Saturday, June 12, 2010

~Kel Gets Kicked Off Jesse Jagz Video Shoot~




Chocolate City's Jesse Jagz had his video shot some weeks ago and was directed by CAPITAL boss, Clarence Peters. Former Capital Hill records artiste rapper Kel was around for the video but was kicked off the video set.
Apparently, things are still not still going well with both parties. CAPITAL released a statement some months ago about Kel owing them about 11 million naira and if we recall, Kel never had an album launch for her album "The Investment".We'll update yall on the story.

Clarence Peters

Thursday, June 10, 2010

YORI YORI REMIX ft 2FACE IDIBIA


Its a nice song produced by Dekumzy and features 2face, smart move by the dynamic duo of bracket.
Listen with this link: http://9jabeats.com/bracket/music.php


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First MTV Base Image Campaign to feature Mo'Cheddah

Fast rising singer and rapper Mo’cheddah is close to international acclaim.

Thanks to MTV Base’s newest project “Brand: New”, where Mo’Cheddah’s music video for “If You Want Me” will go on high rotation on MTV base for the month of July while Mo Cheddah will feature in a series of MTV base TV shows including MVP (Most Voted Playlist) and her own Mo Cheddah-themed “Top Ten”, in which she will choose her favorite music videos and talk about their influence and impact on her

“I feel really glad to be the first Nigerian artiste MTV will be featuring in Brand: New, it goes a long way to show that when you think no one is looking, people are there giving you thumbs up” an excited Mo’cheddah says

MTV handpicked Mo’Cheddah to debut the Brand: New initiative after the buzz surrounding her solo single. Mo’Cheddah first came to the attention of MTV base when she featured on three major videos Purple”, “The Finest” and “Capital Drama by Knighthouse “

“Nigeria has produced so many exciting artistes and MTV Networks Africa is thrilled that a talentednewcomer like Mo’Cheddah will be the first Nigerian artist to benefit from Brand: New Alex Okosi Senior Vice President and Managing Director, MTV Networks Africa says

Brand: New, an initiative targeted at creating a platform for talented artistes to be showcased to the world was birthed as a child of necessity to fill a yearning vacuum amongst artistes in the African continents

Short information, descriptions, vignettes and cameos on Mo’cheddah shot in Lagos, Nigeria will be shown throughout July on MTV Base.

An undergraduate at the Creative Arts Department of the University of Lagos, Mo’cheddah’s debut album “Franchise Celebrity” is due an August 2010 release.

Mo'Cheddah is very passionate about Nigeria and being a Nigerian. She believesthat Nigeria has a lot to offer the world and sees herself as the Nigerian entertainment ambassador to the international community, with a vision is to takeNigerian entertainment to the world stage and to showcase the wealth of talent and cultural richness of Nigeria, it looks like Mo’Cheddah is not doing badly.

Short vignettes and cameos of 19 year oldMo’Cheddahshot on location in Nigeria, will also feature regularly on MTV base throughout July. In the digital space, Mo’Cheddah biography, tour dates and links will have a dedicated page on the www.mtvbase.com website and mobile site.

LIZHA JAMES "TOTE" OFFICIAL REMIX


Lizha James tote official remix

lizha james version of jimmi dludlu´s tote.(original: 

Watch here

http://www.youtube.com/user/djmarcel0... by dj marcell.



VECTOR - KILODE feat. Emmsong


YSG Entertainment Has Officially Released VECTOR’s 1st Music Video For The Most Anticipated Track Titled : KILODE feat. Emmsong 

- VIDEO CREDIT - 

Video Director: DeDe 
Assist. Director: IGHO Films
Video Concept: Eloka “Culture” Oligbo
Video Editor: Afam The Man 

Click Link Below to Watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7qArJ29loY

Download KILODE Caller Tunes:
MTN: Text 703045 to 4100
GLO: Text 11455 to 7728 

Also Don’t Forget to Check out VECTOR’s 2nd Official Single Titled: MARY JANE

Download Mary Jane: 
http://www.reverbnation.com/vectorthaviper 

******ALBUM: STATE OF SURPRISE - Coming Soon****** 

Facebook: Vector Tha Viper Twitter: @vec_ysg_ent

Facebook: YSG Entertainment



Wednesday, June 9, 2010

OFFICIAL PICS FROM N4LIFE AT CRUSAID'S 'WALK FOR LIFE' 6th JUNE 2010


On 6th June 2010, N4LIFE, family & friends joined in Europe’s largest charity walk ‘Crusaid’s Walk For Life’ to help raise money for those affected by HIV & AIDS worldwide. We had a fantastic afternoon strolling through London & enjoying all the sights, while helping raise the profile of the charity (we even had a couple of Starbucks breaks! Lol)….New friends were made & existing friendships strengthened. 

OVER 100 PICS FROM THE DAY CAN BE SEEN BY CLICKING THIS LINK....http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2065012&id=1352595449&l=2c085eab8d

The N4LIFE T. shirts worn by the team during the walk will be available to buy at ICECAPADE 2010. Details of ICECAPADE 2010 can be found at http://www.n4life.co.uk/ 

The team with the help of family & friends have raised over £2,000 so far for the charity & donations are still welcome at http://www.walkforlife.co.uk/ (search N4LIFE). 

LWKMD


LWKMD comedy show in DC

Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX0VRTz7Dnw

July 9th 2010 - Performing Arts Center, Silver Spring MD

All info at - http://thelwkmdtour.com/

DJ Don X

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http://www.facebook.com/djdonx

Friday, June 4, 2010

MTV REALITY SHOW SEEKS NIGERIAN BIRTHDAY HOSTS FOR NEW SERIES



Lagos, 12 May 2010: MTV producers are looking for Nigerian candidates to star in the first ever global series of My Super Sweet, the reality show that focuses on coming-of-age parties and extravagant celebrations. 

A ratings hit around the world, My Super Sweet is a fly-on-the-wall TV show which offers access all areas to one young person's outrageous journey as they plot, plan and prepare for the birthday party of a lifetime. 

As My Super Sweet goes global for the first time, the show is aiming to be bigger, rowdier and more glamorous than ever, as MTV sets its sights on sassy, edgy party hosts who are planning birthday celebrations all around the world. For this series, MTV has upped the age limit from 16 to 21, so we could soon be sprinkling sweetness on your 16th, spraying lashing of champagne all over your 18th or giving you the key to your 21st! 

From Jos to Lagos, Abuja to Port Harcourt and everywhere in between… if you're having the birthday party to end all birthday parties this year, or you know someone else who is then MTV wants to know about it…! Shooting will take place during 2010 and the various parties will be shown on MTV channels around the world including Africa on MTV base (DStv Channel 322).

To nominate yourself or a friend to star in your own episode of My Super Sweet, just send an email to: mtvsupersweet@mavericktv.co.uk, or call +44 207 874 6692 for more information. Or check out the Be On TV section at www.mavericktv.co.uk to download the application form.

-ENDS-
Note To Editors
MTV does not fund the My Super Sweet parties but films existing parties funded by consumers and their families.

Applications are open to consumers celebrating their 16th to 21st birthdays. 

For further information, please contact:

Alison Reid
MTV Networks Africa
Tel: +33 385 59 6771
Email: alison.reid@mtvne.com

Or

'Nike Fagbule
BlackHouse Media
Tel: +23418102840
Email:nike@bhmng.com

NIGERIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY HAS NO STRUCTURE


Paul Play Dairo, the award-winning musician and son of the late Juju music maestro, I.K. Dairo, had a close shave with death late last year when he was diagnosed with a kidney tumour. Born Paul Babatunde Dairo, this versatile producer and song writer in this interview with Bayo Adetu & Zainab Afege, speaks on his health, the music industry and other issues

Q: Congratulations for surviving the illness that almost claimed your life last year.
A: Thank you very much.

Q: Can you tell us briefly what you went through during that period because there was anxiety over the state of your health here in Nigeria?
A: It was something I was not aware of. I never knew I had something of that nature until I travelled to South Africa to shoot the video of my album. I was diagnosed with tumour of the kidney and that came as a shock to me. We immediately made a move to go for surgery because the doctor told me that I needed to do it so that the tumour would not spread to other parts of the body. I had already done the operation and was okay before the news got to Nigeria that I had cancer, but I didn't have cancer. I had tumour of the kidney and I am glad that God saw me through it.

Q: While this was on, how were you feeling and what were your thoughts?
A: I was in shock. I never thought of going under the knife in my life because I live responsibly and drink responsibly. I don't smoke and don't do unusual things to my body. So, I never imagined going through an operation. I was so scared during this period because there were chances that one would not survive it.

Q: We learnt the ailment relapsed when you returned to Nigeria?
A: It was fake news. I saw it in one of the magazines too. The ailment did not relapse, I only felt that I was imperfectly healed. I was healed medically, but I knew I needed the spiritual aspect too and God intervened.

Q: He intervened through Ireti Ajanaku?
A: Yes.

Q: How did you meet the pastor?
A: Well, as a Christian, I don't really believe in pastors. I just believe you can pray for yourself and all that. I believe that God works through pastors, but didn't think I needed somebody of a spiritual hierarchy to intervene. It was a friend of mine in the media that knows Pastor Ajanaku and he told me that the man of God had a message for me from God. When I visited him eventually, he told me incredible things that were actually happening to me. He told me reasons why I was still having bad dreams and getting a lot of funny signs. He prayed with me and gave me anointing oil and after that, I was healed completely.

Q: Now that you have agreed that the illness was spiritual, where do you think that could have come from?
A: When you see things and experience what you haven't come across before, you understand that such things are not ordinary. Having experiences that you shouldn't have then, you have to question yourself and at the same time get an answer to it.

Q: Can you share one of those bad dreams?
A: Having someone giving me something to drink and eat every morning in a dream and it always looked very real and when I am about to drink and eat, I would just open my eyes and hearing strange voices that I couldn't explain, I knew I needed someone of a higher spiritual hierarchy to help me.

Q: Let's talk about your new album?
A: I needed to carry some of my fans along and the new album is a way of reaching out to those that need to be carried along. There is a difference between Paul Play and Paul Akindero. Paul Akindero is a physical artist that plays highlife and R&B, while Paul Play is strictly into R&B music. In order not to create so much vacuum in bringing out highlife music, I decided to drop that album just to clear the air on that aspect.

Q: What are you working on now?
A: I am working on a gospel album now. It was the vow I made to God that I was going to record a gospel album. It is going to be for free download and will be distributed free. This is to tell God that I am grateful for still being alive. I have a company in Abuja working with me. I have started already and it is going to be on the website.

Q: At a point, it was believed that highlife music was going down the drain in the music industry, but if you listen to most of the hip hop music now, you will find out that there are some traces of highlife in it. What can you say about this?
A: What most artistes do these days is to pick a little from highlife, hip hop and others. Highlife itself is dead and we need to revive it. The only one person I know that still plays highlife apart from me is Sunny Nneji. The real traditional highlife is dead. Jazz and classical music still exist, while other types are still on. I don't know why one has to die for others to rise. I think the industry itself does not know how to sustain those genres.

Q: As the son of the late legendary juju musician, why are you taking the responsibility of reviving highlife music?
A: That was why I released this album, Hero.

Q: Do you intend to train one or two people to keep this on?
A: The music industry in Nigeria failed in training people. They failed to pass the knowledge of highlife music, afro beat and fuji music. Although fuji music is more passed on in Nigeria than other music, for me, my father did not teach me music. In America, they have schools of music to help them, but it is a pity that in Nigeria, we don't have this.

Q: Do you subscribe to the notion that the Nigerian music industry has no structure?
A: It doesn't have a structure and I am so ashamed to say that. It doesn't even create wealth for itself but only depends on corporate Nigeria.

Q: What roles are being played by music bodies abroad having travelled far and wide?
A: We talk about Grammys but we don't know that directly or indirectly, it is regulating the music industry in America and all over the world. They ensure that one side of music does not go down but in Nigeria, we only have awards for hip hop.

Q: Should we put the blame on PMAN or should there be another body in charge of that?
A: I don't want to blame anybody because I am not a legend yet and cannot say things that I cannot defend. We should have an association to protect Nigerian musicians and also be ready to develop the industry. We have associations that cannot protect and develop musicians.

Q: As a versatile singer, how do you fell when you listen to hip hop musicians these days?
A: I believe we have a future and that the industry that needs us will keep sustaining us. The music industry depends on all other institutions.

Q: Why has Nigeria not been able to produce an international artiste?
A: An international artiste is one who is recognised all over the world. Akon, Shade, Tunde Bayetu, Dr. Alban, Lemar are international artistes. We have not been able to produce an international artiste because we have not been able to make sense to the mainstream music industry. We are talking about Universal, Sony, etc., most of them still don't know what we are doing because we are not organised.

Q: Can you tell us one of the components of good music?
A: Hip song is a good song when it becomes a hit although you have good songs that are floppy and bad ones that are hit. People believe that a good song must have good melody and lyrics. It should have a hook.

Q: As a musician, what legacy do you intend to leave behind?
A: I have worked with so many artistes and all of these will amount to nothing if we don't make the move to restructure or organise the music industry. The legacy I want to leave is to restructure the music industry and I have friends that are ready to work with me, because now, we have an industry of stingy people.

— Bayo Adetu & Zainab Afege

YQ Ft. EJay & Naeto C Dresscode online video premier


YQ Ft. EJay & Naeto C Dresscode online video premier. Mad RnB tune,lovely video directed by Bobby Boulder..I AM Y.Q Album dropping SOON everywhere this summer on Storm Records-2koncept Ent.
Album has production from Dr Frabz, Sarz, So Sick, G Mat, Mictunes and more with features from Naeto C, Terry G, So Sick,M.I,Ice prince,Vector,Durella,Banky W and of course Da Grin (RIP).

Watch the video with the link below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDbxdkdFLSE

Download the Video directly to your Black Berry,depending on your speed.Click Play,and then Save.It would automatically be placed on your Video file after download complete.
Use this link to do so:

http://m.vuclip.com/w?cid=188749079&p=0&z=1102&n=29045&frm=w




Thursday, June 3, 2010

World Premiere and Debut music video for AiRis


World Premiere and Debut music video for AiRis. 
Song produced by Chino Ojunta of C17 Music, 
Music Video produced by Bernard Bonomo
Directed by Adam Rush

Click on this link to view video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqu0O6_uJZw


Wednesday, June 2, 2010

TIMAYA - WHO BORN YOU (OFFICIAL VIDEO)


Timaya.. always causing a stir!! Lol.. well I guess he wants to know 'Who born dem'!... Seems like the 'clean' black & white concept videos are the in-thing in Naija videos.

Watch the video with this link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzIHMYKOHrk


HHWA 2010 WINNERS



WINNER
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR; WANDE COAL

WINNER
ALBUM OF THE YEAR;MUSHIN 2 MOHITS

WINNER
BEST R NB /POP ALBUM;MUSHIN 2 MOHITS

WINNER
SONG OF THE YEAR;YORI YORI

WINNER
NEXT RATED; SKUKI

WINNER
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR;DON JAZZY

WINNER
BEST MUSIC VIDEO;THE FINEST BY CLARENCE PETERS

WINNER
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE); NO STARS BY DAREY

WINNER
BEST FEMALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE(FEMALE);KEEPER OF MY DREAMS

WINNER
BEST POP SINGLE;YOU BAD (WANDE COAL)

WINNER
BEST STREET HOP;FREE MADNESS(TERRY G)

WINNER
LYRICIST ON THE ROLL;MODE 9

WINNER
REVELATION OF THE YEAR;WANDE COAL

WINNER
BEST RAP ALBUM ; C.E.O (DAGRIN)

WINNER
BEST COLLABO OF THE YEAR; KOKOROKO (KEFEE FT TIMAYA)

WINNER
BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR;HEAVEN PLEASE(TIMI DAKOLO FT M.I)

WINNER
BEST R&B SINGLE;STRONG THING(BANKY W)

WINNER
BEST RAP SINGLE;SAMPLE (TERRY DA RAPMAN FT STEREOMAN & PHEROWSHUZ)

Congrats to all the Winners

Download Dbanj - ''Mr Endowed''


The Koko Master is BACK with his new single ‘Mr Endowed‘ as previously mentioned off his up coming album which also happens to be titled Mr Endowed. We know D’banj just signed a major international record contract, but there is still no confirmation from Mo’hits records on what record company Dbanj signed with.
You can tell that this track is geared to an international audience while still staying true to the Nigerian market content wise. Don Jazzy shows us his versatility and authority on the beat-box while D’banj advances his story as an Entertainer to now being ‘Endowed‘

Speak your mind on this new track from the Koko Master.

Download Link:http://www.sendspace.com/file/5mdps3

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