O.OBIWON BRINGS ON THE PRAISE WITH "MY FA.T.H.E.R"
timmynaijazonegap, June 06/21/09, 2009
Award-winning r’n’b artiste Obiora Obiwon begins an expedition into the gospel/inspirational genre with the release of My F.A.T.H.E.R, a christian praise-style jam and the latest single off his highly anticipated sophomore album The Rebirth.
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Anticipation for The Rebirth recently rose with the rave-making hit ballad Obi Mu O, the first single, which also featured an upbeat remix with top notch nigerian rappers. My F.A.T.H.E.R features a marked themic departure, production from notorious hit maker, J.Martins as well as a mass choir.
The Rebirth is now scheduled for a July release.
For additional information send enquiries to obisbox@yahoo.com. mp3 of the single My F.A.T.H.E.R attached. Not for sale. All Rights Reserved.
ABOUT JDIMUSIC – Jdimusic is an independent Nigerian label based in Lagos.
Artiste Background Born in Lagos,grew up in Dallas,Texas,Usa. Came back to Nigeria at the age of 13 and went to International School Ibadan,Finished my Secondary Education at Mason College Festac Town.Went to the University of Port Harcourt to study Mechanical Engineering.
The name dalla$$ is a short form for Walladalla$$ which is a childhood nickname that was given to me by my peers due to the fact that my first name is Wale and I just got back from Dallas way back then.I am from a big polygamous family and the first son from my mother's side with three youger brother behind me.I presently reside in Festac,Lagos,Nigeria.
Musical Background: Started doing music in early my teenage years. Started from rapping for classmates after sports or during break time at school.Later diversified into singing and church gospel. I became the other half of the Port Harcourt Based Rap Duo known as "Da Bollaz" back in 2000.The other half of the Rap Duo is the Hip Hop artiste known as M.Trill.Broke up from the Duo and went solo in 2004.
I just currently finished work on my debut hiphop album which will be in stores in the third week of September. I have two singles from this album on the radio titled "My Brain" and "Olodo".The song titled "My Brain" is already a club and radio hit.It is currently one of the top 10 songs in five different radio stations in Nigeria.Both of them have videos.
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Musical Influence: My kind of music is "feel good" afro hip hop. Known in my native language as "Faaji Music".My aim is to try to bring as much people as I can to the dance floor with my vibes. Like I always say,it is not about being foriegn,it is about being "World Class".
My music is mostly influenced by my environment. Situations often write my songs for me.Typical examples are"Olodo" and "My Brain"."Olodo" was written immediately after our national football's team unimpressive outing at the last African Nations Cup and "My Brain" was in the club based on my experience with a particular girl.
Returns Nigerian Dancehall to its pedestal of Prominence.
Dance hall music was Nigeria’s principal contemporary genre spinning off Millions of Naira in sales for record companies in the country between the late 80’s and early 90’s therefore being the genre of preference then.
Thereafter Hip Hop music swept through the global scene, establishing its dominance and steady growth till date, Nigeria not excluded, thereby bring the gradual dearth of Dance hall music reign.
O.B born Nnaemka Anselm Nwabuzor is an enigma that is bound to break that cold streak that has pervaded the Nigerian and global dancehall scene.
O.B is a native of Imo state by origin, born and raised in the suburb of Shomolu, in Lagos. He attended Hussey Military Primary School and Birrel Avenue High School, Lagos, respectively. Had a stint in Ibadan Poly and LASU Computer Science, but dropped out to pursue music squarely in 2002.
He grew up with strong Dance hall and Hip Hop Musical influences which gave his lyrics that potent edge that spurs instant affinity for his blend of Dance hall by a first time listener.
O.B’s first professional venture into music was in 2002 when he recorded his first song at Redark Studio, Ikeja.
Thereafter he started getting feature calls by other artistes and major exposure via events. As his reputation grew, his music caught the interest of Emoka Nnamdi “Namo” Raymond CEO, Smashers Records, a label reputed for nuturing and breaking premium fresh talents.
O.B’s debut album titled ‘Dreamchyld’ comprises of 14tracks to be released on Smashers Record imprint a Dance hall album with a potpourri mix of Hip Hop, Soul and Trip Hop, that presents a sultry mash up sound that will redefine the direction of dance hall music globally. The album spots production by top contemporary Nigerian producers such as S.A.R.S, JONAH D MONARCH, EX-O & FRENZY. It also features special guest appearances by renowned mc's such as Mi-Fliss, Afroholik, Pash and Awele Ebigwei (UK).
The album features tracks such as ‘Omo Ele ’ a suave chic toast track & ‘Supa Girl’ which are both presently enjoying air play on radio. It also features ‘Fa Ya Gbe Jo’ a keg party song, ‘Def Krunk’ ft Frenzy, ‘No Games’ ft Awele Ebigwei and ‘God Saved Me’ ft Mi-Fliss.
The Label spared no expense at getting the best of hands to work on the production in the technical aspect of the production such as engineering and recordings was done by Deji Zoawe of Eko Reelmix and Henaus Studio, respectively. Dreamchyld is pure value for money definitely a must have that will raise the bar higher for the entertainment scene in Nigeria and beyond.
Influences NAS,KRS ONE,COMMON,DAMIEN MARLEY,BOYZ II MEN, SADE ADU,SEAL,2 PAC,JILL SCOT AND A WHOLE LOT OTHERS.
Sounds Like DAMIEN MARLEY,WYCLEF JEAN,COLLIE BUDDZ AND ABOVE ALL LIKE OB
Record Label Smasher'sRecords(Booking:smashersrecords@yahoo.com) www.tuneflow.com/obtank www.myspace.com/obtank www.myspace.com/smashersgroup
smashersrecords@yahoo.com +234 803 357 1207 +234 703 837 4077
BORN IN THE EASTERN NIGERIAN STATE OF ENUGU (POPULARLY KNOWN AS COAL CITY),AND IS I(G)BO BY TRIBE/RACE. ACQUIRED A BSC.
HONS IN PLITICAL SCIENCE/INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA (UNN) WHERE HE MET ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S BIGGEST RNB STARS OBIWON AND FORMED THE GROUP COAL CITYS FINEST (CCF).
GRADUATED AND RELOCATED TO LAGOS. MET UP WITH ELAJOE,B-ELECT AND AMAKA TO FORM NIGERIA'S MOST CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED HIPHOP GROUP KNOWN AS THOROUGHBREDS, BEHIND MASSIVE RADIO HITS LIKE STREETHOP (WON THE BEST HIP HOP SONG BY A DUO/GROUP @ HIPHOP WORLD AWARDS 2006) , MAKE ROOM, ODE TO HIP HOP, TO MENTION A FEW.
CURRENTLY WORKING AS A PROJECTS & MARKETING MANAGER FOR A HIGHLY REPUTABLE EVENTS COMPANY IN LAGOS NIGERIA.
THE IBO BOY PROJECT (EP) IS SLATED TO DROP IN DECEMBER 2007. FEATURES PRODUCTION FROM NIGERIAN BASED BEAT SMITHS FRENZY (HENDUGGZ), JONAH THE MONARCH. A
LBUM FEATURES SOME OF THE HOTTEST HIPHOP CATS IN THE COUNTRY.
DAT IBO BOI REPRESENTS THE RE-EMERGENCE OF THE IGBO RACE.IT SERVES AS A PLATFORM FOR SHOWCASING THE UNIQUENESS OF HIS TRIBE, AND FUSES HIPHOP CULTURE WITH THE TRADITIONAL IGBO DIALECT/SOUND.
IBO BOYZ STAND UP!!!!! THIS THE NEW BIAFRA!!! (WITHOUT THE WAR THAT IS) www.myspace.com/datiboboi
DOWNLOAD THE TOP HIT SONG NOW ====>>>> AIYE PO GAN
Name: Mfon Essien
Stage Name: FR3STYLE
Genre: Hiphop/Rap
Album title: "Virtuoso..My name is ESSIEN"
Discography:
Born in the early '80's to a conservative christian family of eight,
Mfon is the fifth born and second son. A sesaoned producer, song-writer, recording
and performing artiste, he started his career with the now defunct TRYBESMEN.
A trio that comprised Freestyle, Eldee and Kaboom.
He had his primary, secondary and tetiary education at Our Ladys of Apostles
private schl, yaba, St. Finbarrs' College, and University of Lagos, both in akoka.
He is widely travelled and has performed at major concerts across the United Kingdom.
His first album as a solo artiste "Free @ Last" was an award-winning effort, comprised of radio-friendly tracks with sing-along choruses and among the numerous nominations and awards
it bagged were the Hiphopworld's "BeST RaP alBum 2007", the Gbedu awards "NAiJA's Finest RApper 2008",
the Teen's resource "Role MOdel Awards 2008" etc
Currently he's working on his sophomore album which features cameo appearances by artistes such as T-Pain, Pype, W4, Nyore, Niyola, Dagrin, Wyre(Kenya), 9ice, etc as well as production credits from industry heabyweights such as I.D. Cabasa, BeatWorkx, RhyMzo, Paul Play, J-TuNes, etc
The track "EVERYBODY ELSE" is a collaboration produced by and featuring U.S. based, international recording atriste,
T-PAIN. It falls within the "CRUNK" sub-genre of Hiphop music and is getting tremendous airplay both locally and internationally on radio stations.
The video of the track is expected to cost over $180,000:00 USD and is scheduled for release in the third quarter of this year.
Danfor Drivers are of the best musical group based in Ajegunle, who have change the music scene in Nigeria. We have travelled wide and far.
We are one of the privileges Nigeria artistes that have international recognition; one of our hit tracks was used as soundtrack in an international movie that was premiere in USA-Phat girls.
We are now out with another blockbuster.
We are available for you events.
Bflow-Songs (Adebiyi Oguntimilehin) the Multi-Talented Superstar,singer,dancer and writer.
Who hails from Osun state(state of the living spring) has busted onto the scene in a manner that has left a lot of folks speechless.
His vocal abilities are proved on his powerful single effort,which provides a sensational sound for the listener 'Gbeborun'produced by Admirer beats, Bflow brought together some well knowns in the music world to produce his most anticipated Album(The secret)having featured with Nigeria's Indigenous acts such as:K,B(Trybes men),Mo'rachi,Timi d black 1,A-Q,Gino,Sossick,Speech,Isolate,Joe-kenny,Mr cool and Many more.
ontact admin adds@timmynaija.com or info.....com for more info about BFLOW />
Beautifully texturing her pure, sultry and smoky vocals with a sensual, jazzy musical style, Nigerian born, Los Angeles based singer-songwriter Douye’ continues to broaden her base of appreciative and passionate fans all over the world.
Growing up influenced by such jazz and R&B legends as Peggy Lee, Ray Charles, Billie Holliday, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Sade, the multi-faceted performer began singing in church at the age of seven and quickly began focusing on her future as a professional singer.
By age ten, she was expressing her innermost emotions in poetry, which led naturally to her development as a compelling songwriter.
In her mid-teens, she traveled to Europe to pursue her growing musical dreams, and she later immigrated to the United States to study voice at the acclaimed Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California.
After graduating from MI, Douye’ continued honing her singing, songwriting and musical direction, becoming a prolific writer and performing for audiences at clubs throughout Los Angeles. While working towards her ultimate goal of becoming a recording artist, she hit it off creatively with Terry Shaddick, a renowned pop songwriter and producer well known for co-writing Olivia Newton John’s era defining smash “Physical.”
Coming to share a singular vision, Douye’ and Shaddick penned the songs that would launch Douye’s recording career on the newly released, appropriately titled debut album Journey.
BUY ALBUM The title is a perfect reflection of Douye’s musical and life experiences leading up to her exciting emergence as an independent singer/songwriter.
To this day, she complements her music making with deep passions for writing poetry and collecting primitive art. www.douyetheartist.com www.myspace.com/douyetheartist
ISOLATE, that good hard scratch that relieves…THE ARA FATHER!
timmynaijazonegap, April 04/29/09, 2009
Have you ever had the itch in your centre station region? It was so bad; you couldn’t do anything about it because you were in a public place. A voice keeps saying, “don’t mess up, the paparazzi will get the shots”. The itch grows intense, for a second almost driving you paranoid. You reach down, you take that ease and it’s all on the news, it’s large…that good hard scratch that relieves!
Isolate is hot, hard and definitely here to ease us from the experience of pain we have all been trying to bear. His hard core-street flows reach deep and tell it as it is. You have yearned for this new feel mix of African and Hip-hop, Isolate is here to satiate that crave. Stand still for the infusion of a combination of creative skills and pleasuring sequence of sounds, a mad experience of lyrical ace.
With Isolate’s album set to drop mid this month, brace yourself, the fusion of Yoruba, Apala, Were, Fuji music has never been this deep. Believe me, y’all shouldn’t miss this. It‘s Isolate, it’s hot, it’s hard, it’s street, it’s the scratch you must take to feel your itch ease, it’s the way out when you need to scrape the surface for the true experience of music.
Isolate’s is definitely delivering right with singles like “Give it to me” and “Ara” where he featured super rapper, GINO, already enjoying massive downloads. MO’BB records, the record label Isolate is signed to, with GINO and OWEN GEE as President and Vice-President are soon set off the birth of The Ara Father.
M.E.N.U!
Isolate’s single, ‘Give it to me’ can be listened to and downloaded at www.timmynaija.com/audio.html. All responses and comments for Isolate can be sent to owenosemwengie@yahoo.com.
Timmynaija proudly presents The New Breed Of Nigerian Entertainment (NBNE).
This is a dream come true and we on behalf of every lover of Nigerian music from the oldies to the newdies are proud to let you all know that we have finally come to the stage where we should all stand up and say yes it is time to take Nigerian music to the top flight round the GLOBE.
In recent times and the past a few have tried and failed but atleast tried to make it work and many didnt care to put Nigeria´s image in the music scene or the entertainment industry a big shot by making it a recon among the rest but instead they just do things that only bring in the money and forgets or not caring about other aspects that can change for good for the sake of the music image of the country.
This project The New Breed Of Nigerian Entertainment (NBNE) is designed to help those that can´t find a way through in the industry and those that have the income to support certain artists but dont really have the idea on where to start.
The New Breed Of Nigerian Entertainment (NBNE) helps both the artist and the promoter or the producer or the manager who is searching for the right artist to promote.
NOW THIS GOES OUT TO MUSICIANS,PROMOTERS,PRODUCERS,VIDEOS DIRECTORS AND MORE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, if you are interested in this project you can get in touch with the admin through this phone number and email (0046 - 7349 36671) Sweden, or email us (adds@timmynaija.com).
Hope you get in touch as fast as you can before some one else get hold on your dream investment.
The most creative musician in recent times in the Nigerian music industry.
His cocktail of genres from western world R&B and Rap To traditional Highlife music and Juju music is responsible for his unmatchable uniqueness.
Paul started as a producer, songwriter and back up vocalist before hitting the limelight.
Born to a great Nigerian music legend, Late I.K. Dairo M.B.E., who was the only musician to be honoured by Queen Elizabeth II in Africa in the sixties, Paul Babatunde Dairo is unquestionably, a chip of the old block.
He joined "le griffe" an R&B group with his brother and cousin, Banji and Henry Dairo (both late now) in the late eighties, He vowed to keep the dream alive. He moved on to join other groups which include "De Klan", "Oxygen" and Pure Heart Impression.
While with these groups, Paul was doubling as a jingle and soundtrack producer for advertising agencies and film producers not just that, he has also produced and worked with most of the upcoming artistes in Nigerian music scene and big names as well.
He went solo after fears of continuity with his last group to record his first album titled "Dairo Music Foundation Project" in 1999 featuring hit singles like; Mosorire Happy Day and Yes O! .
The Album remains a timeless classic, popular amongst Nigerians and Africans in Diaspora. The album has sold over two million copies and is still selling till date.
To keep the marriage between his irreplaceable passion for music and the legacy left behind by his father intact, his debut album is a unique blend of remaking his fathers old hits and his first love; R&B.
Ive always wanted to make R&B evergreen songs as an artiste, but my father left so much behind in terms of his music and fans, so I thought it well to keep his fans happy and his style of music alive.
Explains this endowed musician on his first solo album. Sincerely, his debut album reflected all of that cutting from the roots to the urban genres. T
he album became a delight for entertainment reporters, and music journalist. Which fetched Paul Play Dairo most of the Nigerian music and entertainment industry awards.
The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and first lady Chief Mrs.
Stella Obasanjo are great lovers of Paul's music.
He has performed for the first family more than any of his counterparts. His music has also been embraced by the elite as well as state Governors.
His performance is rated first class at high brow events and he has also performed with international acts at major events.
They include; Joe, Wyclef, Sean Paul and Shaggy just to mention a few.
He has released two other albums "Project II" and "no. 1" these two albums were released in 2001 and 2003 respectively despite the intimidating factors affecting musicians in his country, he sold 1.5 million copies of Project II, and over 3 million copies of Number 1 Paul has worked with great producers and A&R in U.K. and U.S.A., after listening to "sacrifice" (song on the second alum) He was contacted through his partner Denitty by the management of Jimmy Cozier to write songs for his album.
His works marveled the entire production team of a U.K. Management Company Starview Entertainment he was invited for a Producer/artiste deal in 2003.
The first promo single from this yet-to-be unmasked masterpiece titled Angel of my life is comfortably occupying the number one spot on major charts, enjoying airplay on radio stations in Nigeria and other parts of Africa while the promo video has remained the most requested by music lovers apart from facing a heavy rotation.
He wrote, sang and produced all the songs on this album that is meant to define his musicality and his love for mainstream music. Some labels have shown interest in this album but he believes the right deal is yet to come.
With countless achievements in his country and beyond, Paul Play is still as humble and real as they come.
The world waits for more as he is ready to give much more.
His drive for music and creativity can only lead him to greater and better things.
He epitomizes freedom of expression using mainstream music as a platform to exhibit the development of mainstream music in Nigeria, and Africa in general which should be embraced by the global music industry.
Genuinely, he is the first Nigerian artiste to confidently come up with a mainstream album meant to break the language barrier, while creatively establishing the universality of music.
With his mindset on the international scene, this workaholic remains unsatisfied until he conquers the world.
We are the A2 BrothazZ :- the pronounced Afro-Asian BrothazZ
timmynaijazonegap, March 03/09/09, 2009
Consisting of 6 members viz: Ifedolapo Darlignton Oluwamogbiele (Ife-Ezy) Abimbola Oluwamogbiele (AU) Moses Chimenem Aleruchi (Ray-Shekels/Gentle Ray) Prince Hakwu Nyeche (Prince ICEZ) AnggRaeni Karisma Putri (ReNNi-Reign) Henry Okorogba (B2H) There are however, 5 singers/performers and 3 Producers.
A2 BrothazZ crew: Ife-Ezy:- Lead Vocal, Songwriter, Composer, Dancer AU:- Lead Rapper, Songwriter, Composer Ray-Shekels:- Rapper, Songwriter, Composer ICEZ:- Rapper, Songwriter, Composer ReNNi-Reign:- Singer, Songwriter, Composer, (1st Lady) A2 RecordzZ/Production Crew: Ife-Ezy:- Executive Producer Ray-Shekels:- Co-producer B2H:- Co-producer.
(GENESIS) This is the Genesis of the A2 BrothazZ; the pronounced Afro-Asian BrothazZ... It started way back in August 2006, with the founder Ife-Ezy, Natty-Darlin, and Hong... when the A2 BrothazZ participated in a School Musical Competition and eventually emerged the 2nd place in the School competition, which was not suppose to be so... because the vote was rigged and bought by the so called Winner... No Hard feelings though... As for the A2 BrothazZ, they won the competition not the trophy...because after the competition, they earned the fame and were honoured in many occasions as guest Artist and all... rather than the Winner of the Trophy.
After a while, Hong Opted out of the Crew and Leaving Ife-Ezy and Natty-Darlin to do it alone... of which Natty-Darlin opted out as well... and Adams came in to join Ife-Ezy after lots of performances and shows, Adams left the Crew without notice... and Ife-ezy was alone, then Natty-Darlin’ came back and AU joined the Crew then BABs came into the picture and rolled down with the A2 BrothazZ and Ife-Ezy produced lots of Singles for the Crew and including BABs, After their first recorded demo Jom pergi, the going was smooth, and their second was recorded titled: I’ll be Ur Man... and before their third single, Natty-Darlin was out of the Picture although an Associate of the Crew as a Pioneer and also after a while, BABs opted out as well.
After a long while, Prince ICEZ Joined the Crew, so did the 1st Lady, ReNNi-Reign as the only Asian in the Crew, then Ray-Shekels joined the Crew later on...
All this while, Henry B2H... was with Ife-Ezy Co-producer with him.
He co-produced Kerana Mu and Beauty Queen. With the Current Crew, A2 BrothazZ has performed at different occasions, clubs, hip-hop festival, et al...
One thing they all have in common is that they have been into music since Childhood... the Blood Runs in their Vein... they did not just start music yesterday but for years since Childhood.
Fecko (born Ifeanyi Chukwuebuka Ibegbunam on June 17, 1989 in Onitsha, Anambra State) is a young and witty Nigerian emcee-****-rapper.
Raised in the suburbs of Lagos state, Fecko has, throughout various times during his career, also gone by the stagenames of Raplogic, Feck, and Tha Lyrical Soulja.
FECKO has also developed various backronyms for his name, including Formidable Emcees Can Knock-out Obstacles.
He started doing rap music professionally in 2005 when he recorded his first Demo tape at a digital studio in Surulere (Lagos) after he graduated from high-school.
Before then, he recorded a couple of freestyles and rap songs with the aid of a tape recorder, while he used hip-hop beats of various musicians as his background sound theme, which often played from the loud speakers of his father's deck and he apparently rendered most of his dad's high-life cassettes useless as a result of his mini-recording studio-experiment.
Well after producing his own demo tapes locally, he would distribute them free of charge to most of his friends and school mates so they can review his work.
Later on in 2006, Fecko was commited in joining forces with an Enugu-based record label and eventually worked on a 9-tracker album.
However the album wasn't released due to a snag which was caused by the label, but that didn’t stop him from forging ahead in his hip-hop career.
Plus, he made sure that some of his hit tracks off the unreleased album got airplay on both local and international radio stations, while some tracks also got featured on mixtapes, hosted by several DJs who were based in Nigeria, Ohio State (USA) and London (England).
Fecko participated in several hip-hop auditions, some of which include the Zain/Nigezie Trusearch (Enugu), Starcomms/Collosal Live Revolution Concert (Lagos) and the Channel O SPRITE EMCEE AFRICA Freestyle Battle Competition which also took place in Lagos.
During the first quarter of 2009, he also got featured on the AfricanHipHop.com mixtape alongside other rappers from Zambia, Zimbabwe etc.
Although he hopes to pitch his tents with PalmBeach Records sooner or later, but in the meantime, he's currently working freelance on an album and a hip-hop mixtape which will include guest artistes and production works from Nigeria, Cameroon, South Africa, Europe and USA.
Fecko is also working real hard to make sure he drops at least two musical videos of good quality on or before the second quarter of 2009, so as to help promote his forthcoming mixtape and album. Currently he has two singles on radio entitled (Nollywood ft Terry da rapman and Phunky Somethin).
He's also a member of the African Hip-Hop Movement and a presenter/news correspondent with PowerHouseAfrica.com which is an all-African music website and have, throughout various times during his career as a journalist, conducted several video-taped interviews with some illustrious Nigerian acts like Banky W, Modenine, Overdose, Illbliss and Terry tha rapman just to mention a few.
And aside from being a student, lyricist, rapper and a presenter, Fecko is also a graphic/web designer, writer and an online publicist.
While some of his hobbies include: surfing the internet, meeting new people, playing basketball, researching, watching musical videos and listening to great songs with thought-provoking lyrics. .
ISOLATE - GIVE IT TO ME (I cant stop this Naijaddiction)
timmynaijazonegap, March 03/04/09, 2009
ISOLATE, the young talented African – Hip Hop sensation is set to take his rightful position. You don’t want to miss this. Keep your eyes and ears open…. Don’t blink!
M.E.N.Ú!
His fusion of Yoruba, Ápálá, Fuji, Wéré places him with a distinct delivery that is set to shock y’all.
A son of California, Ogbomosho, Ágbó-ilé Eleshin Meta, Oyo State. Nigeria
With tracks like, ‘ÁRÁ’ featuring Gino and the current single, ‘GIVE IT TO ME’ are enjoying massive downloads on various websites. Isolate is signed under MO’BB records with GINO as the President and OWEN GEE as Vice-President/Artistes management head, and of course, mad-killing beats done by SOSSICK.
ISOLATE is a promise kept with his videos being shot at the end of this month, audiences will have an experience of this lyrical wizard.
His album is set to drop by the middle of this year with collaborations with other ACE artistes.
Lanre Dabiri aka “eLDee the Don” is the founder of Trybe Records.
A music producer, recording artist, and a qualified architect. Born May 23rd and raised in Kaduna, a city in Northern Nigeria, eLDee’s love for music and the arts started at a very young age.
In 1998, eLDee and his high school friend, “Kaboom” teamed up with “Freestyle”, and the group Trybesmen was born.
Subsequently, eLDee founded his own independent label (Trybe Records) to support the group, and took the Nigerian music scene by storm with two hits in 1999; “Trybal Marks” and “Shake Bodi”. Trybesmen’s debut album “L.A.G. Style” was a massive hit and still a cult-classic.
eLDee, as the head of Trybesmen and Trybe Records, engineered what has now become the music genre most call Afro-hip hop/Afro-pop.
With Trybesmen’s undeniably incredible blend of Afro beat, Reggae, Highlife and hip hop, and with over 78 sold-out shows in one year, it was no surprise that Trybesmen became a force to be reckoned with across West Africa.
Trybe Records also created a platform for new talents that would help achieve the goal of placing African Hip Hop/African Pop on the international map.
Trybe Records boasts of developing successful artists such as Sasha, who won the Kora’s Most Promising Artist Award in 2004, 2Shots, Lequse, olaDele, Timi, and Sid, who is now a member of the “Mo-hits Records” label.
eLDee came up with a collaboration of all the artists on the record label, named them “Da Trybe” and solidified Trybe Records” place as a force to be reckoned with in the Nigerian Music Industry with hits such as “Work it out” and “Oya” in 2002, and the album “BIG Picture” in 2005.
Making a move to the United States in 2002, eLDee recorded a solo album titled “Long Time Coming” and followed up with “Return of the King” in 2006.
“Return of the King” was very well received earning him various nominations and awards for both videos and songs including the Nigerian Entertainment Award for “Best International Album”.
eLDee, though currently living between Nigeria and the United States is a household name both in Africa and in the African communities abroad.
He has been featured on numerous international radio stations both in Europe, Asia and the USA.
Back home in Nigeria, the hit-music playlist is incomplete without eLDee.
His personal hits like “I go yarn”, “Champion”, “African Chiquito” and “Bosi Gbangba” have been aired on radio stations all over the world.
eLDee has also been featured in countless local and international magazines and newspaper articles and remains one of the most RESPECTED artist/producer out of West Africa, on the international scene.
eLDee has emerged as a multi talented professional. eLDee has worked with various artists of various nationalities, doing various styles, producing amazing music and creating great videos.
eLDee has produced and directed numerous videos both for Nigerian and international artists and is able to bring anyone into his world of creativity in an effortless manner.
eLDee’s resume not only brags about his work as an artist, producer and video director, but also as an interactive media genius.
His business resume boasts of clients like CNN, D3 Publishing, Hines, Accenture, Andersen, Kimberly Clark, Naruto, Primedia, NBA, UPS, Cartoon Network, Consumer Source, Warner Bros, just to name a few of the fortune 500 companies he has had the opportunity to design and develop for with an Atlanta based firm.
eLDee and his group of colleagues have received numerous national and international awards for design and advertising media campaigns.
eLDee writes and produces most of his music, and owns all rights to his works through his reign of over a decade.
His much-anticipated album “Evolution” is due out later this year (2008) and promises the world, true music, pure energy, and undeniable versatility.
Keeping the world at the edge of their seats, everyone awaits the “Evolution” which boasts of club bangers, great music, and international artist collaborations. “Evolution” is one of eLDee”s most important work yet!
Lanre Dabiri, aka “eLDee the Don”, a business mogul.
For more information on eLDee please visit www.eldeethedon.com
OB aka TANK was born in one of tha most volatile and dangerous places in Lagos Nigeria(SHOCITY).
OB fell in love with music from his chyldhood dayz started wiv singing in a church choir and then fell so much in luv wiv Hiphop music in 1998.
street life is all he knows but music has been his soothing balm always giving him peace n luv inside,Music is my life.
Owen Gee, Gino and Sossick proudly one family and into the Nigerian entertainment industry.
Owen a stand up comedian and singer.
Gino one of the most spectacular rapper in Nigeria.
Sossick known for his multi talents... creativity of sounds,producer and rapper.
Sossick was the producer to songs .... Julie by Shank, Farabala, Ara&Sobosun by isolate,also number of songs by SauceKid and will be producing 7 out of 16 tracks from the upcoming PAIN PLUS WORK 2 (THE GOOD YEAR).
Owen is the eldest in the family followed by Gino and then Sossick, they are all one team to recon with when it comes to the music/entertainment industry in the country.
As part of my weekly colums I want to share to you about this wonderful family about their contribution to the Nigerian entertainment movement.
A big thanks to Owen,Gino&Sossick for sharing this story with fans and readers of this blog.
Known for his versatility and unique style started his singing and writing career in 2002 with a Group called the GoodFellaz (G-Fellaz), a 6 man group with 4 rappers,1 ragga Mc and Me, then decided to do his solo career in 2004 and got signed on Smasher's Records in 2008.
Friends called him “Osula King”, Obvious keeps his fans wanting more with his music and new flavor and eclectic style that is uniquely his.
His Ability to relate with the female gender through his love songs has continuously made the name OBVIOUS a Household Name.
This unique style, Is evident on all of his song some of which include his First single "NNE (My Angel), Most Beautiful & the Club bangers "O Make e" and "Wound Somebody".
Obvious, who’s First single “Nne” and the Club Hit “O Make e” from his soon to be released album (Heart of Imo), is rocking the Air Waves at the moment aspires to raise his game, push the creative envelope and transcend music stereotypes.
He is working hard to build a solid, outstanding body of work that hopefully will outlive him.
He aims in all ways to become a reference point for Nigerian artistes anywhere. His Influences are R.Kelly, Akon, 50cent, Joe, Jahiem, EX-O and Jay-Z.
He hopes to someday become a Great ambassador with his music.
He believes consistency, originality as well as hard work are the keys to achieving all these. His philosophy of life is “The Depth of your struggle determines the height of your success". >
The forth coming album has a whole lot of artiste collaborating with him, There are Affroholik,OB,Feeler,Chezy B,G-Fellaz,Gini-Q,EX-O,Isolate and Pash with EX-O (Loud Anuff), Vybe Productions (USA),Boma (UK), White Hot Productions (Canada),Dj Mesta (ITALY) & Samklef (Klef Sound) on the production.
The album is made up of 13Tracks with 2 Bonus Tracks and there is a song on the album for everyone.
The year 2009, Is the year of “O Make e” and Obvious is without a doubt here to stay and make statement in the Nigeria Music industry. www.myspace.com/obviousdistrict
Singer, songwriter Omolara Ayodele was born in Lagos Nigeria, The only girl in the family of four kids; she was raised by her dad who was an officer in the air force and her mother a nurse.
Growing up as a kid, her mother encouraged her and her three brothers to sing, she would teach them songs and make them sing at family functions.
After completing her primary and secondary school education at Air Force Primary and Secondary School in Kaduna and Lagos respectively, she went on to the university of Ibadan where she graduated with a degree in Philosophy.
In the course of all these events, Omolara discovered her love for music. She started writing songs when she was 10 years old and later on in secondary school, got awarded for her effort when she co-wrote an entry for the proposed new school anthem.
While studying at the university, she joined the Spirit of David Dance club where her love and passion for music and songwriting grew even more.
As they danced and toured the country, she began to write and perform theme songs as an opening act for the tour.
During this time she got to meet other aspiring artistes and featured on some of their work.
In 2003 she featured on the root top MCS song “Gods calling you” from the SHOCK THERAPY album, she also collaborated with B.O.U.Q.U.I on the song “Virtuous Woman” on her self titled album.
In April 2007, she got a call to be the voice behind the song for the close up Salsa Campaign “The closer the better” which she co-wrote with singer, songwriter and producer Cobhams Asuquo.
The song was initially meant for radio promotion alone but when the organizing team listened to the very first demo, they were impressed and intrigued by Omolara’s vocal ability and her promising future as a performing artiste and immediately asked her to be a part of the team that would tour the major cities in the country and perform the song.
This very talented singer and songwriter has been involved in many songwriting projects one of which is the theme song for the society for the performing arts in Nigeria (S.P.A.N)”Become a citizen”.
Omolara has also worked as a session and background singer for several artistes as well being a writer and voice over artiste for various radio commercials.
After a couple of failed management and record deals, Omolara decided to take a bold step at working on the album on her own.
The single “Be like yours” which is a product of this effort was produced by renowned producer Cobhams. >
Citing the likes of Whitney Houston, Brandy, Mariah Carey and Jill Scot as some of her many musical influences, Omolara’s deeply soulful and atmosphere music is bound to captivate any listener.
Her album which is expected to consist of twelve tracks infuses a blend of soul, RnB pop and soft rock, a combination which she hopes will help express her desire to identify with the personal struggles of a lot of young people all over the world as well as a declaration of her Christian faith.
The album, which already promises collaboration with the lyrically skilled hip-hop artist M.I, is expected to be released in early 2009. Myspace Omolara here
She is called praise2life and started her singing career as a Church choir in montreal Canada seven years ago.
She discovered she liked to sing and decided to learn to read music to enhance her skills and then as she progreesed ,praise2life discovered she needed to learn to play the piano.
Six months down the road she decided to change and learn the guitar instead and here she discovered her niche.
praise2life considered playing the guitar as therapy and a way to express herself.
Praise2life writes all her songs and her songs have become a part of the repertoire for praise worship in her church in montreal especially at The Redeemed Christian Church of God where she worships.
Her musical influences are Mahalia Jackson, Darlene zschech,The Newsboys, Pastor Shirley Ceaser and Don Moen.
She loves to listen to India Arie, Aretha Franklin and other Gospel music.
To listen to praise2life songs go to http://reverbnation.com/praise2life >
FAZE started out with Nigerian best group "Plantashun Boiz" the group comprises of Faze, 2face and blackface.
Plantashun Boiz scored hit singles, sold millions and also had sold out tour.When the group broke out, many thought Faze cannot stand alone, but Faze shocked Africa and penned the hit track "Faze alone" also album title, which became Africa national anthems and won him numerous awards and nominations both in Nigeria and overseas.
Faze is Known as Nigerian best vocalist whose high notes cannot be compared to other artist.
Faze is a gifted singer, singing since a tender age of five.
Faze has establish himself as a brand singer, endorsing top company product in Nigeria.
His current album "independent" is currently the most played album on radio station. For more Bio on Faze, please check out www.myspace.com/foreverfaze, www.jtonproductions.com Faze is currently managed by Independent Entertainment Nigera and Jton Productions Inc, USA.
It's the vid for the 1st single off the Knighthouse Street Scriptures; this song features Nyore {reggae artist; M.I {raving hot emcee} and our very own Hip-Pop princess...Mo'Cheddah!
Creativity is an exception and it´s only to those that have the mind,skills and time to learn and create things in a way that you just want to see over and over no matter how times you see it or view it.
I wonder how Asa will feel if she see this video!!!
I know she will be proud of it and I suggest that she does make this animated video a the real video by just working on one or two more things on the video.
This is unique and it´s obviously a good video by a friend in the UK.
Thanks to DEJIARIYO for posting the video on youtube.
Asa - Subway (Unofficial Animated Video) plus lyrics
The name YemiSax might not be that popular as you can think of,but this brother as so fussion of the blend of hiphop,rnb,funk and other genre of music from the mother land and made them hits.
You have to see this video to really know him and understand what makes him a standing ovation and a special person in his own world which no one is compared to his unique style.
Enjoy the video .................
YemiSax - Bere mole
The long awaited video by the KokoMaster finally hit the shaws of the web...
The massive response and view in its 1st 2days hit overs 5000 views on youtube.
D'banj - Suddenly (The Official Video)
Mr. Efizzy is also known as the Number One Alhaji or better yet, the only "molatto" in the industry.
He is a gentleman that poses as a source of temptation, even more so than regular alhajis. However, his names are attributed to him due to his style of rap.
Mr. Efizzy has the ability to syncopate over faster afro hip-hop beats.
In order to fully understand the talented artist that is Mr. Efizzy, one only needs to listen to his music.
Stay locked to the audio page for music. http://www.myspace.com/efizzyonline
Born Joakin Ikazoboh on 14th June 1985 in the unique town of Kaduna north-central, Nigeria. Lived and was brought up in the air force military base, Kaduna.
Fondly referred to as, "THE HEART OF THE NORTH" by his teeming fans got introduced to music at an early stage.
In his words "My dad was really crazy about his music so he had a large collection of records that got etched into my brain as early as 5yrs old".
Fast-forward to the early 90s when rap started taking over mainstream music, a monster was created immediately Kaynon got his hands on a copy of the kriss-kross' debut album.
He memorized the tape front to back! "From then on I knew there was no stopping me" he said, "I just had to get me more!" And more he got. He got into air force secondary school Kaduna and picked up on miming as the next best thing; social days were looked forward to like it was Christmas.
And one year Christmas came with a very big and unexpected gift when in the middle of his performance, the song he was miming to just stopped, He then had to improvise by spitting the rest of the song acapella to a thunderous applause.
"It was 99'; my two buddies and I were miming "Notorious" by biggie when all of a sudden the music just stopped. The lights were still on so we knew it wasn't a power problem but there we were standing there looking stupid as hell in front of the whole school, I some how knew what had to be done and did it, I cant explain what happened that day but am glad it did".
He started writing his own stuff in 2000', after which he hooked up with a rap collective in kaduna called "liquid metal" and they recorded a studio demo including the underground cult classic "game is on" which created a momentary buzz in the city but due to school and stuff everyone went solo. His education lead him to Lagos, (Anthony village to be exact) where he lived with his cousin.
This quickly became his second home and there the final stage in the evolution of the Loose Kaynon was complete. The beauty of his music lies in the diversity of his rhyming skills and his broad take on issues.
From the effortless braggadocio evident on songs like "Swagger" and "It's Okay" to the inspirational offerings of "Kan't Look Back" and lets not forget the smooth and hypnotic flow of "Down Low", one thing is certain this m.c is unpredictable and can switch up his flow at the drop of a hat. We just wonder if the music industry and in deed the world at large is ready for such talent? In summary, you may ask me who is Loose Kaynon and what is he about? Loose Kaynon, is not your average gangster, but certainly better-than-your-average hustler, not your new kid on the rap block but the kid bringing a whole new rap block to light.
He is an Mc and rapper extraordinaire. Ye Diggg! www.myspace.com/loosekaynonworld
Before and since the death of ken saro wiwa in November 1995(In 1990, Saro-Wiwa started to dedicate himself to the amelioration of the problems of the oil producing regions of the Niger Delta.
Focusing on his homeland, Ogoni, he launched a non-violent movement for social and ecological justice. In this role he attacked the oil companies and the Nigerian government accusing them of waging an ecological war against the Ogoni and precipitating the genocide of the Ogoni people.
He was so effective, that by 1993 the oil companies had to pull out of Ogoni. This cost him his life).
The Niger delta has been experiencing political, economic and environmental disenfranchisement. Abject poverty,Gas flaring, Oil spillage, Pollution of Farm land and water are what the people get in return.
Oil bunkering and general instability in the region compound energy problems abroad,reducing also the supply and driving up the cost of oil in global markets.Neither the government nor the oil companies have adequately addressed environmental problems such as gas flaring and oil spills.
The Nigerian government has not provided adequate security to communities in the Niger Delta. With few exceptions, the government has allowed gangs and militias, some of which are funded by local politicians and party officials, to run rampant. Violence between rival gangs—particularly in the aftermath of the 2003 and 2007 elections—has resulted in the deaths of dozens of innocent civilians.
NIGERIA is currently the fourth largest supplier of OIL to the UNITED STATES. In march alone the US imported 1.154 million barrels per day from NIGERIA.
The MOSOP(movement of the ogoni people) is one of the first groups that stood up against the Nigerian government and regional oil companies such as SHELL or NNPC to increase local control over their resources.
since then other organizations have been inspired to stand up and and protest. I as a civilian born and raised in the Niger delta of nigeria together with the "remember saro-wiwa" organization stand to raise awareness on what is happening in my country. and to stress what role our corrupt political leaders, the west including the US AND UK plays in our present state and condition
i want to convince our fellow Nigerians about our responsibilities starting with the man selling oranges on the streets up to the big men that take advantage of the poor and uneducated by using them for their self benefit and then fill their pockets with the money gained from another mans blood or sufferings,eventually run to the church on sunday and say he serves God and that he is Bornagain;"NOTICE ME OR I QUENCH"
We ought to practice what we preach:Together we stand, divided we fall" NIAJA NA ONLY WE GO FIT SAVE OURSELVES OH....NOBODY ELSE. Not to forget the international community also has a stake in helping to resolve this conflict: the problems in the Niger Delta also destabilize global markets, especially as the price of oil continues to rise.
Stand up against ; Corruption, against in justice, against Bribery and Hypocrisy.......RAISE UR VOICES NOW. THANKYOU! LOVE:NNEKA EGBUNA.
THE OFFICIAL BARACK OBAMA INAUGURATION CELEBRATION
timmynaijazonegap, January 01/15/09, 2009
Harry Baba and HanSolo
Present:
44 CHRONICALS
This is An Exclusive Grown & Sexy Inauguration Event
You are cordially invited to a Historic Celebration of the 44th Chronicle.
The Inauguration of Barack Obama
as the First Black President of the United States of America
on Martin Luther King Holiday, Monday January 19, 2009
LOUNGE 201, 201 Massachusetts Ave, NE Washington DC 20002
Monday January 19, 2009
8pm until 4am (or till the city shuts down.)
FREE BUFFET!!! 4 ALL 8-11pm
OPEN Rail BAR!! 8-11pm
LIVE BAND + DJ
Attire: Ladies > Beautiful Dresses a must * Gentleman> Handsome Suits a must.
Mature Clientele Only.
Early Arrival is strongly advised!
VIP/Table Packages:
* Single VIP Tickets, including Open Rail Bar Stubs: Available>
* VIP Table for 4, including Open Rail Bar Stubs & 2 Champagne Moet-c Bottles:
* VIP Table for 8, including Open Rail Bar Stubs & 4 Champagne Moet-c Bottles:
Dare Art Alade is the last of the five children of Olapeju Art Alade, wife to Art Alade a famous Nigerian highlife / jazz artiste in the sixties and seventies. His older siblings are Abimbola, Taiwo, Kehinde and Bolaji and he hails from Lagos state, the former capital of Nigeria.
Dare's road to stardom started in 1998 when as a teenager, he was performing at B Jez Nite Club on Victoria Island, Lagos State. It was there that a member of the Cool FM management spotted the talent in him and invited him to radio station, where he (Dare) groomed him in all aspects of radio production and marketing.
Dare grew in Lagos, where he resided with his mum, and shuttled between the CoolFM radio station and University of Lagos where he was a student in the Department of Creative Art.
Apart from playing music on piano and drums, Dare also loves riding all kinds of motorbikes and keeping dogs.
The entertainer
Dare works fulltime as a DJ, VJ, events compere, band member and voice-over artiste. Quite a wide portfolio for this talented Nigerian who creativity and bubbly personality pervades everything he does.
He is a DJ for 96.9 CoolFM, a Lagos-based radio station where a hosts various shows.
Dare is a member of an Acapella group called ChordWebs that is fast gaining popularity in Nigeria they sing in churches as a group and individually.
Dare also presents a musical show on Channel O called 'Y'ello. This show is aimed at promoting the best of Nigerian entertainment, music video's and interviews. It is a collaboration between MTN and Scharff Weisberg Media.
As a voice-over artiste and compere, Dare has hosted several shows including the "Dunhill Symphony of Fire", "Peugeot New Look Fair" and most recently the "St Moritz Style Selection Show".
If there is to be one phrase to describe Dare, he is most definitely an all-round entertainer.
Dare Art Alade - More
Real Name: Humphrey Okeke
Birthday: February 6th 1984
State of Origin: Imo
Record Label: Lone Records
Management: M.et.al Entertainment
H-Man grew up just like any regular child in the Eastern part of Nigeria; born the 2nd child and only son in a family of six children. He attended St. Bridget’s Primary School in Aba from where he moved on to Marist Comprehensive Academy Uturu still in Abia state. After a year, he left for St Bridget’s College where he completed his secondary school education; and that was where his journey into music begun. He started off being a member of the school choir and then joined an accapella group called the ‘Endtime Singers’, where he was the bass singer. He was later made the choir master in school, due to his dedication to the choir and participated in several music competitions with his group.
Years later, soon after he got into Igbinedion University to study Accounting, he joined the church choir but then did get as much fulfillment and excitement as he had from the previous choir; he left the choir and had a break from music for over a year. The break was soon put an end, as in 2004, he decided to go solo and do music professionally but that didn’t fly for too long as he had to quit music yet again, this time from family pressure. In 2008, he made a decision to do music against the odds.
The first 2 singles off his debut album, ‘Ndoli Ndoli’ and ‘Scared of Love’ were produced by music maestro, ID Cabasa and are to date, enjoying impressive airplay in the media.
Commonly called the Crusader among his friends and colleagues for the messages in his songs, H-Man’s style of music is a smooth blend of local content with international appeal. His debut album, Ndoli King is set to drop within the first quarter of 2009 and will feature collaborations with several other artists and music produced by ID Cabasa, Tha Suspect etc.
Actress, Ann Macaulay now has a baby girl for 2face idibia. Ann Macaulay, who lost her first pregnancy to suspicious armed robbery attack last year, delivered the bundle of joy (named Isabel Enenuwa Uwanna Idibia) for 2face last week Wednesday in the United States thus making the number of 2face’s children to five. congratulations are in order!!
meanwhile, his highly anticipated third album, Unstoppable is already receiving rave reviews especially his hot collaboration with fellow ’sex offender’ [sic, lol], R. Kelly.
OLAJUMOKE ESTHER FALADE ALSO KNOWN AS J-BABY AKA JUMMYCLIPS IS A NEW UPCOMING FEMALE ARTIST WHO SING, WRITE AND HAVE A LISTENING SKILLS TO INSTRUMENTS. SHE WAS BORN IN LAGOS NIGERIA, WHERE SHE STARTED ARE SINGING BY JOINING THE CHURCH CHOUR AT THE AGE OF 11 WITH THE HELP OF HER FATHER SBF FALADE.
HER FATHER AND BROTHERS WERE THERE TO GUILD HER THROUGH ON HOW TO MAINTAIN AND USE HER GIFTED VOICE. AT THE AGE OF 13, SHE JOINED A LITTLE GROUP CALLED CHRIST LOVERS BACK IN SECONDRY SCHOOL "BAPTIST MODEL HIGH SCHOOL, SHE WAS AN ALTO AND TENOR SINGER BOTH IN CHURCH AND IN HER LITTLE GROUP.
J-BABY AND HER JUNIOR BROTHER LATER MOVED IN WITH HER MUM IN LONDON AT THE AGE OF 15 WHERE SHE STARTED ARE COLLEGE COURSE, BUSINESS GNVQ INTERMEDIATE, HER VOICE WAS RECOGNISED BY A PRODUCER CALLED JOEL WHO WORKS FOR KICK STARTS STUDIO AT THE AGE OF 17, WORKED ON HER VOCALS WHERE SHE SANG "SAME PAGE" WRITTEN BY A FELLOW ARTIST IN THE STUDIO, HE TRUSTED HER TALENT BY GIVING HER A BEAUTIFUL BEAT TO GO WRITE ON, AND THE TALENTED J-BABY ALSO KNOWN AS JUMMYCLIPS CAME UP WITH HER FIRST SONG "I THINK AM IN LOVE" ON THE 23RD OF JULY 2007.
HER TALENT WAS LATER RECOGNISED BY ANTHONY THE OWNER OF NAIJAPOLISE, HE BELIEVED IN HER, DID SO MUCH TO THE EXTEND OF SPONSORING HER STUDIO TIME.
HER TALENT WAS ALSO RECOGNISED BY LEXZYDOO IN APRIL 2008 WHO YOU ALL KNOW BY THE SONG "BABY SKE SKE" AND HE DECIDED TO DO A COLLAB WITH HER WHICH BROUGH OUT ANOTHER SIDE OF HER IN THE REMIXED VERSION OF "I THINK AM IN LOVE" ON A AFRO BEAT.
HER MOTHER MRS ADEFOLAHUN HAYES WAS IMPRESSED BY HER SELF STRUGGLE, DEDICATION, COMMITTMENT AND PASSION FOR SINGING.
MRS ADEFOLAHUN HAYES DECIDED TO FINANCING HER OUTFITS IN ORDER TO GIVE A WELL PRESENTABLE LOOK FOR HER OCCASSIONS.
AFTER J-BABY FINISHED HER ALEVELS COURSE IN APPLIED BUSINESS ALEVELS, SHE HAD ABIT OF TIME IN HER HAND AND THOUGHT SHE WAS READY TO PURSUE HER DREAMS, SHE THEN GOT BACK INTO THE STUDIO TO RELEASE THE SONG CALLED I WANT YOU WHICH WAS PRODUCED BY TILA MAN, THEN LATER RELEASED THE TRACK CALLED GIVE ME LOVE WHICH WAS PRODUCED BY MYCO CHRIS PRODUCTION.
I WILL NOT LIE IT'S BEEN TOUGH BUT GOD HAS BEEN FAVOURING HER AND ALSO BEEN KIND TO HER.
J-BABY HAS PERFORMED ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS LIKE, PODIUM MAGAZINE LAUNCH, INFINITY MAGAZINE LAUNCH ETC AND THE RESPOND FROM THE CROWD WAS HEART WARMING, SO DUE TO THE RESPONSE FROM PEOPLE J-BABY THINKS IT'S TO SHOW THE WORLD HER TALENTS WITH THE STRENGTH, GRACE, BLESSING AND FAVOUR OF GOD TO SEE HER THROUGH AND WITH THE HELP OF HER FANS J-BABY'S DREAM WILL COME THROUGH.
TO GET INTOUCH WITH J-BABY jummyclips@yahoo.com
CAPital Hill Music is gradually becoming a prevalent name in the industry with talented artists such as the female rapper Nigeria has come to love, Kel and the gifted producer, singer and rapper, Tha Suspect. Both artistes are of a new breed; with distinct and massively impressive blend of creativity and skill. They both caught our attention when they featured on the IllBliss’ “You Go Wound” and then continued to keep us in awe with hits such as “Waa wa alright” {Kel} and “Ja won si” {Tha Suspect}.
The record label, which has awed us from its inception, is set to take the bars higher with a collaboration album titled ‘Fear of the Unknown’. The album will contain songs mainly performed by Kel, Tha Suspect and label affiliate from the Goretti Company, IllBliss alongside other acts. The first singles to hit the airwaves from the forthcoming album, which is solely produced by Tha Suspect, are ‘Dem Don Dey Move’, ‘Gba Gbe!’ and ‘Area Something’.
‘Dem Don Dey Move’ was the first song recorded for this album and it features Kel, Tha Suspect, IllBliss and Uchie; it’s a very groovy tune that will have listeners moving to the beat in a matter of seconds. ‘Gba Gbe!’ features Banjo {from the veteran rap group, Newwine}, Provabs and So’Kleva {from the Rooftop MCs}; its genre can be identified as Afro Hip-hop as the track is a smooth blend of Afrobeat and Hip-hop. ‘Area Something’ features Tha Suspect, Kel and RQB {from the underground hip-hop crew, Str8buttah}; this song is a celebration of the different areas and places we grew up in. ‘Gba Gbe!’ and ‘Area Something’ will also appear on the sequel to DJ Jimmy Jatt’s Definition mixtape.
Simi is a "debutante" in the music scene and she's been getting mad raves in Nigeria ever since she released her debut album - OGA JU. Although she's actually been singing (and dancing) since her early teens in both the Teen Church choir (at Daystar Christian Centre Nigeria) and her former musical "posse" - Outstanding', she waited till she finished her B.A. degree in Mass Media Communications before releasing an album that was worth the wait. The youngest daughter in a family of performers, Simi was an undiscovered gem, which was gradually been polished and finessed by the watchful eye of her family and music mentors - learning how to make gospel music that people could actually enjoy regardless of religious or culture. At the wake of this millennium, Simi and her friends from the hip hop group - Outstanding' decided to release some roof-shaking songs and caught the attention of various producers. However, they eventually couldn't come to an agreement with any music label. In 2007, Simi decided to go solo. Her first album (produced by SamKlef of Klef Sound Records) was released in August, 2008. Hit single such as ARA ILE and SO FLY are already at the top of the radio music lists in her home country, Nigeria. Simi is also working with the reknowned digital music distributor - BELIEVE DIGITAL, and her album (OGA JU) is now available for download on music sites such as iTunes, Napster, Virgin Media (follow this link - http://www.believedigital.com/albums/24822,oga-ju.html). She's also in the process of working out a deal with the United Colours Agency in Poland to do some performances in Poland (and other European countries - watch this space for more news). Simisola's inspiration is first and foremost from The Word. She's determined to prove to the world that gospel music can be as beautiful and invigorating as secular music. Her role models are artistes like Asa, Cobhams, Natasha Beddingfield and T.Y Bello. Her mum Jedidiah Ogunleye, as well as her church ministers, Rev. Sam Adeyemi and Pastor Nike Adeyemi, have also been strong rocks of support in her life and career. Simisola is destined for greatness and the sky is just a stepping stone...
Lagos - In recent times, the Nigerian music scene has experienced a major upgrade in quality; with music being churned out from different genres by very talented and creative artists, the future of Nigerian music industry is without a shadow of a doubt shining very brightly.
As the year gracefully comes to an end, Knighthouse Creative is set to take the game up another notch with the introduction of a compilation album titled 'Street Scriptures Volume 1’, which is the first installment in a series of albums to celebrate the fast blossoming music industry in Nigeria.
The Street Scriptures Volume 1 presents the best of Nigerian hip-hop stars on a series of collaborations featuring the established rap heavyweights, the impressive rising stars and the best of the underground, bringing you the most definitive hip-hop album ever made in these parts. From the underground ciphers to the club bangers, this album is a clever celebration of not just a music genre but a culture; recognizing industry players that have pioneered this genre in Nigeria and the new faces, bringing fresh feel to hip-hop on our streets.
The Knighthouse 'Street Scriptures Volume 1' features some of the most talented music artists and personalities in this part of the world, coming together to make the finest collaborations in the history of music in Nigeria.The roll call on the album is an remarkable blend of the old and the new; it features names like Mode 9, Illbliss, Terry Tha Rapman, Othello, M.I, Kel, Blaise, Sauce Kid, Nyore, Mo'Cheddah, Teeto C-Mos, DJ Sose, Teckzilla {Str8buttah}, Rooftop MCs, Loose Kaynon, Skuki, KB {Trybesmen}, XYZ {Str8buttah}, Tha Suspect, Roguewave, T-Rex, Bigtyme, Mike Majik, Q-Gen just to mention a few.
The first singles off the album were recently released online and on local radio stations. These singles include the smash hit 'Purple' featuring M.I, Nyore and Mo'Cheddah; the heavy hitting 'Hate' featuring Illbliss, Othello and Aye'sha; and 'Drums' featuring Kel, Skuki, IllRhymz, Mo'Cheddah and exO. These songs are currently enjoying very good airplay and impressive reviews both on the local and international scene.
Knighthouse in coming months will release several other volumes of the Street Scriptures, covering different genres of music to achieve the following;
· Celebrate and showcase the best of Nigerian artistes
· Discover and promote underground music talents
· Create a platform for various industry players to collaborate
· Deliver unique and ground-breaking music made in Nigeria, by Nigerians for the world.
The Knighthouse ‘Street Scriptures Volume 1’ which is their first music project is set to be released in the first quarter of 2009.
Knighthouse Creative is an indigenous Nigerian creative agency that specializes in media production and content development. It was established in 2006 by young undergraduates with varying talents, driven by the desire and hunger to change the face of media production in their society.
It has been two years now and the remarkably creative trio of Aderogba Arimoro, Lanre Oladimeji and Temitope Gomez - with a clientele that covers all areas of media production, both visual and audio - are well on their way to becoming the preferred media producers of choice for all major individuals and organizations in Africa.
Knighthouse consists of a dynamic team of high impact creative individuals, with a network of associated production experts in different fields of specialization to collaborate with in creating, developing and marketing original and innovative media content, backed by research.
Some of their current and past clients include MTN Nigeria, ZK Advertising, Cue Media, Finicky Foods, Labelle’s Touch and Mejon Communications just to mention a few.
Like many soul artistes before her, Ibiyemis love affair
timmynaijazonegap, December 12/20/08, 2008
Ibiyemi is a singer, songwriter with a particular love for soul music and all it’s fussion possibilities. She was born on the 22nd of May 1981 in SanFrancisco,California to the Ajakaiye family of Kogi state in Northern Nigeria.
Like many soul artistes before her, Ibiyemi’s love affair with music took off with singing in a church choir.A short spell with the Original love choir of Yabatech paved the way. In 2000 she joined the prestigious Chosen treasure choir of the House on the Rock Church,Lagos. From then on to Tehilah Company, another choir of the House on the rock church, this time located in Abuja.
By 2003 Ibiyemi had begun doing back-up vocals for other artistes on stage and in the studio while writing some of the songs that would come to be her first recordings as a solo artiste.
On the 4th of July 2004 she made her first major solo performance singing the national anthem at the 228th independence ceremony of the United States, organised by the US mission in Nigeria. That became the first of many such performances.
One singer always stun my mind and feeling to music no matter which way you think of it,it surely makes sense to u in one way or the other.
STING D as been in the industry for a long time now with no label or any support but for the love of the game he spends his time and emotions through a massive way to touch the heart of many about the daily life and experience of the average Nigerian been oppressed by its own government.
Well I got less to speak for this brother but his song says it all,IF YOU NO GET GARRI 4KWEN NA YOU KNOW O.
Children protest against accusations they are "witches" [photo courtesy of red rebel films and stepping stones nigeria]
Campaigners are looking after 170 children accused of being witches [photo courtesy: red rebel films]
Police in south-east Nigeria have arrested a man who claimed to have killed 110 child "witches".
"Bishop" Sunday Ulup-Aya told a documentary film team he "delivered" children from demonic possession.
But after his arrest, he reportedly told the police he had only killed the "witches" inside, not the children.
Child rights campaigners say children are frequently abandoned, hideously injured and even murdered because their families believe they are witches.
Self-proclaimed "pastors" extort money from families to exorcise the children, but none has been charged until now.
Mr Ulup-Aya was arrested in Akwa Ibom State after a child rights campaigner led police to his church and negotiated a consultation fee for an exorcism.
He has now been charged with murder.
Five others have been arrested since the weekend and the state government says more arrests are planned
Embarrassed
"So many people here believe that children can be possessed by demons that there is rarely any action taken against those who claim to deliver the children in violent exorcisms," says Sam Ikpe-Itauma, of the Child Rights and Rehabilitation Network (CRARN).
He concluded the child was a witch and had placed a curse on him, so he took him on his bicycle to the river and threw him in
Sam Ikpe-Itauma
He says he has been working for six years to bring the attention of the state government to the children being abandoned, sold to traffickers, or murdered.
But it was not until a British documentary - Dispatches: Saving Africa's Witch Children - was aired on Channel 4 last month that an arrest was made.
His organisation is looking after 170 children who have been abandoned or abused after being accused of being witches.
Akwa Ibom State spokesman Aniekan Umanah denied they had been embarrassed into acting.
"Nobody knew about him, he lives in a very remote village," he said.
The state has cared for child victims of abuse, but has not been able to track down abusers because of "lack of documentation", he said.
'Misunderstanding'
Mr Ulup-Aya reportedly told police he had not actually killed children.
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He said there was a misunderstanding - he meant he had killed the witch inside the child, not the child themselves.
When police raided his house they found two children inside, but no evidence that any others had been murdered there.
"We have him on tape admitting to killing," said Mr Umanah.
"It is now up to him to prove otherwise."
In the past other "pastors" who claim to have the power to deliver children from demonic possession in violent exorcisms have been arrested, but then quietly released by the police, according to Mr Ikpe-Itauma.
"I fear for my life now," he says.
Trafficking
The fear of child witches is a relatively new phenomenon in Nigeria.
Belief in witchcraft is strong across the country but a fear of child witches has become widespread in Akwa Ibom State since 1990s.
Now children are blamed for all kinds of misfortune that befalls their families.
They are abandoned or sold to child traffickers who then indenture them as house-workers in other parts of Nigeria or into prostitution.
Others are violently exorcised to rid the child of the "demons".
Exorcism victims seen by CRARN in the past include a child who had nails driven into her head.
Earlier this week Mr Ikpe-Itauma said a six-year-old child was brought to their rescue centre after clambering out of a fast-flowing river.
"The boy's uncle was experiencing painful swelling in his legs," Mr Ikpe-Itauma told the BBC.
"He concluded the child was a witch and had placed a curse on him, so he took him on his bicycle to the river and threw him in."
MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) ERRORS WE NEED TO CORRECT&LEARN FROM
timmynaijazonegap, December 12/05/08, 2008
With all due respect and time taking to write this article .
First off all I like to thank every one who have been involved in this great occasion and also to those that did not have the opportunity to be a part of the great even.
But one thing strikes my mind so badly that I suggest would have made this event even more better and will make it more African if the respect is given to this great Multi Culture Continent,(MCC).
Let me start by saying this, am a bit disappointed in the arrangement and the awards the way it was giving and to some of the winners who actually does`nt deserve the awards in one way or the other.
In the VIDEO category which was won by IKECHUKWU was a give away, Best NEW ACT that was to Naeto C was a give away, Best HIP HOP awards to 9ice was a give away also.
PLEASE READER DON'T STOP HERE OR RUN AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE YET BUT VIEW MY POINTS AND SEE IF I WAS WRONG OR RIGHT .
CATEGORIES LINE UP AND VIEWS....INCLUDING WINNERS.
1.
Best Hip-Hop Artist
9ice (Nigeria)
HHP (South Africa)
Professor Jay (Tanzania)
Lil Wayne (USA)
The Game (USA)
This a category 9ice won from and 9ice is not a hip hop artist, so can any one explain to me how come 9ice will have a chance to win even if he is nominated in this category???
Secondly in this category International artists from the Uk or the States is supposed to be excluded and instead have a new category for them such as the one in MOBO awards where International acts from the States was categorized in a special category such as BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT HIP HOP.
In this category we have great hip hop acts Like Mode 9, Gino, Ill Bliss and more but can any one tell me where this guys are in any categories and are they not Africans???
2.
Best New Act
Kwaw Kese (Ghana)
Wahu (Kenya)
9ice (Nigeria)
Naeto C (Nigeria)
Da L.E.S. (South Africa)
Can any one tell me why Asa is not in this category and how Naeto C could go home with this award?
Am not hating and this is just a way forward for the industry....
This is a spot for ASA it should be a pick up for her in this category and not the person who went home with it.
3.
Best Video
Movaizhaleine (Gabon) – Nous
Ikechukwu (Nigeria) – Wind Am Well
P-Square (Nigeria) – Roll It
Freshlyground (South Africa) – Pot Belly
Pro Kid (South Africa) – Uthini Ngo Pro
AM SHORT OF WORDS IN THIS CATEGORY,CAN ANY ONE TELL THE AFRICAN CONTINENT WHAT WENT WRONG IN THIS CATEGORY???
WIND AM WELL WON OVER THIS 2 VIDEOS.
Ikechukwu Feat. Don Jazzy & D'banj - Wind Am Well
Freshlyground - Pot Belly Music Video
P Square - Roll It
The nominees for the 2008 MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain are:
BEST FEMALE
Wahu (Kenya)
Asa (Nigeria)
Dama Do Bling (Mozambique)
Sasha (Nigeria)
Zonke (South Africa)
BEST MALE
Jua Cali (Kenya)
2Face (Nigeria)
D’Banj (Nigeria)
DJ Cleo (South Africa)
HHP (South Africa)
BEST LIVE PERFORMER
Samini (Ghana)
D’Banj (Nigeria)
P-Square (Nigeria)
Cassette (South Africa)
Jozi (South Africa)
BEST GROUP
P-Square (Nigeria)
Freshly Ground (South Africa)
Jozi (South Africa)
The Parlotones (South Africa)
East African Bashment Crew (Uganda)
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Buraka Som Sistema (Portugal)
Goldfish (South Africa)
Seether (South Africa)
The Parlotones (South Africa)
Coldplay (UK)
BEST HIP-HOP
9ice (Nigeria)
HHP (South Africa)
Professor Jay (Tanzania)
Lil Wayne (USA)
The Game (USA)
BEST R&B
P-Square (Nigeria)
Akon (Senegal / USA)
Loyiso (South Africa)
Alicia Keys (USA)
Rihanna (USA)
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Asa (Nigeria)
D’Banj (Nigeria)
P-Square (Nigeria)
HHP (South Africa)
Seether (South Africa)
BEST NEW ACT
Kwaw Kese (Ghana)
Wahu (Kenya)
9ice (Nigeria)
Naeto C (Nigeria)
Da L.E.S. (South Africa)
BEST VIDEO
Movaizhaleine (Gabon) – Nous
Ikechukwu (Nigeria) – Wind Am Well
P-Square (Nigeria) – Roll It
Freshlyground (South Africa) – Pot Belly
Pro Kid (South Africa) – Uthini Ngo Pro
Also in the R&B category how can they include International acts into it and who in this world thinks P Square or Loyiso from South Africa stands a chance of winning in this category???
This is African thing and we should be respected for any thing done on our continent.
Can any one tell MTV & Co why categorizing Africans with American acts in same category? and as an African ever been nominated in Mtv USA before or ever won an award?
This is one of my greatest pain on this article and am making it known for every one to know how badly we have been treated by the organizers.
Lastly can any one explain why Asa never stand any chance of winning an award in high standard award like MTV???
The answer is that MTV just toyed with a GRAMMY MATERIAL.
WINNER SUMMARY
BEST FEMALE
Wahu (Kenya)
BEST MALE
D'Banj (Nigeria)
BEST LIVE PERFORMER
Jozi (South Africa)
BEST GROUP
P Square (Nigeria)
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Seether (South Africa)
BEST HIP-HOP
9ice (Nigeria)
BEST R&B
Alicia Keys (USA)
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
D'Banj (Nigeria)
BEST NEW ACT
Naeto C (Nigeria)
BEST VIDEO
Ikechukwu (Nigeria) - Wind Am Well
LISTENER'S CHOICE AWARD
D'Banj (Nigeria) - 'Why Me'
MAMAs LEGEND
Fela Anikulapo Kuti
MY VIDEO
Jide Rotilu.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH AFRICANS AND THE WAY WE PLAN THINGS AND ORGANIZE THINGS I WILL ASK AND WHO EVER IS INTERESTED SHOULD COME FORWARD WITH AN ANSWER TO MY QUESTION.
I HATE TO USE BIG ENGLISH WORDS SO ITS MORE EASY FOR EVERY READER TO GET EVERY SINGLE POINT ON MY ARTICLES.
For now this is all I have for you all and more articles will be posted as soon as we get more opposing events.
Not to forget, if this is MTV africa then where is Local songs from Africa?
High Life, Juju, Fuji, and songs from other African regions. Where are they categorized??? Wake Up AFRICA.
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