TILLDAYBREAK RELEASES LIFE IN THE TRENCHES,A GRITTY, POETIC PORTRAIT OF NIGERIAN YOUTH
TillDayBreak, also known as TDB, is a Lagos-born artist who treats music like a notebook for
the streets. His new EP, Life in the Trenches, follows his earlier projects Love in the Trenches
(2023) and Heartwork (2024), continuing his mission to document real life as it’s lived, not as it’s
imagined. This time, he turns his focus to the daily realities of Nigeria’s youth: the pressure, the
silence, the survival, and the small moments of clarity that keep people going.
The EP opens with “Shege,” an unflinching look at domestic abuse, cutting through the stigma
with empathy and detail. “CashApp” tells the story of a young man lured by fast money, tracing
his path from promise to peril in just a few verses. Midway through, “Sapa Nice One” uses dark
humour and sharp wit to explore heartbreak shaped by financial strain, love lost not to betrayal,
but to empty pockets.
On “Black Tax,” TillDayBreak gives voice to the quiet exhaustion of being the family’s lifeline,
while the closing track, “Lagos,” serves as a love letter and lament to the city that demands
everything and gives back in fragments.
Blending Afro-soul, spoken word, and hip-hop, Life in the Trenches avoids easy answers or
polished endings. Instead, it offers presence, lyrics that listen, beats that breathe, and stories
that feel familiar because they’re true.
As TillDayBreak puts it: “This is not just music. It’s consciousness brought to reality through
sound and storytelling.”
TRACKLISTING
- Shege
- CashApp
- Sapa Nice One
- Black Tax
- Lagos