Strange Thoughts and Revelations

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - IKECHUKWU - BU LIE OTO FT XELA XELZ

2011-12-16T06:28:00.001-08:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - TIMI DAKOLO - SO BEAUTIFUL FT ELVIS LARRI

2011-12-16T06:26:00.001-08:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - ERIC ARUBAYI - NUMBER ONE

2011-12-16T06:19:00.001-08:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - ESSENCE - SLIDE

2011-12-16T06:17:00.001-08:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - WIZKID - PAKURUMO

2011-12-16T06:07:00.000-08:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - IJEOMA - LOVE IN THE AIR FT VECTOR

2011-11-21T01:52:00.001-08:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - TEETO CEEMOS & IYE - FOOTPRINTS

2011-11-21T01:51:00.001-08:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - SOSSICK - I GIT IT

2011-11-21T01:49:00.001-08:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - BANKY W, TIWA SAVAGE & ELDEE - TOAST TO THE GOOD LIFE

2011-11-21T01:48:00.000-08:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - JAHBLESS - BERE MOLE FT REMINISCE

2011-11-21T01:44:00.001-08:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - TIMAYA - I AM A RULER

2011-10-11T07:00:00.000-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - PHEROWSHUZ - KORRECT (REMIX) FT ICE PRINCE, MI & TERRY DA RAPMAN

2011-10-11T06:42:00.000-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - J MARTINS - GOOD TYM FT CABO SNOOP

2011-10-11T06:33:00.001-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - NAETO C - 5 & 6

2011-10-11T06:23:00.000-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - MR RAW NWANNE - TURU UGO FT PHYNO, MINISTA BUSTA & RANSOM

2011-10-11T06:14:00.000-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO -OLAMIDE FT WIZKID

2011-09-25T09:44:00.000-07:00

MR. RAW GETS BUSY WITH NEW VIDEO & NEW ALBUM

2011-09-15T03:11:00.000-07:00

Mr. Raw is presently working towards releasing his new video Turu Ugo into the market and is also working on his new album which is yet to be titled.

However, he revealed that the album is yet to be titled because he’s still busy working on his younger brother’s album.

According to him, the new act, Hype MC is the last child of his parents.
He also said his new album is still in the making and doesn’t know how many tracks it will carry at the moment. He’s therefore channeling all effort in making sure Hype’s album is released first before thinking about his.

But despite his busy schedule, Mr. Raw is bent on releasing his new video, Turu Ugo before the end of this week. According to him, Turu Ugo is his native song meaning “well done”. The song is a song of encouragement to his fans, family and Nigerians in general, telling them that their effort is recognised.

Here are behind the scene photo shoots of the new video titled "turu ugo" which was shot on location in Ikeja, Lagos. The video was directed by Patrick Ellis with appearances by Minista Busta, Phyno and ransome.

MC LOPH DIES IN AUTO CRASH

2011-09-15T01:56:00.000-07:00

Nigerian rapper, Mc Loph of Osondi Owendi fame has been confirmed dead in an auto crash on the Benin/Ore road. The budding artiste (real name Nwaozo Obiajulu) lost control of his Ford durango SUV, skidded and somersaulted into a ditch on his way to his traditional wedding.

Mc Loph who shot into national prominence with the release of a remix of the late highlife legend, Osita Osadebe’s hit song Osondi Owendi was on his way to Enugu State for his traditional wedding with his fiancee who also died.

Prior to his demise the hardworking musician had recently finished recording a duet with Faze with a song title “ I know what the girls want.”

May his soul rest in perfect peace.

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - MODENINE - WE DEY GRIND FT SUSPECT & RQB

2011-09-14T02:24:00.000-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - OVERDOSE - I CAN'T SHOUT

2011-09-14T02:17:00.001-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - ADOL - DIFFERENT

2011-09-14T02:16:00.000-07:00

ESSENCE WORKING ON NEW ALBUM

2011-09-14T02:14:00.000-07:00

Kennis music recording artist, Essence is preparing for her next album, Quintessential-a reloaded album comprising of some track from her last album.

Desirous to give her fans the best, she’s decided to remix some songs from her last album and adding fresh ones to make up the new album.

“I’m presently in the studio working on my reloaded album. It’s called Quincessential. I’ll be removing and adding some songs from my last album so that the work can come out excellently for my fans.”

Notable among the songs in her yet-to-be-released album is Facebook Love remix featuring Naeto C, You Know featuring Goldie, Slide and others. But she declined mentioning other songs, saying it’ll be a surprise package for her fans.

The album will contain fifteen tracks and will be released into the market next month. All songs are produced by Kennis Records.

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - TERRY G - AKPAKO MASTER

2011-09-09T03:51:00.001-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - WACONZY - CHUKU CHUKU

2011-09-09T03:41:00.001-07:00

EVA REBRANDS AND CHANGES NAME

2011-09-09T03:33:00.000-07:00

PRESS RELEASE

It is with great joy and excitement that Sonorous Singer, Creative Writer, Events Consultant/Manager, soon to be Actress and Public speaker; EVA (D’DIVA) and her team announces to her wonderfully faithful and supportive friends and fans as well as distinguished members of the press and the general public that as a result of personal evolution as well as the maturing state of her multi-faceted brand, she will be dropping the English stage name (EVA) which she has been known for professionally and proudly taking up her native name EVAEZI pronounced ( AY – VAY – ZEE ) meaning ‘A PURE AND HONEST HEART / SOUL’ in the Isoko speaking part of Delta State.

EVA; now EVAEZI who first came on the scene with an afrocentric genre of music through her 2006 hit single ‘NO CRY’ went off the radar for a while following personal issues with paternal uncle; Kingsley Ogoro – one of the most decorated and celebrated film producers and directors in Nigeria till date. She resurfaced with a few more hits, one of which is GOD HAND, earning her 2 nominations in the upcoming 2011 HEADIES AWARDS in the Recording of the Year and Best Female Vocal performance categories along with the likes of Tuface, Asa, Darey, Waje, Ego Obaro and Tiwa Savage.

The extraordinarily gifted Diva who shows off not just the versatility and power of her vocals but the soul in her song writing abilities in her latest release titled “BETTER THAN HER” has made her way to quite a number of Nigerian billboard charts on radio and on TV. She is currently being noticed and identified more than ever as one of Nigeria’s most professionally sought after vocal divas; an amazing feat for someone once involvement in a fatal accident from which she suffered a crushed voice box, a narrowed trachea and a number of fractured cervical bones (bones in the spinal Cord) leaving her dumb and paralysed in 1997.

EVA now called “EVAEZI” admits that it was a bitter sweet step that had to be taken especially since she has been known over the years as EVA. “My music and I are evolving. My sound today is not what it used to be when I first came out in 2006 with ‘NO CRY’, my latest release BETTER THAN HER which is doing REALLY well proves that. I find myself wanting to experiment more… to bridge the gap between the African and the Western… to not stay boxed up. I wanna stay grounded in my roots in terms of identity as I reach for the sky, especially now that I am in talks with interested international distributors. The type of music I do today is AFROCENTRIC in nature but EXPERIMENTAL in pattern. I HATE BEEN PREDICTABLE”.

To assist her in the success of the new brand, EVAEZI formerly known as EVA put together a team comprising of AREGBE IDRIS M.D of Heritage Solutions, producers of SISI OGE – The Pride of Africa pageantry and also CEO of an impressive Africa inspired clothing line called ARANBARA. She also partners with the beautiful Mrs BIMBO BALOGUN, CEO of internationally recognized BIMBEADS CONCEPTS; makers and dealers of elegantly customized accessories. Fast rising photographer and media house – JESSE IMAGES and MURENGE MEDIA as well as budding designer, LEKOBACKS COUTURE were instrumental to the new and improved image of EVAEZI.

“I have always been one to mix the strong, stable richness and depth of the African culture with the ever reforming/experimental nature of the Western world but I had and still have soooo many ideas that I REALLY needed to work with people to keep me grounded and that is where SISI-OGE, BIMBEADS CONCEPTS, LEKOBACKS COUTURES and the likes come in. What they bring to the table in terms of my reformed brand is fresh, unpredictable and simply mind blowing. With their help I was able to be comfortable in my own skin in terms of appearance and professional veracity and versatility.”

EVAEZI is currently working on her album ‘THE CORE OF ME’ with long time friends and producers TEEKAY W’ITTY and WOLE ADESANYA. The album will also feature collabos with the likes of KEFEE, 2SHOTZ, RAW NWANNE, MODENINE, BLAISE, GOLDIE and more. The album is scheduled to be released early October 2011.

No matter the name she adopts or the song she sings… EVAEZI is her own woman who believes in handing out some form of advice or wise counsel about life, love and faith, which she says is never gonna change. She is currently joggling her album project, her events company, the writing of her online fiction series on Jaguda.com called ODIRI, a movie role in an upcoming Nollywood flick, a couple of NGO projects, one of which is the FIGHT AGAINST CANCER and other profound underground projects.

WINNERS OF NIGERIAN ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS 2011

2011-09-08T08:08:00.000-07:00

The event hosted by Funke Akindele & Julius Agwu took place at the sharp theater, symphony space in New York on Sunday 5th of september, 2011. Winners in the various categories are listed below

Album of the year
M.I -M12

Hotest Single of the Year
Ice Prince - Oleku

Best New Act of the Year
Wizkid

Gospel Artist of the Year
Lara George

Best Pop/R&B Artist of The Year
Waje - Winner

Best Rap Act of The Year
M.I

Music Producer of The Year
Samklef

Best International Artist
Nneka - Winner

Best Music Video of The Year
Eni Duro (Olamide) – DJ Tee

Most Promising Act To Watch
Jhybo

Entertainment Executive of The Year
Audu Maikori (Chocolate City)

Indigenous Artist of The Year
Duncan Mighty

Pan African Artist or Group of The Year
Fally Ipupa

Best US-based Male Artist of the Year
Rotimi

Best US-based Female Artist of the Year
Naira

Best Actor in a Film/Short Story
Ramsey Nouah – A Private Storm

Best Actress in a Film/Short Story
Omoni Oboli – Anchor Baby

Best Picture (Producer)
Inale – Jeta Amata

Best Directing in a Film/Short Story
Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen/Ikechukwu Onyeka – A Private Storm

Best Actor in TV Series/Reality/Game Show
Frank Edoho (Who Wants To Be A Millionaire)

Best Actress in TV Series/Reality/Game Show
Damilola Adegbite (Tinsel)

Pan African Actress of the Year (Film/Short Story)
Jackie Appiah

Pan African Actor of the Year (Film/Short Story)
Chris Attoh - Winner

Comedian of the Year
Gordon

Best World DJ
DJ Obi (Boston)

Entertainment Promoter of the Year
Tiwaworks (Atlanta, USA)

TIGHTEST LOVE - SLV

2011-08-18T06:30:00.000-07:00

NIGERIAN ARTISTES FOR PEACE - LET PEACE GROW

2011-08-18T06:04:00.000-07:00

CHOC BOIZ, DR SID, ASA, SOUND SULTAN AND 2FACE NOMINATED FOR THE HEADIES 2011

2011-08-04T06:33:00.001-07:00

The nominees for the annual urban music awards were announced via the official website www.theheadies.com, and on the Beat 99.9 FM by Radio personality Oreka Godis.

Chocolate City scored a remarkable 15 nomination including nine nominations for Ice Prince (Song of the year, Producer of the year, Best Rap Single for Oleku and She and my Swagga, Lyricist on the roll, Best Collabo for Oleku and Joor Oh Remix ,Next Rated and Best street hop for Joor Oh Remix), Five nominations for MI (Artiste of the year, Album of the year, Best Collabo, Best Conscious music and lyricist on the roll) while Jesse Jagz has two nominations for Producer of the Year and Hiphopworld revelation of the year.
Mohits Records yet again got thumbs up from members of the Headies screening committee with six nominations for Dr. Sid in album of the year, Song of the year, Best Pop single, Best RNB/ Pop album, Producer of the year and Revelation of the year categories. Dbanj follows closely with nominations for Artiste of the year, song of the year (Give it to me and Pop something), Pop Single and Producer of the year; D’Prince has two nominations for Best Pop Single and Song of the year while Don Jazzy is nominated for Producer of the year. In all Mohits records is up for 10 nominations at this year’s Headies.
Soul Muzik’s Darey was also recognized by the Headies screening committee as he scores Six nominations in Artiste of the year, Best RNB/ Pop album, Best RNB single, Producer of the year, Recording of the year and Best male vocal performance.
Following in the footsteps of mentor Banky W, EME Record’s WizKid gets a first time nomination in Next Rated, Best Pop single, Best Music Video and Producer of the year categories.
Other new comers to the list include Kas (Song of the year, Best Pop single), Olamide (Best Music Video, Rap Single, Street Hop and Next rated), Samklef (Producer of the year, StreetHop), Gini (Best Music Video), J Sleek (Producer of the year), Flavour (Best Collabo and Best RNB Single)Tiwa Savage ( Next Rated and Best Female Vocal performance), Lynxx (Revelation of the year), Vector (Lyricist on the roll), Goldie (Best Music Video and collabo of the year), Wizboyy (Street Hop), Essence (Best Collabo) and Patrick Ellis (Best Music Video).
Other usual suspects like Waje (Best RNB single and Best Female Vocal performance), Mocheddah (Best Music Video and Revelation of the year), Eva (Best Female Vocal performance and recording of the year), Modenine (Lyricist on the roll), Terry Tha Rapman (Best Rap Single, Best Rap album and Lyricist on the roll) Timi Dakolo (Best conscious music, Producer of the year and Best Male vocal performance) also make the nominees list for the highly coveted awards.
As usual 2face makes his mark on the Headies list as he attains seven nominations in the Album of the year, Artiste of the year, Song of the year, Producer of the year, Best RNB single, Best Conscious Music and Best RNB / Pop Album categories.
A new category in 2011 has increased the extent of artistes eligible for the headies, as Eldee, MI, Omawumi, Timi Dakolo and 2face make their first entry into the Best Conscious Music category.
Jury Chairman DJ Jimmy JATT says“ Once again we are set to reward talents who have done exceptionally well in the year in review”

The year in review according to the screening committee is from December 2009- February 2011. The nominees for the 2011 Headies was shortlisted by The Headies screening committee comprising of six grounded individuals from different spheres of the music industry.

Nominee List

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Best album (solo or group) in year under review, that meets judges’ requirements of excellence (in realms as: songwriting, production, rendition and promotion) and acceptability (sales, popularity)

MI2 – M.I
Back From The Future – Sound Sultan
Turning Point – Dr Sid
Beautiful Imperfection – Asa
Unstoppable Int’l Edition – 2Face

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the year under review. Overall most successful artiste for the year under review.

Darey
MI
D’banj
Tuface
Duncan Mighty

SONG OF THE YEAR

Most popular song released as a single or from an album in the year under review. Decided by voting

Oleku – Ice Prince Ft. Brymo
Only Me – 2Face
Give It To Me – D’Prince ft. D’banj
Pop Something – Dr Sid ft. D’banj
Fimile – Kas

RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Best single recording (On-air only or released) by artiste or group in year under review. Originality and production very essential

The Way You Are – Darey
God Hand – Eva
Rain Drops – Tuface
Be My Man – Asa

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

The individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed songs/album in the year under review. His CV for the year includes top-notch tracks and production credits no one can fault.

Don Jazzy – “Over the Moon” by Dr Sid, Mr Endowed, Pop Champaign
Samklef – Don’t Dull, Kilode, Jonzing World, Noni
J Sleek – Only Me, 2010
Jesse Jagz – Oleku, Jargo
Cobhams – The Way you Are, There Is A Cry

BEST MUSIC VIDEO (AWARD GOES TO DIRECTOR)

Best conceptualised, best edited, best picture, best directed and most exciting video in year under review as voted by fans and decided by the jury.

Patrick Elis – Holler At Your Boy
Clarence Peters – You Know It (Goldie)
Gini – Ko Ma Roll (Mo’Cheddah)
Mex – Pop Off Selecta (Dipp)
DJ Tee – Eni Duro (Olamide)

BEST R ‘N’ B SINGLE

Best R&B single in year under review (by single individual or group)

Only Me – 2Face
The Way You Are – Darey
I Gat Money – Femi Ft. Eedris
For A Minute – Waje
Oyi – Flavour

BEST POP SINGLE

Best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group)

Give It To Me – D’Prince
Pop Champaign – Dr. Sid
Holler At Ur Boy – Wizkid
Endowed – D’banj
Fimile – Kas

BEST R ‘N’ B/ POP ALBUM

Best R&B or pop album in year under review (by single individual or group)

Turning Point – Dr Sid
Beautiful Perfection – Asa
Back To The Future – Sound Sultan
Double Dare – Darey
Unstoppable Int’l Edition – 2Face

BEST RAP SINGLE

Best single released on-air recording of a rap song

Oleku – Ic Prince
Ten Over Ten – Naeto C
Boys Are Not Smiling – Terry Tha Rapman
Eni Duro – Olamide
She and My Swagga – Ruggedman feat Ice Prince

BEST RAP ALBUM

Best album by a rap artiste or group in year under review

Untouchable – Ruggedman
MI2 – M.I
I Am William – 2Shotz
African American – Sauce Kid
Boys Are Not Smiling – Terry Tha Rapman

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

Rap Artiste with best lyrical depth and performance on a single song or album

Modenine – Rhyme Tight
Ice Prince – Oleku
MI – Undisputed
Terry Tha Rapman – Boys Are Not Smiling
Vector – Get Down

BEST COLLABO

Best R&B, Pop or hip hop collaborative track (including cameos) in year under review

You Know it – Goldie ft Eldee
Facebook Love – Essence ft Jaywon
Joor Oh (Remix) – Jahbless ft. Ruggedman, Ice Prince, Durella, Reminisce & Eldee
Number One – M.I ft. Flavour
Oleku – Ice Prince ft. Brymo

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)

Single male artiste with most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album

Darey – The Way You Are
Bez – More You
Femi – Money Money Money
Timi Dakolo – There Is A Cry

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

Single female act with most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album

Waje – For A Minute
Tiwa Savage – Kele Kele Love
Eva – God Hand
Ego – Fall In Love

AFRICAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR

None Nigerian category

Cabo Snoop (Angola) – Windeck
R2Bees (Ghana) – Kiss Your Hand
Liquid Deep (South Africa) – Fairytale
Freshly Ground (South Africa) – Waka Waka
V.I.P (Ghana) – Away

BEST STREETHOP

The most popular street-hop single in year under review

Noni – Samklef
Joor Oh (Remix) – Jahbless ft. Ruggedman, Ice Prince, Durella, Reminisce & Eldee
Eni Duro – Olamide
Kabakaba – Konga
Owusagi – Wizboyy

NEXT RATED

Most promising upcoming officially unreleased act in the year under review

Ice Prince – Oleku
Wizkid – Holler At Your Boy
Olamide – Eni Duro
Tiwa Savage – Kele Kele Love

HIPHOP WORLD REVELATION OF THE YEAR

Best New artiste in the year under review

Dr. Sid
Mo’Cheddah
Jesse Jagz
YQ
Lynxxx

BEST CONSCIOUS SONG OF THE YEAR

Best positive message oriented and social corrective songs that meet judges requirements in areas of composition, production, concept and acceptability.

If You Ask Me – Omawumi
Wild Wild West – M.I
Only Me – 2Face
There Is A Cry – Timi Dakolo
One Day – eLDee Tha Don

HEADIES HALL OF FAME

Special recognition for excellence and outstanding impact to the entertainment industry.

Chief Raymond Dokpesi

CHOC BOIZ SCORE BIG AT THE HEADIES NOMINATIONS

2011-08-04T06:31:00.001-07:00

The nominees for the annual urban music awards were announced via the official website www.theheadies.com, and on the Beat 99.9 FM by Radio personality Oreka Godis.

Nominee List

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Best album (solo or group) in year under review, that meets judges’ requirements of excellence (in realms as: songwriting, production, rendition and promotion) and acceptability (sales, popularity)

MI2 – M.I
Back From The Future – Sound Sultan
Turning Point – Dr Sid
Beautiful Imperfection – Asa
Unstoppable Int’l Edition – 2Face

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the year under review. Overall most successful artiste for the year under review.

Darey
MI
D’banj
Tuface
Duncan Mighty

SONG OF THE YEAR

Most popular song released as a single or from an album in the year under review. Decided by voting

Oleku – Ice Prince Ft. Brymo
Only Me – 2Face
Give It To Me – D’Prince ft. D’banj
Pop Something – Dr Sid ft. D’banj
Fimile – Kas

RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Best single recording (On-air only or released) by artiste or group in year under review. Originality and production very essential

The Way You Are – Darey
God Hand – Eva
Rain Drops – Tuface
Be My Man – Asa

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

The individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed songs/album in the year under review. His CV for the year includes top-notch tracks and production credits no one can fault.

BEST MUSIC VIDEO (AWARD GOES TO DIRECTOR)

Best conceptualised, best edited, best picture, best directed and most exciting video in year under review as voted by fans and decided by the jury.

Patrick Elis – Holler At Your Boy
Clarence Peters – You Know It (Goldie)
Gini – Ko Ma Roll (Mo’Cheddah)
Mex – Pop Off Selecta (Dipp)
DJ Tee – Eni Duro (Olamide)

BEST R ‘N’ B SINGLE

Best R&B single in year under review (by single individual or group)

Only Me – 2Face
The Way You Are – Darey
I Gat Money – Femi Ft. Eedris
For A Minute – Waje
Oyi – Flavour

BEST POP SINGLE

Best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group)

Give It To Me – D’Prince
Pop Champaign – Dr. Sid
Holler At Ur Boy – Wizkid
Endowed – D’banj
Fimile – Kas

BEST R ‘N’ B/ POP ALBUM

Best R&B or pop album in year under review (by single individual or group)

Turning Point – Dr Sid
Beautiful Perfection – Asa
Back To The Future – Sound Sultan
Double Dare – Darey
Unstoppable Int’l Edition – 2Face

BEST RAP SINGLE

Best single released on-air recording of a rap song

Oleku – Ic Prince
Ten Over Ten – Naeto C
Boys Are Not Smiling – Terry Tha Rapman
Eni Duro – Olamide
She and My Swagga – Ruggedman feat Ice Prince

BEST RAP ALBUM

Best album by a rap artiste or group in year under review

Untouchable – Ruggedman
MI2 – M.I
I Am William – 2Shotz
African American – Sauce Kid
Boys Are Not Smiling – Terry Tha Rapman

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

Rap Artiste with best lyrical depth and performance on a single song or album

Modenine – Rhyme Tight
Ice Prince – Oleku
MI – Undisputed
Terry Tha Rapman – Boys Are Not Smiling
Vector – Get Down

BEST COLLABO

Best R&B, Pop or hip hop collaborative track (including cameos) in year under review

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)

Single male artiste with most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album

Darey – The Way You Are
Bez – More You
Femi – Money Money Money
Timi Dakolo – There Is A Cry

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

Single female act with most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album

Waje – For A Minute
Tiwa Savage – Kele Kele Love
Eva – God Hand
Ego – Fall In Love

AFRICAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR

None Nigerian category

Cabo Snoop (Angola) – Windeck
R2Bees (Ghana) – Kiss Your Hand
Liquid Deep (South Africa) – Fairytale
Freshly Ground (South Africa) – Waka Waka
V.I.P (Ghana) – Away

BEST STREETHOP

The most popular street-hop single in year under review

Noni – Samklef
Joor Oh (Remix) – Jahbless ft. Ruggedman, Ice Prince, Durella, Reminisce & Eldee
Eni Duro – Olamide
Kabakaba – Konga
Owusagi – Wizboyy

NEXT RATED

Most promising upcoming officially unreleased act in the year under review

Ice Prince – Oleku
Wizkid – Holler At Your Boy
Olamide – Eni Duro
Tiwa Savage – Kele Kele Love

HIPHOP WORLD REVELATION OF THE YEAR

Best New artiste in the year under review

Dr. Sid
Mo’Cheddah
Jesse Jagz
YQ
Lynxxx

BEST CONSCIOUS SONG OF THE YEAR

Best positive message oriented and social corrective songs that meet judges requirements in areas of composition, production, concept and acceptability.

If You Ask Me – Omawumi
Wild Wild West – M.I
Only Me – 2Face
There Is A Cry – Timi Dakolo
One Day – eLDee Tha Don

HEADIES HALL OF FAME

Special recognition for excellence and outstanding impact to the entertainment industry.

Chief Raymond Dokpesi

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - ICE PRINCE - SUPERSTAR

2011-08-04T06:13:00.003-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - TIMAYA - LOVE OVER ME

2011-08-04T06:05:00.000-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - 2SHOTZ - DAMN FT FUNBI

2011-07-28T04:28:00.001-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - TUFACE - BE THERE

2011-07-23T05:49:00.001-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - SAUCE KID - WHAT DO I DO FT ADEY

2011-07-18T07:16:00.000-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - RUGGEDMAN - EBEMSI FT FLAVOUR

2011-07-18T07:12:00.000-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - DIPP - KOSOROMBE FT DA GRIN

2011-07-15T09:09:00.000-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - DOKTA FRABZ - FOLLOW ME FT SHANK & ELDEE

2011-07-15T09:03:00.000-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - BRACKET - ME & YOU

2011-07-11T04:25:00.001-07:00

WIZKID RELEASES SUPERSTAR ALBUM COVER AND TRACKLISTING

2011-06-09T04:31:00.000-07:00

On June 12th 2011, at the Expo Hall, Eko Hotel & Suites, VI, Lagos, Wizkid alongside some of the best artists in Nigeria like Banky W, Skales, 2face, Wande Coal, D’Prince, Samklef, MI, Jesse Jags, Ice Prince, Lynxx, Olamide and Eldee come together to Launch his highly anticipated album. This epic event will be hosted by comedian extraordinarie Basket Mouth, guaranteeing you a night filled with fun.

Below is the official album cover and tracklisting from Wizkid's label EME (Empire Mates Entertainment)

WizKid “SuperStar” TrackList

1) Say My Name

2) No Lele

3) Scatter The Floor

4) Pakuromo

5) Slow Whine (Feat. Banky W.)

6) Love My Baby

7) Gidi Girl

8 ) Oluwa Lo Ni

9) Don’t Dull

10) Tease Me/Bad Guyz

11) EME Boyz (Feat. Skales & Banky W)

12) What You Wanna Do

13) For Me (Feat. Wande Coal)

14) Holla at Your Boy

15) Wad Up (Feat. D’Prince)

16) Shout Out

BONUS:

17) Wiz Party (Freestyle Leak)

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - WEIRD MC - HAPPY DAY

2011-06-03T05:37:00.000-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - VECTOR - GET DOWN FT TUFACE

2011-06-03T05:32:00.001-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - YUNG6IX - FOLLOW ME FT WIZKID

2011-06-03T05:29:00.001-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - ASA - WHY CAN'T WE

2011-05-30T06:41:00.001-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - 2SHOTZ - ATTENTION FT BRYMO

2011-05-22T08:42:00.001-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - DAREY - BA NI KIDI

2011-04-28T07:16:00.001-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - SOUND SULTAN - VERY GOOD BAD GUY FT BANKY W

2011-04-27T10:42:00.000-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - JAHBLESS - JOOOR (REMIX) FT ELDEE, RUGGEDMAN, ICEPRINCE, REMINISCE & DURELLA

2011-04-27T10:26:00.000-07:00

0JAHIPHOP VIDEO - RUGGEDMAN - EMI NI FT DA GRIN

2011-04-23T06:47:00.001-07:00

WINNERS OF 9JAHIPHOP AWARDS 2010

2011-04-23T06:20:00.001-07:00

WINNERS OF 9JAHIPHOP AWARDS 2010

STREET SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Hustler - Durella

BEST R&B SONG BY DUO OR GROUP
Because of your love – Plus one

BEST RAP SONG BY DUO OR GROUP
Jooor (remix) – Jahbless/Ruggedman/Eldee/Durella/Reminisce/Ice Prince

BEST COLLABO
Facebook Love –Essence/Jaywon

R&B SONG OF THE YEAR
Only Me – Tuface Idibia

RAP SONG OF THE YEAR
Oleku – Ice prince

GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR
Infinity – Press On

ALTERNATIVE SONG OF THE YEAR
I celebrate – Wacomzy

CLUB BANGER OF THE YEAR
One by One – Side 1/Terry G

SONG OF THE YEAR
Only Me – Tuface

R&B ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Unstoppable (International Edition) – Tuface

RAP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Boyz are Not Smiling – Terry da Rapman

ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Commercial Class – Plus One

GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Eledumare – K’ore

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Unstoppable (International Edition) - Tuface

MIXTAPE OF THE YEAR
Da Freshness Mixtape – Teeto Ceemos

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
E no Easy – P Square

ALBUM COVER OF THE YEAR
Untouchable - Ruggedman

BEST NEW ARTIST
Plus One

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
J Sleek

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - 2SHOTZ - MAKE SOME NOISE FT MI

2011-04-11T06:13:00.000-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - KC PRESH - THANK GOD

2011-04-11T06:07:00.000-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - MR RAW NWANNE - SPIRITUAL KONJI

2011-04-11T06:04:00.000-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - TY BELLO - THE FUTURE

2011-04-05T02:21:00.001-07:00

7 ALBUMS THAT YOU WILL NEVER SEE

2011-04-01T03:37:00.000-07:00

Y’all know how I roll, always coming out with the super scoop. This time around I am giving y’all the lowdown on your favorite artist’s unmentioned projects. Here are the 7 albums that you can’t afford to sleep on.

TERRY G - Gingah matrimony: married to the choko

What could be more befitting? The ginjah master finally embraces his dark side on this one and as we already know, there is no limit to what Terry can do under the influence of

Mary J. Expect more sangalocious music to gingah your swagger to. We sincerely hope that another TGP patron decides to stay outside again so that Terry will have another beat to free madness on.

P SQUARE - Revenge of the fallen

A Glo deal doesn't change the fact that their last album tanked, neither does a range rover sport and a BMW X6. With cameos on Ruggedman’s album, 9ice’s album and LKT’s album, it is clear to see that the Okoye brothers are not going to go down without a fight. They are set to take back what Bracket took from them and with a title like this to heighten anticipation, the comeback will be massive.

KELLY HANSOME - He who must not be named

The name of Kelly Hansome has become synonymous with beef in recent times. From beefing with 2shotz, D’banj, Terry G, Wande Coal, MI to his label boss, Keke. One thing that is clear is that Kelly fears no man and any artist that is into healthy living can’t afford to have his name on his/her lips. At the mention of Kelly’s name any artist involved will be attacked, In fact the general consensus now in the industry is that the fear of Kelly Hansome is the beginning of success.

SASHA - Second lady

With Kel sitting her fat ass on naija’s femcees throne (I am yet be convinced that one exists), Sasha has finally decided to put herself right where she belongs before people do.

After casting aside her worries about airlines for celebrities, she is finally in the studio working her ass off to reclaim her first lady status. Although the word on the street is that she is going to slap a cover on all her recent recordings and take her position right behind Kel (or every other female rap artiste out there).

WANDE COAL - Nude music (Orobo to Black)

One leaked nude picture doesn't change the fact that WC is a good singer but unfortunately he couldn't milk the situation for all it was worth. With D’banj grabbing all the headlines now, expect to see a naked Wande Coal on the album cover. Now who wants to see that? Nobody! Dude is way too flabby and most people would rather see a nude D'banj over WC anyday.

DENRELE & CHARLIE BOY – The gayest story never told

As far as duo albums go, this one would be the bomb. What could be more controversial than two grown up men kissing? Two grown up men releasing a joint album with picture of said act as the album cover. They might even end up doing crazy numbers like Weezy did after he kissed Baby. The question is who will produce the album? Your guess is as good as mine.

D’BANJ & KANYE WEST – When continents collide

Ever since Kanye tweeted D’banj & Don jazzy, the whole of the naija music industry has been agog with rumors of a collabo between Kanye west & D’banj. Yours truly can unauthoritatively confirm that a duo album is in the works. After completing recording of “Watch the Throne” the highly anticipated joint album with Jay Z. Kanye will begin recording with D’banj in LA & NY. Producer No ID has been tipped to man the boards alongside Kanye while prolific producer Swizz Beatz will provide additional beats. No news yet on the part Don Jazzy will be playing.

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - WAJE - SO INSPIRED FT MUNA

2011-03-31T04:28:00.001-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - OMAWUNMI - IF YOU ASK ME

2011-03-29T03:38:00.001-07:00

ELDEE - THE POLITICS OF OUR TIME

2011-03-25T05:14:00.000-07:00

“Integrity requires three steps: discerning what is right and what is wrong; acting on what you have discerned, even at personal cost; and saying openly that you are acting on your understanding of right from wrong.” – Stephen L Carter

Months ago, before the 2011 voter registration exercise began in Nigeria some of us were very excited as we saw this as an opportunity to effect the much-needed change in our country. I geared up and began non-partisan campaigns aimed at youths in Nigeria to ensure that they register, vote, and protect their votes. I spent at least four to six hours everyday campaigning on social network platforms, TV/Radio, and print media. My team and I did everything we could from explaining the process, to following people on twitter who posted pictures of their registration cards, to giving away cellphone airtime and even went as far as helping local INEC officials with some of the technical difficulties they faced at the commencement of the registration exercise. We are currently working on an incidence reporting initiative to help curb election malpractices. What’s in it for me you might ask…like I tell everyone who has asked me, some of us just really believe in a better Nigeria. If I have the resources to make change, I wont hesitate to put it towards just that. I am Nigerian, I have a daughter who is Nigerian and I would love to see my daughter raised in this country. I am a true patriot and I have consistently promoted the idea that the Nigerian situation can and should improve with the right leadership.

During the voters’ registration campaign, I got together with a few friends and colleagues of mine to discuss ways to increase youth participation in the democratic process of our country using our music platform. During one of those discussions, we came up with the idea to have multiple concerts across the country, which would only be accessed by registered voters. It felt like a great idea because with this initiative, we could all join forces and get more attention from our intended demographic. Household names such as PSquare, D’banj, eLDee, Tuface, MI, Banky W, Naeto C, Sound Sultan, Timaya, Wizkid, Duncan Mighty and the likes, would easily fill up arenas in any city so why not have a free concert that people can only be a part of if they present their voters registration card. To the best of my knowledge, we came up with a tag called “Our time” for the concert series. In order to avoid the initiative being politicized, we agreed to raise funds through non-partisan means alone.

We put little resources together and quickly shot TV commercials since there were only a few days left of the voter registration period. The commercials were immediately published on TV/Internet and it generated a good amount of attention. At the end of the voter registration period, there was overwhelming evidence of the success of the initiative and we all looked forward to entertaining our registered voter fans at the concert series.

Fast forward to March 17, 2011. I am watching television and I see a commercial that looked just like the one we shot for our campaign. It was indeed footage from our voter registration initiative commercial, however this version was manipulated to suit a different purpose. The new edit describes a free concert featuring D’banj, Tuface, MI, eLDee, PSquare, BankyW, Duncan Mighty, Wizkid and others, which supposedly holds in Abuja on March 25, 2011 and totally omits our voter registration campaign initiative. The advert now ends with a different tagline, “supported by Our Time Group, Youths rising up for GEJ.” I immediately had a cold feeling of shock, betrayal, deceit, and misrepresentation because this was the exact opposite of what we created the initiative for. Now I was being touted as a representative of the youth in support of the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan presidential campaign. What’s even more interesting is that Silverbird TV ran this new advert before and after the Dbanj interview with Goodluck Jonathan, as if it were part and parcel of that GEJ campaign initiative. I called all parties involved to express my disapproval and disgust at how anyone would take such an innocent initiative and manipulate it to misrepresent the interest and support of the youth. To my dismay, another slap in the face came in the form of a full-page newspaper advert in The Vanguard of March 22, 2011 with my picture, among others artists, advertising the same GEJ Presidential campaign concert.

It is sad and indeed worrying that people continue to take advantage of good intentions and initiatives for selfish and corrupt purposes. I use this medium to make public that I have never, and even more so now will never be a part of any campaign for President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, therefore please do not expect me to be at the supposed concert. Let me be clear, I have nothing against the supposed concert and its participants; I just prefer to be consulted about such a manipulation of interest beforehand. I have never received any money or gift of any kind from any member or supporter of the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan presidential campaign or any presidential campaign for that matter, neither have I volunteered my services in support of any such campaign. I’ll be glad to announce if and when I do but until then, I don’t appreciate my image and likeness being exploited for political purposes without my consent.

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - ETCETERA - RING THE ALARM

2011-03-24T03:26:00.000-07:00

TIC - KELLY HANSOME FINDS JESUS, TERRY G TURNS APAKO MASTER, DR FRABZ ELECTRIFIES AND DAREY DOUBLES UP

2011-03-23T02:43:00.000-07:00

I know how much y’all wish I could come up here every day and talk but life ain’t like that, you don’t always get what you want from life but you will always get what from me which is the reason why I am here. Make no mistake, I have a lot of stuff to do but they say that you can’t enjoy idling thoroughly unless you have plenty of work to do. So let me run off my mouf while my desk gets cluttered.

MUSIC TALK

2011 is looking real bright musically for all your favorite erartistes; surprisingly they have been putting in work week in week out.

First off, we have dat ibo boy Ilbliss back with a new joint titled “Otipo” featuring suspect which would be on his upcoming album “Oga Boss”.

You will never know how electrifying naija music can be until you listen to Dr Frabs “Electricity” ft Naeto C.

Upcoming Female rap artiste, Pryse has got a new cut “Femcee toh bad” off her upcoming mixtape “Wordplay queen”.

We already know that klever Jay is not a one hit wonder but he takes time to remind us with a new banger in the form of “Friend & foe” featuring Reminisce.

Kelly Hansome is slowly turning vegetarian as he leaves everything beef related to drop “Jesus is my iroko”.

LKT has a new single titled “Money sweet” ft Jungle.

9ice’s album “Versus” is reaching boiling point as he goes for the big guns by enlisting K1 for his latest single “Health is wealth”.

Sheyman recently teamed up with Skales & Eldee for “My money (remix)”.

Terry G re-ginjahs his swaggah with “Apako master”, which is a track off his forth coming yet untitled album.

Ape planetarians, Bracket are back with a new club banger “Muah muah” off their upcoming sophomore set “Cupid Stories”.

There is a studio leak of a new Wizkid song floating around called “Wiz party”.

Darey’s double album “Heart” & “Beat” is now in stores.

VIDEO TALK

MI’s movie continues with the release of the video of “Undisputed champion”.

Konga might have failed with his album “Eno swagger king” but he scores with the video for “Kabakaba” featuring Remi Aluko & Da grin.

In case you overlooked comedian Julius Agu’ s “The Genius” album, check out his “Adanma” video.

If you are looking for a great video to watch, check out Kefee’s Eguono (remix) featuring Skales.

For something really really new, watch Bracket’s “Muah Muah” video.

Some other cool Vids you should check out include Omawunmi’s “When breeze blows”, Durella’s “Ileke”,

Mr Raw Nwanne’s “Lets party”, Etcetera’s “Ring the alarm” and Tha Suspect’s I no send you (remix).

IN THE NEWS

The exodus from Storm records continues with the exit of Sauce kid.

Wizkid got robbed of his car (Thank God he didn’t get killed).

I have got some ish coming out of the Mo hits camp; it’s crazy in there right now. I heard that Genevieve is actually dating D’banj and is recording an album to be released on Mohits. There are also unconfirmed reports that D’banj won’t be releasing an album of new materials but will instead be re releasing & repackaging the entertainer album.

WRITERS BLOCK 3 - CLASS IN SESSION

2011-03-22T04:03:00.000-07:00

Wow, time really flies, it’s almost April and things are happening really fast in the world of naija hip hop. I just hope we can keep the tempo going till the end of the year. One cannot even come online these days and not see some new stuff going down; it’s either Sauce kid is leaving Storm records or Darey is featuring Chamillionaire but the biggest news in recent times was Kanye West tweeting our own D’banj & Don Jazzy barely weeks after featuring Snoop Dogg on the remix of “Mr. Endowed”. I don’t want to knock D’banj’s hustle but I don’t see him and Kanye doing anything together (nuff said).

Funny how everything is always on twitter these days, have you ever wondered why I don’t follow people on twitter? It’s because I don’t know where they are going (not that I don’t care) and I am more of a leader than a follower. Imagine following Banky W and ending up in Oshogbo (damn, I had to say it). In case you have not noticed, you can’t post comments on my blog anymore, do you know why? It’s because I don’t really give a fuck about what you think of me. Call it hubris or whatever you like.

Did I ever tell you about the disadvantages of knowing bad guys? You will need to ask Wizkid about that; dude got his car jacked a while back. I hope the bad guys that he knows (Someone holla at MI) will be able to get it back for him. I have heard a lot of bad albums in my time but I have never heard anything as bad as Tha Suspect’s” Iam Music”, whoever sanctioned the release of that album has no business running a record label. Wait a minute, ain’t that Clarence Peters, same dude that Kel walked out on, now we know why (won fe pa career omo lo mo). I am not mad that Tha Suspect made that album, I am just mad that his record label decided to sell it to the public. Even though you will expect any decent producer to sound good on his own beats, Tha Suspect doesn’t, probably because he doesn’t have a rapping bone in his body.

Don’t get it twisted, blogging is a serious thing and I try as much as possible to take it serious. Iam sorry for keeping you waiting, it’s been hard getting my team together as per the 9jahiphop awards thang but everything is in order now and you can expect to know all the winners in April. Remember what I said about been a leader and not a follower, I just noticed how most of these other bloggers pattern their style after mine. I am not mad at that, it’s cool knowing that each of my posts is a class in session. With that in mind, grab your pen & notepad or in this case your mouse & keyboard and blog after me.

The elections are getting closer; don’t forget that your vote counts. Please vote even if I don’t, the secret lies in doing what I say not what I do.

NB: Pray for Japan.

DBANJ DELIVERS KOKOMOBILE

2011-03-18T14:40:00.000-07:00

Mohits record's flagship artist, D'banj has finally released his highly anticipated mobile phone "KOKOMOBILE" into the market. Fans got a sneak peek of the phone for the first time in the video for "Mr. Endowed (remix)" ft Snoop Dogg. The phone will be made available at all Firstbank branches nationwide at the price of N9800.

Kokomobile is the first celebrity driven mobile phone in Nigeria and comes with features such as

Memory Card
Flashlight
FM Radio
MP3/ MP4
Latest D’banj and Mo’Hits songs and videos
GPRS
Facebook, Ebuddy, Nimbuzz, Opera
First Bank Mobile Application
N500 free account opening at First Bank

For more Information

Follow Kokomobile on Facebook

Follow Kokomobile on Twitter

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - DURELLA - ILEKE

2011-03-16T15:35:00.000-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - MR RAW NWANE - LET'S PARTY

2011-03-13T09:37:00.000-07:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - KONGA - KABAKABA FT REMI ALUKO & DA GRIN

2011-03-09T01:37:00.000-08:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - KEFEE - EGUONO (REMIX) FT SKALES

2011-03-08T08:09:00.003-08:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - MI - UNDISPUTED CHAMPION

2011-03-08T07:56:00.000-08:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - THA SUSPECT - I NO SEND YOU (REMIX) FT BLAISE, MUNA, MO CHEDDAH, EVA, SASHA & ZEE

2011-03-03T06:04:00.000-08:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - MI - ACTION FILM (UNOFFICIAL ANIMATED VIDEO)

2011-02-28T13:03:00.000-08:00

This is not an official video, but an interesting fan made video, enjoy

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - WACONZY - I CELEBRATE

2011-02-26T02:55:00.001-08:00

Directed by Clarence Peters

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - KEFEE - NO BE SAPELE WATER

2011-02-26T02:38:00.002-08:00

Directed by Wudi Awa

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - MAYE HUNTA - OWO FAAJI

2011-02-26T02:38:00.000-08:00

TIC - FLAVOUR THANKS GOD, JEDI TURNS LASGIDI BOY, SNOOP DOGG GETS ENDOWED AND KASH 11 RETURNS AS KUKUTE

2011-02-20T12:00:00.000-08:00

Happy valentine in arrears, I know this is coming a little late but I have to confess that I am more in love with myself than my blog; I hope everyone had a nice & special time with their loved ones (I did). With all said and done; now I can finally get back to running my mouf.

Where do I start?

MUSIC NEWS

Timaya is out to get that Alaba money again; “Another man chop” is the new Single off his yet untitled album.

Comedian Jedi is also out with “Lasgidi boy”.

With election fever at an all time high, Obiwon drops “Great again” off his forthcoming TR2011 album.

Flavour also put out a new single titled “Thank God” featuring Sho boi.

Meanwhile, kefee dropped “Eguono (remix)” and it features upcoming rapper Skales.

Kash 11’s album “The return of kukute” is now in stores.

So also is Naeto C’s highly anticipated sophomore album “Super C season”.

Djinee returns with 2 new singles namely “Thank you” featuring Lindsey & “My pillar”.

Songstress Omolara has got a hot single in the form of “lover” on the charts now.

Kelly hansome puts beef aside to celebrate love in his new single “Love”.

Veteran R&B crooner, Paul Play is back with 2 new singles, “Say yes” ft Mo cheddah & “Beautiful Love”.

Zdon teams up with faze on his new single “Aiye n soro”, expect an album before the year runs out.

VIDEO TALK

Naija videos have been coming thick and fast in recent weeks and top of that pile is D’banj’s highly anticipated “Mr endowed (remix)” featuring Snoop Dogg, which is a great video from my own point of view.

Naeto C’s “10/10” video dropped just in time for the release of his sophomore album.

The official video for Iceprince’s “Oleku” ft Brymo is now out.

Although coming a little late, P Square’s “possibility” featuring Tuface and Timi Dakolo’s “Let it shine” are good videos that you should also watch.

Other videos that are worth taking a look at include

Ere ife – Lami ft Eldee

Alabukun – Lynxx ft Banky W

My woman is gone – Flavour

Kolo for you – Retta

Follow my dreams – Moyeen

No be money – Mo cheddah

Lets make a video – Jahborne ft Muno

IN THE NEWS

Oshogbo gate continues as a group of naija hip hop artists are planning to boycott PMAN and form their own organization. Let’s keep our fingers crossed and watch this saga unfold.

Sarah Ofili denied sleeping with D’banj and deads all the rumors.

I also heard that Storm records are planning to drop Sasha if her album flops.

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - ICE PRINCE - OLEKU FT BRYMO (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

2011-02-17T03:08:00.003-08:00

POISONED PEN - WHERE IS MS ENDOWED?

2011-02-17T02:48:00.001-08:00

Wouldn’t it be sad if untouchable was really Ruggedman’s last album?

How much will the music industry get out of president Goodluck’s $200 million loan to the entertainment industry?

Did Clarence peters ever recoup his investment on Kel?

Is Eedris Abdulkareem’s business finally finished?

Am I the only one not impressed with MI’s sophomore album MI2 the movie?

When will a female artiste reply D’banj and drop a Ms. Endowed?

What wouldn’t we do for a Da grin post humous album?

Now that Terry da Rapman is better off, will his next album be called boyz are now smiling?

Speaking of which, where can one get a boyz are not smiling tee?

Where is Big Bamo?

Instead of worrying about airlines for celebrities, shouldn’t Sasha be focused on her overdue sophomore album?

Ain’t we all eager to know from their debut albums, which of Iceprince and D’prince deserve to be crowned kings in the future?

Is Beazy not over saturating the market with his weekly freestyles?

Are we supposed to be celebrating because D’banj made it to number 7 on billboard’s next big sound 25?

Judging from the success of “Holla at ur boy” and “Tease me”, is Wizkid not going to end up being bigger than Banky W?

Considering the fact that doing time is the fad in America these days, if modenine ends up in Kirikiri, will he have taken this whole keeping it real thing too far?

Isn’t it shameful the way Banky W and his fellow big boyz handled the whole PMAN debacle?

Wande Coal, where is your album?

Did Sarah Ofili just clown D’banj with that two and a half pack remark?

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - MOCHEDDAH - NO BE MONEY

2011-02-15T04:23:00.001-08:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - BANKY W - FOLLOW YOU GO

2011-02-15T04:11:00.000-08:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - TIMI DAKOLO - LET IT SHINE

2011-02-12T02:14:00.000-08:00

MOST ANTICIPATED ALBUMS OF 2011 - A VIDEO GUIDE

2011-02-10T03:56:00.000-08:00

DAREY ART ALADE - DOUBLE DARE

The way you are (Official video)

NAETO C - SUPER C SEASON

Ako mi ti poju (Official video)

10/10 (Official video)

9ICE - BASHORUN GAA/VERSUS

Appetizer (Official video)

D'BANJ - MR ENDOWED

Mr endowed (Official video)

Mr endowed (remix) ft Snoop Dogg (Official video)

WIZKID - TBD

Holla at your boy (Official video)

Tease me (Official video)

ICE PRINCE - THE PRINCE OF COOL

Oleku ft Brymo (Unofficial video)

D'PRINCE - THE PRINCE IS HERE

Omoba (Official video)

Give it to me ft D'banj (Official video)

GENERAL PYPE - TBD

Champion (Official video)

Champion (remix) ft Dagrin, Vector, Naeto C, Sasha & GT the Guitarman (Official video)

SASHA - SASHA SPEAKS

Making money (remix) ft Naeto C & Sauce kid (Official video)

Put it down ft Dama do bling (Official video)

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - NAETO C - 10/10

2011-02-09T02:18:00.005-08:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - P SQUARE FT TUFACE IDIBIA - POSSIBILITY

2011-02-09T02:11:00.000-08:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - D'BANJ FT SNOOP DOGG - MR ENDOWED (REMIX)

2011-02-09T02:09:00.000-08:00

MOST ANTICIPATED ALBUMS OF 2011

2011-02-08T05:27:00.000-08:00

DAREY ART ALADE – DOUBLE DARE

ALBUMS – FROM ME 2 U (2006), UNDAREYTED (2009)

ALBUM TITLE – DOUBLE DARE

ALBUM # - 3

LABEL – SOUL MUZIK

Saying that Darey is one of the best (if not the best) R&B artist naija has to offer is an understatement. As previous albums have shown, when it comes to making soulful R&B tunes, Darey knows his onions. From his project fame days all through his debut and sophomore albums, he has been putting out chart topping singles, but you get a feeling that he is yet to find the right formula that will elevate him to the next level until now. 2010 saw Darey teaming up with Don jazzy on “Stroke me”, before unleashing a barrage of singles like “Ba ni kidi”, “Sisi Eko”, “The way you are” & “Don’t let me know” off his double album on radio. With this in mind, third time might just be the charm for Darey.

NAETO C – SUPER C SEASON

ALBUMS – YOU KNOW MY P (2008)

ALBUM TITLE – SUPER C SEASON

ALBUM # - 2

LABEL – STORM RECORDS

Delaying albums always help build up anticipation, but in Naeto C’s case, his released singles “10/10”, ”Share my blessings” ft Asa, “Ako mi ti poju” and “Duro” ftYQ have done a better job. After bagging his masters degree, it looks like the Storm records franchise artist is finally ready to deliver his sophomore effort. With the caliber of guests on it coupled with top notch production, chances are high that it is going be a 10/10 album

9ICE – BASHORUN GAA/VERSUS

ALBUMS – CERTIFICATE (2006), GONGO ASO (2008), TRADITION (2009)

ALBUM TITLE – BASHORUN GAA/VERSUS

ALBUM # - 4

LABEL – ALAPOMEJI RECORDS

If there was an award for hardest working artist in Nigeria, 9ice will clinch it with ease. In between separation from wife Toni payne, beefing with Ruggedman and shooting videos off “Tradition” , 9ice still succeeded in putting out a steady stream of singles off his forthcoming double album “Bashorun Gaa/Versus”. The Alapomeji front man will be taking a new approach with his concept album “Versus” where he will go toe to toe with the various artists in the industry as we have already seen on tracks like “All the way” ft P Square, “Loni ni” ft Da grin, “Safarawe” ft MI and “Atamatase” ft Modenine while “Bashorun Gaa” will be vintage 9ice as typified by singles such as “Shakashiky”, “Appetizer” and “Women, weed & wine”. With a load of singles on the airwaves, a video for “Appetizer” and beef with Ruggedman, 9ice already has the listening public salivating for the main course.

D’BANJ – MR ENDOWED

ALBUMS – NO LONG THING (2005), RUNDOWN (2006), ENTERTAINER (2008)

ALBUM TITLE – MR ENDOWED

ALBUM # - 4

LABEL – MOHITS RECORDS

Over the last couple of years, Mohits records have become synonymous with one thing, which is hit records and D’banj as the flagship artist has been at the forefront of their success. Showing no signs of stopping after 3 successful albums, the entertainer released “Mr endowed” last year to rave reviews and quickly followed up with the unsuccessful “Scapegoat” which slowed down his momentum. Just when we were thinking that Mohits had finally come up short, D’banj resurfaced in LA, teaming up with rap superstar Snoop Doggy Dog for “Mr endowed (remix)” and suddenly had the whole music industry wrapped around his fingers eagerly anticipating his upcoming album. With a bigger roster to call upon for cameos when needed, all bets are on D’banj to come out with one of the best albums of 2011.

WIZKID – TBD

ALBUMS –

ALBUM TITLE – TO BE DETERMINED

ALBUM # - 1

LABEL – EMPIRE MATES ENTERTAINMENT

Age has nothing to do with success in the Nigerian music industry as Wizkid is about to prove, at 21 years, Banky W’s protégé is already regarded as one of naija’s hottest sex symbols. Wizkid doesn’t just win in the looks department as his singles ”Don’t dull”, “Holla at your boy” and the smash hit “Tease me” have rocketed up the charts in no time and It is no surprise that his untitled debut album is one of the most anticipated albums of the year. Not only will people want to see the level of growth he has achieved since the first time we heard him on MI’s “Fast money, fast cars”, they will also want to know if he has what it takes to be naija’s next superstar.

ICEPRINCE – THE PRINCE OF COOL

ALBUMS –

ALBUM TITLE – THE PRINCE OF COOL

ALBUM # - 1

LABEL – CHOCOLATE CITY RECORDS

Chocolate city is on the ascendancy and so is Ice prince, who is set to follow the footsteps of his brothers MI & Jesse Jagz by unleashing his debut album on the naija music scene. As easy as it is to simply write his attempt off as a case of coattail riding, one can’t but feel dude’s talent with his cameos on Ruggedman’s “She & my swagga”, MI’s “Represent” KSB’s “Alaye” and Jesse Jagz’s “Nobody test me” and with his smash single “Oleku” ft Brymo riding high on the charts, it is no longer a surprise that his debut album is one of the most anticipated of 2011.

D PRINCE – THE PRINCE IS HERE

ALBUMS –

ALBUM TITLE – THE PRINCE IS HERE

ALBUM # - 1

LABEL – MOHITS RECORDS

After tasting success with Mohits on “Curriculum Vitae” and watching fellow label mate Wande Coal move on to superstar status with “Mushin 2 Mohits” the onus was on D prince to carve his own niche. D prince’s first move was to stun the competition with the street banger “Omoba” which was followed by the Wande Coal & D’banj assisted “Ooze”. Songs like “Jonzing World” ft Jesse Jagz & Wizkid, “I like what I see” ft Wande Coal and "Give it to me" ft Dbanj also played a huge part in strengthening his buzz. With his brother Don Jazzy and the Mohits family solidly behind him, the sky is the limit.

GENERAL PYPE – TBD

ALBUMS –

ALBUM TITLE – TO BE DETERMINED

ALBUM # - 1

LABEL – STORM RECORDS

You know you have made it when your first single has been licensed to Africa’s biggest sport channel, Supersport. After numerous cameos ranging from MI’s “Teaser”, Bigiano’s “Its over” to Illbliss’s “Blessing”, Pype finally dropped his own single in the form of the anthemic “Champion” and kept the fire burning with “Champion (remix)” ft Naeto C, Sasha, Da grin, Vector and GT tha guitarman. Despite the fact that Pype’s genre of music is seriously underappreciated in Nigeria, he is doing a pretty good job of resuscitating it, giving reggae fans something to look forward to.

SASHA – SASHA SPEAKS

ALBUMS – FIRST LADY (2007)

ALBUM TITLE – SASHA SPEAKS

ALBUM # - 2

LABEL – STORM RECORDS

Sasha’s sophomore album has been long overdue and people are becoming more eager to hear what she has to say. Judging from the released singles “Making money”, “Put it down” ft Dama do bling, “Making money (remix)” ft Sauce kid & Naeto C, “Ma wo be” ft Brymo and “Don’t stop”, it is clear to see that the self proclaimed first lady of Nigerian hip hop definitely has a lot on her mind. Some of her fans will be hoping that she finally opens up on her rumored affair with label mate Naeto C, but the majority of naija rap buffs just want to see how she holds her own in the face of stiff competition from other femcees like Kel, Blaise, Eva, and Muna.

MUNA – THE GODDESS, THE HUSTLER

ALBUMS –

ALBUM TITLE – THE GODDESS, THE HUSTLER

ALBUM # - 1

LABEL – RMG RECORDS

After conquering the catwalk, the former most beautiful girl in Nigeria is ready to stick her fingers in the naija hip hop pie. From the moment we heard her on Waje’s “So inspired”, “I feel real” and The Suspect’s “I no send you (remix)”, it was clear that she meant business and wasn’t just doing it for the fun of it, but it was when she dropped the J sleek produced “Killer Queen” ft Buckwylla that people started to respect her hustle. “Pop Sugar”, her collaboration with Micheal Word also went in long way in solidifying her status as next rated female MC.

THE FAILED PMAN PRESIDENCY COUP - A CASE OF COLLECTIVE STUPIDITY

2011-02-05T03:48:00.000-08:00

“Preach the need for change but never reform too much at once”

- ROBERT GREENE, 48 laws of power

These are interesting times we live in, not much attention would have been paid to PMAN’s annual delegates’ conference that was held in Oshogbo, Osun state on the 26^th of January, 2011, if not for the ignominious attempt made by our very own revered hip hop artists to hijack the party’s leadership.

Before I start castigating the perpetrators which include Eldee, Banky W, MI, KSB, Mr Kool & Sound Sultan, it is fair to note that most Nigerian artists are not pleased with the way the organization is run.

From news making the rounds, it is safe to say that they were acting out a script written by Chief Tony Okoroji. This group of artists went to Oshogbo, where they met with Admiral Dele Abiodun and attempted to impose a new leadership to be headed by Eldee on PMAN, needless to say, it was an exercise in futility. There is nothing wrong in wanting a change, what is wrong is the way they went about it. What did they think was going to happen? They will just get there and Admiral Dele Abiodun will step aside to be replaced by the more effective General Eldee? It is either these guys have spent too much time watching Nollywood movies or they just decided to be collectively stupid. I am placing all my bets on the latter.

Looking at the cast of this B rated Nollywood film, we have super heroes like Mr Capable, Mr Incredible (who is taking all scripts after the success of his block buster MI2), and we also have the naija ninja. These are all exceptional actors whose involvement is not too surprising; it is Eldee’s that is shocking. This is a man who produces, raps/sings, and directs videos, what does he want with PMAN presidency? I just lost all the respect I had for him, in fact he should write a book and call it “how to destroy all you have worked for”. What if Admiral Dele Abiodun had not been diplomatic about the whole thing, would they have beaten him to a pulp and snatched the presidency from him like it was a phone or wrist watch. There is truly no limit to stupidity as your actions have shown. You people really need to dedicate more time to reading because it is becoming difficult to believe that some of you are educated.

Assuming PMAN was a nation; you people would be facing life sentences or getting death penalties now because what you did is akin to treason. You tried pitting the younger generation against the older generation. Who made you spokesmen for the hip hop generation (ITFU – I tire for una)? In fact you people should be banned from holding any elective position in PMAN for a considerable length of time. I think you people were blinded by greed, this is just pure conjecture but I think the reason for all the sudden interest in PMAN has to do with President Jonathan’s $200 million loan to the entertainment industry. You guys were thinking of ways to assess that fund knowing fully well that whatever is meant for the music industry will be funneled through PMAN.

When Charlie boy was running the show, y’all couldn’t try this; area fada would have knocked the stuffing out of you. If you people were truly interested in effecting a change, all you had to do was wait, those running it now cannot live forever. What you need to do now instead of licking your wounds is to become card carrying members and pay all your membership dues before anything else. This is not a guarantee that you will be taken serious as you have already humiliated yourselves by putting the cart before the horse.

I am really disappointed in all of you except for sound Sultan who gets a pass, because he always wants to right all wrongs. Banky W in his own case always thinks he is better than everyone else, I hate to be the one to break it to Mr. Capable, but he isn’t as important as he thinks he is. There is no way he will be on a list of top 10 performing musicians in Nigeria, he doesn’t get mad love like Pasuma and Osupa Saheed, he can’t sell records like Aiyefele, he can’t sell out tours like Femi Kuti or Lagbaja, he is not as talented as Tuface or Sunny Neji, he lacks the consistency of Timaya & P Square and he doesn’t have mass appeal like KWAM 1 & Adewale Ayuba, so who the hell is he anyway? If it comes down to PMAN being run by the younger generation, he will have to stand in line behind people like Yinka Davies, Weird MC, Eedris Abdulkareem, Azu Ekiye, Sammie Okposo, Paul Play, Zakky Adze, OJB and a host of others, so also will MI & Baba Dee.

On a lighter note, I heard that one of them was asked the meaning of PMAN and he said Plenty Musicians Association of Nigeria, so much for running PMAN. (UFMH – Una fall my hand)

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - JJC - SAY YES

2011-02-02T07:38:00.000-08:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - LAMI - ERE IFE FT ELDEE

2011-01-31T07:30:00.001-08:00

5 REASONS WHY RUGGEDMAN WILL NOT RETIRE

2011-01-31T06:52:00.000-08:00

1. CHINAYDU & HAKEEM

Since Ruggedman is the one putting Chinaydu and Hakeem on, it would be pointless for him to retire now. Without Ruggedy baba’s backing, I simply don’t see how they are going to make it in the industry. If Ruggedy actually calls it a day, then there will be no future for the duo. He will at least put out a rugged records compilation album just to promote them or drop another album and give them more shine time than he did on “Untouchable”.

2. 9ICE AND MODENINE WON’T LET HIM

Beef is a great motivator and with Ruggedy’s “A word is enough for the 9ice” still fresh in 9ice’s memory, you can expect him to keep him going at Ruggedy and vice versa which will in the end lead to another album from Ruggedman. Apart from 9ice, Ruggedy also took shots at Modenine on “Hypo-skit” labeling him “MC na me carry hip hop for head” and “American Nigerian rapper”, something which the realist won’t take too lightly, so we can expect more death blows from him which will also inevitably lead to another album from Ruggedman.

3. RUGGED RECORDS IS NOT A SOUND RETIREMENT PLAN

In any profession, you need to have a retirement plan and in Ruggedman’s case, his record label rugged records seem to be his only visible plan. Looking closely at rugged records (which more or less, exists on paper right now), it is hard to see Ruggedman eating off it for the rest of his life. This is an unstructured record label with no bankable artist, no disrespect to Chinaydu & Hakeem, but they are nowhere near their counterparts talent wise, so unless a miracle happens, Ruggedy will not be eating off them and will have to go back to doing what he does best.

4. HE SAID SO

On “Halla” he said “I hear some say I don retire/but Ruggedman still burn like fire” and on “Rush Rush” he says “I won’t stop till I am more paid than Jay Z and P Diddy”. From the quotes above, one thing that is clear is that Ruggedy has no plans to retire just yet because he isn’t yet as rich as Diddy or Jay Z and he personally believes there is still a lot left in him.

5. WHAT ELSE WILL HE DO?

If Ruggedman retires now, the question is what else will he do? Acting is out of it, Because Ruggedy doesn’t look like he can cut it in Nollywood. So also is comedy, because I can’t imagine Ruggedy saying anything that will make people laugh. With Comedians, Models, Actors, Actresses etc embracing music, it is safe to say that there is no other profession in the Nigerian entertainment industry that pays as much as music does. Once Ruggedy starts missing the passion and the fame that comes with being a rap star, he would be right back.

ALBUM REVIEW - TERRY DA RAPMAN - BOYZ ARE NOT SMILING

2011-01-26T04:12:00.000-08:00

With 10 years and 2 albums under his belt, Terry da Rapman is what you will call a veteran. Terry started when it was least fashionable to be a rapper in 2000 with rap collective SWATROOT alongside Modenine, Sixfoot Plus, OD, Rule Clean, Mista Baron, El dee XL and sharpened his skills under the watchful eye of Payback tyme records boss, Solo Dee. After his debut album “Tha Rapmanisfestation” released on payback tyme records failed commercially, he pitched his tents with November records, where he released his sophomore album “Tha rapman begins” which produced the hit “na beanz” but didn’t elevate him beyond his underdog status.

With a resilience not usually seen on the naija rap scene, terry continued grinding and in 2009 successfully kicked the doors down with the slogan (Boyz are not smiling) in one hand and a street single in the guise of “sample (remix)” featuring Pherowshuz & Stereoman in the other. With anticipation reaching fevered pitch courtesy of his Dj Jimmy Jatt hosted mixtape “The joe spasm mixtape”, Terry unleashed his junior album “Boyz are not smiling”.

It must be said that Joe Spasm(Terry’s alter ego) has impeccable taste in creating his ensemble cast as the album features contributions from Pherowshuz, Sound Sultan, Terry G, MI, Cartiair, Mo Cheddah, Keffe, Stereoman, Sixfoot Plus, Mista Baron, El dee XL, Fecko the Emcee, Osagz and Miekharry. Production is majorly by underground producers like E Twinz, Pherowshuz, Tommy ill Fingaz, Meka E, XO, Seaman, Kraft, El Emcee and Sholex Timbo, with Terry G & J Sleek being the only exception.

The album gets underway with “BANS (Intro)” and sees joe spasm making it clear that all he wants is his due respect and no title, and over Pherowshuz’s bass and synthesizer laden beat, he creates the street banger “Sample(remix)”, going back and forth with pherowshuz and stereoman on the hook. With lines like “the boy is hot, no matter the climate/call me jack sparrow, cos I be dealing with pirates”, you feel Tha rapman just warming up. With Sound Sultan riding shotgun “how far” turns out to a hard hitting cut as expected, while on the E Twinz produced “Oti ya were”, Joe spasm redefines his lyrical reputation and shows that he stands in the shadows of no man by lyrically slaying MI. he gets in anthemic mode on the Meka E produced “boyz don hammer” and the Tommy ill Fingaz produced “Gonna make it”. With Mo’cheddah delivering a memorable verse and an enthralling hook, Terry takes it to the club with “Get up” and teams up with name sake Terry G for the radio friendly “Ojoro”, where he names drop and creatively weaves his tale of infidelity.

The party continues on “Ladies only” as Terry successfully crafts a club banger over seaman’s luring drums, heavy synths and whistles. The J sleek produced crunk fest “superstar” sees Terry and Cartiair trying to outswag each other. BANS soars to greater heights on the XO produced “No love” where Joe spasm delivers weighty verses with visceral contents that foster introspection and demand repeated listens. Terry raps: “underpaid in this game, cos I have been doing this for the love/yo, I need to get paid and stop doing this for the love”,”enough love to all those who stood by me on stormy seas/back when my money was shorter than a midget on his knees”, “took a risk with that single cos I have been known to gamble/now the best rap single of the year is just a sample”.

Joe spasm shows his vulnerable side on the soulful “Someday” as he grieves for his late mother, on the conscious “pray”, E twinz once again lays the track for Terry’s train of thought to rumble through, with a line like “e go better for naija, two thousand and when”, he sums up the sorry state of the nation while Kefee soulfully does all the praying on the hook. The Sholex Timbo produced “Been there before” is simply braggadocios music at its best, as for the umpteenth time Terry slays the competition and reaffirms his living legend status. The highlight of the album comes on “Na beanz (BANS remix)”, where young guns like Fecko, Miekharry and Osagz exhibit pure lyricism backed by confidence and conviction. Terry fittingly closes the album with “Number 10”, which features veterans and fellow SWATROOT members Mista Baron, Sixfoot Plus and El dee XL. As if it is any surprise, they all come correct.

No obligatory marijuana jam, no requisite love song, no unnecessary bonus tracks and the man “hated by plenty, wanted by many, underated by some, confronted by none” has created an album that is sonically appealing with great replay value. BANS is a remarkable album that transforms Terry da Rapman from underdog to the past, present and the future of naija rap. When the annals of naija hip hop are written, Joe spasm will have his own chapter alongside the likes of 2shotz, Eldee, Ruggedman and Modenine.

PLAY – Everything

SKIP – Nothing

RATING – 10/10 (CLASSIC)

TIC - BEAZY FALLS BACK, TIMAYA GOES ALL THE WAY, TIMI DAKOLO MAKES BEAUTIFUL NOISE AND AJAYI BROVAZ TURN STREET BANKERS

2011-01-25T05:12:00.000-08:00

Rounding up the news is never easy but talking about it is always a pleasure.

MUSIC TALK

Styl Plus are really gearing up for their yet untitled album release and they keep the heat up with their new single “Ka Fo Lo”, which was produced by TY Mix.

The egberi papa 1 of Bayelsa, Timaya is back again with a new cut titled “All The Way”, which was released on his imprint, Dem Mama Records.

Beazy is still busy as usual and just dropped “Fall Back” featuring Skales, Pope & Loose Kaynon.

Ajayi Brovaz of Alapomeji Records recently released their debut album “Street Bankers”.

And so does Samklef, who calls his own, “Nonilizing”.

D’banj’s kid brother, K Switch of Mo hits is still hard at work on his album and has just put out a new track titled “Money” featuring Humble.

Timi Dakolo‘s debut album “Beautiful Noise” is set to be released pretty soon according to his management.

KB of trybesmen is back in the game with 2 new singles “Dem dey mad” and “re-intro”.

Sasha is also out with 2 new singles “Don’t stop” and “Ma wo be” ft Brymo to promote her upcoming album “Sasha speaks”.

VIDEO TALK

The hottest video out right now is Wizkid’s “Tease Me”, which is presently killing them.

Ikechukwu moves on without Mohits as he releases a video for his single “now is the time” off his “Alliance Reconstructed” Album.

Terry G is in the cross hairs again as Mallam Spicy releases a video for his scorching diss “1005 naira”.

Vector is not slowing down as he keeps the momentum going with the video of his hit single “I love Nigeria”.

Ice prince recently released a very poor video for his smash hit “Oleku” featuring Brymo, but Chocolate city sources claim that the video circulating on the internet is not the official one.

IN THE NEWS

From all indications, it looks like D’banj’s “Mr Endowed” actually has a remix with Snoop Dogg, as reports have emerged that the video has been shot and will be released soon.

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - IKECHUKWU - NOW IS THE TIME FT DON JAZZY

2011-01-22T05:23:00.001-08:00

ALBUM REVIEW - MI - MI2 THE MOVIE

2011-01-22T04:57:00.000-08:00

Never in the history of naija rap has an album ever been as anticipated as MI’s sophomore album “MI2 the Movie”, MI’s ascendancy in the naija rap game is a relatively known one, from his critically acclaimed debut album “Talk about It” to his groundbreaking “Illegal Music” mixtape, Mi simply took the naija rap scene by storm and ever since he has not looked back. With guest appearances spanning various genres, it is easy to understand why Mr Incredible’s stock has risen so quickly and why he is one of the most sought after rappers in Nigeria.

There is a limit to which one can live on past glory, so it was just a matter of time before MI tried to make a second impression and after overseeing the rise of his chocolate city imprint, MI finally delivers “MI2 the Movie”. With a cast that includes Flavour, Julius Ceasar, Tuface, Waje, Timaya, and his Choc Boyz crew, MI‘s feature presentation looks set to be a blockbuster.

The comical intro “prelude” fits perfectly to the movie theme as MI does his best impersonation of saving a damsel in distress, this is quickly followed by the Brymo assisted “Action Film”, where MI shows that he is still the same actor we all know and love with lines like “yo, back with my new flow/ for the club, for the streets, for the studios/in my new crib, new car, new clothes/same actor, different year, new boss”. A welcome addition to just about any rap album is Flavour, and “Number One” is a testament to that fact, the track is a departure from the one that precedes it but MI skillfully raps over the highlife beat.

The first indication that you won’t get what you came looking for, comes in the form of the ill advised Timaya collaboration “anybody”, but MI manages to come up with substantial subject matter on tracks like “Nobody” featuring Tuface and “wild wild west” where he details the Jos crises. “beef” works well as he addresses his beef with Iceberg Slim & Kelly Hansome with simple yet thought provoking lines like “See musicians tryna beef me for real son/maybe they doin it to promote their album/they know that using my name will help them sell some/so Iceberg it’s alright you are welcome/but I’m not in their league help me tell them/the super eagles don’t play against the falcons/see wor wor pikin dey form handsome/kelechukwu clap for yourself, well done”.

A few tracks do sound less exceptional than the rest; “One Naira” featuring Waje fits this label as emphasis on the opposite sex puts the track in subject matter limbo. Some listeners may not be moved by “My head, my belle”, but it won’t be those going through the everyday struggles of naija life. The lead single “Undisputed” doesn’t quite gel as some of MI’s punchlines sound really amateurish. Everything seems to be moving in slow motion until the choc boyz anthem “Represent” comes on, where MI employs Drake’s simile heavy style of rap with lines like “make niggaz work hard, plantation/train these dudes, grand station/always come hard, masturbation”, “I rock dior, I am a Christian/I only like girls, I am a lesbian/I am loving all the drama, I am a Thespian”.

By the time the credits start rolling in on “unstoppable”, we realize that MI2 the movie is not an action film but a badly plotted comedy with poor direction and the only person having a good laugh is MI. Now, to be clear, Mi still stands head and shoulders above most of his peers and can serve his faithful fans lyrics that fuel their everyday lives, but when he is not firing on all cylinders, the results are disappointing at best and catastrophic at worst. From all indications MI doesn’t justify his number one status.

PLAY – Action Film, Number One, Nobody, Wild Wild West, Represent

SKIP – Undisputed, Anybody, Imperfect me, Epic

RATING – 6/10

ALBUM REVIEW - RUGGEDMAN - UNTOUCHABLE

2011-01-21T06:28:00.000-08:00

When Ruggedman debuted on the naija rap scene courtesy of the scorching diss track “ehen pt 1” which led to his well publicized spat with Eedris Abdulkareem & Kennis music, and triumphed against all odds, in the process putting out two solid albums in “Thy Album Come” & “Ruggedy Baba”. Most naija rap faithful thought the search for a messiah had come to an end, but as the years wore on, Ruggedy’s star began to lose its luster, both as a commercially and critically viable artist. After losing the long drawn out lyrical battle with Modenine and getting enmeshed in yet another with erstwhile friend and collaborator, 9ice, it came as no surprise when he announced that “Untouchable” will be his last album.

With beats from Tyrone, Dtunez, Cookbeat, Kash 11, Sossick, K-solo, Sarz, Puffy T, Samklef, and E twinz, it is clear to see that Ruggedy plans to go out with a bang. The album kicks off with the intro “Halla” over a tyrone beat that has a sample of the late Da Grin’s “Halla” where Ruggedman gets down to the nitty gritty with a hungry delivery: “it’s the rap hall of famer, Big money gainer, with more whips than a lion tamer, yes I rule the empire, still laying the rules like the ref or the umpire”. He introduces his new signees Chinaydu and Hakeem on “Ask about Us”, and you can’t help but notice further improvement in his delivery as is evident on “Rush Rush”, and “Emi Ni” featuring the late Da Grin.

“Because of You” featuring Tuface and MI looks like a winner on the surface but on closer inspection is a bit of a disappointment as Tyrone’s beat doesn’t live up to the occasion and while MI comes through with his verse, one can’t help but feel shortchanged by Tuface’s performance. Ruggedy couldn’t resist taking parting shots as he labels Modenine “MC na me carry hip hop for head” on “Hypo skit” and proverbially goes at 9ice on the cookbeat produced “a word is enough for the 9ice”. The ever reliable Sarz laces ruggedy with what may just be the lead single off the album in the form of “Sanwo” featuring Vino.

Ruggedy doesn’t fare quite well on the P square assisted “Low” and the Mallam Spicy assisted “Girl wyne” which both end up as failed attempts at crafting a crowd pleaser but all is forgiven and forgotten when the club banger that is “Dj pump it up” graces the listeners ears, sadly ruggedman can’t resist the requisite love song, and “Heartbreak” finds its place among hundreds of other half assed cuts about the opposite sex. The Iceprince featured “She ‘n’ my swagger” help elevate the album on the back end, only to be dragged down by the Recobah assisted “E no easy to be popular” which is typical subject matter.

Aside from the miserable decision not to close the album with the Puffy T produced gem “Walk away” featuring Gereline and the inclusion of Chinaydu’s “9ice the ingrate” as a bonus track. This is easily Ruggedman’s best album.

PLAY – Sanwo, Rush Rush, Dj pump it up, A word is enough for the 9ice, She n my swagger, walk away, Emi ni.

SKIP – Low, Because of You, E no easy to be popular, Girl wyne

RATING – 7/10

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - ICE PRINCE FT BRYMO - OLEKU

2011-01-20T04:56:00.003-08:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - VECTOR - I LUV U NIGERIA

2011-01-20T04:56:00.001-08:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - BARACK OBAMA - THE UNBELIEVABLE CHANGE

2011-01-18T05:05:00.000-08:00

I know this has nothing to do with Naija hip hop but who wouldn't want to see Obama rapping.

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - DUNCAN MIGHTY - AHAMEFULLA

2011-01-18T04:58:00.000-08:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - DUNCAN MIGHTY - I DON'T GIVE A SHOT

2011-01-18T04:42:00.000-08:00

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - WIZKID - TEASE ME

2011-01-17T05:16:00.001-08:00

Directed by Kemi Adetiba

9JAHIPHOP VIDEO - MALLAM SPICY - 1005 NAIRA(TERRY G DISS)

2011-01-17T05:13:00.001-08:00

THE LOVE POST 2010

2011-01-17T03:56:00.000-08:00

Here are five things I really loved about naija hip hop in 2010.

1. THE RESURGENCE OF NAIJA RAPPERS

2010 will forever stand out as a year to be remembered in the history of naija rap. Only God knows what happened, maybe it was MI or something else, but all of a sudden every naija rapper worth his salt suddenly upped his game and we were blessed with an unprecedented number of hot and quality rap albums. From Eldee’s Is it your money to Modenine’s Da vinci mode, Sauce Kid’s African American, 2 Shotz’s I am William, Terry da Rapman’s Boyz are not smiling, Eedris Abdulkareem’s Unfinished Business, Ruggedman’s Untouchable, Dat Nigga Raw’s End of Discussion, MI’s MI2 the Movie, OD’s Hustle or Die, Pherowshuz’s Return of the Phero, all the way down to newcomer Vector’s State of Surprise. There was more than enough rap music to go round. I am not complaining.

2. THE RESTRUCTURING OF KENNIS MUSIC

Just when we were thinking that Kennis Music had fallen off, they restructured their whole label and immediately got back to winning ways. Collectively they scored more hits in 2010 than any other record label. From Jaywon’s gbon gbon gbon & filebe, Essence’s facebook love, Eedris’s calabar love, and Goldie’s you know it. Even their upcoming acts like Femi & The Pulse had Their own fair share of the limelight. All hail big bros.

3. INTERNET RELEASES

With online downloads now available for naija hip hop albums most notably via www.notjustok.com, it is easier and faster to keep track of naija releases and to have access to naija music, especially for people in diaspora. Within minutes of release, you can now get most Nigerian hip hop albums online. One other major benefit of this newly embraced trend is that it exposes our music to a wider audience. An internet release is also one of the simplest and fastest ways to market your music.

4. THE SISTAS MOVEMENT

Unlike in previous years when you will be hard pressed to find a song by a female artist on top 10, 2010 was quite different as the ladies went all out and moderately succeeded courtesy of Goldie, Essence and Asa. Peeps like Weird MC, KSB, Omotola, Mo Cheddah, Waje also put in work and made a case for the ladies thus showing us that the future of the naija female artiste is not as bleak as we once thought.

5. THE BEEN THERE DONE THAT MOVEMENT

2010 was the year that naija hip hop unofficially became the new national cake as everybody from Actors (Odunlade Adekola), Models (Munachi Abi), Actresses (Omotola) and Fuji musicians (Pasuma & Obesere) were jostling for a slice. All that didn’t surprise me, what surprised me most was how the been-there-done-thats were all coming out from nowhere with singles and in some cases albums reaffirming their love and allegiance to naija hip hop. When I say BTDT, I mean cats like Timi da Blackone, Eedris Abdulkareem, Tony Tetuila, Terry da Rapman, C-mion, olaDELe, Freestyle, etc It wss really good and refreshing to see that, to all of them I say welcome back.