This woman is a born entertainer . Beyonce showed us she is one Naughty Girl with her dance moves at Glanstonbury
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Nigerian Hip Hop, Long a Copy, Grows Into Its Own.......BET's view on Nigerian music
Any moment from now, BET is going to unveil the winners in this year's BET awards. The highly anticipated best international act: Africa is a tight one because the nominees are the best of the best from Africa.
Prior to now , BET investigated African music especially the Nigerian music industry.
This write up chronicles Nigerian music....the way they see it.........
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's most talked-about hip-hop video exhibits all the excesses of its American counterparts — beautiful, scantily clad models, a mansion and a bathtub full of hundred-dollar bills.
But the biggest surprise? America's own Snoop Dogg playing back up to Nigerian star D'banj, embracing him as his nephew and taking a
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Nigerian passport before leaving the rest of the remixed "Mr. Endowed" to the Yoruba-singing heartthrob.
Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation with 150 million people, long has been a leading cultural influence across the continent. Its low-budget "Nollywood" films can be found everywhere, while its music plays in taxicabs and minibuses far beyond its borders.
Now, however, Nigerian artists who once mainly imitated U.S. hip-hop proudly include African beats and their local languages on their own energetic songs. That combination appeals to both Nigerians, who are now proud of so-called "Naija" music, and to a growing foreign following as well.
"The beauty of music is that you don't need to understand it," female rapper Mo'Cheddah recently told The Associated Press. "Our music is travelling."
Like American hip-hop and pop music, Nigerian hip-hop uses samples, and also borrows from dance-hall, house, and even zouk beats. The languages used are mainly Nigerian, with a predominance of Nigerian Pidgin English, as vocalists either sing, rap, or blend a combination of the two. It's is mostly upbeat, feel-good music, and the message usually optimistic. It's hugely popular, represents the youth culture and has become part of the mainstream Nigerian sound.
Satellite television networks like MTV Base, Channel O and Trace that transverse the continent cemented the reputation of Nigerian urban music in Africa. Songs by Nigerian artists like 2Face, P-Square and MI feature prominently at nightclubs in neighbouring Ghana and as far away as Uganda and South Africa.
With a growing Nigerian population in the United States, Europe and Asia, the appetite for the tunes has only been growing.
"When I started out in the '90s, I struggled to play Nigerian music, but now I find it difficult to play anything else," Nigerian DJ Jimmy Jatt told the AP after recently returning from a trip to Malaysia.
"People are feeling our sound everywhere," he said. "I try not to be selfish but the moment I move away from our stuff, the party slows down. Music from other countries is also good, but it's just that ours is high energy."
While irresistibly danceable beats and the use of local languages and slang have become defining traits of Nigeria's urban sound, it also carries with it a nationalistic pride sometimes missing in the diverse nation. Home to more than 150 ethnic groups and even more local languages, Nigerians of different origins are still learning to live together 50 years after the West African country gained independence from Britain and some 40 years after the end of a bloody civil war.
Nigeria's best-known artists offer a united identity for a fractured nation. Rappers like Naeto C from the country's Christian southeast borrow words from the Hausa language of the Muslim north and the Yoruba language in the southwest.
"We're representing our country to the fullest," said Mo'Cheddah, the recent winner of the MTV Africa Music Awards' Best Brand New Act award. "We're putting our country on the map on a positive note. It's not just about the bad things, fraud."
It's also catching an international reputation as Nigerians put more of their music online. A French music executive late last year approached Audu Maikori, CEO of the Nigerian record label Chocolate City, to license a song.
"At first I thought, what would a French guy want this? But, that's what social media does," Maikori said. "People can now share. ... The traditional revenue streams have died but there's a whole new audience for your music."
Those new ways to earn money remain incredibly important in Nigeria, a nation awash in pirated movies and music. Pirated CDs remain much easier to come by than original ones hawked in Lagos traffic or hanging in market stalls. Now, artists no longer expect to make profit from albums. At an average price of $1, the records are only meant to promote their act.
Nigeria has had a long musical tradition with artists such as IK Dairo honored by the Queen of England as early as 1963. Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti fought against the injustices of military rule in Nigeria and inspired a Tony Award-winning Broadway show long after his death.
But Nigerian hip-hop is more social than it is political, often addressing the challenges of everyday life while delivering a dose of optimism that Nigerians can overcome them. There's also a strong element of nationalism, as videos make generous use of the Nigerian flag and its green-and-white color scheme.
Now, the new generation too is paving the way with its own musical traditions.
"When you see this, Africa, you know, believe in yourself," D'banj said in a video clip showing him sitting next to Snoop Dogg. "Believe in the future."
Rachel Weisz marries James Bond star Daniel Craig
Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz have tied the knot, his publicisthas confirmed.
Robin Baun of Slate PR, which representsCraig, said the pair had got married, but did not offer any more details.
Reports said James Bond star Craig, 43,and The Mummy actress Weisz, 41, got married in a secret ceremony attended byjust four people in New York State
However, they
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have worked hard to keep theirrelationship out of the limelight since meeting on the set of forthcoming movieThe Dream House, in which they play husband and wife. Although they have been friends for several years,they were first linked in November but at the time strenuously denied they weretogether.
The guests were said to be Daniel's 18-year-olddaughter Ella and Rachel's son Henry, four, plus two family friends who actedas witnesses.
Talk about life imitating art again.
Baby News....Kevin and Elizabeth of big brother expecting first baby
Former Big brother housemates Kevin and Elizabeth Chuwang Pam
are reportedly expecting their first child together. According to Linda Ikeji, Elizabeth is 4-5 months gone already. Congrats to both of them.
Baby News.....Sound Sultan welcomes baby boy
Talented 'Orobo' and 'Very good bad guy' singer, Sound Sultan and his wife Farida welcomed their second child this morning. The beautiful boy was born in a hospital located in Festac town, Lagos.
According to Sound Sultan "God is great. The birth of my son is a sign of great blessings to come".
Congratulations Sultan.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Wande Coal's awful MBGN performance?
Well it seems Wande Coal's performance at the just concluded MBGN was nothing to write home about....... if you are to judge by what is trending on twitter. Check out some tweets
RT @xsta_xxx: #harsh mehn RT @bbellgam: Ok lynxx jus killed it… We can all agree that wande coal‘s career ended when that picture of him leaked online
Ladiva_212 RT @Mizzybukkii: RT @datGuyKOFO: Pls go tell Wande Coal to watch Lynxx…dis na performance
D.E.E.L.A.M.I DeeLami Wande Coal….I’m still fighting with words from my mouth…how could you ??!! #MBGN2011
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Akintomide omofolabo FhorlahspikeS The difference is clear, lynxxx nd wande coal … Tush guy, mushin tug #mouthsealed
Diran phoenixfeet Wande Coal u’ve bn served Utunuuuu!!!! oluwole flamez flamezzzy Wande coal should be ashamed of his performance tonite, he came on stage to play his CD. Psst
Nwajiaku__ Johnson™ MahnJohnne RT @Sharlewaaaaaa: Atlist lynxx is not as boring as wande coal…?
omziee His performance ws soo dry!!! RT @Mszini_Obienu: This wande coal cannot entertain true talk hustlndiva Wen he saw the gurls, he got confused… 
”@MO_BABEE: Dis Wande coal boy no dey try @ all,wt all his hit songs its ‘hu born d maga’ he saw
”@MO_BABEE: Dis Wande coal boy no dey try @ all,wt all his hit songs its ‘hu born d maga’ he sawofficiallybee RT @bhummy: Lmao!! RT @theSojmeister: Sage makes M.I. look like he’s related to Goliath!!
cute_lala99 Hehehe..dts jst meanRT @Psykes3D: #MBGN Wande Coal is performing! I’d be ashamed 2b there if I were him considering the size of his dick!
Mr_Edgal wande coal’s sister? RT @SheriphSkills: This Ms. Oyo black sha! Blame it on the amala #MBGN about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck
Andarunz I hope Wande Coal won’t be paid for tat dead performance
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