Contrary to what a friend told me a few days back, when it comes to music, I’m not hard to please. No, what I thirst for is to listen to music and not be able to get over it for a long time (or forever).

I want to listen to songs masterfully concocted and delivered that I will have no choice but to sit back, relate to and marinate in the awesomeness of the sounds engulfing me. With beautifully poetic construction and delivery, Lindsey Abudei has done this and more for me with her debut album …And The Bass Is Queen, and this is no rhetorics.



Though she has gone underappreciated over the years, this release may well correct that notion. In an industry marred with gibberish and noise, she stands out tall as queen. The only thing that takes for her to dazzle you are her voice and strings.

The 50 minute 12- track journey leans mainly on the neo-soul genre with dashes of pop-rock. The album opens with a short but memorable intro titled Have You? Have you ever walked alone with a broken heart/Have you ever wondered if this is for me?/Have you ever wished for more than silence/Have you ever woken up to a broken dream. These are some of the lines Lindsey Abudei incorporated into the sounds of her strings rendering it with an assured prowess of a professional.

Like Have You? Drift Away and Out of the Magazine tell a story of someone (which some might refer to as naive) who is on a quest to figure out what this life and love is, questions that need to be answered, which call for deeper reflections.



Love and life are the major themes of the album, but she took great care not to come out as being cheesy as she expertly shows in High. She introduced staccato beats and drums in the ballad Libra Man, she portrays herself as a lady who knows what she wants while dismissing her suitor, she shows emotional maturity as she professes her love to her partner in When You Drive Me Mad.

In Freedom and I and Scream at the Sun she tells us the advantages of being free and living confidently, imploring listeners to do what makes them happy.

The album ends brilliantly and with the production of the album, I dare say, can perform well intentionally.

Lindsey Abudei has not come to sweep you off with contrived effects and artless efforts but to showcase an astonishing songwriting skill and simple yet profound arrangements and with this album, she is indeed making a statement.

Beyonce is planning to follow the footsteps of Oprah Winfrey by launching her own TV network. The Sun reports that the singer will be establishing her own TV channel with her management firm Parkwood.

A source has revealed: “She [Beyonce] intends to create her own TV network just like Oprah.”

“Her entertainment company Parkwood is doing very well and her desire is to create a network so she can have the freedom to bring the ideas of her closest creative friends to life,” added the source.

“The plan is to develop it within the next decade,” they added.

It was gathered the channel will be educational which will feature documentaries about African and American history.

Source: https://blarckbillboard./2016/07/30/beyonce-set-to-launch-tv-channel/

The 38-year-old rapper who recently dropped the controversial video for “Famous” has just surprised his fans by releasing a video for “Wolves”.

The rapper appears in the six-minute video with his wife Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and models including Alessandra Ambrosio. The black and white “music meets fashion” video was made in collaboration with Balmain fashion house.

Kim is featured crying alongside Kanye and a host of supermodels sporting gloomy faces. The video was directed by the well acclaimed Steven Klein has been receiving mixed reviews from critics since it dropped on Friday.

Source: https://blarckbillboard./2016/07/30/kanye-releases-video-for-wolves/

Mavin Records first lady, Tiwa Savage, has made known that she is the most popular female artiste in Nigeria.

According to the Vanguard, The singer made the declaration in an interview when she made her debut appearance on Apple Music’s Beats 1 Radio, in New York.

The Hot 97’s radio presenter, Ebro, described Tiwa as “the most popular artiste on the African continent”, but Tiwa promptly interjected, setting the record straight saying “Popular female, this sounds like I’m cocky”. Ebro went on to disclose that Tiwa Savage works hard so she really deserves the description he gave her, saying Beats 1 Radio is bringing Tiwa to the world and would be promoting her records. An excited Tiwa replied “I feel like a superstar”.

Source:
https://blarckbillboard./2016/07/30/im-africas-most-popular-female-artiste-tiwa-savage-corrects-radio-presenter/

Mary J. Blige and her husband are officially done with their marriage. The singer has officially filed for divorce from Kendu Issacs citing “irreconcilable differences.”

According to TMZ:

Mary J. Blige just pulled the plug on her marriage to her husband/manager … filing for divorce to end her 12 year marriage, TMZ has learned.

Blige just filed docs seeking to end her union from Martin “Kendu” Isaacs — who she married back in 2003. Blige lists the date of separation as “to be determined” — unclear why.

Blige cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. They couple has no children together.

There is one interesting note … Blige is asking the judge to block Isaacs’ ability to get spousal support. The document does not say if there is a prenup.

We reached out to Blige and Isaacs — so far, no word back.

Blige has previously banned Isaacs from having friendships with other women.

“All females for me, all guys for him. There’s none of that, ‘Oh, that’s my female friend. Oh, that’s my guy friend.’ No. Not in a marriage, I’ve never seen that work.”

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The St. Louis rapper’s debut album Country Grammar is now certified Diamond, meaning over 10 million units in sales and streaming equivalents according to the Recording Industry Association of America. The album produced a lot of hits, including “Country Grammar (Hot Shit),” “Ride Wit Me,” and “E.I.

This is a major honour for Nelly as the 2000 album is only the eighth hip-hop LP to receive the distinction, following behind albums like Tupac’s All Eyez On Me, and Eminem’s
The Marshall Mathers LP and The Eminem Show.

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The Grammy winner Rihanna recently garnered a Billboard Chart feat equalling that of veteran musician Madonna. Rihanna is now tied with Madonna with 57 chart entries on the Billboard hot 100 with “Sex With Me” from her latest album “Anti”.

Rihanna is the fourth female musician to achieve this feat. Aretha Franklin has the most hits among female artist with 74 songs, followed by Taylor Swift with 69 songs and Nicki Minaj with 66 songs.

This is nonetheless a big deal for Rihanna and if she keeps it up she might yet overtake Aretha Franklin.

Click the link to check the list as it stands now https://blarckbillboard./2016/07/28/rihanna-ties-madonna-with-sex-with-me-on-billboard-hot-100/

Following the unveiling of the art work to his debut album titled “God Over Everything”, the reggae artiste, Patoranking just released the track list to the album.

Album Tracklist
1. Patoranking
2. G.O.E
3. Cheating Zone
4. Money ft. Phyno
5. Killing Me
6. This Kind Luv ft. Wizkid
7. Writing on the Wall
8. Forever
9. No Kissing Baby ft. Sarkodie
10. Mama Aboyo ft. Olamide
11. Stammerer
12. Love Town
13. Hale Hale
14. Beautiful
15. Daniella Whine ft. Elephant Man & Konshens
16. Ayinde ft. Kwam 1

You can pre-order the album on iTunes.

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Soulja Boy recently began reminiscing about his career, the rapper who has had a somewhat few mediocre successful moments in his career implied the rap game no longer excites him and that the genre has bored him to death

“I’m bored of this rap sh-t. This sh-t boring. We needs something else to do. A n-gga done made millions. We got the Lamborghinis, got the Bentleys, got the jewelry, went and f-cked the b-tches. I’m bored! I’m bored as f-ck.”

He explained further that he’s still preparing for some new No. 1s and that he’s going to go blow some money and have some kids because of the boredom.

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If you remember, the news have been circulating about a possible management deal between Tiwa Savage and Jay Z’s Roc Nation. Don Jazzy has finally confirmed the news via his Twitter handle.

According to the Mavin boss, a party was held on Friday 22nd, July to celebrate Tiwa’s management deal with the Roc Nation record label.

DON JAZZY @DONJAZZY
Ok Now we party. Meet us at the 40/40 club NOW to celebrate Tiwa’s #RocNation Management deal.

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According to reports, Chloe Alexis, the girlfriend of Washington DC rapper, Wale gave birth to a baby girl on July 22 at a hospital in New York City, which made him cancel his Brooklyn concert performance.

The rapper who was scheduled to perform for the One Africa Music Fest at the Barclay’s Center cancelled his performance due to the birth of his child.

Below are the tweets from the new father celebrating the birth of his first child.

Wale @Wale
I never cried and smiled at the same time until today .

Wale @Wale
She so beautiful slim... She perfect

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According to press release from attorney Richard Wolfe, WorldStarHipHop has been hit with a lawsuit from rapper Rubin ‘Khaotic’ McFadden. The Miami rapper sued the website for what he called invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional stress and defamation.

The website posted a 45-second video of the rapper with a female acquaintance known as Nina Allimpic engaged in sexual activity in a private room.

“My client had no intention of the video being released to the public,” said Wolfe. “My clients have no knowledge on how the defendants obtained the video, as the video was only stored on McFadden’s personal cellular phone…. My client has devoted a substantial amount of time and effort developing his career, reputation, and brand,” said Wolfe. “These efforts have created considerable commercial value in his name image, identity, and persona.”

The plaintiffs are seeking a jury trial to award compensation of damages in excess of $15,000. WorldStarHipHop and its owner Lee “Q” O‘Denat are named as defendants in the lawsuit filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court.

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Following the release of ‘Work Hard’ which is the lead single from her forthcoming EP Love Vs Money, Emma Nyra has been accused by Producer OD Beats of song theft.

Samson Ohda popularly known as OD Beats accused the singer of stealing the single from him. He claims after finalizing work on the beat, Emma refused to pay him.

Click the below link for more details:

https://blarckbillboard./2016/07/22/singer-emma-nyra-accused-of-stealing-work-hard/

Rihanna’s Puma drops seems to be doing really well as stores can’t seem to keep them in stock.

In a bid to satisfy customers, her Puma creeper will now be manufactured as camo creation, with a chunky crepe sole that matches the tone of the suede print that is used along the upper.

According to Puma, three different types of camo print are featured in this drop, but the company is yet to announce the official release date.


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First lady of the United States Michelle Obama features in the carpool karaoke with James Corden.

James Corden’s White House tour takes an unthinkable turn when First Lady Michelle Obama joins him for a drive around the grounds singing Stevie Wonder and Beyonce. Missy Elliott also made a surprise appearance dropping in to sing “This Is For My Girls.”

Since Corden took the reigns as host of the CBS The Late Late Show in March 2015, he has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke featuring artists such as Adele, Sia, Stevie Wonder, Jason Derulo, Demi Lovato etc.

Watch the video on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln3wAdRAim4&fulldescription=1&gl=NG&hl=en&client=mv-google

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witnezHD:
They were dope

Yeah, good times

Kid Cudi’s proficiency as both an artist and actor which he has shown over the years will again be brought to the attention of all.

According to reports, Kid Cudi will be joining the cast of Empire for the upcoming third season.

Cudi will be playing a rapper named Gram who is meant to be a rival of Hakeem Lyon. Cudi’s character similarly, will also be a threat to his romantic life by pursuing Hakeem’s ex girlfriend.

The third season of the series will also have French Montana as a guest appearance and it premieres on September 21 on Fox.

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1. Djinee – Ego: I remember I fell in love with this song the first time I heard it, it became my go-to jam for months and even now I still listen to it once in a while and I’m reminded of what made this a topnotch song.

2. Styl Plus – Olufunmi: The trio of Tunde, Shifi and Zeal took the airwaves by storm with the release of this hit, it was then the ultimate love song and the reason for this is not far fetched laced with romantic lines.

3. Zule Zoo – Kerewa: This is probably the raunchiest Nigerian song till date, there was hardly any young person who didn’t know the lyrics of the song then and the accompanied dance steps quickly became the rave of the moment.

4. 2 Face – African Queen: This song remains a classic, the guitar ballad is without doubt one of 2 Face’s most successful material and it’s the most successful track from the Face 2 Face album.

5. Paul Play – Angel of My Life: Paul Play needs no introduction to Nigerian music lovers, this particular song is timeless with lovely lyrics and beautiful delivery. It never gets old.

6. D’banj – Tongolo: This song from No Long Thing album undoubtedly made D’banj a household name and the video won the Best Newcomer Award at the 2006 Channel O Music Video Awards.

7. Olu Maintain – Yahooze: I don’t think it’s possible to not have heard this song, it became the unrivalled party jam and the dance is just as good. It still remains Olu’s most popular to song till date.

8. Soty – Malaria: Everyone thought Soty would set the trail for female artistes after listening to this song, though her debut album was below par, nevertheless, this track was song of the year in 2007.

9. Mad Melon and Mountain Black – Danfo Driver: Almost everyone danced to this song, need I say more? The song the duo to a household name back then.

10. Lagbaja – Kon Kon Below: The masked man cum saxophone maestro came with this song and blew us all away, it’s still a jam despite years after the release.

Notable Mentions: Resonance – Chinwe Ike, Shank – Julie, 2 Face – If Love is a Crime, Tony Tetuila – My Car, Eedris Abdulkareem – Mr. Lecturer, Face – Tattoo Girls, Wande Coal – Kiss Your Hand, Sasha – Adara

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23-year old artist and songwriter signed to Chocolate City, Milli, released a seven-track EP today titled Don't Ask Me What Happened EP instead of Childish.

The EP which combines Hip hop, features of R&B and rap shows Milli's versatility and his way of letting fans know that there is a new crop of 'bandwagon' emerging in the music industry.

The EP features Zambian rapper and producer, Patrickxxlee who is also the main producer of the EP.

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Embedded in Jon Bellion’s debut album The Human Condition is everything I have hoped for and more. Born Jonathan Bellion in December 26, 1990, he is a singer, record producer songwriter and rapper.

Although the music world is yet to get acquainted with this beautiful mind, he has been around for some time having worked with the likes of Jason Derulo, Logic, Zedd, Eminem, B.O.B and Rihanna.

What better way to start the album than with
He is the Same ? Where Jon tells his friends and family that despite his new found fame, he still remains same the person they’ve known, in this track, he makes it known that despite him “Selling out in every state” and the fact that he “Signed a deal after his first tape” he’ll remain the same brother, son and friend.

In 80s Films as the title suggests, it is a nostalgic track which takes fans who grew up in the 80s back in time with the classic 80s feels combined with modern sound.

All Time Low was released in 2015 and became an instant hit, according to Jon on his Twitter account, he mentioned that the track is about him admitting he has made some mistakes and that he was wrong.
New York Soul (PartII) is an upbeat 4:27 track, Jon showed another side of himself as a musician by dropping rap verses, it’s kind of like paying homage to his New York home.

Fashion is an amazing track with the piano input and melancholic style, it tells fans the more you get, he more you want.

Maybe IDK, this track poses many questions that seemingly have no answers; he later admits that it’s okay to be uncertain about the future. Woke the F*ck Up , after you’ve done something really bad the you realise that you’ve messed up, yeah, this track will especially touch you. The track was released 2015.

Overwhelming , Jon tweeted “I almost deleted ‘Overwhelming’ before I finished it. Johnny Simpson convinced me to keep it. One of my best friends and lights in my life.” How sad it would have been if it had not made it to the album, the track tells how he’s in love with his girl.

Weight of the World sees Jon team up with Blaque Keyz. He tells of how he does not need to hold the weight of the world anymore, he knows God is by his side. Next of the album is
The Good in Me , this track has a longing love all over it, the bridge features an unknown female vocalist.

Morning in America is a lovely tune that you can’t but help yourself sing along.
IRobot speaks of how a good love gone sour can ruin a person ridding one of emotions and becoming like a robot.

Guillotine features tour mate Travis Mendes, this track is the first single of the album, and it’s definitely a chart climber.

Hand of God (Outro) , I can’t see a better ending to this album than this track, it features The Adraé Crouch Choir, the same 30-person choir that worked on Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror”. In this track, Jon sings about how he is just a man “Who lusts, gives, tries” and “Sometimes I lose my way” but in all one should not lose faith because “Your whole life’s in the hand of God”.

Jon is definitely going to give the popular hit makers the run for their money when he finally gains musical grounds. The Human Condition is a fine album filled with inspiration, wonderful instrumentals and relatable lyrics.

https://blarckbillboard./2016/06/13/album-review-of-jon-bellions-the-human-condition/

Nigerian music act, Raoul John Njeng-Njeng popularly known as Skales is the latest music act to be accused of fraud by his record label, Baseline Records, together with his manager Osagie Osarenkhoe also known as The Metal Chic.

Skales who signed a deal with his record label on the 11th of July, 2014 has been accused of not fulfilling his part of the contract. One of the terms of the contract states Skales was to assign to the company all copyrights and other rights or interests throughout the world I all sound recordings made by Skales prior to or during the terms of his contract and the company is entitled to 70% of the gross receipts received by Skales from performance, tours and brand endorsement during the term of the contract while Skales on 30%.
Now, the contract seems very unfair, if a record label could be earning 70% and the artiste 30% for all his talents and the rights to all his music prior to and during the duration of his contract, then it’s nothing short of extortion.

The company found out that Skales, although has been performing at various concerts, tours etc, none of the monies received from those events were remitted to the company, in pursuit of clarity, they invited Skales and his manager Teresa Osarenkhoe to meetings and at all those meetings both Skales and his manager insisted that the events in questions were not paid events and as such there were no monies to remit.

The company estimated Skales’ manager has fraudulently converted the sum of N7,474,000 from the aforementioned events and to properly document the fraud an email was created and sent to Teresa requesting Skales to perform at an event. Part of what Teresa requested was the sum of $5,000 on 18th May, 2016, $2,500 was wired to her in part.
Sadly, the contract was not fair to Skales but he should have nonetheless honoured it as no one forced him into signing it.

This incidence serves as an eye opener to what the music industry in Nigeria entails and the only advice that could be given to artistes is to get a lawyer before they sign any contract to avoid this kind of rip-off.

Culled from olumidesays.

Hi, nairalanders, I've noticed some kind of problem with my right ear and it started few months back. Any tine I clean my ears with cotton buds, no matter how careful I am, I always feel a painful sensation afterwards in the ear like I have water in it combined with intense pain I feel when I belched. I cleaned my ears three days ago and since then, I've been feeling pains in the right ear, pls what could be the reason for this?

I'm confused as to whether this should be under the 'Travel' or 'Education' section, I hope the MODs will help me do justice to it.


I really do not want to do my masters in Nigeria, I'm considering schools in Turkey or Cyprus but I don't know how to go about it.

I'll appreciate if anyone can kindly put me through the processes, it might not be restricted to those two countries, one of my aims is getting a country where it's not all that expensive. I really need this info, thanks.

Right of course, just check the distance between the tire and the bumper

Guys, I'm tired of this delay, see as I jumped when I got a text yesterday fully expecting it was an alert. These people are just making us pass through untold hardship in the name of serving the fatherland. Is this the change we voted for? We were posted to strange lands the least you could do is pay us on time, do they want us to be stranded? This is heartlessness of the highest order. Smh. This kind of thing can never happen to these people outrageous salaries o, 'discrepancies in planning figures' my a.ss.

opedaydydx9:
so far ur in the city, ur wrong, though there are lots of potentials in the city where u cn make extra cash... If ur business oriented...

lokoja no be city oo, na town jare. But e go be sha

opedaydydx9:
dead zone, will be tru with service this week, I hope other corps members posted there can have balls like me....

I'm serving in lokoja,batch a, just started and e don tire me

opedaydydx9:
am serving, in ogbomoso, orire lga to be precise

hope you're enjoying the place?

ayooyee:
I'm from Ogbomoso too let talk ayooyee@yahoo.com

if you are on bbm add me 7A533645 if not can we talk on whatsapp?

peeta89:
Good evnin. It's a state Uni. (LAUTECH)

wow lautech? I'm from Ogbomosho.

Sonn, this post is life, I'm skinny and trying to gather body small, I dey chop but e no dey show for body. But the thing is this; your stature as little to do with ladies liking you or not, intelligence and character go a long way....


and of course money.

Emmayur:

Sorry, we don't cover kogi state for now.

All right, thanks