Falz wearing a purple and turquoise striped Aso-Oke Agbada with a matching Abeti Aja fila, holding a carved black wooden staff. Photo Credit: Falz/Instagram
Getting married soon and wondering how you and your boo will pose for the cameras? If you are currently staring at a blank Pinterest board, Falz has stepped in as the unlikely creative director for your pre-wedding shoot.
To promote his latest single, “Omoge,†the rapper shared a look at a studio session
Falz wearing a purple and turquoise striped Aso-Oke Agbada with a matching Abeti Aja fila, holding a carved black wooden staff. Photo Credit: Falz/Instagram
Getting married soon and wondering how you and your boo will pose for the cameras? If you are currently staring at a blank Pinterest board, Falz has stepped in as the unlikely creative director for your pre-wedding shoot.
To promote his latest single, “Omoge,†the rapper shared a look at a studio session that is less about traditional romance and more about having a bit of a laugh. Dressed in a sprawling turquoise and silver lace Agbada, Falz is seen larking about with a model who is wearing a lace buba, a matching knee-length wrapper, and a structural Gele.
The two move through a series of increasingly ridiculous poses. At one point, Falz is on the floor acting as a human footrest, and later, the model is seen sitting on his back while he is on all fours. As Falz put it himself: “Pre-wedding shoot inspo? I got you.â€
Beyond the antics, the song itself is a massive nod to our musical heritage. “Omoge†samples the legendary Juju icon Sir ShinaPeters, borrowing the title and the unmistakable bounce of the original. It is a nostalgic, highlife-heavy track that feels like the perfect soundtrack for a celebration—even if your own pre-wedding photos end up being a little more conventional.
Listen to the track below and watch the video for some couple poses inspiration
In February, OkayAfrica examined how West African youths struggle to afford their cities as these urban centers gain cultural prominence. As Lagos, Accra, and Dakar transform into major culture capitals, hosting fashion shows, art fairs, and music festivals, and becoming the go-to destinations for diaspora returnees, young locals find themselves priced out of the rental market in neighborhoods they've long called home.The story struck a nerve. Young Africans felt seen and recognized in a struggl
In February, OkayAfrica examined how West African youths struggle to afford their cities as these urban centers gain cultural prominence. As Lagos, Accra, and Dakar transform into major culture capitals, hosting fashion shows, art fairs, and music festivals, and becoming the go-to destinations for diaspora returnees, young locals find themselves priced out of the rental market in neighborhoods they've long called home.
The story struck a nerve. Young Africans felt seen and recognized in a struggle they thought was uniquely theirs. However, our readers and followers revealed something bigger: this wasn't just a West African trend or even an African one. The crisis was everywhere.
"It's no different from anywhere in the world. It's happening in the US, UK, Germany — everywhere. The old neighborhoods that people grew up in are being redesigned by property developers for large profits, removing the locals who can no longer afford to live where they grew up."
"As a 2nd generation San Franciscan being priced out of my city of birth, I don't wish this on anyone. This drains the real culture from a city as its people move away. SF has been boring for some time now because no San Franciscans live here anymore."
Perhaps most revealing was this comment about Senegal, "I visited many apartments in Dakar and always asked one question when given the price: who on earth are the clients who can pay for this? The realtors always told me it's rich locals for the most part, and very few people from the diaspora. All the apartments I visited in Dakar were more expensive than my apartment in Paris. How is that even possible?"
From these conversations, we can tell that the culprit is not returning diaspora communities (although they play a part) as often assumed, but rather systemic failures. It's weak governance, unchecked capitalism, and corruption.
What began as a story about young West Africans struggling to afford rent revealed itself to be something more complex: a web of urbanization, property speculation, and inequality affecting cities across the continent.
A series born out of necessity
The stories our community shared highlight painful paradoxes. African cities are becoming unaffordable for Africans, cultural capitals are losing their culture and the people who created it, and young people are forced to choose between proximity to opportunity and financial survival.
Recognizing the importance and urgency of these issues, we have decided to dig deeper with a series of stories. One that explores one of humanity's most basic needs, shelter, and why the fight for affordable housing has become one of the most pressing challenges of our time.
Over the coming weeks, we'll look at:
The fight for equality through housing occupations in Cape Town
How war and displacement have made Port Sudan increasingly expensive to live in
How urbanization and a housing crisis are destroying tradition and communal bonds in Ethiopia
The human cost of Lagos's luxury waterfront development
How shared living is solving Lagos's housing crisis
How soaring property prices have created a marriage bottleneck in Egypt
How diaspora Africans are building dream homes and communities on the continent at a huge cost to locals, and
A growing trend of reverse urbanization in South Africa
Alongside this series, we're launching My First Place, a subseries following young Africans across the continent as they navigate the milestone of securing and setting up their first independent living space. These personal stories will show us what housing independence truly looks like for young people today.
Why this matters now
Housing is more than just buildings. It's about dignity, community, cultural continuity, and the right to remain rooted in the places that shaped us. Losing this means we lose the essence of our cities.
This series documents an ongoing crisis to help us understand the forces transforming African cities and communities and to ask the hard questions about what kind of future we're building.
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