Photos: Charlyboy Drags National Mirror to Court

 

 

Charlyboy dragged National Mirror to court for Libel yesterday June 19th for publishing a story on Saturday, the 28^th May, 2012 claiming that he had admitted being Gay and Head of the Nigerian Illuminati.

Charlyboy in a suit filed in the Lagos High Court on Tuesday demanded for N1 billion compensation and a total retraction of the story.

3rd Mainland Bridge to be partially closed for 4 months

Saw this notice on my way to the Island yesterday and took a photo. The traffic in Lagos from July 1st will be horrendous! Get ready Lagosians!

Peter Okoye and his Six Packs

Photos from Banky W, Wizkid & Skales 'Baddest Boy' video shoot

                                       Looks like it will be a fun video...

Song of the Day

EME

The Song of the Day is  “Get Down Tonight” feat. WizKid, Skales and Banky W. This New track is taken from the EME Album which is Exclusive to Spinlet as a Free Download.

Go to www.spinlet.com NOW, Get your Free Mobile Application and Download and Stream Freely.

Davido set to release debut album

 Davido, HKN Records and Flytime Productions have come together for Davido’s much anticipated album "O.B.O" Genesis - 'Omobabaolowo' that will be launched on Friday the 22^nd of July at Eko Hotel and Suites.

On the night he will be performing with all the featured artist on the album, which are: WizKid, 2 Face, Naeto C, Ice Prince, May D and K-Switch.

Photo of the Day

B-Red of the HKN Gang

Meet L.O.S

L.O.S

L.O.S aka Loud on Sound is a musical group best known for their single “Magic” which was a hit featuring Reggae Dancehall act, Shank. The group was formed in 2008 while in High school and comprises of Bolaji Ladipo aka Yungkillingwtf – 17, Tomi Thomas aka Tomi – 18, Olade Brisbe aka Briss – 16 and Winner Forster aka Bridge -16. The group first started with just Yung and Bridge, but after working with Tomi and Briss on a song titled “Home with Me”, a decision was taken to make L.O.S stronger by adding the both of them.

Phenomenal safely describes them, because their music years ahead of their ages. They produce some of their beats and write all their songs in minutes. They are currently working with artists and Producers such as Shank, Dotstar, Chykay, Wizkid, Davido, Chuddy K, and Samklef amongst others. They performed in the just concluded African Kings of Comedy show held in the Expo Centre at Eko Hotel & Suites, recently.

L-R: Briss, Bridge, Tomi & Yungkillingwtf

Winner Forster, born September 20, 1994 better known by his stage name Bridge, is a young, talented Nigerian rapper, singer and record producer. He was born in Lagos, at age five, he became interested in music. Under Jayen, he began rapping recreationally at age eleven while in Dansol High school; influenced by the likes of Jadakiss, Ludacris and Big L. In 2006, he performed at a freestyle battle show where he met his opponent YUNG in the final, after several rounds without a clear winner the audience voted the battle as a draw. This performance made them very popular within their friends and neighborhood as a result they started free styling and making mix tapes tracks together and this landed them a spot at JIMMY JATT JUMP OFF. “Music is my life; music is my food, my drugs.  I am ready to go the extra mile to give Nigerians good music that they really deserve”.

Bolaji Ladipo, born October 8th, 1993, better known by his stage name YUNG, is a Nigerian rapper, song writer and producer. YUNG signed with Bankhead management in 2007, and then in 2011 signed with Storm Records. He’s the youngest of five children into the family of Mr. and Mrs. Ladipo. YUNG started rapping at the age of 13 when his cousin showed him the basics of rhyming and word play. Inspired mostly by rappers Method man, Lupe Fiasco and Tupac Shakur, Yung developed a love for telling stories in his lyrics. At age 15, Yung had notebooks filled with rhymes, but no beats of his own to record them with. This prompted him to learn how to make his own beats, which he combined with his song writing techniques. ”I believe me and my team’s going to quiver the industry, when you hear our sound coming through your speakers, you will have to admit that we are really Loud On Sound”.

Olade Brisbe, born July 5, 1994, better known by his stage name Briss, is of African Cuban and Ijaw descent. Briss wrote his first rap song at age nine when moving to Adeniyi Jones and joined an amateur rap group called CR with co-member Tomi Thomas and years later joined L.O.S. He attended Greensprings High School in Lagos from 1995 to 2011. He’s often referred to as a “lyrical scientist” because of his unique method of combining words. ”having lyrical content is only one step, your style has to be unique, and your audience needs to mark you different from every other rapper”. He’s influenced by Eminem, Twista and Andre 3000. He doesn’t see only music as a passion but is highly interested in fashion. “The combination of my team and I will contribute to long waited revolution in the music industry” BRISS is known to be the clown of the group and is always ready to have fun.”

Tomi Thomas, born November 9, 1992, in Lagos, attended Greensprings High school. There, he was in a group called CR before leaving with Briss to join L.O.S. Tomi has also been a very active member of his church choir for a number of years. His vocal skill has attracted a lot of positive comments from music reviewers. He is the voice behind most of the L.O.S choruses. “LOS is not like every other group or band you know, everybody on the team has a very unique quality, I’m sure when you hear our music more you will attest to that”. His musical influences are Usher, R. Kelly and Chris Brown.

The four-man group is endlessly working day and night on new tracks. Music is more than a profession to these young stars, it’s a passion. Their friendship is beyond the studio, they are like brothers and they live close to each other, they started making music not with the motive to become ‘famous’ but because it was their passion. In 2010 ‘Home with me’ was recorded and released which drastically increased their popularity and hype amongst Nigerian teenagers. They became highlighted over the Internet to lay Emphasis on twitter which is the most active social network among Nigerian teenagers after they released ‘Taking over me’ and ‘Boys are not Smiling’. Their first single ‘magic’ which featured Shank was released last year July and it got a lot of positive responses. The song received airplay from radio stations in the country and the video for the song was released September 2011. November last year they got officially signed to Storm records and ever since fans have been waiting for the release of their new music. In Mr. Obi Asika’s words, C.E.O of Storm Records, ‘L.O.S is what the industry has been waiting for a group with the right blend of lyrical content and good music” They finally released two new singles online ‘On Fire’ and ‘Bad guy P’ on the 30th of January 2012 and the songs a lot of positive reviews. Also the video for ‘On fire’ has been shot and will be released very soon. Their music cuts across all age groups; they have what the rap lovers all looking for, they also have the right dishes for the R&B lovers, and also have the right dishes for those that love techno music. The group is set to take over the industry because they have right material and they are backed by the right label. So get familiar now, because they are the next household names you will be talking about.

L.O.S feat. Shank - Magic                  L.O.S - Bad Guy P

 

O’Eclat to Showcase at ‘Creativite’ this Saturday

Lagos based hand bag and purse maker, Gbemmy Johnson of O’Eclat, will on Saturday, June 23, feature in the second edition of the Creativite – Private Exhibition to be held at the Oriental Hotel, Lekki expressway, between 12-7pm.

The fast growing and highly stocked designer in Lagos, the US and UK, known for her structured designs made from African rich prints and leather, is to introduce for the first time magazine basket, notepads and key wallet designs; this is aside new handbag/clutches designs.

Not new to this kind of creative exhibitions, O’Eclat has been featured in HVS New York Fashion Spring/Summer 2012 Runway Show, and Lagos Style Fashion Week. The fashion and home accessories label was also a part of the first edition of Creativite held last year.

Conceptualized by the duo of Taiwo Debo-Akande and Kehinde Osotimehin, both lawyers but with a deep passion for the creative industry, the exhibition’s aim is to “create awareness for the scores of young creative entrepreneurs out there.”

The maiden edition, held last year at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, Lekki, Lagos, with about 10 participating exhibitors that included O’Eclat, I.O.N Jewelry, Dainty Affairs, Thots on Tees, and a host of others, was highly attended and garnered good reviews.

This year’s exhibition is to feature a total of 13 exhibitors that comprise of a sculptor, wood carver, artist, cake maker, shoe maker, hand bag maker, jewelry maker, fashion designer, interior decorator, photographer, make-up artist, card maker, soap maker, amongst others.

EME crew announce the release of its first ever album

Banky W

The first-ever EME all stars album is done and ready to be unleashed. Featuring solo and collaboration appearances by all EME acts and select friends of the house, the album, already titled ‘Empire Mates State of Mind’, is a 22-tracked LP that boasts some of the finest tracks to come out of Nigeria this year.

Skales

The label says it took almost one year to put the EME album together, and fans who have had a preview listen admit the materials are ‘a collector’s item’.

The album, to be released exclusively on Spinlet on Monday June 18, features the core EME Artistes: Banky W, Wizkid, Skales, Niyola, Shaydee, DJ Exclusive, as well as prime guest appearances from Affiliates such as Ghana-Based Rapper XO Senavoe and US-Based Singer/Actor Rotimi. The album also contains three fun skits by comedian Basketmouth.

WizKid

"We’re very proud of the EME Album. We took our time to put together a fantastic blend of our talents as a collective, while also showcasing what each artiste is able to do individually. It felt like the right time to drop this record; each artiste is bringing his/her A-game, and the production quality is out of this world. There’s something for everybody… songs to dance to, songs to listen to, songs that make you think… We’re very excited about being able to share this with our fans worldwide, and we hope that we’ve been able to live up to and/or surpass their expectations of us. Our work is done. All that remains is for y’all to sit back, relax and press play” says Banky W who supervised the production of the album.

Niyola

‘Empire Mates State of Mind’ boasts production from Nigeria’s finest talents including Banky W, Masterkraft, Legendary Beats, Spellz, Sarz, Shizzy and Kid Konnect.

The album is available, for free, from Monday June 18, on Spinlet, Nigeria’s premiere digital distribution platform. -

 

Track Listing

EMPIRE MATES STATE OF MIND (Deluxe Edition)

1) Baddest Boy -  WizKid, Skales & Banky W.

2) Get Down Tonight - WizKid, Skales & Banky W.

3) Sun Mo Mi - ShayDee, Skales & Banky W.

4) Hate (Part 1) - BasketMouth

5) Roll It -  WizKid & Banky W.

6) Find My Trouble - Banky W., ShayDee & Skales

7) Body -  WizKid

8) Ko Mo Le - Skales

9) Dance – Banky W. & X.O Senavoe

10) Don’t Delay Me –  Niyola

11) London Girl –  WizKid

12) Hate (Part II) –  BasketMouth

13) Dance For Me –  WizKid

14) Follow Go House – Skales, ShayDee & Banky W.

15) My Baby – Skales

16) Only You – Banky W., ShayDee & Rotimi

17) Reppin’ EMEazzyyy – Skales, WizKid & Banky W.

18) Wetin I Want – Skales & Niyola

19) Change – Banky W., Skales, WizKid, ShayDee & Niyola

20) See My Mama –  WizKid, Banky W. & ShayDee

21) Hate (Part III) – feat. BasketMouth

22) Can’t Stop Us – E.M.E All Stars

Executive Producers: Segun Demuren & Banky Wellington

A&R/Co-executive Producers: Stanley "Tino Bendel" Ekure & Tunde Demuren

Producers:

Legendary Beats - Tracks 1, 18, 20;

MasterKraft - Tracks 16, 22;

MasterKraft & Banky W - Track 3

Spellz - Tracks 5, 6, 10, 11, 14, 19;

Sarz - Tracks 2, 8, 13, 15;

Cobhams - Track 9;

Shizzy - Track 7;

KidKonnect - Track 17

All Songs Recorded, Mixed & Mastered @ EME Studios by: Suka "The Surgeon" Andrew aka Papa Ne

#TeamEME: @BankyW @Wizkidayo @YoungSkales @ShayDeeBoi @IAmNiyola @DJXClusive

Photography: 'Anuel Modebe, Seyi Charles George, Obi Somto

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde Is Nollywood's Highest Paid

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde

 That was the first time it began to dawn on observers that actresses who have paid their dues are actually getting paid.

As you read this Omotola’s take home fee is no longer N1.7m, the actress now collects N5m per script to be involved in any movie.

According to observers, she has even turned down scripts worth N3M and recently turned down a script worth N2.5M and Ireti Doyle got the role.

She got paid N5M for her role in movie 'AMINA' by producer Tarila Thompson whilst she go N4.5M for her role in ties that bind after a series of negotiations.

Let’s say she collects four scripts in two months, that’s a solid N20million keh! Abeg maybe I should dump writing for a waka pass role eeeeeh.

 

If you disagree with this amount and think someone else earns higher, please let me know.

PS: Omotola haters please take a chill pill and don’t drop any venom comments under anonymous I beg una.

K-Kay arrives with 'Sisi To Dun'

K-Kay

 His real name is Okiemute Oseke but fans refer to him as K-Kay. Born in the United Kingdom, he is set to heat up the music scene in Nigeria.

His single, 'Sisi To Dun' featuring Presh P, produced by Xblaze, currently enjoys airplay in the nation’s airwaves with his other track as well, 'Awoof' where he featured fast-rising Yoruba emcee Base One, and he's also performed at the Kennis Music Easter Fiesta which held recently in Lagos during the easter festivity.

According to K-Kay, to have his childhood in Warri, Nigeria, where he also schooled, gave him the advantage of writing music. As a child, he spent a lot of time with his cousins, who had a strong interest in music.

He recalls: “I was intrigued by the attention they paid to music and would often sit and listen as they played songs. I also watched them rap along with music and freestyle.”

After building up his confidence, his fascination with the music industry grew. He initially began writing his own music before deciding to make a partnership with close friend, Dubbz Lloyd, to form the group, The AA, and they have several successful tracks and professional videos. K-Kay fuses original hip-hop with his passion of Afro beat to create music with an individual, unique and fresh style.

By 2006, he released his first debut single, 'Rhyme Flipper', which aired on local radio stations across Manchester and in its first week of release, featured on popular television channels abroad in the UK.

He has performed at several music events across the region- solo and as a group. Surprisingly, he has been a supporting performer for T-Pain, Akon, Busta Rhymes, 2 Face amongst others and has aired by Swagga TV, at events hosted by Trevor Nelson and Steve Sutherland.

He says, “I am in Nigeria to take my music to an all-new height because conquering the home-front before the world has proved to be the hallmark of any successful star. I have set in motion the machinery to achieve this objective. A record deal is the next on the card and we are in talks with many labels that are in love with my songs.”

Currently, the artiste is working on a mix tape and also his first album, besides making time to produce for his group. You can follow him on twitter @k_kaymusic


I assure you this song is a club banger...DOWNLOAD IT

K-Kay - Sisi To Dun feat. Presh P 

"I'm not here to Compete with anyone" - Celine Dimas

Celine Dimas

Enjoying the euphoria of the popular acceptance recorded by her female version of D’banj’s 'Oliver Twist', crossover actress, singer and model, Celine Dimas is set to hit the airwaves once again with a new single entitled 'Wonder'.


Produced by rave of the moment music producer, Flip Tyce, 'Wonder' is expected to be premiered on online music download sites in a couple of days before hitting both local and foreign radio stations.

According to Celine, who has already carved a niche for herself as an actress and model, her foray into music was not accidental. “It is simply a way of expressing the other side of the numerous talents that I have. Even though, I’m still new in the music industry, I have what it takes to succeed,” she enthused.

Celine Dimas

The Imo State born diva further stated that, “aside the fact that I’m equally a good singer, I have got stage presence, packaging and above all, working with one of the best hands in the industry.”
 
Celine, who has already established herself as one of the most promising female entertainers said her mission in music is to make a statement, not compete with anybody.

“Honestly, I’m not doing music to compete with anyone, and whoever tries to compete with me is doing so at his or her own peril because I’m just doing my thing. In showbiz, originality matters a lot, I’m original and nobody can be like me, just as I cannot be like anybody.”

Celine, who is currently in the studio working on new songs, says her video will soon hit the airwaves as well. “Singing is just another part of the natural talents I have. And within a very short time, I’m optimistic that that the sky will be the starting point,” she explains.

Meanwhile, as part of her efforts to give back to the society, the less privileged in particular, Celine celebrated her birthday in the orphanage recently, and according to her, it will be an annual development.

Speaking on his experience producing Celine’s new dancehall track, Flip Tyce, who produced P Square’s Chop My Money hit which featured Akon and May D, confessed that Celine beats his imagination. “At first, I thought she was just one of those wannabe Nollywood people trying to do music, but it was when she got to the studio that I realised that she has got something unique to offer. I wasn’t expecting what I got from her,” Flip Tyce submitted.


Here are links to listen to her songs:

Celine Dimas - Oliver Twist (Female Version)

Celine Dimas - Wonderer