After taking a short hiatus from actively putting out music, Gigi LaMayne is back with something fitting with the festive atmosphere of the holiday months., as she releases a new Christmas-themed single accompanied by sultry visuals titled ‘Ho Ho Ho: Baddie By The Books.’
The femcee who hails from Lenasia in Soweto made sure she returned with a bang, make sure you don’t miss this soundtrack for the festive season.
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Pretoria rapper Jay Jody drops visuals for the fourth single from his ‘Sunset Stories’ Mixtape. The Afrobeats song titled ‘Sundress’ also fuses R&B elements from the dynamic Una Rams on the hook.
Jody previously experimented with Afrobeats when he tackled the hook for his brother’s ‘Something To Fight For’ on the latter’s ‘Deadlines: Free P2‘ EP.
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Storytelling is undoubtedly one of the pillars and important of rap lyricism, veterans like Slick Rick and the Notorious B.I.G built enviable legacies for themselves using their storytelling prowess, and a lot of the most respected hip hop figureheads past and present are storytelling Wizards. Fans of SA hip hop have recently crowned Angola-born SA rapper Ricardo Moloi popularly known as Priddy Ugly the best storyteller in SA hip hop, alongside Matatiele-born emcee Emtee.
“Give @emteerecords his flowers bafwethu. Lomjita uyahlanya with the pen. I reckon him and @ItsPriddyUgly are the best storytellers in the country,” Twitted a fan on the bird app and Priddy Ugly wasted no time in giving Emte his flowers by quoting the tweet.
“Emtee is a great talent, loves his family & is definitely one of the best songwriters of our time – how can anyone not want to see him win, he should definitely get his flowers,” tweeted Priddy Ugly.
While Priddy Ugly has shown his storytelling prowess on several songs over the years including songs like ”30 Minutes To Soweto,” ‘1632‘ to name a few, Emtee has one record that clearly highlights his storytelling abilities and that is the title track from his 2017 sophomore album ‘Manando’ A song about his mentor in high school who gruesomely lost his life to gun violence, the same friend taught Emte how to play the Marimba.
Emtee is preparing to release the third installment of his ‘DIY‘ mixtape series, there is no definite news of when the album is coming, so for now, go back in time and listen to ‘Manando.’
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In the year 2022, the Buea rapper released 10 projects and it is evident to say he has been on the grind all year and has really raised the standard for himself.
With the same energy and more, 2023 might just do the magic for the young creative.
A wider survey showed that the rapper collaborated on different frontiers in the creative industry with one of his latest being in the fashion industry – his year-long collaboration with Mask23 Wears.
Below are the 10 Projects Kitz released this year.
Before you go, Kitz has this to say about himself.
“My name is Kitz. I am popularly known as the TRAP STAR. I am a Trap rapper from the North West region of Cameroon. Born in 1995. I am one of Cameroon’s most consistent and most celebrated Trappers. I found interest in music especially Trap back in the days of high school formation and since then I have musically branded myself in every possible sphere. I count myself lucky to be part of the new wave of rappers in Cameroon now. In this present age, culture is changing far more frequently than ever before, reflecting styles of music that are evolving daily, the reason why my music is unique. My music reflects the culture of our day. You can see the fingerprints of a certain generation in my lyrics and sound. My motivation as an artist/Rapper is to be able to tell a story and paint the picture of every hustler caught up in life’s tussles and hustles to make out the best of it. I am the voice of the street and I am always ready to project the story of at least a cross-section of youths out there in their strive and thrive to survive. I want to use my music as a tool to convey a message to the mass, integrating social ills, circumstances and day-to-day experiences about those generally considered to be hustlers and the street in general. WELCOME TO MY WORLD”
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The Performing Musicians Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN) has finally broken the over 40 years jinx of existing without its own property.
The PMAN executives led by the president, Mr Pretty Okafor, have acquired a multi-million-naira Edifice in Lekki, Lagos to be used as the corporate office. This is part of the union’s strategy for the ongoing biometric card registration drive being implemented in conjunction with Zenith Bank.
The PMAN president maintained that the decision to acquire a property in highbrow Lekki is borne out of good business sense. According to him, it is to reposition and rebrand the union as well as bridge the gap between PMAN and the new generation of artists.
“We consider it necessary to have a business office that is accessible to the artists’ community and corporate sector in Nigeria. We want to ensure that musicians are receiving proper remunerations for their creative works both at home and abroad. Through the acquisition of this property, we are sending an important message to Nigerian musicians and the corporate sector that PMAN, the Nigerian music industry powerhouse, is back in business.” he said.
Okafor explained further that the National Working Committee (NWC) of PMAN deliberately chose Lekki for the new corporate office because it’s the new epicentre of the Nigerian entertainment industry.
“You know, our former rented office was located in Ikeja but we decided to acquire our own property in Lekki. It’s a deliberate decision we made because Lekki is the new hub for the Nigerian music industry. It is the hotbed for the new wave of Afrobeats culture. Lekki is where the Gen Zers of Nigerian entertainment reside. he noted.
Describing the newly acquired corporate office as a fully detached 5-bedroom duplex, the PMAN boss revealed that it is equipped with different ultra-modern facilities including a digital music library, Radio station, conference rooms, and VIP lounge among others.
The new PMAN headquarters will have different ultra-modern components including the president’s office, digital music library, conference rooms, VIP lounge, membership registration booth provided by Zenith Bank, and other necessary offices, Okafor disclosed.
Meanwhile, PMAN has vowed to enhance its presence in all the six geo-political regions of Nigeria, as the association would soon embark on data capturing of its over six million potential members across the country.
A date for the formal opening of the new PMAN headquarters will be announced via the association’s official website. www.pman.ng
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Everyone speaks but not everyone talks. To talk, you have to listen. In #TALKABOUTIT African Rap legend, Multiple Award Winning Artist & Entrepreneur Jude (M.I.) Abaga, hosts conversations with friends on topics that affect our lives. The show is also an ode to M.I.’s first album “Talk About It” as he celebrates the body of work that changed the trajectory of Rap in Nigeria. The podcast features special guests: Jesse Jagz, Health influencer Aproko Doctor, Singer-Songwriter Waje, Entrepreneur Iyin Aboyeji, Pastor Flo of Logic Church and Politician Demola Olanrewaju to help talk through a delicate topic – a woman’s perspective in Nigeria & life as we know it.
He is also joined by Fifehan Osikanlu who gives a unique and fresh perspective on life’s experiences as a woman in an emerging world.
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01. Show me love 02. Popkorn featuring Sista Dada (Tanzania) 03. All time great featuring Accurate Beats (Sweden) 04. Nkrumah’s voice 05. Breathe 06. Flowers 07. The truth 08. Good vibes featuring Amuta Stone 09. Cap fits 10. Layers of the mind featuring Toni Blackman (USA),Didi, Elom Vince (Togo) 11. Family featuring Amuta Stone 12. Griot 13. Shiatsu massage featuring Maleiva (France) 14. Superstar featuring Divy Reign 15. Jah-flow 16. Hero has come 17. Keep my name 18. Invicta 19. Arsenal Anthem
all tracks Produced by Modenine except track 19, Arsenal Anthem produced by Mr Sprinks track 1, co-produced by Lambo the Virus & Mr Rae track 2, co-produced by Lambo the virus track11, co-produced by Lambo the virus & Obi Nwokeji
Base played by Pherowshuz on track 15. Additional vocals by Terry tha Rapman & Pherowshuz on track 5, Sinister Minister on track 9 & track 8 Toni Backman & Lion King
All tracks Mixed and Mastered by Pherowshouz @iampherow except for Arsenal Anthem by Mr Sprinks@mr_sprinks
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The fast-rising rap star, Belvisco dropped his much-anticipated video titled ‘U Are The One‘.
From the trailer we saw on his official Facebook page, we knew that the love jam would arguably be ‘The One’ to watch out for.
Now the video is here and is already enjoying streaming around the continent.
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On the 30thof November, 2022, telecom giant, MTN, hosted an Africa-first virtual concert in Ubuntuland, Africa’s metaverse, in partnership with The Mic: Africa. Fecko was among six other talented African artists that performed in AltMTN, making him the first Nigerian rapper to perform in the metaverse.
Derrick Ashong, founder Take Back The Mic, introduced Fecko to the audience as a multi-talented artist who is well-versed in graphic design, animation and tech. Fecko performed some of his classic hit songs such as “Finally” and “Work Chop” featuring Villy and Yung Pabi from Ghana, produced by Teck-Zilla.
Fecko tweeted:
“It just dawned on me that I’m actually the first Nigerian rapper to perform in the African MetaVerse.”
“Doing a concert in the Metaverse is a really cool and innovative way to showcase your music to a wider audience. It has a wide array of opportunities for creatives, especially those in the music industry.”
He also said.
It just dawned on me that I’m actually the first Nigerian rapper to perform in the African MetaVerse. #FunFact#HistoryMade
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First, it was Fillup The Dome in 2015, then FillupOrlandostadium and FillupFNBStadium both in Jo’burg, FillupRoyal Bafokengstadium in Rustenburg then FilluPMosesMabhidastadium in Durban, Cassper has recorded successful fill-up events packing up stadiums full of tens of thousands of fans all over Southern Africa. Cassper once said that he wanted to fill up 50 stadiums all over the continent.
Cassper had announced a few months ago that he would be taking the iconic concert franchise back to his roots, to the Mmabatho stadium in his hometown of Mafikeng, North West Province.
Although the event had a few unforeseen hitches it was largely successful with thousands of fans welcoming the hometown hero, dancing to his music, wearing his shoe brand, drinking his Don Billiato cognac, and wearing Family Tre merch. Definitely, a night to remember for Abuti Fillup.
“This event had so many issues I can’t even start to explain. The fact that this event even happened was a miracle. Thank you so much for your support. I am nothing but grateful. I am humbled and overwhelmed. I wanna come back next year. Y’all coming ??? #FillUpMmabathoStadium.” Tweeted Cassper.
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