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Friday 30 August 2013

Jay Z ft. Justin Timberlake "Holy Grail"







Jay Z is back with an amazing visual to his single ''Holy Grail''which happens to be the title of his #1 album MCHG released some months back and it features Pop/Soul sensation Justin Timberlake. This video was directed by Antony Mandler.
Check on it!

Thursday 29 August 2013

Samklef - Dancing Machine ft Kayswitch




The super producer and artiste ''Samklef'' is back with another one titled ''Dancing Machine'' and it features the highly Talented Kayswitch on this one. Put on your dancing shoes, because this beat is guaranteed to put you in that mode :D
Check on it!
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Mystro - One Kain Love ft. Chidinma





Finally the video for the remix ''one Kain Love'' featuring Chidinma is here. The multi talented artiste Mystro unveils an amazing visual to his single courtesy of Don-G Entertainment and directed by Clearance Peters.
Check on it!

White Nigerian - President ft ECO-Prod by GospelOnDeBeatz





''The newly signed Kudi Boy Music artist, White Nigerian has done it again!  As a follow up from his previous hit songs Dirty Wine ft Tekno and Barawo, he drops this new single called President. This time this party track is produced by GospelonDBeatz! Do I need to say anymore?  ECO, the Sprite Triple Slam Winner, who was featured in the song, showed that he is multi talented by singing the first part of the catchy chorus as well as raping in the second verse.

White Nigerian who is currently serving his country through the NYSC scheme is President of his Skills Acquisition Community Development Service (CDS) and I think thats what persuaded him to do this song
called President which means Shugaban Kasa in Hausa. He made history as the first full "White" to ever serve in NYSC.

Known for his rapping in pidgin english and hausa, this song is a great follow up to his previous hit songs which are making waves in clubs and radio stations nationwide and abroad!

Get your party shoes on before you listen to this track because it will definitely get you dancing!!''

MCskilll ThaPreacha - Don't Kill A Rapper (Feat. KRS-One) [unofficial remix]




''MCskill ThaPreacha is an extremely hardworking and consistent emcee who has proven himself with lots of dope materials out right now.
Here's the unofficial remix to one of the records on his Free Throws EP titled "Don't Kill A Rapper" originally produced by Stormatique.
This remix is fresh with a beat by legendary New York DJ/Producer "Marley Marl" and it features Hip Hop Icon "KRS-One".''


Tuesday 27 August 2013

Phanto - Fine China [Cover]





Introducing yet another talented singer all the way from JayTown ‘‘Phanto’’ His real name Fanen Edward Ene Hungwa, was born August 1993 and hails from Benue state Nigeria. He has loved music right from childhood and has always had good music around him from a closely knitted family. ‘‘Phanto’’ attended Mount Carmel middle and high school, and while in school he enrolled for auditions and I got several parts, this ultimately encouraged and gave birth to his singing talent. Upon his graduation from high school he met a long-time friend and rapper base in Jos called Igho (Yungpro) and laced the chorus for ‘‘Yungpro’’ track titled ‘‘Let it all go’’. He’s musical influences range from music legends like; Michael Jackson to multi talented artiste like Chris Brown and soul music in general. ‘‘Phanto’’ genre can be classified as R&B/Soul.
‘‘Phanto’’ beautifully displays his amazing vocal prowess on the hit single Fine China by Chris Brown and the track was produced by the soul maestro Dareng.


Follow Phanto’’on Twitter: @Phanto7

Monday 26 August 2013

Paul Play Dairo - One And Only




''Looking for a good R&B wedding song? Nigerian music icon, Paul Play Dairo remember home with "One and Only" a wedding song " for his Nigerian fans to groove on at any wedding parties. Give some attention to the music, it will set the mood for a wonderful wedding ceremony.''
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Rayce – Jack Sparrow






''Superstar performer Rayce makes a return big time with a breathtaking new video for his hit song, Jack Sparrow. With captivating visuals directed by ace filmmaker AjeFilmworks, Rayce lives up to his billing as the debonair ladies’ man in this sultry and sizzling new video, which is sure to quickly become a hot favorite of music stations everywhere, thereby replicating (and bettering) the formula of its predecessor -Rayce’s gargantuan hit single, Roll.
Rayce is no new name in the industry; indeed his talent has powered some of Nigeria’s biggest hits in recent times with instant hits such as 2-Shot’s Jobiokoto, and his previously mentioned monster hit, Roll. The super talented producer/singer/songwriter recently joined Dpzle’s music imprint Getting Our Dreams and has spent the past few months in the studio perfecting his craft. Stepping into the limelight now with Jack Sparrow, is a sure sign that Rayce has decided that his time has come.''
Check on it!

Beyonce - Grown Woman Dance Choreography by Unique Silver






The UK based delectable and energetic dance group ''Unique Silver dancers'' return with yet another amazing piece titled ''Grown Woman Dance'' on the Beyonce track.
Check on it, an please subscribe to their Youtube page.

Saturday 24 August 2013

Zamar Entertainment presents Sammie Okposo’s PRAISE PARTY Concert 2013 Tour.





“...AN UNPARALLELED TECHNIQUE, A VERY UNIQUE, DEEP VOCAL TONE 
 
AND SO MUCH SOUL AND POWER. SAMMIE OKPOSO IS THE KING OF 
 
AFRICAN GOSPEL” -  SA Entertainment
 
Zamar Entertainment presents Sammie Okposo’s PRAISE PARTY Concert 
 
2013 Tour.
 
Coming for the first time to the United States of America, Nigerian born multiple 
 
award winning international artist, Sammie Okposo debuts PRAISE PARTY; A 
 
Praise session featuring African rythms from the country of Nigeria. This will be 
 
an experience like no other.
 
Everyone from local favorites and rising stars to well-known names will be 
 
performing alongside Sammie across North America.  Along side the Main Act 
 
Sammie, the line up will include BOUQUI, JEDI, SOJI ISREAL, NIKKI LAOYE,  
 
AKPORORO, DARA, NAJITE, BUMIE, and MINISTER KENN (MK)
 
The PRAISE PARTY brand is special and incomparable. A unique, intimate, 
 
electrifying, high energy, and an African praise experience lead and delivered by a 
 
renowned artist in the industry.
 
The tour starts on Friday August 30, 2013 in New York, NY, as the Official 
 
Opening event for the 2013 Nigerian Entertainment Awards Weekend. It 
 
then proceeds to Washington, DC for a Concert/Live DVD Recording, September 
 
7, 2013.  Other cities are to be announced shortly.
 
For full information including ticket purchase visit 
 

 
For Interviews, High Res Images and other information, please contact:
 
info@giftsconcert.com 202 649 0010
 
To Book your City, please contact: info@giftsconcert.com 202 649 0010
 
For Sponsorship opportunities, please contact: sponsor@giftconcert.com

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TIMI DAKOLO RELEASES HOT TRENDY PROMOTIONAL PICTURES







''Timi Dakolo switches lanes and gets his hotness on in his first promotional photo shoot. The singer dumped his regular tones for more exciting and edgy tones to show off his stylish side.

Timi who is currently managed by Now Muzik is currently wrapping up plans to shoot a video for his latest single ' Send Down The rain' which is a remake of the Majek Fashek classic.''

Credits :

Photography  : Tobbie for TCD Concepts

Make Up : Beauty and The Beholder

Stylists : Adewale Somoye and Lois Isen

Location : The Marquee, Victoria Island

Connect with Timi Dakolo 

Twitter : @timidakolo

Facebook : Timidakoloofficial

Youtube : Timidakolo

Instagram : Timidakolo






SPECIAL REVIEW: TACKLING PIRACY IN NIGERIA






E-RAVE EDITORIAL (www.eraveng.com)
SPECIAL REVIEW: TACKLING PIRACY IN NIGERIA, The Approaches
When a musician puts out a self funded, self released and professional recording, everything needed to get it to the point of release comes out of that musician's pocket. Selling that product is essential to being able to keep creating music, yet many people feel no remorse for illegally pirating music or movies. Musicians/movie producers have bills to pay just like everyone else.
I'm pretty sure that the people stealing music wouldn't be too pleased if they went to work day after day but never got a paycheck for it. Creative professionals deserve to be able to make a living too.
For the people who make their living creating and selling movies, songs, the effort to stop piracy has been a constant battle. Protecting intellectual property rights requires using several different approaches while adjusting to a marketplace with a never ending appetite for new content. Even though the general public may think of piracy as a victimless crime, this form of copyright infringement damages the creative professional's ability to earn a living from his work.
The problem with Nigeria is that we make laws that are not enforced. Tackling Piracy at this time is not about making laws but going after the pirates and all their links. Money is the only thing being altered in piracy, so death penalty shouldn't be applied. Pirates should be made to pay large sums of repayment and immediate shutdown of all their activities. Automatic 10 years imprisonment, with no free pass for being underage, because it's for the war on terror, zero tolerance is also advised. Security operatives, especially Nigerian police have lots to do in this task.
Public education campaigns are typically considered the first line in the defense against piracy. To help stop piracy of DVD movies, for example, Nigerian film makers have been putting a short commercial at the beginning of select movies equating buying a pirated copy of a DVD to shoplifting. Individual artists and groups too must also enlighten their constituency about the dangers of piracy to their careers. Grassroots organizations must also work to educate the public about intellectual property rights through online marketing campaigns.
Technology has also been a key component in helping to stop piracy. In advance countries, music companies have been experimenting with ways to put anti-copying software onto the CDs they sell. Software programs can be created to require authorization codes or online registration forms that serve to make piracy more difficult because they are only given with legal copies. For downloadable content, digital rights management systems limit the number of devices that can play a particular movie or song in order to stop people from sharing unauthorized copies. On a similar note, some sites are selling downloadable files with a digital fingerprint that makes it possible to trace pirated copies back to the original source. Unfortunately, resourceful hackers and people in the piracy industry continue to find ways to get around these measures.
Lawsuits may also seem like an obvious way to stop piracy, but legal action is typically a last resort. With the global nature of the Internet, it is time consuming and expensive to track down all the parties that would be involved in a lawsuit. Piracy laws also vary from country to country, making enforcement rather difficult
Digitally, the way to stop piracy is make it easy to access content. Destroy the reason that people turn to piracy: because they want access to digital copies of movies and music. There are tons of people who would be willing to pay a monthly fee to be able to stream whatever they want whenever they want it. Not only would that be cheaper and less complicated that all this tracking and suing, it also creates a new revenue stream.
Words by Seun Apara

Yoye - Gentleman Music






''Jungle Tribe native Yoye Simoyan popularly referred to just as Yoye presents the official video for his critically acclaimed Sazzy produced single ‘Gentleman Music’ which he released along ‘Kamobe’ which features M.I lifted off his yet to released album titled “Isi Ewu & Champagne”. The sharp video is already gaining airplay on SoundCity TV and Nigezie, giving the single the needed push to get both the host and his offering to the top. Directed by Korex Calibur and styled by Yoye himself; the video is all about the swagger of a Gentleman like he says, “I don’t need swagger, swagger needs me”. He overwhelming proves that not-forgetting it is a great song from a great artiste, Haaayba!''


X.O SENAVOE - "YOU READY?" + "LIT UP (FREESTYLE)" FEATURING IRENE LOGAN






A few weeks after giving us the magnificent “Beautiful”, X.O Senavoe, Africa's El presidente, comes bearing gifts! Two of them, as X.O gifts us brand new tunes “You Ready?” and “Lit Up (Freestyle)”.

First up is the Beewirks-produced “You Ready?”, a soulful Hip-Hop opus, with grand piano arrangements, string sections and thumping drum patterns, over which X.O Senavoe raps in excellent braggadocio form, and asks if you’re ready for his much-anticipated debut tape/EP,Xpoint0 and the album which comes after. 
 
On “Lit Up (freestyle)”, X.O Senavoe slows it down on Drake’s “Light It Up” and delivers what is sure to be a rap-along fan-favorite, complemented by a compelling guest vocal appearance from Soul songstress Irene Logan.

These two brand new records from X.O Senavoe are sadly not expected to make Xpoint0, but are still very much vintage X.O which is why he wants his fans and music lovers to digest and enjoy them. Like he says, “my fans are the greatest, and deserve to have more and more music from me.

"YOU READY?"

"LIT UP (FREESTYLE)" FEATURING IRENE LOGAN

Thursday 22 August 2013

J’ODIE – SUGAR COCONUT





The soul singer J’odie who brought us hits like “Kuchi Kuchi (Oh Baby)” and has made her mark with an impressive debut album titled ”African Woman”, is back with visual to an amazing track titled “Sugar Coconut”.
Check on it!

Wednesday 21 August 2013

Phyno – Man of the Year (Obago)






“Penthauze/Sputnet Records presents the official single by Phyno for Man Of The Year, directed by Clarence Peters.
The video which was shot in Abakpa Nike, Enugu features cameo appearance by Ill Bliss with amazing video effects crowned with a masterful performance by Phyno, who is undoubtedly the Man Of The Year!
Watch & Enjoy!”
Director: Clarence Peters.

Tuesday 20 August 2013

Eedris Abdulkareem ft. V-Tek - I Go Whooz You






''As you'll see in this video/song. Eedris Abdulkareem intends to bring back what the Rap game is known for, or rather what it should be right now, a bit controversial but exciting. The track is titled "I go whooz you' featuring upcoming Producer/Singer/Rapper V-Tek. A typical example of the wacka wiki mcs only at the end of the 2nd verse on this; Eedris gives kudos to some rappers in the game ranging from Zaaki, Junior Pretty, Weird Mc,Dr Fresh, 6FootPlus, J-Gangster, Ruff Rugged and Raw, Vector, MI, Raw, Ill Bliss, Terry Da Rap Man, Eldee the don, Ice Prince etc.''

Video Directed by Krystal Sabre
Song Produced by V-Tek

Ezi Emela - Feeling Good





“British Nigerian AfroPop/Afrobeats princess EZI EMELA is back with an infectious new smash single titled “Feeling Good” to take over your Summer this year! Following her previous two singles “Catch My Heart” featuring Mista Silva and “Secret Lover” featuring E.M.E’s Skales, Ezi Emela definitely makes it three for three on hit records with this P2J-produced Summer dance anthem “Feeling Good”.
Laced with lush synth arrangements, exciting drum patterns and a thumping bassline, “Feeling Good” is a resounding anthem which sees Ezi Emela in especially glorious form as she sings about how blessed she is feeling and how nothing can bring her down. Bringing her sultry and superb vocals and songwriting skills to the forefront to combine with P2J’s impeccable musical backdrop, Ezi Emela has gone and crafted one of the biggest songs of the Summer and of the year…
Stream & download the excellent new jam below, from Ezi Emela who recently took over BBC 1Xtra to host Xtra Talent for the entire month of June and has also just come off a UK-wide performance tour with gigs in Manchester, Birmimgham, Liverpoool and London among other cities. “Feeling Good” will have you hooked, dancing and singing along to the new soundtrack to your Summer and look out for this one to take over your favourite radio stations, club dance floors and house parties this Summer and for the rest of 2013!”

Nosa - Why You Love Me




Chocolate City's own soul/r&b singer ''NOSA'' returns with an up-beat track titled ''Why you love me''. It is an amazing track and one to be thankful for, of God's love.
Check on it and leave a comment. Cheers!

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Thursday 15 August 2013

Studio Leak: Erigga ft Shuun bebe - Kenoma




Here is a studio leak form the superb rapper ''Erriga'' and he features ''Shuun'' on this one.Kenoma is actually an Urhobo word for Give Chance or
beware and the kinda beat is reminiscent  of the Great Urhobo Musician
Okpan Arhibo and I don't think it's any coincidence that his son Shuun
bebe is featured on the Hook!
Follow on Twitter: @erigganewmoney ft @ShuunBebe1

Download and Thank me Later!
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McSkill ThaPreacha - Raw [Prod. by Sortmatique]





''Master Volume Productions recording artiste "MCskill ThaPreacha" is back again after recently releasing "The Truth" and it doesn't look like this emcee is going to stop anytime soon as he takes us back to the 1994 Boom Bap era on this Stormatique produced cut. Its RAW!''
Twitter - @mcthapreacha

Wednesday 14 August 2013

INTRODUCING THE NEW STAR OF NOLLYWOOD - LEONORA OKINE





''Remember the name because burgeoning actress LEONORA OKINE is poised to take over Nollywood in the coming months. Already firmly on the lips of industry tastemakers having been selected to star in the third season of MTV Shuga, you will have already seen the beautiful actress Leonora Okine starring in Happy Family and award-winning TV soap Tinsel among several TV and Film appearances.

An intense and captivating actress by all accounts, Leonora Okine has been turning audiences and critics into die-hard fans across both TV and Film since her acting career began two years ago and she is showing no signs of slowing down as we can look forward to watching her in yet another leading role in the forthcoming TV drama series Married To The Game which premieres on EbonyLife TV on DSTV shortly…

While her starring roles in TV gems such as TinselMTV Shuga and Married To The Game mean that Leonora Okine is the new darling of Nigerian and African television, Nollywood has also been falling over itself to have a piece of Leonora with the fast-rising actress set to star in several soon-to-be released Nollywood blockbusters including the Tope Ogun-directed Love and WarJaga Jaga directed by Frank Macaulay and the highly anticipated Horror flick titled Kpians: The Feast Of Souls!''


WATCH THE ‘KPIANS’ TRAILER:






Tuesday 13 August 2013

Just Blaze & Baauer f. Jay Z - "Higher" (Short Film)






The Ace producer ''Just Blaze'' and ''Baauer'' bring to us a short film to the recently released single ''Higher'' and it features ''Jay-Z''
Check on it!


Burna Boy finally releases album - ''LIFE''





One of the most anticipated albums of the year is finally here. The versatile and talented artiste ''Burna Boy'' singed to ''Aristokrat Records'' who has a mixtape ''Burn Identity'' under his belt and has given us back to back hits over the course of two years, tracks like; ''Abeg Abeg'' ''Like to party'' ''Tonight'' Celebrate'' and recently he released a reggae track titled ''Yawa dey'' which went ballistic over the internet. 
Now fans of this future of African's music as i would  loved to call him finally released his studio album two days back and if you haven't gotten your copy, you can cope it on iTunes worldwide and i am sure you wont regret it. Initially i was personally skeptical about his consistency despite the fact i loved his Fuji like sound and i was wondering if i would like to hear a full fledged album from this artiste but he kept proving me wrong after every single he releases and now his album is not any different. However, ''Burna Boy'' has some reputable features on this release from the likes of the wonder boy; ''Wizkid'', to the legend ''2Face'', to the Port harcourt boy ''Timaya'' and the rave of the moment ''Olamide'', Africa's rap messiah ''M.I'' and ''Reminice''. The album titled ''Life'' [leaving an impact for eternity] is definitely an artistic creation from this talented lad, from his album cover which kind of reminds me of Hip hop legend Nas classic debut album ''Illmatic''  to the track list which is very vital in making up an album. I would like to say it was an all round 8/10 rating for me and back to the album cover '''Burna boy'' had a faded reflection of music legends from ''Bob Marley'', to Fela Kuti'', then King Sunny Ade'' and ''2pac'' in case you failed to notice, which i consider dope and he probably is tell his fans a bit about his musical influences .
''Life'' is an impressive effort from ''Burna Boy'' which should seal him a spot on top of the food chain in the music industry and hopefully greater artistic contribution from this lad in the future. i beseech you to go out there and get a copy, which i recommend will be one of your best buy of the year 2013.
Album produced LeRiQ
Check out the track list below.....


   
                                                           

Boogey – Sanctum








This promising artiste ''Boogey'' who caught most of our attention on MI's ''Illegal music 2'' mixtape brings to us an amazing video to his ''conscious rap'' single ''Sanctum.''
Directed by ''Brotha Lee.''
Check on it!

Monday 12 August 2013

NIGERIAN IDOL WINNER MOSES DEBUTS "LOVE IN THE AIR", "NUMBER ONE" & "LOVE LETTER" FEATURING EVA





''22 year-old winner of Nigerian Idol 2013, Moses Obi-Adigwe finally makes his long-awaited and hugely anticipated debut with not one, but three excellent new singles, “Love In The Air”, “Number One” and “Love Letter” featuring Eva Alordiah, for our listening pleasure.
 
Fresh from winning the third annual Nigerian Idol competition with judges Femi KutiYinka Davies and Jeffrey Daniel all full of praise and critical acclaim for Moses, the Delta State native and first ever male winner of Nigerian Idol has been locked in the studio crafting some excellent records with acclaimed producers DJ Klem and Olaitan Dada, the results of which are these resoundingly captivating and infectious singles from Moses!
 
“Love In The Air”, produced by DJ Klem is a fresh and bubbly Dance tune that is just right for the Summer time with its mash-up of lush drum patterns and electronic arrangments. “Number One” which is also produced by DJ Klem sees Moses showcasing his smoother and sultry side over the slow-to-mid-tempo Jazzy Salsa number and completing the trio of new music from the Nigerian Idol winner and University of Benin graduate is none other than “Love Letter” which features the one and only Eva Alordiah and is produced by Olaitan Dada.
 
With all three singles showing a completely different and exciting side to Moses, “Love In The Air”, “Number One” and “Love Letter” will do amazingly, not only to appeal to the fans he garnered from his winning performances on Nigerian Idol but also to win over new audiences and fans in Nigeria and across Africa.''

“LOVE IN THE AIR”

“NUMBER ONE”

“LOVE LETTER” FEATURING EVA

Friday 9 August 2013

The dismissal of - Sargent Christopher Omoleze By The Nigerian Police Force . Where do we go from here?






A few days ago a video surfaced and went viral online about a Nigerian Police in the Lagos state command demanding bribe from a fellow citizen. Then Just yesterday the Nigerian Police Force identified this officer and the Sargent was tried within the ambit of the law and is reported to have been dismissed from the force after 21 years of service, well this may seem like the best and logical approach by the Nigerian Government/NPF to do and of course receive a pat on the back for a job Weldon. But the big question is where do we go from here as a nation? Okay thanks to social media a lot of the brouhaha that has been in existence within the Nigeria society has been brought to the light by this great medium and i am one Nigerian that is thankful for that.
However, with the dawn of this new era, little or nothing has changed regardless of social ranting  and media trends that may be generated from a social issue exposed by either a picture, a document, phone recorded video,  a live interview, or even a government decision as the case may be. Not that the Nigerian Police force shouldn't be applauded for this drastic action (at least that would send strong signals out there to other corrupt officers trying to extort citizen or take bribe, knowing fully well now that Nigerian people have the social media as their watchdog and if caught on camera, the same would be their fate like Sargent Christopher) but we need to look inward as a nation and deal with these issues from the root because our institution are in a total disarray and decay, and what we see today is just a tip of the iceberg the hopefully would not result to a Titanic situation. because it is not enough to deal with a problem by merely cutting of the branches, while the the stomp/root is the main problem. Therefore, it is paramount for the leadership of the nation i am not just talking about political leaders alone but leaders in every sphere of our lives (political,spiritual, social, business, the list is endless) you (citizen) and i not being left out, as long as you have been entrusted to do one thing or the other we are equally leaders. do we turn a blind eye when we discover corruption in an environment we find ourselves or do we turn a blind eye? well i may decide to turn a blind eye after all i am not the one perpetuating the crime, but remember it all boils down to ''cause and effect'' syndrome and will only come back and hit me/you like a boomerang.
Remember our destiny is in our hands. Let's act right!!!