In a space often dominated by Afrobeats rhythms and amapiano grooves, Nigerian duo Vil Twin is making a radically different case for what African music can sound like. With their new EP Twizzy Shh, they step fully into a soundscape that feels more Playboi Carti than Burna Boy, more Don Toliver than Davido and that’s exactly the point.
Made up of seven unapologetically experimental tracks, Twizzy Shh is a thunderous, distorted, and highly stylized body of work. It’s the kind of project that doesn’t ask for your approval, it grabs your speakers by the throat and bursts them open from the inside. Literally. The opening track is titled “BURST YOUR SPEAKERS,” and it sets the tone for the rest of the record:high-octane, high-stakes, and high on adrenaline.
Across the EP, Vil Twin teams up with sonic disruptor DEX TER, whose fingerprints are all over four tracks; “Exhausted,” “Million Thang,” “Platinum Bitch,” and “Slime” helping the duo leaneven further into trap-heavy, genre-fluid terrain. Think rolling 808s, moody synths, and heavily treated vocals that stretch, slur, and glide like smoke in a dark club somewhere between Lagos,Atlanta, and another planet entirely.
But don’t confuse experimentation for rebellion without purpose. Vil Twin are crafting a new lane for Nigerian artists who don’t want to follow the familiar arc of danceable hits and pan-African pop stardom. They’re reaching for something more niche, more global, and more culturally subversive. They’re creating for the outliers — the kids in Lagos who wear Chrome Hearts, blast Yeat in traffic, and feel more kinship with trap icons than Afrobeats chart-toppers.
“Too Easy,” the closing track, feels like the exhale at the end of the chaos, confident, chest-out, and rooted in the belief that this isn’t just a phase. It’s a mission. It’s Vil Twin declaring that the future of Nigerian music might not come from mimicking the West but by meeting it head-on, beat-for-beat, and redefining what a Nigerian global sound can truly be.
In a way, Twizzy Shh isn’t just a project, it’s an ecosystem. One that thrives on distortion, digital flair, and the refusal to be boxed in by geography or genre. Whether Nigeria is ready or not, Vil Twin is here, loud, left-field, and leading a new wave.
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