Go back, re-watch those pool party scenes, those fashion week runways, and those Big Brother arguments. Do it in extra quality. Do it for 2013. Are you a creator from the 2013 era? Link your "extra quality" videos in the comments below. Let’s build a library of the golden age.

The year 2013 was a watermark for the continent. It was the year broadband started to bite, smartphone cameras became usable, and “lifestyle” stopped being a Western concept imported via cable TV and started being something filmed, edited, and celebrated in Lagos, Nairobi, Johannesburg, and Accra.

In 2013, fashion was not post-edited on FaceTune. Music videos had raw, unpolished dance moves. The "lifestyle" on screen was aspirational but attainable. It was the year before Instagram Stories and TikTok dances standardized everything.