DAREY BATTLES BEYONCE............As 2face, Dbanj tops MAMA Nomination List

2Face may have had troop of scandal characterize his successful music career but all those tales may soon be forgotten in the wake of his new accolades. If only he gets through with this one again. Only last month at the Soundcity Music Video Awards, 2Face Idibia shone, picking up two awards for his NBC banned video, Enter the place. Now he has four nominations at the October holding MAMA event in Nairobi, Kenya.This year’s MAMA has classified acts into 10 categories, comprising five nominees in each. Nigeria records highest entries with 15 slots and nominations in all but one of the categories. 2Face leads the pack of six Nigerian nominees with four nominations in categories including ‘Best Male’, ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘Video of the year’ for ‘Enter the Place’. Next on the list is D’banj who shares three nominations with HHP (SA) and Nameless (Kenya). Darey Art Alade might definitely have to fast and pray if he’s to win any trophy at the awards since his only nomination is in the same category with Single ladies rocker, Beyonce or Sasha Fierce- whichever you prefer, and Akon in the ‘Best R N B’. Kel gives solace to other Nigerian female acts as the only Nigerian female act who makes the list, lending voice in the ‘Best Female Act’ while Nigeria’s latest rap sensation, MI gives Nigeria Hip Hop some recognition in the ‘Best Hip Hop’ category even as he battles Bigiano and three others in the ‘Best New act’ category. Mo Hit All Stars is up against P-Square in the ‘Best Group’ category while the pop twins battle D’banj, Nameless (Kenya), Blu3 (Uganda) and Samini (Ghana) in the ‘Best Performer’ category.

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Dagrin-The Chief Executive Omoita Now Out

Dapo Olaonipekun, popularly known as DaGrin is not a newcomer in the Nigeria music scene. He was referred by many as the 50 cent of Yoruba music, one of the hottest indigenous Yoruba rappers to emerge from the motherland. Having garnered enough experience in the music industry as a rapper for over six years, though he wasn’t recognized until he emerged with collaborations with several artists due to lack of adequate promotion of his first album-“Still on the matter”, which was released in 2006 under Leo Entertainment. The versatile rapper dropped his second album last week Tuesday, 25th of August 2009; under his own label outfit- Misofunyin Entertainment. According to Dagrin, the album was named as such because he is always on the streets and the reasoning that if you don’t sleep at home, you are an omoita (Street boy). Additionally, he’s the boss of Misofunyin Entertainment which makes him the C.E.O. Hence, these two facts when merged are roots of his album name His songs, flows, lyrics and rhymes are on-point and catchy.

The Man - Modenine

The name Modenine sounds as a no-go-area for upcoming artistes, when it comes to collaboration or featuring the lyricist as the case might be in their works. The Emcee, who was recently labeled by another rapper as an artiste, who doesn’t have a share of the market in Nigeria considering his style of music, which might have caused the beginning of another world war in the music industry few months back.
His last album titled Paradigm Shift (an important change in which the usual way of thinking or doing something is replaced by another way of thinking or doing something), serves as blueprint for upcoming emcees, dummies guide for wannabe rappers in the industry. Unswerving, is the perfect blend of creativity, dexterity, something he uses astutely when he expresses himself while delivering his sometimes hard to comprehend messages.
Observers have already begun to heap plaudits on him as he had begun to show interest in some of the talented upcoming individuals in the music industry by doing one or two tracks with them.
One of them is quoted saying that, “I was thinking of getting a rap version of one of my songs in my upcoming album and I told him to refer me to someone who can do it for me and he told me blatantly that ‘O Boy, you’re good let me do something for you’ and I couldn’t refused it because it was like having 2pac, Rakim or Na on my album,” he revealed.
Babatunde Olusegun caught most people’s attention with his monster hit single – cry, which won him several awards both home and abroad and another single titled Nigeria girls. The emcee of emcees is now on the verge of making history again.

Kleva Jay Gets Baby Girl

The nigeria music scene was yet in another celebration mood as one of the fast rising hiphop act in nigeria, Kleva gets a baby girl on Friday 13th of june 2009 at a private hospital owned by the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) at Fagba area of Lagos state.
The bundle of joy happens to be the first blessing of their holy matrimony some months back.
“I'm very happy and I thank God for this magnificent gift. This is a very big thing that has ever happen to me in my musical career, though I’ve been waiting for a great day like this that I’ll become a father and here I am today,im now a proud father”
The christening of the newly born baby took place at his Fagba residence last Friday, and it’s well attended by friends and well wishers of the Koni Koni Love crooner.

Sauce Kid Joins Storm Record As Ikechukwu Quits for Mo-Hits

This is not A mere rumors now as Ikechukwu is confirmed to have moved from Storm Records to MoHits Records. It is very surprising as he just released an album under Obi Asika’s Storm Record label a couple of weeks ago - Killz zone.Killz, as he is called was reported to have mentioned that decision to leave Storm was mutual and both parties came to a common ground on the decision. Meanwhile the self acclaimed African Ambassador of Rap music has finally left his crew at the Q-Beats Entertainment to joined the likes of Sasha, GT the Guitarman, Naeto C at Storm records.
“I have no problem with Q-Beats; we’re still a family,i only left the label to be independent, I don’t wanna be under any record deal any more,its time for me to be on my own. I only signed a management deal with Storm 360”Sauce kid explains.
The father of one has been shuttling between Nigeria and the United State since the release of his Omoge wajo a track that featured Mike Okri and also Yebariba Samboribobo in his debut effort, Money Long-The Mixtape.His much awaited debut album African American is schedule to hit the stores anytime soon.

TERRY G HAS FREED MY MONEY

Few weeks back, we reported that, one of Nigeria best beat maker Terry G is in loggerhead with a U.K based singer Shakar El-Swagger over a production fee of 100,000 naira, because the producer couldn’t meet up with the expectation of the singer for the fact that the beat that the singer is requesting for,has been done for another well known artist.
When Terry G couldn’t meet up with what Shakar requested, the singer cried out that Terry has duped him and when Terry G was contacted, he said he’ll pay him back his money.
“I’ll pay him back his money before the week runs out” Terry G said penultimate weekend.

Last week,Shakar El Swagga contacted us and stated that Terry G has fulfilled his promise by refunding his money,“I want to thank everyone that played a role in my operation free my money, some looked at me as an attention seeker or rather saw it as a publicity stunt, some thought it will be impossible for me to get my money, some wanted me to shut up because im not a superstar. Some joined me in the struggle. I wanna thank everyone cuz all said and done, the fact remains that am so happy to get my money back”Shakar continues “I don’t have anything against terry G anymore because he has paid me back my money. Terry G has freed my money. So ginger your swagger, he concluded.

LAGBAJA FLIGHT FINALLY TAKES OFF

The masked one-Lagbaja has remained hibernating since the release of his last album titled –Africano in 2005. Few weeks back, Lagbaja told the media that he’ll be coming out with two CDs’ simultaneously before the end of April. Omo baba mukomuko as he fondly called himself released two new singles titled sobolation and bling bling, which serves as a prelude to his upcoming album. The two singles remain encore to his numerous fans both home and abroad as they’re currently enjoying massive airplay on radio stations across the nation