Archive for October, 2009

Full story of 2009 MAMAs

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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

When MTV’s Africa music awards debuted in Abuja last year, almost everything that could go wrong, went wrong. The host Trevor Nelson was a disappointment; the sound, an embarrassment. With poor logistics and technical nightmares working hand-in-hand, it was no surprise the big-budget event went on to be nothing short of a flop. But, if [...]

Sound Sultan Weds At Last!

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Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Sound Sultan ties the knots with his partner Farida. Their first child is already on the way

Song Review: Olu Maintain ft. Femi Kuti – Lady

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Thursday, October 1st, 2009

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Critics move closer! Olu Maintain has taken an excursion into the intricate world of Afrobeat. And he has the best guide for the job – his name is Femi Kuti. The former Maintain singer has come a long way from the days of interpolations and over sampling. He [...]

Video Review: Faze – Originality

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Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Artistes have been dropping names for ages. But when Faze dropped his single ‘originality’, we all praised him for tying an inspirational concept to an otherwise vain, patronising practice. Now, the song’s newly-released video gives a much-needed life to the song; narrating a young man’s dream: to achieve greatness like his heroes before him. At [...]

Album Review: Sunni Nneji – Pin No 91011

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Thursday, October 1st, 2009

  By Chiagoziem Onyekwena Sunny Neji is out with his new album; his fifth in a career that has spanned two decades. And, the singer must have noticed that fans and critics didn’t particularly like his last album ‘Off Da Hook’; because his new LP shows a return to the formula we’re used to; the formular [...]

Album Review: Who Am I? – Jim Iyke

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Thursday, October 1st, 2009

By Chiagoziem Onyekwena  Possibly the most misunderstood man in Nollywood, probably the most disliked actor in Nigeria, undoubtedly one of the most controversial men to ever hit the big screen; James Ikechukwu Esomugha is the poster child for everything that’s wrong with Nollywood actors and their alleged oversized egos. Jim consistently blames ‘the media’, yours truly [...]

Why I’m Bowing Out – Ali Baba

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Thursday, October 1st, 2009

He’s inspired a generation of entertainers. He’s paved the way for scores of stand-up comedians; giving them baskets of fish until they mastered how to fish themselves. And he’s earned pride and glory for a genre hitherto considered lowly. Now, Alleluya Atunyota Akporobome, the entertainer-entrepreneur popularly called Ali Baba has told NET he’s warming up [...]

Nico Gravity Attacks Timaya

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Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Nineties’ ghetto star Nico Gravity has returned to the scene in a rather dramatic manner. The Ajegunle-bred act, who reigned briefly as a promising star from the early to mid-nineties, before seeing his star dim prematurely, has released a new single that might get us all talking about him again. Titled ‘I wan answer Timaya’, [...]

Wale’s First Outing

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Thursday, October 1st, 2009

For fans of traditional hip hop Attention Deficit should be a breath of fresh air.

TY Bello Prepares For New Album

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Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Ex-KUSH girl TY Bello has started putting materials together for her second solo album. According to NET sources, the singer-songwriter, whose debut offering ‘Greenland’ won overwhelming applause and proved that her performance on the KUSH album ‘The Experience’ was no fluke, has been ‘writing and producing stuff’ and ‘will soon’ be ready to add another [...]