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Nigerian Pop

Nigerian Pop is a genre. Nigerian Pop grew out of Nigerian Hip Hop, Naija Hip Hop and Nigerian R&B. Its influence carried into Afrobeats, Naija Hip Hop, Nigerian R&B, Nigerian Gospel and Afropop, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 8 connections around Nigerian Pop. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Nigerian Pop came from and where it led.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Nigerian PopNigerian Hip HopNaija Hip HopNigerian R&BAfrobeatsNaija Hip HopNigerian R&BNigerian GospelAfropop

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Nigerian Pop connections

Nigerian Pop grew out of Nigerian Hip Hop, Naija Hip Hop and Nigerian R&B, went on to shape Afrobeats, Naija Hip Hop, Nigerian R&B and Nigerian Gospel. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What influenced Nigerian Pop

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What Nigerian Pop shaped

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