Photos Robin Thicke and ex-wife Paula Patton reunite to spend time with their son

Paula and Robin ended their relationship after 20 years together but thankfully, they are still cordial. The exes were seen at the weekend taking their 5 year old son, Julian to his football game at a Malibu park. More photos after the cut...  

Ne-Yo lashes out at angry fans over baby news

After Ne-Yo announced last night that he's expecting a baby with new girlfriend/wife Crystal Renay, after asking his former fiancée Monyetta Shaw to get her tubes tied, his fans read him his last rites. And after one too many nasty comments Ne-Yo had enough and set his followers straight in the comment section. See what he wrote after the cut...

Godswill Akpabio Involved In An Auto Crash In Abuja

The Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio was on Monday involved in a car accident while on his way to the airport for an international trip.

Report has that the ex-governor  ran into the car of a foreign envoy around 7.30am near the Bolingo Hotel in the Central Business District of Abuja. The identity of the envoy was yet to be ascertained.

Witnesses said immediately after the accident, Akpabio who was in the car with his driver was rushed to the National Hospital.

Maia Chung Autism Disabilities Foundation Scholarship Programme

The Maia Chung Autism and Disabilities Foundation’s (MCADF) establishment of The Maia Chung Autism Scholarship programme.

The Maia Chung Autism and Disabilities Foundation’s (MCADF) establishment of The Maia Chung Autism Scholarship programme.

Hundreds mourn slain 9-year-old Ferguson girl

Hundreds gathered to remember a 9-year-old girl who was killed when shots were fired into her Ferguson home as she did homework on her mother's bed.

Sobs grew audible and tissues were passed down the aisles as fourth-grade classmates of Jamyla Bolden sang in front of her casket Saturday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1fPrcwZ ) reported. The shooting Aug. 18 in the St. Louis suburb also left Jamyla's 34-year-old mother wounded. After searching more than a week, authorities charged a 21-year-old O'Fallon man with second-degree murder and several other felonies.

Olamide And Phyno’s 2 Kings Is Far From Rap Royalty

The moment rappers Olamide and Phyno (please don’t call them local) dropped their seminal single, Ghost mode back in 2012, a collaborative album was considered a no-brainer, an idea that would take only a matter of time to come to fruition.

Their sizzling, boisterous chemistry, not happened upon on any rap song in recent times was so infectious, it powered Ghost mode to the top of every deejay’s playlist and on to the mouth of every music lover. One didn’t even need to understand the local dialects to appreciate Ghost mode’s hard edged, raw appeal. Olamide, boisterous, attacking with his could-care-less staccato barrage, delivered mostly in Yoruba, and Phyno, precision sharp and bursting at the seams, seductively making his case for mainstream Igbo hip hop.

On subsequent collaborations (Dope money, Aju, In my circle), both acts would attempt to replicate the magic of Ghost mode and continue to tease the mind blowing awesomeness of a joint studio album. A lot of wishes were granted when the disc, 2 Kings was announced as their first compilation effort. While awesome on paper, and in its somewhat cheeky title, the content of 2 Kings is in reality, less than mind blowing.

The disc sounds like a mix tape, at times, raw and unpolished technically, at other times, it plays like a made for the times slick pop/rap effort, complete with Wizkid collaboration. Said duet- it stars Olamide and Wizkid, absent Phyno- with pop music’s crown prince is easily the most commercial sounding song on the 10 track album. Olamide huffs and puffs and makes a lot of empty noises about conquering some lady while Wizkid makes the sound entirely danceable and ear wormy.

Another collaboration, Carry me go is striking only because once guest singer Stormrex shows up, both Olamide and Phyno are left floundering hopelessly. Olamide especially has nothing to say or do here and almost tanks the rest of the song if not for Stormrex’s obstinate efforts to give a decent account of herself.

But thankfully, the majority of the disc is about these 2 unlikely soulmates and their random back and forths alone are almost worth the price of admission. The album opener, Cypher has both acts trading barbs and punchlines. Co-produced by Pheelz (Olamide) and BBanks, it reminds audiences of sounds of days past and sets the stage for what is sure to follow on the record.

Both guys, now stars in their own rights do not necessarily have anything fresh to say on this disc, neither do they rejig old inclinations with fresh points of view. They talk the regular; about getting money, upgraded statuses, girls, fast cars, more money, haters, more girls…you get the drift.

In the midst of the noise, Phyno churns out a stellar performance in God be with us while Olamide’s mentee, Lil Kesh pulls off something similar but naughty in the rambunctious shoki inspired Ladi. For the most part, Olamide coasts along adequately, never slipping into total disaster territory but also never attempting to do better than the basics. For a necessary appreciation of his talents as rapper and hit maker, this disc definitely isn’t the place to search.

Which is unfair really. That these two torchbearers of indigenous rap, coming off the peak of their popular appeal would come together to put out a record without a palpable theme or inspiration and fritter away an opportunity this project should have presented.

2 Kings plays like it was recorded separately with songs independent of the other, only for both acts to attempt a patchy, melding job after receiving a lucrative offer. As the album follow up to Ghost mode, it barely scores and does not even bother living up to that single’s stridently superior standards. But put side by side among whatever else is out there, the bar is instantly lowered and 2 Kings begins to sound like it is hot stuff.

It could (and should) have been hotter.

– Wilfred Okiche

MUSIC: MIJU Ft. Chinko Ekun X Dj Stupor – MENTAL

“MIJU, Real name Prince ADEMIJU, born into one of the royal families of historical Ile-Ife teams up with Chinko Ekun (YBNL) and DJ Stupor (HKN) to produce a Single off his Before the Moon Dies project Supported by Bombshelter Ent and Flash Familia. He is the producer behind Chinko Ekun‘s “Ekun” joint that dropped in 2012.

MIRANDA LAMBERT MUSIC BIZ SCHOLARSHIP

Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert hosted a show at 3rd and Lindsley and funds from the show will be used to establish a scholarship for women pursuing degrees at Belmont University’s Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business.

Miranda Lambert hosted a show at 3rd and Lindsley and funds from the show will be used to establish a scholarship for women pursuing degrees at Belmont University’s Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business. Tickets for the show sold out in minutes when it was announced last week. The scholarship will be christened the “Miranda Lambert Women Creators Fund” and will provide more than $40,000 in scholarship funds to a female student majoring in music business, songwriting, or entertainment industry studies during the 2016-17 academic year.

United Nations Eminent Peace Ambassador, Clubstar Signs For Peace | 2015 Kogi & Bayelsa State Elections

As Nigeria goes to the supplementary poll in Bayelsa state and kogi state,card readers, security issues have dominated the polity, with fears that the elections might not be peaceful in several local governments, towns and villages in the concern states. United Nations Eminent Peace Ambassador, Clubstar who recently joined forces with “The forest dame initiative” an NGO based in Abuja, Lambada Entertainment, Chaperon Group, (Muyiwa Olobayo CEO)  La Luz Entertainment  to promote the message of peace during and after the elections and to promote their anticipated single #Jabele+CLUBSTAR nig  FT +KEFCHILD OLUWA  produced by +Chinwuba Igbokwe .

Kaffy storms Abuja

It’s never too late to dance to something new ,Work Out with Best, Invest in your Health Because your  body wellness connotes your physical stability & mental ability .

After a successful Dance Camp, Kaffy is not stopping at reaching out to her fans and lovers of dance and dance fitness. She brings two packages to Abuja from the 20th to 22nd of August. Dance Workshop for 3 days 12noon to 3pm. Fee:5000 which will be paid at venue.