2face - Unstopable Album Release

2Face Idibia releases his new Album ‘The Unstoppable International Edition‘ Released on (May 21, 2010) in Nigeria. The album will also be available for purchase in some retail stores in certain regions around the world starting this week(so you may want to look up the album in your local retail stores wherever you are).

The retail price in Nigeria is ₦1000 and you get value for your money because it is a quality enhanced CD packaged in a unique jewel case which includes ring tones, bonus videos and wall papers.

Here is 2face’s 2nd official single which is expected hit radio today. Also expect its video which was directed by Clarence Peters to be out soon.
Conscious track that promotes humility, love and unity. Tune!!!

Dbanj is 'Endowed'

Dbanj has released a new single, 'Endowed', off his forthcoming album of the same name. Following the release of the video for 'Fall In Love', the entertainer extraordinaire has upped the ante with this new single. The single has an obvious international sound to it, and comes on the heels of reports of a new distribution deal with an international label.

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‘


Download the song here : http://www.sendspace.com/file/5mdps3

Muma is the Woman in Question

After an impressive outing at this year’s inaugural edition of the Gulder Ultimate Search Celebrity showdown, Afro singer, Muma Gee, has immediately returned to her musical career.

Her new work, Woman in Question, had been completed and launched at the Niteshift Coliseum, Ikeja, Lagos, before her involvement in the Celebrity GUS show.

On Monday, May 3, 2010, after she was officially evicted from the show, she instructed her marketer, Iyke De Don, to start pushing out units of her new album into the market.

Each unit, beautifully packaged in a yellow CD jacket, contains an 18_track audio CD and a five_track Video CD.
Some of the songs are Accra Boy featuring VIP of Ghana, “Girl Power” featuring Frenzy and also produced by him, “Joli” which Terry G produced and also featured in. “Scream” was produced by Cobhams Asuquo and “African Woman” is a collabo with Batman Samini of Ghana.

The album is actively themed to reflect the African Woman and her position in the society and her immediate family. Woman in Question is released under Muma’s label, Mgee Records. The singer plans to embark on an African tour after the new release.

AliBaba, 2face, KSA in Aligations 2010

Grandfather of Nigerian comedy business, Ali Baba, is planning a showdown to mark his 20 years on stage as a comedian.

The CEO of Alibaba Hiccupuray 3rd (Incorporated), Alleluya Atuyota Akporobomeriere who is more popular by his stage name, unveiled to press men at his Lagos residence the ‘luxury event’ tagged Aligations 2010.

The A-class event targeted at captains of industries and high net worth individuals will feature grand house performance by Juju King- Sunny Ade, Dan Maraya Jos and iconic pop R & B all-time favourite, 2Face. He said, “we needed to celebrate it (his twentieth years on stage) big and bring on board the likes of King Sunny Ade and Don Maraya Jos to show that your age doesn’t have to reduce your quality of performance.”

King Sunny Ade expressed his thrill on the project. “I was happy to be called to be a part of it (Aligations 2010). To perform for those who knew me when I was Sunny Ade and then King Sunny Ade, they should come and see us (together with his band) perform from a new angle.” 2face who was absent because of a performance engagement in Ibadan was said to have sent word that he would be paying tribute to fast-rising hip hop act who passed on recently, Da grin.

It is promised to be a fine evening with a good mix of good music, comedy and executive dining.

The 3-course buffet-and-champagne 4-hour event is expected to begin by six in the evening of June 13th at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. Part of the guests expected at the event include veteran comedian, Baba Sala, past presidents, comedy kingpins and serving governors.

The event is tagged ‘Aligations 2010’ because the evening is devoted to demystifying cultural myths that have been passed on from generation to generation. “We’re going to celebrate comedy, the Nigerian entertainment industry, the future and the past; especially the people who kept the scene alive for the younger ones”, AliBaba concluded.

M.I and P-Square nominated for the 2010 BET Hip Hop awards AWARDS

Nigerian superstars, M.I and P-Square were nominated for the 2010 BET Awards. During the press conference which was organised today, M.I and P-Square were nominated under the Best International Act category.

Other acts in the category include-
Kojo Antwi (Ghana)
Chipmunk (UK)
Dizzee Rascal (UK)
Estelle (UK)
Hip Hop Pantsula (HHP) (South Africa)
K'NAAN (Somalia)
Corinne Bailey Rae (UK)
Sade (UK)

Other Nigerian-born acts nominated at the for the awards include soul singer Laura Izibor and rapper Wale. Jay-Z leads the nominations list with a sum of 5 nominations. 2010 BET Awards is scheduled to take place on Sunday, June 27, 2010 at the Shrine Auditorium, L.A

Ajasa relocates to 3rd Avenue

'Move on, we must’, that’s the slogan that drives Yoruba rapper, Lord of Ajasa, at the moment. After suffering a deal gone sour with the marketer of his sophomore album, Tjoe, the rapper has refused to be deterred from releasing commercial music as he last week released 3rd Avenue- his third body of works.

The Yoruba lyricist who stole the hearts of Nigerians with his first famous release, O ti ya, way back has managed to stay put in the music game by dropping single after single and album after album.

His latest release is a 13-tracker which boasts lots of cameos with special appearances by Pasuma, Klever Jay, Dagrin, YQ, Suspect, Isolate, Reminese and producer K-Solo who produced all the tracks except three.

3rd Avenue is marketed by Chilla Entertainment, an Alaba based distributor and the deal this time is royalty-based, the rapper squealed. ‘Nobody’s buying album rights anymore. Now everybody’s going on royalties. We agree on how many copies to print, they sell and I get paid based on sales”, he said.

On the marketing cum payment disagreements the second album attracted with Marketer Tjoe and the legal scuttle between them, the rapper said, ‘it has not been settled.

I still have the contract with him so I can fight him anytime. He even asked to market my new album but I refused. I just have to move on’.

His second album, Second Turning by the Right, released in May 2008, was made popular by his collabo with 9ice on the track titled, Le fenu so.

The song won him two nominations in the Best Rap Album and Best Collabo categories at last year’s Hip Hop World Awards. 3rd Avenue parades tracks like Aye Kan, Igboro, Its Ok, Nigbatawa, Movin On and Virus. The album is now available in stores and streets nationwide.

Globacom dumps Daddy Showkey, Ego?

There were strong indications that foremost indigenous Telecommunication company GLO may have dispensed with the services of Ghetto soldier, Daddy Showkey and Ego as the company’s Ambassadors.

Sources said Ego who was signed on at the peak of her career as Lagbaja’s lead vocalist, especially when she won her way into the hearts of many through the song, Never Far Away.was dropped because after she left Lagbaja to go solo, Glo expected her to come out with her own hit album.

Unfortunately she failed to achieve this up till dates.

Daddy Showkey’s ‘offence’ we gathered was that he requested for an increase in payment, a move which didn’t go down well with the management. To sum up the story, the duo was let off the hooks because, they were no longer in touch with Glo’s customers through their career and therefore dumped.

Kelly Rowland records world cup theme song with Tuface

“In addition to other Word Cup theme songs like K Naan’s Wavin’ Flag, FreshlyGround and Colombian superstar Shakira’s Time for Africa, U2 and the Soweto Gospel Choir’s Pride and Keri Hilson and Akon’s Oh Africa, Kelly Rowland who is presently in South Africa has recorded a song with Tuface and several other African artistes.

“This track titled ‘Everywhere You Go’ isn’t from Kelly Rowland’s new LP but the theme song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It was produced by Steve Morales and features a host of African artists including 2Face, Awadi, Chameleone, Crotale, Jozi, Kwesta, Rola, Samini, Slikour and Zuluboy.”

Olaitan 'DaGrin' Olaonipekun has passed away. Official press release..

We regret to announce the passing of our son, friend, partner and brother Mr. Olaitan Oladapo Olaonipekun A.K.A. Dagrin.

He died at 6:00pm on Thursday April 22 – exactly eight days after he was involved in a ghastly accident in front of Alakara Police station, off Agege motor road, Mushin, Lagos.

He survived a serious head injury, as a result of the crash.

He was initially admitted at Tai Solarin Hospital, Baba Olosha Bus stop, Mushin before he was transferred to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Idi Araba where Doctors made serious efforts to save his life. He was admitted at the Intensive Care Unit and operated upon, and later moved to the private wing of the hospital.

Doctors worked day and night; we fasted and prayed, but all efforts to save his life proved abortive. We lost him on Thursday April 22, 2010 at 6:00PM.

Dagrin, 26, was a recording artiste, songwriter, rapper and performer. He was signed to his own label Missofunyin Entertainment and managed by Edlyne Records.

Burial arrangements will be announced by his family soonest.

While we pray the Almighty God grant him eternal rest, we wish to thank his numerous fans and supporters, as well as the media for their unflinching support at this trying period.

We ask that you please continue to pray for his family, especially his parents and siblings. And please only the details contained in this release –jointly issued by his parents and management - should be considered as fact.

BlackHouse Media
On behalf of the family

Opa repackages a nite of 1000 laughs

As Nigeria prepares to celebrate her 50 years as an independent country, the Chief Executive Officer of the Virgin Leisure Organisation, producers of foremost comedy events, Night of a Thousand Laughs, Mr. Opa William, has unfolded plans by his company to join the nation in the celebration.

Night of a Thousand Laughs was established 15 years ago, and to celebrate the anniversary, Virgin Leisure Organisation is unfolding a three-tier plan called the 15/50 project.

In the words of Mr. Williams, “As a first step toward implementing the project, we are embarking on what we call the Backward Integration plan (BIP).

The BIP plan comes in the form of a Comedy Challenge programme where new talents will be discovered to replace ageing practitioners.

We have been doing the same thing for years and there is need to reinvent and repackage so as to take the industry to greater heights.

This according to Mr. Williams, to further develop the industry and take it to a new level.

We don’t want the comedy industry to suffer the same fate that has befallen football; where the same old players are being recycled every time.

Comedy Challenge will be held in the following cities of the federation: Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, Benin, Calabar, Owerri and Port Harcourt.

The Comedy Challenge, Mr. Williams revealed, will be hosted by a very young and talented professional dancer, Mr.Effiong Edet Anthony. Mr. Antony, a member of the National Troupe, was trained at the University of Ibadan and the Obafemi Awolowo University.

The grand final holds in Lagos with the winner smiling home with a brand-new car and an automatic ticket to feature in the Night of A thousand Laughs.

While throwing light on his organisation’s plan to discover new talents through the Comedy Challenge, Mr. stressed the need for the industry to expand.

“There are so many of our youth who need the experience and we want to give them the chance to explore their talents.

That’s how we discovered the likes of BasketMouth, Gandoki, TA, Teju Baby Face, AY, Victor Osuagwu, Gbenga Adeyinka and I Go Dye.”

Mr. Williams also explained the other projects that form part of the 15/50 project saying, “activities that will be part of our anniversary programme have been divided into the Regular Night of a Thousand Laughs and the Jubilee edition.”

The Regular Night of a thousand laughs holds in Kaduna, Ibadan, Calabar, Jos and will future all our regular comedians and musicians.

But the Jubilee edition which holds between September 30 and October 1-2 in Abuja and Lagos will have on stage, only the best of comedians and musicians. The three tier package is supported by telecom giants MTN, DAAR Communications and HiTV.

D’Crow tours UK, US

Adedah Omohwo Martin a.ka. D’Crow, whose debut album, The Truth, hit record shelves sometime in March this year has embarked on promotional tours around the United Kingdom and United States.

According to his spokesman, Nasir Onucheyo, the fresh debutante whose lead single ‘My Birthday’ is enjoying impressive rotation on Nigerian Tv and radio stations, ‘is taking his promotion a step further and will play a few gigs in Dublin, London, New York and New Jersey before returning to the country.’

D’Crow’s 12-track album provides an insight into his lyrical ability but also features acts like C-mion, Timi, OJB Jezreel and Mo Cheddar on different tracks with production imprints of industry giants like ID Cabassa, K-Solo, OJB Jezreel and Blazon. His lead single features K-Solo.

Maye Hunta's Ekaette banned

The controversial and hilarious hit song (and the video), Ekaette, sung by Nigerian returnee Maye Hunta, has been banned by the National Broadcasting commission (NBC) with effect from now on, according to information contained in a memo obtained by NEXT.

The document, which was signed by the commission's zonal director, Ojone Otonoku, said the song and its video were banned because "of its graphic description of sexual scenes and expression not presented with fact and discretion. Stations are therefore requested to immediately stop further broadcast of this musical and air only a broadcast version.***

P-Square wins 1million dollars

Identical twin brothers, Peter and Paul Okoye, have made history.

The talented singing/dancing duo have just been crowned African Artist of the Year at the 8th edition of Kora Awards held in Burkina Faso on Sunday 4th of April 2010.

One million dollars was attached to the prize.

They are performing at the Kora Concert tonight at Burkina Faso after playing last night in London.

ILL Bliss Switches to Capital Hill

Thorough Bredz head honcho, Ill Bliss who is known for his hit song Aiye Po Gan with Terry G has switched over to the house that famed music video director Clarence Peters built, Capital Hill Records.

On Capital Hill Anthem, which was recently released online, Ill Bliss rapped about his move, highlighting the fact that the new Capital Hill line-up featured him, Clarence Peters and in-house producer and artiste Suspekt. Their one time flagship artiste, Kel was not mentioned which suggests that the female rapper has been benched until Capital and Kel�s management can reach a point of compromise in their ongoing negotiation.

Apart from being an artiste on the label, Ill Bliss is also an executive having resigned his job at Ultima Studios. Ill Bliss� first album Dat Ibo Boy was independently released on his own record label, Goretti Company

The 12th Annual Kennis Music Easter Fiesta

Now in its 12th year, the organizers of the Annual Kennis Music Easter Fiesta say this year’s edition will be bigger and better than previous editions.

First show...
Date: Good Friday April 2nd 2010
Venue: Lagos Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos.
Fee: Ticket - VIP - N10, 000, Regular - N5, 000


Second show
Date: April 5th, 2010
Venue: Kuramo Beach, VI
Fee: N750 or purchase any Kennis CD or VCD and pay N500 at the gate.


Featuring:
Terry G, Banky W, Essence, Skuki, KSB, Sheyman, Omawumi and Goldie, Star Quest winners Diamonz and The Pulse, Timaya, 9ice, Eedris Abdulkareem, Lord of Ajasa, Mo’ Cheddar, Ill Bliss, Maye Hunta and K-Solo.

Alli Baba, Tee A, Gbenga Adeyinka de 1st and Julius Agwu will host activities on both dates.

Be there!!!

AY Live on Easter Sunday

AY LIVE ON EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 4, 2010. FEDERAL PALACE HOTEL, LAGOS

Featuring - I Go Die, Seyi Law, Koffi, Gandoki, Elenu, Holy Malam, I Go Save, Klint De Drunk.
Jay Martins, Faze, 2face, MI, Jesse Jags, Terry G, Dagrin and many more.
Regular - N3,000
VIP - N6,000

VVIP - N20, 000

Mode Nine's Da Vince Mode is out!!!

Mode Nine's DA VINCI MODE is out!! Grab a copy!

9ice set to drop new album "Versus"

Tradition, Abolore Akande's third album, was released in December 2009 and he's already done with a follow-up, called Versus. The album features 9ice versus a different artiste on each track.

Abolore Akande has reportedly taken solace in music after his much publicised crashed marriage recently. Those who should know stated that 9ice has completed 13 tracks, which are expected to be released with the album entitled Versus.

Further investigation conducted by Klieglights showed that 9ice, who has been working on the album while he completed his current album, Tradition, worked with various Nigerian artistes from Da Grin to M.I and thus decided to title the album Versus - meaning 9ice versus other Nigerian acts. 9ice, who has been sampling some of the songs on the just concluded album, said through his manager, Ola Dehinde that the album is expected for release before the end of next month. Though it is unsure if this is as a result of the alleged low sales in the much anticipated album, Tradition, close aides said that 9ice has over 50 songs in his kitty and could afford to release three albums consistently.

Some of the tracks on Versus are "Sarafawe - 9ice Vs M.I", "Loni Ni: 9ice Vs Dagrin", "Atamatase 9ice VS Mode9".

Wale Adenuga raises the bar

One of Nigeria’s brightest producers, Mr. Wale Adenuga, is set to trigger a positive revolution in the production of quality celluloid films in the country with the acquisition of modern production equipment.

Adenuga, who has continued to dazzle television viewers across the country and beyond with such drama series like Papa Ajasco and Company, Superstory, ThisLife and Binta, My Daughter, said the days of wishy-washy film productions are over.

“There have been so much criticisms about most productions being churned out by some producers. We cannot continue to fold our arms and watch. That is why some of us have to step in to correct this,” he stated. Among the modern equipment currently acquired by Adenuga include the latest Panasonic high definition P2 camera with 35mm Redrock adapter, location monitors, Kino lights, Arri ballast lights, audio mixer, Tiffen filters, mobile cranes, among others.

As soon as the equipment, which gulped millions of naira arrived the country from the United Kingdom last week, Wale Adenuga productions hit location with the cast and crew , shooting a film, which he said will be the talk of the town.

Adenuga, who is still keeping the title of the film under wraps hinted that the story itself “is unique and we assembled top role interpreters in the acting world to give life to it.”

The Truth drops March 15th

The highly anticipated release of D’Crow’s debut album titled “The Truth” drops on March 15, 2010. The first single off the album, “My Birthday featuring K Solo and Max Boi “has topped many charts across the nation.

D’Crow had his primary education in Lagos state, secondary education in Federal government college Odogbolu where he finished in 2000, he then proceeded to attend Oxbridge tutorial college for his A-levels, and, then to the prestigious University of Lagos where he graduated in 2007 as a DENTIST. D’Crow’s music has been influenced by many great artistes such as Eminem, Dr Dre, Nas, Jadakiss, Majek Fashek along many others.

His upcoming debut album titled “The Truth” gives an insight into the unique lyrical ability of D’crow and features artists like C-mion, OJB Jezreel, Ibiware, Mo-cheddah and features production from industry giants like ID Cabasa, K-Solo, OJB Jezreel, Blazon etc.

To pre-order the album you can send a text to 07052114533 with your details.
Also for booking and enquires contact: +234-705 211 4533, +234-1 872 8433
D’Crow fans should expect a lot of diversity from this album. The album simply promises to be the Truth!

Let’ support one of our own!!!!