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Afrobeat Was Globally Phenomenal Before Drake’s Influence Afrobeat, the infectious music genre originating from Africa, has experienced tremendous growth and success on the global stage. In a recent interview, Nigerian hitmaker Davido shared his perspective on the international rise of Afrobeats and shed light on the impact of Canadian megastar Drake. While acknowledging Drake’s influence, […]
Canadian rapper Drake has caused a stir on social media after questioning whether he could be considered Nigerian. The 34-year-old musician, whose real name is Aubrey Drake Graham, was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. However, after the ancestry test of his father, Dennis Graham, revealed Nigerian roots, Drake took to Instagram to ask, “Does […]
A sad situation for fans of Canadian singer/songwriter Justin Bieber as he recently announced that he will be taking a break on his tour as a result of his declining health. He revealed this via his Instagram page writing, “Can’t believe I’m saying this. I’ve done everything to get better but my sickness is getting […]
Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has made history as the first Nigerian artiste to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with her feature on Future’s new song ‘Wait for U.’ The track, which also features Drake, is Future’s second Hot 100 lead single, Drake’s 10th and Tems’ landmark No. 1 Off Future’s […]
Chris Brown is in talks to sign a deal with Quality Control Music according to a source. Founded by Kevin “Coach K” Lee and Pierre “P” Thomas in 2013, Quality Control is home to rappers such as Migos, Lil Baby, Lil Yachty and City Girls, with Cardi B also signed under management deal. Through his own CBE […]
Drake has asked the Recording academy to withdraw his nominations for the 2022 Grammy Awards. The 35-year-old rapper and singer was nominated for two awards. His new album Certified Lover Boy was nominated for the Best Rap Album category and his song “Way 2 Sexy featuring Young Thug and Future was nominated for Best Rap performance The […]
After years of the feud, American rapper Kanye West and Canadian rapper Drake have finally decided to put their differences aside. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Max FM 102.3 (@max1023fm) This was made known when the rappers were spotted in a picture together, as well as a video, as they were […]
Rappers Kanye West and Drake seem to have settled their running beef, having been pictured together at what appeared to be Drake’s Toronto home. The hip-bounce industry has seen its reasonable part of high-profile quarrels throughout the long term. Back-and-forths between rappers like 50 Cent and Ja Rule and Lil’ Kim and Nicki Minaj […]
Still, on the tragedy that occurred during the Astroworld Festival which led to the death of eight people and several injured, American rapper and founder of the event Travis Scott is reportedly set to issue a full refund to all of the over fifty thousand attendees. According to sources, general admission tickets costs three hundred […]
Travis Scott’s lawyer claims that there have been “inconsistent messages” about the Astroworld Festival incident. Edwin F. McPherson, the musician’s attorney, has accused municipal officials in Houston, Texas, of “finger-pointing” and claims they have “backtracked” on specific remarks made in the aftermath of the event, in which hundreds of people were […]
Kendall Jenner and Kim Kardashian West have expressed their condolences and paid tribute to the victims of the Astroworld Festival accident. Kendall Jenner and Kim Kardashian West have paid tribute to the Astroworld Festival tragedy victims. The two stars spoke after a crowd surge at Travis Scott’s show (05.11.21) resulted in hundreds of people […]
Canadian rapper, Drake, has broken his silence on the tragic events of the Astroworld Music Festival which happened last Friday. The concert, which was held in Houston, Texas, led to the death of eight persons and about 300 others injured due to the crowd surge that occurred during the event. Drake and Travis […]
Willie Junior Maxwell II known as Fetty Wap was released on bail on Friday, 5th of November, a week after he was charged with drug trafficking, is being released from custody on a $500,000 bond. US District Judge Joanna Seybert approved his release with conditions including GPS monitoring, random drug testing, that he […]
As many people continue to deal with the tragic outcome of this year’s Astroworld Festival founded by rapper Travis Scott, two lawsuits have already been filed by concertgoers who were affected by the unfortunate events that have left at least eight people dead and several others injured. According to reports, an attendee identified […]
American rapper Willie Maxwell popularly known as Fetty Wap has been arrested and charged on a federal drug charge for participating in a conspiracy to smuggle large amounts of heroin, fentanyl and other drugs into New York City region. The rapper was detained at Citi Field baseball park, where the three-day Rolling Loud hip-hop music […]
American Rapper, Tyga is facing accusations of domestic violence from his ex-girlfriend, Camaryn Swanson. According to reports, the former couple got into it after Camaryn allegedly showed up at his home screaming around 3 am. A source very close to Tyga claims when Camaryn came over after he told her not to, she was in […]
There seems to be legal trouble for American singer Chris Brown and Canadian rapper Drake as they are now being sued by an artist and producer who are claiming that they ripped off their song, for their 2019 hit single ‘No Guidance’ According to court documents obtained by TMZ, one Brandon Cooper, an artist and […]
Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has received a Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA, Platinum certification for his hit song, Essence featuring Tem, the hit song was released in October 2020 as the 11th song on Made in Lagos. While receiving the certification alongside Tems in the US, Wizkid thanked his fans for their […]
Netflix has released the first preview of a new multi-part Kanye West documentary, sharing a teaser trailer for the project as part of its part Tudum fan event. The film, titled Jeen-Yuhs, was reportedly acquired for roughly $30 million and has been in the making for 21 years. The documentary is said to feature rare […]
American Hip Hop rapper, Meek Mill has given credence to the effectiveness of African herbs after he used them to treat a chronic stomach condition. According to the rapper, he had been battling some strange ailment for almost 2 years and he got his healing through an African herb he was recommended to use. He […]
Nigerian rapper, Ladipo Eso, popularly known as Ladipoe, has bagged himself a 2021 BET Hip-Hop Award Nomination The BET Best Hip-Hop Awards nominations came out and it saw the lyrical rapper make the list. Surprisingly, Ladipoe is the only Nigerian to make it on the list. The Mavin rapper was nominated for the Best International Flow award, along […]
Burna Boy‘s 2018 hit song Ye has been awarded a Gold Certification in the United Kingdom (UK) by the BRITs Award organizers. The BRITs announced Ye‘s gold status via a post on one of their pages on recently. Ye was released as part of Burna Boy’s 2018 album, Outside which signalled his first swoop into international light. Ye moved really big and […]
On September 13th, 2021, the American rapper, took to his Twitter page to post a puzzling picture that hinted at a collaboration with Nigerian Afrobeats Grammy-winning superstar Burna Boy. Jon Bellion has finally dropped his much-anticipated hit song “I FEEL IT” featuring Burna Boy. He posted this on his Instagram page. View this post on Instagram […]
Nigerian singer-songwriter Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems released her new EP entitled ‘If Orange Was A Place on the 15th of September, 2021. The EP consists of five songs and it includes a collaboration with American singer, Brent Faiyaz. The EP “IF Orange Was A Place” has now surpassed 1 million streams on Spotify […]
The America-based record label, #rcarecords has officially announced the signing of Nigerian star singer, #Tems to the family. RCA Records took to their social media pages to announce the big news. “we’re in a new season and on a higher level and things can only get better as we reach more people all over the world.” -Tems […]
Nigerian Grammy-award winner, Wizkid, covers the October issue of GQ magazine and has been described as the one who US-based international superstar artists as Drake and Beyonce run to whenever they need to do continental hit songs. “He’s the guy Drake and Beyoncé call up whenever they need a continent-spanning smash hit. Now, Lagos’s own […]
American singer, Britney Spears has announced that she is taking a break from social media following her engagement with her boyfriend, Sam Asghari. The singer caused some confusion yesterday when fans noticed her Instagram page had disappeared, initially leading some to believe it had been deactivated. But Britney Spears later clarified on another social media […]
Nigerian singer and songwriter, Temilade Openiyi known as, Tems announced her incoming EP via her Instagram page recently. View this post on Instagram A post shared by TEMS (@temsbaby) The Rebel Gang leader, Tems set to release a new EP captioned “IF ORANGE WAS A PLACE”, her EP will be released on the 15th of […]
Nigerian rapper, Ladipo Eso, popularly known as Ladipoe, has bagged himself a 2021 BET Hip-Hop Award Nomination The BET Best Hip-Hop Awards nominations came out and it saw the lyrical rapper make the list. Surprisingly, Ladipoe is the only Nigerian to make it on the list. The Mavin rapper was nominated for the Best International Flow […]
Nigerian artiste Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, posted on her Instagram recently to drop a new song this Friday. She wrote; “GANG Guess what? CRAZY TINGS OUT THIS FRIDAY BOO! 💥💥💥 LOVE YOU!!!!, let’s get it 🕊🕊🕊 Pre-save in tha Bio✨” Friday is about to be lit! Who is ready?
