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Many people that know me today find it hard to picture me as a rapper.  But yeah, I was a rapper and got on stage to rap in front of crowds and my last live show was in my 2nd year in the university at the Miss UNN pageant. It was my first time rapping on stage in UNN and it was my last too. But hey, right before then, I used to be a singer way back in secondary school (Science College). I had a boy band and we were the FLAME in our school…Oh well, we were actually known as FLAME (a.k.a Outlawz for Christ). Okay, go ahead…laugh. Yup. I and my friends came together and we formed that group. Almost every Sunday, we would get on stage in our school’s chapel and sing different songs, including Acapellas. We were tired of having boring chapel services and thought of how to spice things up so we and other students don’t die of boredom. Every time we got on stage, the girls/guys used to be thrilled. You could literarily see people run out from the bush and other places they h...

Yesterday, 2nd of August 2017, marked the 20th anniversary of the death of Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, musician and Legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti In celebration of afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, here are throwback photos of the singer after a battalion of soldiers descended on Kalakuta Republic, attacked him and burnt his house. Olikoye Ransome-Kuti, a medical doctor and Fela’s older brother told a news conference in Lagos on Sunday August 3, 1997 announcing the death of a musical giant, social commentator and maestro. The enigma who painted himself as larger than life and who death could not touch, succumbed to complications resulting from HIV/AIDS See below;

HE'S HANDING OUT GRANTS AND LAUNCHING A NEW ACADEMIC AWARDS CEREMONY, TOO Chance The Rapper   loves, loves,   loves   his hometown of Chicago, and has gone above and beyond to give back to the community in multiple ways. He   bought out movie theaters   so that Chicagoans could go see   Get Out for free. He personally donated $1 million to under-funded Chicago public schools following a   disappointing meeting   with the Governor of Illinois. He's gotten involved with various nonprofits that   encourage involvement in the arts . But now, he's doing even more: With SocialWorks and his own New Chance Arts & Literature Fund, Chance has now raised   $2.2 million   for the youth of Chicago, and he's not stopping there. Lil Chano From 79th   ✔ @chancetherapper Dressed as Steve Jobs I hosted our first ever # SocialWorksSummit   and gave some updates. Watch the whole thing here   https:// tw...

Michael Jackson performs circa 1987. Welcome back to the Coming Around Again podcast, part of the Pop Shop family, where host Andrew Unterberger and a variety of guests will be discussing notable anniversaries being celebrated in the music world. This week, Andrew welcomes Gary Trust and Trevor Anderson, co-hosts of Billboard 's   Chart Beat podcast , to talk about   Michael Jackson 's Diamond-certified 1987 LP   Bad . Though not Jackson's most famous work, it holds a prestigious spot in Billboard history, having spun off a then-record five No. 1s on the Hot 100 chart -- a mark tied only once to date, nearly a quarter-century later, by Katy Perry's 2010 album   Teenage Dream .

Steve Harwell of Smash Mouth performs at the Summer Concert Series at The Park at The Grove on July 20, 2016 in Los Angeles. Smash Mouth  called off its Memphis, Tenn., show Thursday night (Aug. 31) when frontman Steve Harwell paid a visit to the hospital due to difficulty breathing,   TMZ reports. Harwell's manager confirms to   Billboard   that he was taken to the hospital, but says it "was not an emergency situation." The singer was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, a disease of the heart muscle that can makes it hard for the heart to deliver blood to the body, two years ago. "Whenever he is not feeling great we take precautionary measures just to make sure everything is OK, especially while he is on the road touring," he explains. "The doctor is running some tests but he appears to be just fine and intends to resume the tour tomorrow night in Portsmouth, Ohio. We are rescheduling the show for tonigh...

Beyonce attends TIDAL X: 1020 at Barclays Center on Oct. 20, 2015 in the Brooklyn, New York. Combine   Beyonce  and   Prince , and what do you get? An Instagram hit. Beyoncé posted a video montage of her modeling to the late singer's hit 1986 song "Kiss" on Monday (Aug. 21). Wearing a scarlet ruched dress and emerald crushed velvet duster, the singer poses against a marble backdrop as images of her jewelry, pouting face, and Boomerangs of her dancing appear in time to the music. Commentors were quick to flood the video's comment section with emphatic declarations of "YAS" or emojis of hearts and fire, while others complimented the singer's curves.  Beyonce attends TIDAL X: 1020 at Barclays Center on Oct. 20, 2015 in the Brooklyn, New York. Combine   Beyonce  and   Prince , and what do you get? An Instagram hit. Beyoncé posted a video montage of her modeling to the late singer's hit 1986 song "Kiss" on Monday (Aug. 21...

Beyonce and Serena Williams perform on stage during closing night of "The Formation World Tour" at MetLife Stadium on Oct. 7, 2016 in East Rutherford, N.J.  Serena Williams has reportedly welcomed her first child, a girl, with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian Friday (Sept. 1), and  Beyoncé  was ready to wish her congratulations. The singer shared a photo of the tennis player in a flowing white dress, posing regally with one hand cupped on her belly. The photo, taken from William's photo shoot for the September issue of  Vogue , was customized by Beyoncé's team with the words "Congratulations Serena!"  

Rihanna attends the 'Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets' European Premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square on July 24, 2017 in London, England. Rihanna  dropped a first look of her upcoming Fenty Beauty release on Friday (Sept. 1) and it is straight up fire. Falling perfectly in line with the bad gal's image and branding style, as the campaign features a diverse set of young women applying lip gloss with the city streets as a backdrop. In new Instagram videos, models revealed color shade names like Trippin', Chili Mango, Chic Freak, Hustla Baby, Yacht Life, Fire Crystal, Confetti and Trophy Wife. With the amazing success the Bajan singer has had with her   Fenty Puma by Rihanna  line,  Rihanna socks by Stance  and many other fragrance, jewelry, and fashion collabs, it seems like a sure thing she'll take her empire to new heights with Fenty Beauty. The full cosmetic collection drops Sept. 8 online and at Sephora and Harvey Nichols ret...

DMW act Mayorkun has defended Small Doctor over his viral masturbating video. Mayorkun said people should stop stigmatizing Small Doctor over the incident as he is only human. Mayorkun, in an interview with HipTV, said the incident could have happened to anyone and so Small Doctor should not be criticized. He said. ‘I think it can happen to anybody because we all have different nature. Most people tend to show what they’ve got to other people. I don’t know who hacked his Snapchat, it’s not a nice thing but we are all human beings so I don’t think people should add a stigma to it. Mayorkun also continued saying ‘It could have been me, it could have been someone else but people should not attack Small Doctor.

Skales Talks Relationship With Wizkid, Sophomore Album & More Raoul John Njeng-Njeng, who performs under the mononym   Skales   is definitely one singer/rapper who has been consistent for the last few years following his exit from former label, Empire Mates Entertainment. In a recent interview with Segun Adebayo, the singer talks about his soon-to-be released sophomore album, relationship, and collaboration with   Wizkid   and his new single ‘Temper’ featuring Burna Boy which is the latest street anthem. Below is an excerpt from the interview: On when his album would drop Absolutely! My album is complete, presently, we are just adding finishing touches to it. So, to answer your question; yes an album is on the way and it promises to be classic!. Speaking about his new song ‘Temper’ featuring Burnaboy Truth be told; the story behind the ‘Temper’ remix is quite an interesting one. I sent Burna the instrumental to record a verse and he c...

9ice Breaks Silence After NBC placed Ban On His Song “Living Things” Living Things by   9ice   was banned from broadcast after the Ministry of Health issued a public warning against Olamide’s latest hit song, WO. Although the ban came late because the song had enjoyed massive airplay on different broadcasting stations across the Nation, but then, that brings us to the conclusion that the ban was triggered by the MOH. 9ice   while being interviewed by HipTV has expressed his feeling about the ban placed on his song. He said he would be releasing more songs that the NBC will have to ban soon. In his words; ‘After the ban there was another letter that the song was not banned. But I am thanking the NBC for the ban, because after the ban the song go blow so NBC I am releasing more songs soon that you guys will have to ban’ he said.

NBC refutes reports that it banned Olamide, 9ice & Davido’s songs Earlier this week, the Commission (NBC) released a list of songs it banned from being aired across the Nigerian airwaves. The songs, reported are  Olamide ‘s “Wo” and “Wavy Level“;   Davido ‘s “Fall” and “If (Remix)“; and   9ice ’s “Living Things.”  The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has refuted widespread media reports that it has banned five Nigerian songs having tagged them as “Not to be Broadcasted.” NBC has refuted widespread media reports that it banned the songs. Read; “First of all, the NBC does not ban songs. We only insist that broadcasters exercise a sense of responsibility in the kind of content they allow to go on air. So even if the NBC has placed such a restriction on any of these songs, it does not constitute a ban.  They can still be played at nightclubs, streamed on the Internet, played at home and on people’s mobile devices. Bu...

Foluke Daramola Blasts Davido and Olamide, Rubbishes Their Music One Yoruba adage implies that ” When you become vulnerable to Big problems, Smaller problem would utilise the opportunity”. This seems to be the case with Nollywood Actress,   Foluke Daramola   While reacting to the news that Nigeria Broadcasting Commission has banned ‘If and Fall’ by   Davido , ‘Wo and Wavy level’ by   Olamide   and ‘Living Things’ by   9ice . Foluke Daramola   in new post rubbishes their songs, questioning its positive impact on the society, and whether their children can relate to what they are doing. She wrote; As much as I love these fantastic talented artists and I don’t have anything against them but 1st we are Africans though our now has been taken care of, but what’s going to happen to our kids and the ones yet unborn, our future? ! I don’t believe technological advancement should make us drop what we stand for. whatever we do t...