Hailing from Hackney, East London, home to many prominent artists with strong roots to the continent of Africa, rap group NSG have proven themselves to be an unstoppable joint force. This is not only through their artistic growth but as innovators with great plans for the motherland, starting with the opening of The Area Bar in Ghana. NSG never shy away when it comes to embracing their roots, an act that is always reflected in their music. The rap collective's music has been categorized within the afro-swing genre, a fusion of afrobeats, bashment, grime and rap. Since the success of their debut mixtape 'ROOTS', NSG have only been going from strength to strength as a highly respected entity in the UK music scene. 

The long-awaited single 'Colonization' represents what NSG stand for as a group and that their movement is getting deeper than just music. The video highlights clear themes which many black youth have and still do experience in their communities. Some themes illustrated are gang rivalry, selling drugs to make ends meet to support their families, migrating from Africa to the UK (“Couldn’t be in vain that our mums migrate anyway”) and more. ‘Colonization' was surely worth the wait and hype. Merging their love for the motherland and music, the six-piece collective allows listeners to still enjoy the song through their distinctive afro-swing sound, whilst at the same time putting us in deep-thoughts revolving around the video and its meaningful lyrics (“Used to cut so much crops, felt my skin irritate”// “Got about on the block felt my ankles ache”) Though these lyrics reflect their experiences, it also touches on their ‘roots’ and the representation of Black heritage, at the same creating imagery of slavery, what many of our ancestors did go through. ‘Colonization’ is a powerful song that bridges the past and present theme of ‘colonization’ as a whole, with the present day being a successful, positive outcome.