The last time The Floor sat down with Lojay, LV N ATTN  had just announced him to the mainstream. Songs like Monalisa  and Tonongo  were moving fast, pulling him out of the cult favourite territory and into global conversations. Three years on, we’re back and the energy feels different. There is an air of calm and confidence. We reminisce briefly on the first conversation, about how quickly everything moved after LV N ATTN,  and about the songs that still follow him everywhe

Haile Digital Cover 2026 by narcography It's hard to speak about modern Black British music without mentioning WSTRN. When group members Akelle Charles, Haile Alexander, and Louis Rei released In2 in 2015, it was the song of the summer. It signified the popularity of the growing Afroswing wave in the mid-2010s, peaking at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. The group's success didn't stop there.  The trio went on to release other songs, including Txtin , Wonder Women , and Ben

There is a particular stillness in Konyikeh’s music, steeped in intention. Her songs don’t rush to meet you; they sit, breathe and then open themselves slowly. Her voice and writing mirror one another in that they are both raw, full-bodied and complex in structure but instinctive in delivery. You can hear the years of classical discipline in the depth of her tone, the way the harmonies stretch and resolve, but you can also hear a young woman learning, in real time, how to let

Photography by Jimmy Ifeanyi What happens when curiosity meets community? At Soul Surge Meets Steam Down , that question was was answered in abundance. The in-conversation with Ahnansé and Afronaut Zu, moderated by Soul Surge founder Anthony Olanipekun aka Tony Supreme — felt like a gentle collision of frequencies: words, rhythms, and lived experience. When asked about why he started the series, Tony described the gathering as “born out of curiosity,” a response that held th

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