Hilarious quips and ‘100,000-volt’ energy: the hypemen (and women) redefining Afrobeats music

The Guardian World | Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:00:55 GMT

Style of emceeing based on high-octane, ad-libbed vocals has flourished thanks to its unique way of captivating crowdsFor the 2015 freshmen cohort of the history degree programme at the University of Lagos, their classmate’s first-semester presentation was so captivating that they began calling him Toby…

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