Crowning off a successful year Nigerian Rapper, Performer and self acclaimed best Rapper in Africa Emeka Akumefule widely known as Blaqbonez closes off 2021 in style with the release of the grimy visuals Okwaraji remix which features another fast rising new generations artist Bella Shmurda. Before dishing out the remix “Okwaraji” which was track 7 on the original album “Sex Before Love” was a instant fan favorite as it connected across borders and music lovers in general with a relatable story line and it’s title which followers the name of legendary Nigerian soccer star Samuel okwaraji who died on the pitch while representing his nation.
The video was directed by Mosh and Shot in Lagos Nigeria, Watch and Enjoy
At this year’s edition of the annual event, the organization has identified 20 Africans who have promoted peace and unity in the Continent as deserving of its honour as Peace Ambassadors.
The event is packaged by Goodwill Ambassador Events Agency.
At the event which took place on December 12, 2021, at Ladi Kwali Hall of Sheraton Hotel Abuja, some personalities who were honoured are, Dr. Drougas Ag. Vasileios, Doctor of Neurophysiology and Post-doctorate Researcher University of Ioannina, Greece, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan Nigerian Head of Service and Adaku Uwaoma Oseiza, Commissioner of Small, Medium Enterprises and New Business Development Abia State.
Others are Dr. Amb. Kingsley Mike Azonobi, Chairman Domak Group International, Jide Odusolu, Chairman Octo5 Homes, Sen. Uba Sani, representing Kaduna Central at Upper Legislative Chambers National Assembly, Alhaji Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, CEO ATAR Communication, Gusi Tobby Lordwilliams, Special Impact Strategist & HipHop Legend/Entrepreneur, Ambassador Elajoe, CEO, Dark Cypha Entertainment amongst others.
Goodwill Ambassador Events Agency, owned by Amb. Chris Oko Odey is a leading brand in organizing social events in Abuja.
AMBASSADOR ELAJOE PROFILE Ambassador Elajoe Nwosu, An Award-Winning HipHop Legend/Entrepreneur Is The CEO/MD Of Dark Cypha Entertainment, Chairman/Founder Of GlamCliq International, Chairman, MegaTunez & Partner, Nigeria Goodwill Ambassadors. He is A Man Of Many Hats, Music Producer, Actor, Serial Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Change Enthusiast, Compere, Talent Manager, A & R, Events/Media Consultant, Promoter, and Radio/TV Content Provider.
Under his Dark Cypha Entertainment Imprint which he established in 1997, he has produced for members of Thoroughbreds and numerous artists such as ILLBLISS aka ‘OGA BOSS’ (HipHop Artiste), AMAKA (R&B/Soul Artiste), KEMISTRY (Former Rhythm 93.7 on-air personality/Model) ZDON (Afro Pop Act), AYETORO (An Afrobeat/Jazz band is based in The UK), DOPE POET SOCIETY (Canada’s most critically acclaimed Hip-hop Group) amongst many others.
In 2003 he was applauded for his Hip hop rendition of AYETORO’S masterpiece “REVENGE OF THE FLYING MONKEYS” which was the perfect fusion of Afrobeat, Jazz, and HipHop the first of its kind in Nigeria by a Nigerian.
Elajoe has done A & R, consultancy and promotion for most of the artistes on the top record labels & Indie Labels in Nigeia for over two decades namely THORO MUSIC THOROUGHBREDS and its individual members namely Tobechukwu ‘ ILLBLISS ’ Ejiofor (CEO The Goretti Company, SMVA & Headies Award Winner), Obiora ‘ OBIWON ’ Nwokolobiagu (CEO JDI Music, HIPHOP WORLD AWARD & NMA AWARD winner), AMAKA ‘DA CHIEF ROCKA’ Nwosu (Songwriter, Pioneer Member of Girl Power Unleashed), Bright ‘ B-ELECT ’ Igho Erighono (RIP) (GM Blightz Brandz) ,Founder, NaiRap Radio)], TIMBUKTU RECORDS (P.SQUARE) Now KISS ENTERTAINMENT , NOVEMBER RECORDS (MAJEK FASHEK, TERRY THA RAPMAN, ESSE EGESSE), ORANGOTAAN RECORDS (ASHIONYE, FADABASI), GRAFTON RECORDS (INDISPENSABLES, MTRILL), WESTSIDE RECORDS (FAZE, DJINEE, DA NATIVES, FREESTYLE, NIYOLA), COLLOSSAL ENTERTAINMENT (SOUL E), QUESTIONMARK RECORDS (ASA, MODE 9, COBHAMS ASUQUO, SILVER SADDIH, STREETMONKS, NNENNA) and especially, STORM RECORDS (JAZZMAN OLOFIN, ELDEE THE DON, DARE ART ALADE, IKECHUKWU, SASHA, NAETO C, TOSIN MARTINS, GT THE GUITARMAN) now STORM 360/ CABAL , CHOCOLATE CITY (JEREMIAH GYANG, M.I), STARVILLE ENTERTAINMENT (SHANK), SUGAR KANE RECORDS (ALAYE), PEACH & PRIME ENT./TRONIX PRODUCTIONS (JAMIX), D’ LARGGE RECORDS (FRANK D NERO), AFOREVO RECORDS (NYELU), INGENIOUS NG (M TRILL), SUPER WAVEY RECORDS ( OBAWAVER, SURPRIZE, CANDI CHINNY, JAGABANTU MOOR). He also rendered consultation and promotional services to JATT INC Owned by DJ JIMMY JATT, playing key roles in the publicity of his phenomenal singles and videos for the groundbreaking album, ‘ THE DEFINITION ’, Nigeria’s 1st album by a DJ.
Along the years Elajoe has played integral roles in ground breaking events such as FUNKAROMA , RAP ATTACK , RHYTHM 93.7’s ‘BATTLE OF THE MCS’, LYRICIST LOUNGE 1 (with Guest appearance of Hip-hop Pioneer, GURU of U.S.A), LYRICIST LOUNGE 2, MTN EKAABO SHOW, G.A.M.E’s ‘THE MOVEMENT’ (1ST HIPHOP ANNIVERSARY IN NIGERIA), STORM 45 INDEPENDENCE EDITION, JAZZMAN OLOFIN ALBUM LAUNCH, IKECHUKWU ALBUM LAUNCH, STORM THE MIC 1 & 2, BIG BROTHER/CHANNEL O EVICTION PARTIES, MOTOROLA’S URBAN MASSIVE WITH CHANNEL O, CLASSIC DJS, DJ JIMMY JATT ALBUM LAUNCH , HENNESSEY ARTISTRY LAUNCH, LG’S KAROAKE COMPETITION ,TETMOSOL GIRL POWER UNLEASHED , I-REPRESENT INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY/FILM FESTIVAL, CITY PEOPLE’S CELEBRATION OF HIPHOP’s FEMALE Artistes, SOUTH SOUTH ECONOMIC SUMMIT TINAPA CALABAR, BUCKWYLD & BREATHLESS With 2FACE IDIBIA, ENIGMA VARIETY NIGHT, STR8 UP HIPHOP’s “STATE OF THE UNION” FORUM, RIMA AWARDS For RIMA FOUNDATION, GUINESS FLY WITH THE SUPER EAGLES CAMPAIGN, 5TH & 6TH BOLA TINUBU COLLOQUIUM, LAGOS STATE CARNIVAL, PULSE VIP NITE WITH LEGENDARY UK VJ/DJ, TIM WESTWOOD, MR & MRS NIGERIA INTERNATIONAL, FERON LINGERIE FASHION SHOW, 5TH EDITION of NIGERIAN BROADCASTERS MERIT AWARDS, BEN TV UK 10TH ANNIVERSARY, LOUD N’ PROUD, ONE NIGHT LIVE & UNPLUGGED, GLORIA IBRU & FRIENDS , RHYTM 93.7FM’s “FREESTYLE FURY”, NIGERIA GOODWILL AMBASSADOR AWARDS, MISS GOOD WILL AMBASSADOR BEAUTY PAGESNT, NIGEZIE TV 10TH ANNIVERSARY, NAKED WATERS, BUCKWYLD & BREATHLESS With 2FACE IDIBIA, TIWA SAVAGE & FLAVOUR, MAVINS’s DJ BIG N’s “BIG N BANGIN” Concert, NIGERIA INDEPENDENCE MUSIC BEACH CARNIVAL, GRAB THE IRON MIC, THE CORONATION, LOUD BASE: END OF THE WEAK NIGERIA, JUICE DELUXE SESSION’s SKATEBOARD & BMXING EVENT: “GIDI THROWDOWN”, RHYTHM 93.7 FM’s “THE KULTURE” EVENT, PGM CLUB’s “THIS IS HIPHOP LIVE”, ADAORABLE CHARMERS FASHION RUNWAY, CEO’s ROUND TABLE TALK, BATTLE OF THE YEAR NIGERIA, MARCHE DE LUXE, BUCKWYLD & BREATHLESS 10th ANNIVERSARY, AGEGE INTERNATIONAL TRADEFAIR, JUICE DELUXE SESSIONS SKATEBOARD & BMXING EVENT: RAD WHEELS, SALVATION ARMY’S CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS, RAP YOUR HOOD SHOW, PRE FELABRATION Party, COVERS AFRICA, ABUJA PLANTAIN FESTIVAL, AFRICA WOMEN IMPACT SUMMIT & AWARDS ABUJA amongst so many others.
Ambassador Elajoe Has Won Many Awards That Include 1st Ever HIP-HOP WORLD AWARDS For Best Rap Single By Duo For The Song, STREET HOP (Which He Featured In, Produced & Promoted) By Pioneer HipHop Collective, THOROUGHBREDS, Best Collaboration For The Song STYLEE By Pioneer DJ JIMMY JATT, MODE 9, 2 BABA & Himself Amongst Others. Recently He Made History As 1st Ever Recipient Of The ENTERTAINMENT EXECUTIVE OF THE DECADE Award 2005-2015.
In 2006 He Made History By Being The 1st Music Coordinator/Director For The 1st BIG BROTHER NIGERIA REALITY TV SHOW, The Biggest Reality TV Show In Africa, Using This Medium To Promote African Especially Nigerian Music Across The African Continent And The World At Large. This Singular Move Was Instrumental In Propagating Nigeria’s Dominance In Music, Lifestyle & Pop Culture Across Africa & The World.
He Has Played Integral Roles, In Different Capacities, At Events Which Have Brought International awards Winning Superstars/Legends To Nigeria Such As GURU (RIP), TALIB KWELI, NAS, SALT N PEPA, DJ TIM WESTWOOD, LAURYN HILL, KRANIUM To Name A Few.
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South African rapper Emtee is getting into business with the announcement of his new hemp roiling papers through his @emteerecords instagram page the announcement came as no surprise as the rapper has been putting in work while running his music and business independently.
The rapper also released a new music, the remake to Why Me by Audiomarc and it features Nasty C
Listen Below
https://youtu.be/ggHR_uA_jDE
The rapper’s smash hit single Roll Up which also had a remix with AKA & Wizkid is no doubt a preference on why he started the business of rolling papers. Congrats to Emtee and we wish him all the best on his new business journey
Fast rising Nigerian Trapper, Rapper and hardworking artist CLE Cashout closes the year with yet another single and he calls this one peekaboo.The Lagos based rapper showed us he is not hear to play as he released a wave of songs and project this year and we expect more of the same for 2022
Listen and show some love to the hardworking artist
To celebrate his 31st Birthday South African superstar rapper Cassper Nyovest splashed $300,000 on a McLaren sports car which approximates to about 4.5 million ZAR. The rapper was also recently named south African artist of the decade to crown off another successful year its only befitting for him to spoil himself with the luxury he deserves.
He posted on his instagram timeline letting the world know he came from nothing working his way up to build the life he wanted and inspiring the new generation to know anything is possible. Congratulations on your new whip Mufasa. Right before splashing the cash on his new Mclaren the rapper also got himself a Frank Muller timepiece dedicating it to Christiano Ronaldo who also owns the same timepiece. it has indeed been a good 2021 for the rapper amidst all the corona virus crisis in South Africa. We all hail mufasa and wish him ore wins and more good music and to keep inspiring and motivating the youths and this generation
Mzansi South African hip-hop record producer, songwriter and rapper Chad Da Don just released the visuals for his sizzling mid tempo hiphop banger Sensei which also features Youngst CPT and Pdot O and we’re loving it here at the Hiphop Africa HQ “Sensei” is a track that has propelled him to become one of the most recognized hip hop artist in South Africa and he closes 2021 with style.
After the success of their martell Cypher the Chocolocity Boys reunite for the final version of their LAMB Cypher which features head huncho M.I Abaga, A-Q, LooseKaynon and Buzzing young talent Blaqbonez. The synergy here is unmatched Watch and drop your comments
Grammy award winning Nigerian superstar Burna Boy jumps on the smash hit Second Sermon from fast rising Ghanaian artist Black Sherif and its hype all over the Drill and hiphop community. Without much talk take a listen and Listen.
What do you think about Burna boy’s Verse and Black Sherif?
TWALE is a drill song by KobbySalm that gives reference to God for his greatness and supreme nature. TWALE is the first release of This Is Us Ep by KobbySalm and was produced by one of Ghana’s finest producers Richie Mensah and features lynx entertainment new signee Sam Oladotun and Overflow Inc. Choir. The song is unique in its own way as it is fused with a blend of Reggae and Drill to bring out every emotion and message the song has to offer. KobbySalm has been breaking boundaries and deliveries yet another Hip-hop and Drill inspired hip-hop single as he proves you can still give praises to God in any genre
Fast rising and award winning Ghanaian urban Gospel artist KobbySalm is slowly gaining his stride and with a genre of music that makes him standout in Ghana, KobbySalm is leading the race for urban Gospel music in the black star nation and has proved it again with the release of his latest single Twale. The single which is a Drill inspired single produced by Richie Mensah who introduced heavy bassline, melodies of the drill sound fused together with our rich Ghanaian percussions, and the song also features Sam Oladotun who is the latest his latest signee to Richie Mensah’s Lynxx Entertainment
‘Twale’ is the first single off The fortcoming EP from KobbySalm which he calls “This Is US”
The ‘This Is US’ EP has been introduced over the past weeks through the “THIS IS US’ freestyles that feature the likes of Trooth, KingMade, Tephlon, Terley, LordKess, GhCounty, and Iris Musik (videos are all available via this link https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS6XrCdnNwBlGfZKXmzVjYQroBu5fQ4WR).
The ‘THIS IS US’ movement is Kobby Salm’s way of introducing the true identity of gospel artists in the Urban Space and also propagating the gospel of unity amongst the Urban Gospel Space—a thing which had, in the past, remained close to a mystery to many. The This Is US EP, through the artful blend of sweet tunes and heavenly inspired lyrics, promises to be one that reshapes how the nation sees Urban Gospel music.
This EP will be available for download and streaming across all major streaming platforms and shall mark a new era that stars the tunes of Urban Gospel Music in Ghana.
Newschool Nigerian Trapper, Rapper and hardworking artist CLE Cashout who released Funny Moves few weeks ago is not done for the year as he puts his feelings on the 11.01 and Jessethebeatmaker assisted production LIfetime.
The single finds the rapper being all in his feelings for a lady. The hook in the single states
Are you feeling how I feel
Shawty I’m for real
This for lifetime ink the deal
Got you covered I’m your shield
Can you see what I see
Girl you all I’m needing
Without you my heart bleeding
Since I saw you I been tripping
