upcoming artists and give them a major platform. The initiative is also supported by YouTube Music.

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personally dubbed his sound 'Emo-afrobeats', noting the additional focus on emotional and romantic-focused lyricism in his music. In the same month Wizkid's "Essence" became the first African song to be certified platinum and to reach the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100.

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has stated that he does not want his music referred to as afrobeats. However, most of these monikers, including afrobeats, have been criticised for using the 'afro' prefix, presenting Africa as a monolithic entity, rather than one with diverse cultures and sounds.

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have been pushing the genre, however with a heavier lean towards dancehall than afrobeats. The German variation of the genre has been criticized by Ghanaian Stallion for the lack of actual African influences, with the only thing remaining being a dancey rhythm.

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by artists such as Ozkaro and Maikel el Padrino and producers like Kiki Pro. Africans who were studying in Cuba helped influence local Cuban artists by introducing them to African genres, leading to the creation of Bakosó, a fusion of genres such as afrobeats,

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later credited D'banj in an interview with Sway In The Morning in 2019 for helping encourage Nigerians to embrace their accents and music, rather than looking outwards and trying to emulate American accents and music. British DJ's such as DJ Edu, with his show

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dance, and became inspired by hip hop-influenced Afro-pop and Naija beats. Once he returned to London, he fused the sounds he had found in Ghana into what he described as "Afrobeats, but with my U.K. thing added to it", fusing the sound with influences from

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Afrobeats began to experience widespread global mainstream acclaim in the late 2010s, with artists achieving success across Africa, Europe, and North America. In response, it has been referred to as one of Africa's 'biggest cultural' or 'musical' exports.

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We are moving towards an African majority which is diverse both in its cultural habits and in its relationship to colonial and postcolonial governance, so the shift away from Caribbean dominance needs to be placed in that setting. Most of the

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Gospel singer and songwriter Isaac Blackman and DJ Derek "Slaughter" Pereira have both criticised the name and the implication that it's a new sound, particularly due to the fact that the origins of soca are African music to begin with.

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were early pioneers that fused modern American influences from hip-hop and R&B with local melodies. While this allowed them to build local audiences, it blocked them from a wider platform due to the language barriers in-place.

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The latter half of the 2010s also saw prominent American artists experiment with Afrobeats music. This is notable due to the difficulty Afrobeats has previously had in accessing the American market. In 2016, Nigerian Popstar

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Based and African artists to submit songs for playlist consideration. Abrantee used his daytime show to test day time play of Afrobeats. Some of the first Afrobeats songs to be playlisted on daytime radio across the UK were

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charts, also becoming the longest charting Nigerian song in Billboard history. The song later became certified Gold in Canada and the U.S. Nigerian artist Burna Boy also saw some success, performing to over 9,000 people in

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In the early 2020s, Afropiano became one of the most popular forms of afrobeats. One of the most well-known afropiano songs that helped popularize the style of music in its earlier days is the track "Monalisa" by

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I cannot say I invented Afrobeats. Afrobeats was invented before I was born. It was invented by Fela Kuti. But what you've got to remember is the genre of music artists themselves are now producing — the likes of

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The late 2010s saw the emergence of a new commercially successful Nigerian genre, Alté, which fused a wide array of influences from Afrobeats, rap, R&B, soul, dancehall, and others. The term was coined by

975:. Mista Silva's songs "Bo Won Sem Ma Me" and "Boom Boom Tah" were notable early hits in the UK afrobeats scene. Mista Silva and Skob credited Fuse ODG's "Azonto" song for encouraging them to create afrobeats. 1765:. The dish contains a multitude of different ingredients, much like how Banku is a fusion of various genres. Eazi credited Ghana for the mellowed sound in his music, in contrast to the typical high energy of 8495: 5508: 1733:", which further catapulted the dance's popularity globally and in the UK. This was also the first time afrobeats was being played on daytime British radio. The song was followed up by another Azonto song, " 6171: 6808: 6630: 6419: 7251: 5050: 8435: 7463: 6569: 3759: 7190: 4155: 4090: 2817: 478:

This is in contrast to the afrobeats sound, pioneered in the 2000s and 2010s. While afrobeats takes on influences from Afrobeat, it is a diverse fusion of various different genres such as British

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also began to experiment with afrobeats in the mid-2010s, which arguably helped afrobeats gain international mainstream appeal. In 2014, he featured on "Ojuelegba (Remix)" by Nigerian artist

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music. It became recognised as a style or genre from about 2012 upwards and it broke into the mainstream in 2016 with the rise of its new stars." Other Alté artists and pioneers include

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Afroswing, also known as Afrobashment, is a British genre that developed in London around 2014. The genre is derivative of afrobeats, mixing it with various influences from British

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were among the first to take advantage of this, however most of the artists were merely making interpretations of American hip hop and R&B. Prior to this, groups such as

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and Krynkman, which became a hit in Ghana. This wasn't the first Azonto song however. Azonto music first emerged sometime in 2010, with songs such as "Kpo Kpo Body" by

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The rising attention of afrobeats in the US also reached music radio stations, which began airing afrobeats, something they typically would not do before. Davido's "

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became certified gold in France. Her rise has been notable due to the relative difficulty French black women have had in gaining mainstream popularity in France.

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2017 also saw the rise of Shaku Shaku, another dance craze. Though the origins are not known, the dance is believed to have been popularized by street urchins in

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in the 2000s and 2010s. Afrobeats is less of a style per se, and more of a descriptor for the fusion of sounds flowing majorly out of Nigeria. Genres such as

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Shipley, Jesse Weaver (2013). "Transnational circulation and digital fatigue in Ghana's Azonto dance craze: Transnational circulation and digital fatigue".

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In 2023, Spotify organized five local workshop and media events within African cities, under the initiative of promoting Afrobeats acts. Later that year,

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2018 for featuring on the most streamed Spotify single of all time, "One Dance". He is the first afrobeats artist to enter the Guinness Book of Records.

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In April 2021, Davido's song "Fall" became the first Nigerian afrobeats song to receive over 200 million views on YouTube. In the same year, Wizkid and

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for coining the name "Afrobeats", adding an "s" to Afrobeat, in order to package and present the sound to British dancefloors. DJ Abrantee stated:

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helped popularise afrobeats in the UK. He was also the first to top the iTunes World Chart and received the Best African Act award at the 2013

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trends, so he decided to create Afro-Trap by incorporating elements of West African culture, such as traditional music and languages such as

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predicted the album would help afrobeats reach a higher level of popularity, especially in the US, than it has yet to achieve. In July 2019,

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This article is about 21st century genre and overarching term for West African pop music. For the 1960s/1970s genre made by artists such as

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emerged in the UK, which fused the sound with influences from road rap, grime, dancehall, trap, and R&B. The genre was popularised by

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began to gain popularity in 2016 with his breakout singles "Skin Tight" and "Bankulize", both produced by British-Ghanaian producer

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long as Black people are getting it, and young people are making money, feeding their kids, I think I'm okay. So, to each their own.

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is a Ghanaian dish). Rema coined the term "Afrorave", which is a subgenre of Afrobeats with influences of Arabian and Indian music.

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folks are African kids, either the children of migrants or migrants themselves. It's not clear what Africa might mean to them.

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emerged as the leading figure in Afrobeats, selling out stadiums in both the U.K and U.S, having a number one album on the

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Styles of music that make up afrobeats largely began sometime in the late 90s and early-mid-2000s. With the launching of

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communities. Afrobeats night clubs became primary features of UK's nightlife with clubs opening in most major cities.

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began to gain widespread popularity around the early 2020s, with a defining sound of R&B-infused, and sometimes

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More viral dances would follow which played an important part in popularising afrobeats. In 2011, Nigerian singer

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nominations and becoming the most streamed African artist, all of which was the first by an African artist.

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is sometimes used within Afrobeats music. Burna Boy and Wizkid, for example, have both sampled Fela Kuti.

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music chart, spending 29 weeks and 16 weeks respectively. The song was the first afrobeats summer hit in

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dance. Once he returned to London, he realised nobody knew what the dance was, and so he made the song "

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in 2012 (making him the first afrobeats artist to make it to the top 10 in the UK) and number 2 in the

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most streamed song, with over a billion streams, and was number 1 in 15 countries. Drake's 2017 album

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Rockstone used "afrobeats" rather than "hiplife"—a genre often placed under the "Afrobeats" umbrella.

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on June 12, 2019, featuring an afrobeats song as the lead single, "Zulu Screams" and production from

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in 2007, which was unique for its usage of Nigerian rhythms and melodies. Meanwhile, artists such as

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The UK has NO input in Afrobeats! Who cares about numbers/BURNA BOY tells it as it is #THEBEATACCESS

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is a Ghanaian dance and music genre. Although the origins of the dance are unclear, Ghanaian artist

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in 2005, West Africa was given a large platform through which artists could grow. Artists such as

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Denis, Kyle; Havens, Lyndsey; Lipshutz, Jason; Mamo, Heran; Unterberger, Andrew (13 June 2023).

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In 2016, Beat FM in North London became the first British radio station dedicated to afrobeats.

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Another method of utilising social media in order to boost a song was seen in the promotion of "

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by Nigerian and Trinidadian artists. The genre has been pioneered by artists such as Olatunji,

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AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange | Bakosó: Afrobeats of Cuba | Season 13 | Episode 1305

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to embrace their African heritage rather than, as was the norm before, attempting to fit into

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also refers to his music as 'Banku Music' to denote the influence Ghana has had on his music (

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in 1967, and became the most streamed French female artist in the world. Her sophomore album

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and became the most Shazamed Afrobeats song globally in 2021. Other afropiano songs include

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won Best International Act Africa at the MOBO Awards in 2012, and Best Hip Hop award at the

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are calling their music Afrobeats. So that's what I call it when I put them on my mix tapes.

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Davido's songs "If" and "Fall" both fall under the Pon Pon subgenre. Other songs include "

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especially with her earlier works such as "Ibadi" and "Shaba". This type of music which

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The genre has since spread across Europe, especially in Germany where artists such as

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on July 19, 2019. The album featured artists such as Burna Boy, Mr Eazi, Wizkid, P2J,

463:, long instrumental solos, and complex jazzy rhythms. The name was coined by Nigerian 12032: 12006: 11981: 11933: 11794: 11627: 11576: 11522: 11222: 11180: 11175: 10649: 10245: 10218: 10079: 9896: 9781: 9702: 9645: 9325: 9293: 9251: 9094: 9069: 8919: 8914: 8894: 8859: 8844: 7836: 6957: 6293: 5373:"Burna boy, Twice as Tall review: Western music's gatekeepers better make some space" 4955: 4420: 4234:

Ep 3: UK Afrobeats ft. Mista Silva & Skob Original - The Soundboy Session Podcast

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Afro trap (also written as "Afro-trap") is a genre that takes inspiration from both

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In Cuba, a new genre of music known as Bakosó emerged in the mid-2010s pioneered in

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Afroswing is largely defined by its melody rather than a specific tempo. Producer

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released "Lower Body", an afrobeats single featuring Davido. On October 25, 2019,

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common in Western music, afrobeats commonly features a 3–2 or 2–3 rhythm called a

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artist, felt conflicted over artists in an interview with Gabriel Myers Hansen:

598:. A few artistes have used the same alternative names to describe their music; 527: 523: 358: 11295: 10933: 7867:"How Shakira Marshall went from Lauryn Hill's backup dancer to afro soca star" 6687:"Billboard Teams Up With Afro Nation to Launch New U.S. Afrobeats Songs Chart" 6286:"Nigerian pop star Davido: 'Africans were made fun of. Now everyone wants us'" 5195: 4852:"Total Cheat, Born One Virgins and a 'One Corner' madness – Top songs of 2017" 3900:

Mr. Eazi Talks African Pride In Home Grown Artists and Sound | SWAY'S UNIVERSE

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and the first French singer to gain a number 1 album in the Netherlands since

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Umbrella term for contemporary West African pop music, distinct from Afrobeat

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contains many Afrobeats and Dancehall influences. In 2017, Wizkid signed to

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often sings in is what got her to be nick-named the "Queen of Afro-House".

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helped popularise the dance with his 2011 song "U Go Kill Me", produced by

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have all collaborated with Afrobeats artists. Michelle Williams released "

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Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn; Fonseca, Anthony J. (1 December 2018).

6861:"South Africa's Tyla makes historic Billboard Hot 100 debut with Water" 6014:"Burna Boy Doesn't Care About Crossing Over, But It's Happening Anyway" 5864: 5745:"Inside Beyoncé's Bold Bet to Get Americans to Listen to African Music" 5343:"Burna Boy Doesn't Care About Crossing Over, But It's Happening Anyway" 3951: 2449:"Afropop Worldwide | Jesse Shipley, Part 1: Pan Africanism and Hiplife" 2173: 2136: 2125: 2009: 1938: 1910: 1891: 1574: 1566: 1562: 1390: 1370: 1248: 1243: 1068: 1006: 986:" with the release of the song "Alkayida (Boys Abrɛ)". Nigerian artist 964: 959:

Other British afrobeats artists also emerged around 2012–2013, such as

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to call the genre "Afro Dance Music" (ADM), denoting the influence of

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was the first Nigerian musician to land a song on former US president

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had spent a collective 27 weeks on the radio domination Chart with

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in 2016. Mr Eazi initially gained his popularity in the UK after

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and reached a record of more than a billion streams on Spotify.

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Abrantee responds to "the Rise of Afrobeats" Guardian interview

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around mid-2017. The Shaku Shaku dance move first appeared in

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Hip Hop around the World: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]

4606:"How Dancehall-Inflected Is Drake's Album More Life, Really?" 2017: 1871: 1847: 1803: 1766: 1722: 1185: 1091: 897: 381: 377: 354: 186: 32: 7631:"Caribbean spirit: Queens denizens celebrate Island culture" 6782:"How Spotify helped turn Afrobeats into a global phenomenon" 6224:"First ever Official UK Afrobeats Chart to launch this week" 5260:"Aya Nakamura is flipping France's rigid rules, beautifully" 4352:"P Square to headline the 14th Mawazine Festival in Morocco" 3861:"How Nigeria's Afrobeats are redefining the sound of Africa" 1901:

with afrobeats. Although this style of music combines other

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referred to the song as "Afrobeats biggest cross over hit."

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became the first Nigerian pop artists to earn a spot on the

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announced it would be supporting four afrobeats artists:

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all use Afro-fusion or Afro-pop to describe their music.

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has stated he prefers "Afro-pop" rather than afrobeats.

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Gold in 2020, 3 years after initial release. His song "

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Nigerian afro-house is a style of music that combines

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became the second Nigerian pop artist to debut on the

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Afrobeats Is The Nigerian Sound Taking Over Pop Music

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Banku music is a subgenre of afrobeats pioneered by

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In 2012, he saw his first success with the song " 10772: 8417: 8051:Mokoena, Tshepo; Bernard, Jesse (4 January 2019). 8014: 7426:Cool FM - Your Number One Hit Music Station ! 6380:Conteh, Mankaprr; C.J., Nelson (12 January 2022). 5140:SNEP - Syndicat Nation de l'Edition Phonographique 4167: 4165: 3075:"Afrobeats: From Nigeria to the world (press kit)" 3039: 3037: 2934: 2399: 2397: 2395: 1838:-Amapiano, is a fusion of the South African genre 1467:was nominated for 'Best World Music Album' at the 1086:In 2014, a genre derivative of afrobeats known as 396:music scene as a result of shifting demographics: 7171: 7017: 7015: 5738: 5736: 5463: 5461: 5459: 4545:"Why Africa's Musicians Are a Marketing Goldmine" 4260:"Guru Defends 'Alkayida' Song/Dance - News Ghana" 3800:"MATT HOUSTON FEAT. P-SQUARE - POSITIF (CHANSON)" 1778:mostly in pairs". The name of the subgenre is an 773:in the summer of 2011 charted at number 9 on the 12079: 7116:"What Exactly Is Nigeria's New "Pon Pon" Sound?" 7105: 6949: 5070: 5068: 4846: 4844: 4842: 3999: 3997: 3995: 3993: 3991: 3453: 3451: 3183: 3181: 3179: 3177: 3175: 3108: 3106: 2745:"10 Ghanaian Afrobeats Artists You Need To Know" 2364: 1913:since its main musical fusion is Afrobeats with 1405:released a music video for their collaboration “ 433:) is commonly conflated with and referred to as 11325: 10963: 8391:Boinet, Carole; Doucet, David (19 April 2016). 8386: 8384: 8382: 8351: 8349: 7894: 7892: 7728: 7726: 7724: 7722: 7691: 7689: 7658: 7656: 7628: 7143: 7141: 4910: 4908: 4749: 4747: 4447: 4445: 4443: 4441: 4162: 3933: 3931: 3929: 3927: 3925: 3923: 3921: 3113:Stratton, Jon; Zuberi, Nabeel (15 April 2016). 3034: 2738: 2736: 2734: 2732: 2730: 2392: 2362: 2360: 2358: 2356: 2354: 2352: 2350: 2348: 2346: 2344: 2124:. The genre is only very loosely influenced by 1820: 1810:, "Ma Lo" by Tiwa Savage, "Jeje" by Falz, and " 1316:", produced by Nigerian artist Tekno. In 2019, 1200:In the late 2010s, international record labels 982:also popularised his own dance in 2013 called " 761:" alongside popular Senegalese-American artist 8393:"Qui est MHD, le prince de l'afro-trap ?" 8050: 7761: 7759: 7012: 6591:C.J, Nelson; C.J, Nelson (24 September 2021). 6472:"Wizkid, Essence and 'Afrobeats to the world'" 5733: 5645: 5643: 5498: 5456: 3328: 3326: 3112: 2845: 2843: 2065:-based DJ Jigüe debuted a documentary titled " 1208:began to invest money into Afrobeats artists. 797:music chart, as well as top 10 on the Belgian 471:. Fela Kuti and his longtime partner, drummer 11311: 10949: 10758: 10127: 9224: 8800: 8075: 8044: 8022:"The Best Afro Bashment Songs Of 2018 So Far" 7984: 5703: 5220: 5218: 5065: 4839: 3988: 3448: 3227: 3225: 3223: 3221: 3219: 3217: 3215: 3172: 3103: 2053:, and azonto with local Cuban genres such as 1834:of afrobeats and amapiano), sometimes called 349:and the diaspora that initially developed in 8390: 8379: 8346: 7953: 7889: 7719: 7686: 7653: 7138: 4905: 4744: 4438: 3918: 2932: 2811: 2809: 2727: 2672: 2637: 2635: 2579:"Afrobeat(s): The Difference a Letter Makes" 2572: 2570: 2568: 2566: 2564: 2562: 2560: 2558: 2476: 2474: 2341: 2313: 2311: 2309: 2307: 2305: 2303: 2301: 1937:Afrosoca is a fusion genre of afrobeats and 7756: 7213:"Krizbeatz Is Nigeria's 'King of New Wave'" 7180: 5640: 4811: 4809: 4807: 4203:"MN2S Genre Focus: UK Afrobeats | Features" 3590: 3323: 2840: 2443: 2441: 2403: 2269: 2267: 2265: 2263: 1656:in March 2022 and by 2023 the lead single " 1032:. It gained over 20 million views by 2016. 590:Afrobeats is also sometimes referred to as 11318: 11304: 11143:Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor 10956: 10942: 10765: 10751: 10134: 10120: 9231: 9217: 8807: 8793: 6382:"How Afrobeats is Making the World Listen" 6379: 5681:"GoldLink Just Wants to Make People Dance" 5215: 5136:"Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming)" 3212: 2933:Falola, Toyin; Genova, Ann (1 July 2009). 2742: 2077:, until it was globally released in 2021. 837: 66:remove low-quality or irrelevant citations 8458:"MHD and France's "Afro Trap" Phenomenon" 7181:Olofintuade, Ayodele (4 September 2017). 4754:Gijssel, Robert van (23 September 2017). 4658: 4515:"A Lesson In Afrobeats With DJ P Montana" 3659: 3116:Black Popular Music in Britain Since 1945 2806: 2767: 2632: 2555: 2471: 2421: 2298: 1909:, this specific style is not the same as 990:also popularised a dance called "Sekem". 84:Learn how and when to remove this message 11026:Decline and legacy of the British Empire 8261: 8230: 7798:"32 Songs You Need This Carnival Season" 7453: 6715: 6283: 5431: 4985:Chiagoziem Onyekwena (27 January 2018). 4945: 4804: 4603: 4567: 4288: 3852: 3662:"'D'Banj And P-Square Are NOT Afrobeat'" 3660:Uwonkunda, Victoria (24 November 2012). 3232:Smith, Caspar Llewellyn (23 June 2012). 3187: 3151: 2509: 2507: 2438: 2260: 1242:In June 2018, prominent American rapper 1233: 1173:signed a multi-million dollar deal with 1096: 7826: 7540: 7241: 6779: 6684: 6252: 4753: 4451: 4410: 4319: 4313: 4291:"You Too Can Learn How To Dance Azonto" 3937: 3830:"Matt Houston feat. 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The core of the genre is Ghanaian 1081:Million Pound Girl (Badder Than Bad) 41: 11133:Black and Asian Studies Association 9238: 8814: 8558:from the original on 29 August 2019 8528:from the original on 29 August 2019 8498:from the original on 29 August 2019 8468:from the original on 29 August 2019 8334:from the original on 29 August 2019 8304:from the original on 28 August 2019 8274:from the original on 29 August 2019 8243:from the original on 29 August 2019 8212:from the original on 28 August 2019 8182:from the original on 29 August 2019 7877:from the original on 31 August 2019 7847:from the original on 28 August 2019 7808:from the original on 28 August 2019 7744:from the original on 28 August 2019 7707:from the original on 28 August 2019 7674:from the original on 28 August 2019 7641:from the original on 28 August 2019 7466:from the original on 7 January 2024 7444: 7371:from the original on 9 January 2024 7285:from the original on 7 January 2024 7273:Staff, Daily Post (19 April 2023). 7254:from the original on 29 August 2019 7223:from the original on 29 August 2019 7193:from the original on 29 August 2019 7159:from the original on 29 August 2019 7093:from the original on 29 August 2019 7063:from the original on 25 August 2019 7053:"Mr Eazi – The New Sound Of Africa" 7033:from the original on 25 August 2019 7000:from the original on 25 August 2019 6931:from the original on 25 August 2019 6901:from the original on 28 August 2019 6770: 6024:from the original on 28 August 2019 5963:from the original on 27 August 2019 5901:from the original on 6 October 2019 5785:from the original on 8 October 2023 5721:from the original on 25 August 2019 5691:from the original on 25 August 2019 5661:from the original on 11 August 2019 5628:from the original on 27 August 2019 5598:from the original on 27 August 2019 5568:from the original on 8 October 2023 5511:from the original on 8 October 2023 5444:from the original on 21 August 2019 5270:from the original on 20 April 2019. 5023:from the original on 29 August 2019 4966:from the original on 24 August 2019 4893:from the original on 24 August 2019 4862:from the original on 25 August 2019 4827:from the original on 25 August 2019 4792:from the original on 25 August 2019 4732:from the original on 25 August 2019 4676:from the original on 11 August 2019 4646:from the original on 24 August 2019 4555:from the original on 24 August 2019 4301:from the original on 28 August 2019 4270:from the original on 28 August 2019 4015:from the original on 28 August 2019 3976:from the original on 25 August 2019 3858: 3732:from the original on 9 October 2020 3702:from the original on 25 August 2019 3641:from the original on 24 August 2019 3525:from the original on 24 August 2019 3495:from the original on 24 August 2019 3436:from the original on 24 August 2019 3252:from the original on 24 August 2019 3055:from the original on 24 August 2019 3022:from the original on 24 August 2019 2989:from the original on 22 August 2019 2885:from the original on 24 August 2019 2794:from the original on 24 August 2019 2620:from the original on 22 August 2019 2492:from the original on 25 August 2019 2459:from the original on 25 August 2019 2380:from the original on 24 August 2019 2329:from the original on 22 August 2019 2236: 1608:announced it would be creating an ' 1515:announced it would be creating an ' 376:Afrobeats is primarily produced in 13: 8739:from the original on 12 April 2022 8709:from the original on 11 April 2022 8169: 7629:Alexandra Simon (10 August 2018). 7598:Leight, Elias (27 February 2020). 7543:"NINIOLA; THE QUEEN OF AFRO HOUSE" 6990:"Disposables & Drip | Mr.Eazi" 6728:from the original on 24 March 2022 6716:Anderson, Trevor (10 March 2022). 6697:from the original on 23 March 2022 5951:Osakwe, Chinekwu (24 April 2019). 5432:Mwendera, Karen (21 August 2019). 5292:from the original on 31 March 2019 4146:Burney, Lawrence (30 March 2017). 3782:"THE EVOLVING SOUNDS OF AFROBEATS" 3200:from the original on 12 April 2019 2828:from the original on 19 April 2019 2654:from the original on 11 April 2022 1632:'s "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)" and 1610:Official U.S Afrobeats Songs Chart 917:" which peaked at number 7 on the 424: 14: 12134: 11683:Gramophone Classical Music Awards 11148:National Black Police Association 9877:Confederation of African Football 8577:Raabe, Mathis (11 January 2019). 8367:from the original on 4 April 2016 8151:from the original on 15 July 2021 8121:from the original on 15 July 2021 8093:from the original on 24 July 2019 8063:from the original on 22 July 2019 8032:from the original on 21 July 2019 7972:from the original on 30 July 2019 7941:from the original on 24 July 2019 7911:from the original on 21 July 2019 7827:MacLeod, Erin (16 October 2015). 7778:from the original on 26 July 2020 7765: 7390:Cusson, Michael (29 March 2022). 6841:from the original on 4 April 2022 6542:from the original on 7 April 2022 6512:from the original on 15 July 2021 6482:from the original on 15 July 2021 6422:from the original on 15 July 2021 6234:from the original on 23 July 2020 6144:from the original on 4 March 2021 5982:Leight, Elias (20 January 2019). 5920:Magett, Sonya (24 October 2019). 5865:"85 to Africa: A Sweet chemistry" 5755:from the original on 24 July 2019 5499:BellaNaija.com (23 August 2016). 5480:from the original on 20 July 2019 5257: 5142:. 1 November 2013. 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In August 2023, 1517:Official UK Afrobeats Chart 1238:Nigerian musician Burna Boy 514:, Naija beats, Azonto, and 10: 12139: 11196:Trinidadian and Tobagonian 9857:Africa Cricket Association 9663:Countries by GDP (nominal) 2423:10.21083/csieci.v10i2.3555 2370:"The Evolution of Afropop" 2147: 2084: 1989: 1959:International Soca Monarch 1941:with some influences from 1889: 1772: 1511:In July 2020, the British 1246:released his album titled 668: 337:, not to be confused with 18: 12098:21st-century music genres 12025: 11954: 11947: 11925: 11858: 11772: 11711: 11650: 11641: 11605: 11503: 11427: 11381: 11333: 11277: 11256: 11156: 11138:Black Equity Organisation 11123: 11039: 10972: 10910: 10878: 10840: 10826: 10803: 10785: 10778: 10150: 10073: 9980: 9909: 9872:Australian-rules football 9847: 9789: 9780: 9732: 9725: 9653: 9644: 9541: 9532: 9463:Countries and territories 9458: 9449: 9409: 9366: 9259: 9250: 9128: 9103: 8822: 3696:Proudly Ghanaian! | Enews 3275:"About Bristol Afrobeats" 2071:Bakosó: Afrobeats de Cuba 2067:Bakosó: AfroBeats of Cuba 2039: 1699: 1055:American artists such as 1009:, notably from acts like 451:, mixed in with American 392:reflects on the changing 284: 279: 249: 244: 225: 220: 196: 181: 105: 100: 12118:Nigerian styles of music 12113:Ghanaian styles of music 11764:Subscription plays chart 11382:History of popular music 10984:First Africans in London 8870:Central African Republic 7931:"The best new Afro-Trap" 5047:African Business Central 4579:African Business Central 2229: 2085:Not to be confused with 1903:Electronic dance musical 1890:Not to be confused with 1725:where he discovered the 1506: 1137:Guinness Book of Records 1101:Nigerian musician Wizkid 900:where he discovered the 11785:C2C: Country to Country 11663:BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 11021:Race Relations Act 1965 9919:Countries by population 9632:United States of Africa 4549:The Business of Fashion 3335:"The rise of Afrobeats" 2242:This is also including 2143: 1683:artist to debut on the 1513:Official Charts Company 1353:The Lion King: The Gift 838:Azonto and dance crazes 727:Nwa Baby (Ashawo Remix) 539: 10692:Sudanese popular music 9668:Countries by GDP (PPP) 9610:Pan-African Parliament 9401:Science and technology 7023:"The talented Mr Eazi" 6228:www.officialcharts.com 5080:OKAYAFRICA's 100 WOMEN 4817:"Get to Know: Mr Eazi" 4519:trenchtrenchtrench.com 4039:African Muzik Magazine 2971:"Fela Kuti remembered" 2180:, Tay Iwar, 66ixx and 2020:and producers such as 1421:. 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9529: 9526: 9525: 9523: 9522: 9517: 9516: 9515: 9510: 9505: 9500: 9495: 9485: 9480: 9475: 9473:Impact craters 9470: 9468:Highest points 9465: 9459: 9453: 9447: 9446: 9443: 9442: 9440: 9439: 9434: 9429: 9424: 9419: 9413: 9411: 9407: 9406: 9404: 9403: 9398: 9397: 9396: 9386: 9384:Historiography 9381: 9376: 9370: 9368: 9364: 9363: 9361: 9360: 9358:Decolonisation 9355: 9350: 9349: 9348: 9343: 9338: 9333: 9323: 9318: 9313: 9308: 9303: 9298: 9297: 9296: 9291: 9281: 9276: 9275: 9274: 9263: 9261: 9254: 9248: 9247: 9236: 9235: 9228: 9221: 9213: 9204: 9203: 9200: 9199: 9197:Western Sahara 9194: 9177: 9164: 9155: 9141:Canary Islands 9137: 9136: 9134: 9129: 9126: 9125: 9123: 9122: 9117: 9111: 9109: 9104: 9101: 9100: 9098: 9097: 9092: 9087: 9082: 9077: 9072: 9067: 9062: 9057: 9052: 9047: 9042: 9037: 9032: 9027: 9022: 9017: 9012: 9007: 9002: 8997: 8992: 8987: 8982: 8977: 8972: 8967: 8962: 8957: 8952: 8947: 8942: 8937: 8932: 8927: 8922: 8917: 8912: 8907: 8902: 8897: 8892: 8887: 8882: 8877: 8872: 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Mr Eazi and 1266:UK Album Chart 1197: 1194: 1061:French Montana 1052: 1049: 995:Double Trouble 866: 865: 856: 855: 854: 845: 844: 843: 842: 841: 839: 836: 741:'s "Ten Ten", 675: 672: 670: 667: 541: 538: 524:time signature 426: 423: 330: 329: 327: 326: 321: 316: 311: 306: 301: 296: 291: 285: 282: 281: 277: 276: 274: 273: 270: 265: 262: 257: 254: 250: 247: 246: 242: 241: 239: 238: 235: 232: 226: 223: 222: 218: 217: 215: 214: 209: 206: 200: 198: 194: 193: 183: 179: 178: 176: 175: 170: 165: 160: 155: 150: 145: 140: 135: 130: 125: 120: 115: 109: 107: 103: 102: 92: 91: 54: 52: 45: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 12135: 12124: 12121: 12119: 12116: 12114: 12111: 12109: 12106: 12104: 12101: 12099: 12096: 12094: 12091: 12089: 12086: 12085: 12083: 12064: 12061: 12059: 12056: 12054: 12051: 12049: 12046: 12044: 12041: 12039: 12036: 12034: 12031: 12030: 12028: 12024: 12018: 12015: 12013: 12010: 12008: 12005: 12003: 12000: 11998: 11995: 11993: 11990: 11988: 11985: 11983: 11980: 11978: 11975: 11972: 11971:Popular 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