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Zambian Hip Hop pioneer Chilu Lemba releases Music Video for the remix to DOUBLE TAP off his brand new album Timing

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Zambian Hip Hop pioneer Chilu Lemba releases Music Video for the remix to DOUBLE TAP off his brand new album Timing

Zambian Hip Hop pioneer Chilu Lemba releases the music video to the remix of Double Tap  off his latest and thiird studio album Timing. The song shines a soft spotlight onto our lives online. The first single off the new album is DOUBLE STEP (remix). Grammy award-winning Craig Bauer, whose credits includes work with Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco, mixed Double Tap and it was mastered by Shawn Joseph, famed for working on songs for the likes of David Guetta and Black Coffee.

Double Tap looks at our desire to find meaning in our lives online, which might be elusive offline. It explores how we are guilty of getting pleasure and self-validation in the form of ‘likes’ for both joyful occasions and tragic incidents. The song features South African duo Sai Hle and Bryan the Mensah. The video was shot on location in Johannesburg, South Africa by Fanwell Soko of Dope Arts Media, Executive Producer & Co-Director, Chilu Lemba and produced by PodHouse Pictures

Timing is available on your favourite streaming platforms and music download sites

Timing is Lemba’s third full-length studio album after Sound  Legacy (2005), Flowers, Needles and Drumbeats (2012) and  the EP, The Romaside Sessions (2017). The songs on Timing  shine a soft spotlight onto our lives online.

Choices is a Hip-Hop song featuring Bryan The Mensah from  Ghana about how audiences want to know the choices that  Influencers are making in order to emulate them. Sung from  the point of view of a reluctant role model, Lemba describes  Choices as a conversation piece around the Influencer phenomenon, which has spawned  a multimillion-dollar economy.

Double Tap looks at our desire to find meaning in our lives online, which might be elusive  offline. It explores how we are guilty of getting pleasure and self-validation in the form of likes for both joyful occasions and tragic incidents. The song features South African duo  Sai Hle and Bryan the Mensah.

Virtual Crowd Surfing is another song themed around our online personas. The song stemmed from Lemba imagining what crowd surfing at concerts would look like  in a world where many things, including musical shows, are held virtually. Produced by TK  Siyandi of Romaside Entertainment, the song is an upbeat and fun song that allows the  listener to enjoy the production. TK and Lemba purposefully decided to experiment with  this song, abandoning the regular verse and chorus structure and instead prioritising a  mood or a vibe. Saxophonist Greg Heath from the UK features prominently in this song.

The album Timing features the talents of other celebrated artists such as Chanda Mbao  on the song Secret, which TK and Sebastian Dutch produced. This production duo  previously put together a scorcher for Lemba in the form of the Njota Remix in 2013.  Hamoba is on the song titled Mbesuma, an indirect ode to one of African football’s most  prolific goal scorers; another TK production. Ghanian singer Mēl lends her smooth vocals  to Come Closer, produced by Bryan The Mensah while the fun Hip Hop track Hamududu  Cha features Dope G and was produced by Shinko Beats. Other contributors include  EQMixx from Nigeria, who remixed the Mbesuma song and South Africa’s Lord Jazz, who  gave a different production twist on the Double Tap Remix. The late Kalaluka Chisulo’s  vocals shine on an acoustic section of the album where songs recorded almost ten years  ago were re-worked and brought to life.

Lemba recruited some of the best mixing and mastering engineers, including one of  Africa’s best, Paul Kruz from UGP and award-winning South African mix engineer Offie  Nxumalo. Grammy award-winning Craig Bauer, whose credits includes work with Kanye  West and Lupe Fiasco, mixed Double Tap. Multiple Grammy Award-winner Dave Collins  mastered the songs Virtual Crowd Surfing and Mbesuma while Shawn Joseph, famed for  working on songs for the likes of David Guetta and Black Coffee, mastered Secret,  Double Tap and Come Closer.

Timing is available on your favourite streaming platforms and music download sites

Chilu Lemba online:

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The Queen of Namibian Rap Lioness taps Nigerian Star Falz on new single “Linyenga”.

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The Queen of Namibian Rap Lioness taps Nigerian Star Falz on new single “Linyenga”.

Namibian talented female rapper, Lioness teams up with one of Nigerian finest rapper, Falz who annexed the song with his magical verse in between.

According to the ‘Superstar’ hitmaker, the song came about after the artists got to know each other better. “We pitched the song, and he loved it and jumped on it,” Lioness says. The song “Linyenga” which means ‘move’ in the oshiwambo Namibian dialect will be part of Lioness’s forthcoming project coming soon. The tune is pretty catchy and one that would get you easily hooked.

The new record serves as Lioness debut for the year 2022. she says a music video for the single would only be shot if her fans demanded it, while staying quite on her upcoming EP.

Listen to the Song below

 

Nigerian Rapper Skales drops new body of work “SWEET DISTRACTION”

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Nigerian Rapper Skales drops new body of work “SWEET DISTRACTION”
Raoul John Njeng-Njeng, better known by his stage name Skales, is a Nigerian rapper, singer, and songwriter. The rapper who was former label mate to mega star Wizkid recently got married snd released his fourth body of work titled “Sweet Distractions” on February 18, 2022.
The album contains 14 tracks featuring some of the most popular stars from Blaqbonez, Imanse, Zoro, Rotimi, Kabusa Oriental Choir, Davido , Zlatan to Stonebwoy and a handful of producers.
He has also released the visuals for his previous single, “Nobody 2 Somebody”
The Tracklist of the album are:
1. Hope, Freedom & Love
2. Player Days
3. Pants on Fire ft Blaqbonez
4. Say You Bad
5. Kpakurukpa
6. I dey miss you ft Imanse
7. Selese ft Zlatan
8. Huge
9. N2S
10. This Your Body ft Davido
11. Leave me Breathless ft Stonebwoy
12. Katapot ft Zoro
13. Rosa ft Rotimi
14. As Always ft Kabusa Choir

A LOOK AT HIP-HOP STAR RIKY RICK LIFE BEFORE HIS DEATH.

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A LOOK AT HIP-HOP STAR RIKY RICK LIFE BEFORE HIS DEATH.
Rikhado Muziwendlovu Makhado, known professionally as Riky Rick, was an iconic South African rapper, music producer, singer, songwriter, fashion designer and record executive. He was also the founder and owner of record label Cotton Club Record.
He was born on July 20 1987, KwaMashu, South Africa. His alma mater was Hilton college, AFDA.
Riky Rick was one of SA’s most respected producers and musicians. He came into the limelight between 2009 and 2010, when he dropped mixtapes such as The Comeback Kid and Last Summer with Da L.E.S. Then he took a bit of a break and went on to release “Nafukwa” in 2014.He received positive reviews across South AfrIca.
The music video of the song “Nafukwa”  won an MTV Africa Music Award for Video of the Year.
He has won many awards and collaborated with many artists.
The 34 year old rapper passed away on Wednesday 23 February in Johannesburg, South Africa. The rapper took his own life after battling depression and was found by his management team at his home in Johannesburg north.

Jay Z Wins Lawsuit Against Perfume Company, Win Millions Of Dollars In Royalties

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Jay Z Wins Lawsuit Against Perfume Company, Win Millions Of Dollars In Royalties

Travelling back in time, in 2012, JAY-Z inked a deal with Parlux, a perfume company who would manufacture the “Gold Jay Z” line of perfume. Parlux became frustrated with Hov and claimed he breached their contract when he did not attend the 2014 Gold Jay Z launch at Macy’s, as well as missing promotional appearances for the perfume line for “Good Morning America” and in Women’s Wear Daily.

This led to Parlux filing a suit against Sean Carter, better known as JAY-Z, where they would seek a $68 million settlement for JAY failing to uphold his end of their deal. In the lawsuit, Parlux and their attorney Anthony Viola “accused the star of failing to properly promote his Gold Jay-Z cologne line” which caused $18 million in lost revenue, saying: “If the defendants had fulfilled the contract, if they have upheld their end of the bargain, Parlux would have had a runaway success. We would have netted $67.6 million in net profits.”

But JAY-Z disagreed, insisting they instead owed him $2.7 million in royalties. He eventually testified in court in October 2021, along with his lawyer Alex Spiro. Hov’s argument against the suit is that Parlux never provided the adequate products and effort into the “Gold Jay-Z” line that he anticipated, and was always frustrated with the work they provided.

He would eventually be cleared of any breach of contract in November. Now, a few months later, JAY has claimed another victory over his estranged perfume partners, as an appellate court ruled on Feb. 24 that he is entitled to over $4.5 million in royalties.

In the court’s unanimous decision, Justice John Higgitt claimed that Parlux still made money off of Hov’s name even after they claimed he breached their contract: “The record is clear: Parlux sold licensed products after July 31, 2015, but failed to pay royalties on those sales.”

Clearly, Parlux were trying to pull a fast one on Hov, but justice got served!

Ye Releases ‘Donda 2’ Album On Stem Player

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Ye Releases ‘Donda 2’ Album On Stem Player

Two days after Ye premiered his new studio album, Donda 2, in front of a sold-out crowd in Miami, the full album has been released exclusively on Stem Player. Adding eleven more songs from the track-list onto the device, the first version of Donda 2 is officially out now.

This comes after Ye dropped four songs from the album on Stem Player earlier this week, debuting “Security,” “We Did It Kid” with Migos and Baby Keem, “Pablo” with Travis Scott and Future, and “Broken Road” with Don Toliver. Today’s new additions include “True Love” with XXXTentacion, “Louie Bags” with Jack Harlow, “Happy” with Future, “Sci Fi” with Sean Leon, “First Time in a Long Time” with Soulja Boy, and more.

“City Of Gods” with Fivio Foreign and Alicia Keys was previously made available on the device and currently sits at the tail end of the album’s tracklist.

Interestingly enough, because of the Stem Player’s limited storage, some fans have noted that you cannot have Donda 1 and Donda 2 on the device at the same time as there is not enough room on the player. Still, a number of Ye’s most loyal supporters have been raving over the Stem Player, detailing how it’s one of the most integral parts of this rollout.

We will keep you updated as the album gets uploaded to streaming services but for right now, you’ll need a Stem Player to listen to the full thing.

WWW.STEMPLAYER.COM

Off His Highly Anticipated 6th Studio Album, Reminisce Drops ‘Hustle’ Featuring ‘BNXN & DSmoke

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Off His Highly Anticipated 6th Studio Album, Reminisce Drops ‘Hustle’ Featuring ‘BNXN & DSmoke

As we anticipate the release of the 6th album of veteran rapper Reminisce, the street hop living legend delivers a highly impressive record titled ‘Hustle’.

On this jam, the rapper collaborates with American rapper D Smoke and raving Nigerian singer, BNXN formerly known as Buju.

“Hustle” is one of the records housed under his forthcoming album “Alaye Toh Se Ogo” which is set to be released in the coming weeks.

This jam was produced by Sarz and it is clear that Reminisce has his eyes set on nothing but serving us a great list of music and now we can’t wait for the entire album to drop.”

In the meantime, this is some music fire for your playlist!

South African rapper Riky Rick found dead at 34

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South African rapper Riky Rick found dead at 34

The African hip hop community is in shock to hear the news of passing of Mzanzi rapper and fashion icon Rikhado Muziwendlovu Makhado popularly known Riky Rick who was found dead in his home by friends. The rapper who just signed a mega-deal with African Bank and has his Cotton Fest on the way was found hanging in his residence and was quickly rushed to the hospital but was reported dead on arrival and reportedly Suicide.This news comes as a shock as the rapper has been active lately on social media with several post and announced the pleasant news  of his latest endorsement to his hip hop fans.

The rappers last post on instagram comes a day before his tragic passing

 

Hiphop Africa team has his family in prayers.

Pusha T Confirms Jay Z Collab Is Up On His Incoming New Album

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Pusha T Confirms Jay Z Collab Is Up On His Incoming New Album

 

G.O.O.D Music might not have a run to 2018 when Kanye and co were dropping back-to-back albums on a weekly basis. However, it looks like we’ll be hearing a lot from the camp this spring. While Kanye’s set to drop Donda 2 tonight, Pusha T is also ramping up the efforts for his forthcoming album. Earlier this month, we got our first taste with the release of “Diet Coke” but as Pusha T hits the press cycle, he’s revealing a bit more information on what we could expect.

After connecting on “Drug Dealers Anonymous” in 2016, there’s been a high demand for Jay-Z and King Push to deliver more collaborative records together. Jay-Z became incredibly selective about the type of records he jumps on now but it seems like Pusha T managed to find the perfect track for the Brooklyn legend to hop on. Push confirmed during his appearance on Million Dollaz Worth Of Game this weekend that Jay-Z would appear on his forthcoming effort.

Jay and Push have connected twice in the past. Once on “So Appalled” off of Kanye’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, and then on the aforementioned “Drug Dealers Anonymous.” Push confirmed that Jay “got busy” on the new record.

Shortly a recent interview where he hinted at a Jay Z collab, Pusha T’s manager, teased a snippet of Hov’s verse on the album.

There’s been rumors that the album will be out this April. but a release date has yet to be announced.

 

Kanye West’s Jeen-Yuh’s Trilogy Docu-series Part One Is Out & It’s Got Some Mind-blowing Reveals

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Kanye West’s Jeen-Yuh’s Trilogy Docu-series Part One Is Out & It’s Got Some Mind-blowing Reveals

Kanye West, now going by Ye, is one of the most polarizing and esteemed artists to take the world by storm. The jeen-yuhs documentary details the tempestuous path that got him to where he is today.

On February 10th, jeen-yuhs (Act 1), the first of a trilogy, was released in select theaters nationwide. Dedicated fans and analysts ecstatically took this opportunity to enjoy the chronicles of Ye’s early career, before the rest of the world gained access to the archives on streaming platforms.

The audiences were filled with almost exclusively hardcore fans, considering the product would be available for “free” (part of a monthly subscription, which comes in at less than the price of a single movie ticket) in the comfort of their homes. Those that didn’t mind the short wait were gifted views into Kanye West’s journey 6 days later on Netflix.

At 1 hour and 30 minutes long, Act 1 of the jeen-yuhs trilogy focuses on the extremely early conception of Ye’s stardom. We see him before meeting anyone at Roc Nation, before landing a major beat placement – before even moving to New York to kickstart his career. The visual documentation invites us into Kanye’s Chicago: lyricists and beatmakers abroad. Fans are introduced to his first influences, found in city streets and sidewalk studios owned by friends and family. It is truly told from the very beginning, and leaves viewers anticipating the next imstallment.

A moment in the jeen-yuhs documentary that has been making the rounds in people’s minds and social media pages is Ye’s visit to the Roc-A-Fella Records office. The scene shows him, camera crew in tow, playing an early version of the song “All Falls Down” for members of the label staff. To fans, unaware of these events before now, the disinterest and lack of enthusiasm from the employees came as a shock. People began tweeting questions, such as “How could they not know ‘All Falls Down’ was amazing?”

Act 1 of the jeen-yuhs documentary is now available for streaming now on Netflix.

 

 

 

 

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