New to the industry, Jay Jones is one the newest members of Young Money. In fact, he was first introduced to us back over the Summer when he contributed to Lil Wayne’s surprise EP called In Tune We Trust, where he appeared on the song “Mula Gang” with Hoodybaby & Euro. Since then however, Jay has been busy working on a new album called 2000 Hollygrove which will reportedly be dropping December 29th. But before it arrives, Jay is looking to build some hype for the project, and who better to help him out with that other than label boss…
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Before Grammy nominations were announced it was widely believed that Kendrick Lamar would win Album of the Year for “Damn,” challenging the recording academy’s longstanding bias against hip-hop artists in top categories. But when the nominees were unveiled the landscape changed. Lamar’s closest rival according to our predictions, Ed Sheeran (“Divide”) was snubbed from Album of the Year, but that didn’t help Lamar as much as we might have thought because the recording academy decided to honor another rap artist, Jay-Z, even more, including an Album of the Year bid for “4:44.” With two rappers in the race there’s the…
With the much anticipated release of the Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Blue Tint set to release tomorrow, rapper Kanye West teases another upcoming sneaker from his adidas Yeezy sneaker line. Spotted yesterday in Los Angeles wearing an unreleased version of his Yeezy Boost 700 Wave Runner, the G.O.O.D. Music boss previewed a core black and gray silhouette with chalk white accents. Designed with the same bulky aesthetic as the previous Yeezy Wave Runners, the sneakers are the latest colorway to surface online. The first iteration of the Yeezy Wave Runner 700 debuted in August of 2017. Releasing in a gray,black…
Yemi Alade has released her third studio album “Black Magic”. The Effyzzie Music Group diva has also made the 15-track album available for streaming on Apple Music/iTunes. “Black Magic” is the third studio album by the African multiple award-winning diva Yemi Alade. The “Black Magic” album features Nigerian hip-hop stars Olamide and Falz, while boasting production credits from V-Tek, KrizBeatz, Young D, Sess, Fliptyce, IAmBeat, Philkeyz, 2Kriss, Sarz, Echo and DJ Coublon.
Rapper Jay Z is considered a savvy business mogul, but his Midas touch might not extend to streaming music. Tidal, the high-fidelity streaming service relaunched with great celebrity fanfare by Jay Z in 2015, once again is the subject of speculation that its financial straits are dire. According to a report in the Norwegian newspaper Dagens Naeringsliv, Tidal lost $44 million before taxes last year and has six months of cash left. In response to a query from USA TODAY, a Tidal spokesman sent this statement: “We have experienced negative stories about Tidal since its inception and we have done…
A new statement by Kiss Daniel’s lawyers has some disheartening information about the singer’s time at G-Worldwide. The singer who declared his exit from the label after four years, has been engaged in a legal and press battle with the record label. According to the statement, while at the peak of his fame and success from 2015, the singer only received a stipend of N30,000 and later N50,000. “This is the same Label that was paying Kiss Daniel only 30k and later 50k per month for about two years despite Kiss Daniel’s performing at several shows and making millions of…
Bisola Aiyeola has discussed her preference for men with money rather than those good in bed. “If you are rich, you can buy the richness of the bed. I think people overrate this good in bed thing, after the good in bed you will now be hungry, who that one help? You will not even have the strength to be good in bed. I’d rather you have the liquid,” she replied. Bisola has been steadily enjoying her successful outing while at the BBN house. Back in September 2017, the beautiful actress attended the 72nd United Nations General Assembly held in…
MC Galaxy has met with Bobrisky’s famous gateman, Jacob as well as his sick father in Jos. MC Galaxy explained how he ran into Jacob in Lagos after he was fired by his former boss and bleaching expert, Bobrisky. The singer further narrated how he flew to Jos to see Jacob’s sick father after he did a song on the gateman. In the video, MC Galaxy also alleged that he pays Bobrisky the sum of N200,000 every month to help promote his songs via his wide followership and audience. MC Galaxy, who was seen crying in the video, gave a…
Nicki Minaj is one celebrity who isn’t scared to flaunt her body as she has once again released a photo of her boobs. Nicki definitely wants everyone to know that she still got a sexy body. Maybe she is trying to break the Internet again. It would be recalled she tried pulling the whole breaking the Internet stunt some weeks ago when she posed nude for Paper Magazine. The rapper who styled the whole shoot herself was captured in a trio shot for the cover wearing next to nothing in all the shots she was in for the unique feature.…
Liz Anjorin has revealed very shocking details of her life over the years while thanking a lot of people for being there for her. “PT 9..When I finished school, I left u to get a business or work in Lagos of which ur blessing followed me everywhere I went to.. When i got a house in Ikorodu, i came to picked u, we moved around like snail until death snatched u from me.. Death didn’t allow u to ride our dream car with me, u didn’t even sleep in my own house: how i wish u are alive today to…
The Senate Committee on Lands, Housing and Urban Development has urged shareholders to pay up their equities in order to actualise the planned recapitalisation of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN). A statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by FMBN Managing Director, Mr Ahmed Dangiwa said that the Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Barnabas Gemade made the call while on an oversight visit to the bank. He observed that the CBN had vital role to play in making the FMBN function effectively by exercising its statutory roles, especially in the areas of funding and regulation. “There is no way…
Mrs Aisha Buhari has reiterated her commitment towards empowerment of women and youths in Nigeria. She asked the beneficiaries to use the acquired skills to set up their businesses and become employers of labour. Mrs Buhari expressed confidence that the empowerment programme would translate into a better and productive ventures. One of the beneficiaries, Miss Rabi Lame, said the programme had directly benefited their lives. “ Our future and indeed the life of those that benefited with us directly or indirectly is assured, it is obviously a lifetime cherishable opportunity which cannot be forgotten by anyone of us. “I hope…
Mr Kola Ologbondiyan has come out to say the PDP remains one big family committed to credible processes that guarantee internal democracy. He said that the PDP had since settled its internal conflict resolution mechanisms and consultations in that direction. According to him, the move is bringing in tremendously positive results. The spokesman said that the people of the South West would not allow themselves to be deceived by the “APC propaganda machine”. “The South West leaders who contested for the PDP National Chairmanship position are all men of quality and credibility. “The fallout of the convention cannot, in any…
Rotimi Amaechi has revealed that Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, is obsessed with him in everything that he does. The minister dismissed Wike’s claims that his government had left an empty treasury at the end of his tenure. When asked to respond to Wike’s public claims, Amaechi said, “The governor has just one agenda – if he is in his toilet, “Amaechi”; if he is outside his toilet, “Amechi”, if he’s going to see his mother, “Amaechi”. “Why should I engage him? He was Local Government Chairman when I was Speaker. He was my staff. It’s like quarreling with my…
Atiku Abubakar recently blasted the All Progressives Congress, saying the party is a total failure. Atiku, who recently dumped APC for the PDP, said the ruling party has divided Nigerian more than ever. “Under the APC Nigeria is not working, under the APC our people are not working. Let us consider what the APC has achieved versus what they promised in the last election. The APC promised us three million new jobs a year, in government the APC has lost three million jobs a year,” Atiku said. He further said that “The APC promised us unity, under APC Nigeria is…
Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after being involved at the “One Planet” summit in Paris, France. His aircraft landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, at about 4:35 p.m. where he was received by senior government officials including his Chief of Staff, Alhaji Abba Kyari and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Alhaji Musa Bello. While in Paris, President Buhari had appealed to the international community to support Nigeria’s commitment to reduce the negative effects of climate change. Buhari told participants that Nigeria could not implement its Nationally Determined Contributions without adequate financial, technical and capacity…
Mr Ibrahim Magu has said it is cheaper to prevent corruption than to fight it. “The EFCC alone couldn’t fight and win the war against corruption in Nigeria. “I would like to seize this opportunity to remind us that, corruption affects all of us. “We must resolve to fight it to a standstill in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s admonition to us that, “If we don`t kill corruption, corruption will kill Nigeria. “We must not allow that to happen, for the sake of our children and the unborn generation.’’ Magu added that the airport, as the most important gateway into…
Members of the Shiite group have expressed their displeasure over the continuous detention of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. The group’s spokesman, Abdulhamid Bello, who led protesters to the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, in Abuja, said the government is not telling Nigerians the truth. Bello said “At the end of their two days murderous mission, they left behind corpses of the young, old and able-bodied men and women in their wake, apart from the wanton destruction of properties worth several hundred millions of naira. “The government of Buhari is behaving in contempt of the rule of law, telling all and…
Ayodele Fayose has shared his anger with the approval of the withdrawal of $1 billion from the Excess Crude Account by the Federal Government to intensify the war against terrorist group, Boko Haram, in the northeast. He further blasted the Federal Government of trying to use the money to fund President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 reelection campaign. He tweeted, “For posterity sake, I wish to place it on record that I was not among the governors, who approved the withdrawal of $1bn, almost half of our savings in the Excess Crude Account, which belongs to the three tiers of govt to…
An Osun State High Court sitting in Ilesa has declared that the change of name to “State of Osun” by Gov. Rauf Aregbesola is illegal, null and void. Justice Yinka Afolabi ruled that the law and its makers were unknown to the 1999 Constitution. chided Aregbesola for deliberately and singlehandedly renaming the state, contrary to the known norms and the nation’s constitution. He also declared that the makers of the law, who are currently serving as members of the State House of Assembly, were not sworn in as members of the “State of Osun House of Assembly” but as members…