The 45-year-old rapper Snoop Dogg will forever be a hip hop style icon, but it’s his 20-year-old son, Cordell Broadus, who is currently keeping him up-to-date with what’s in and what’s out. “I’m like his personal stylist,” Braodus said just days after his runway debut at the Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2018 men’s show in Milan. “He used to wear these big ol’ baggy jeans, and I literally had to take all his jeans out of his closet and get him some that were appropriate. He was wearing like a size 40 or 50 or something and he’s like, a…
Author: David Folami
Yesterday afternoon, Kendrick Lamar released “Element,” the newest video from his acclaimed DAMN. album. And like the video for “Humble” released back before the album dropped in April, it’s a potent brew of sensual, religious, and violent imagery reflecting the complexities of the contemporary African-American experience. Unlike “Humble,” though, the “Element” video eschews humor for the righteous fury of Kendrick’s “DNA” video, juxtaposing serene images of young black boys reminiscent of this year’s Best Picture Oscar winner Moonlight, Christian imagery, a couple enjoying a private moment in bed, and brutal, but also beautifully shot, slow-motion scenes of violence. The video…
American/Canadian musician Drake seems to have a hot new girl in his life and we can’t get over the fact that she is Nigerian. Musician Drake stepped out at the 2017 NBA Awards on Monday, June 26 in New York City, USA. All eyes and cameras were on him and the hot new lady he brought as his date. The lady is an NBC Sports reporter named Rosalyn “Ros” Gold-Onwude and she is mixed race. She is based in the US. Drake donned a white and black tuxedo while Rosalyn wore a stunning red dress and by his side, they…
Eminem and Kendrick Lamar recently recorded some of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy’s verses for an intro segment on Peter Rosenberg’s “Real Late” broadcast, during which the Hot 97 host paid tribute to the late rapper. Eminem delivered some lines from Prodigy’s verse on the 1995 Mobb Deep classic “Survival of the Fittest,” while Kendrick rapped the first verse off Prodigy’s solo track “Genesis” from 2000. “I just want to say rest in peace to Prodigy. We love you homie. Hip-hop loves you,” said Eminem. “You will forever be missed.” Check out their tributes below. Numerous artists spoke out in the wake…
New boo alert? 21 Savage and Amber Rose have sparked dating rumors as they were recently spotted leaving the club together. TMZ cameras captured video of the the two leaving a show in Los Angeles. “We ain’t doing all that. Come on, dog,” Savage says upon seeing the cameraman creeping. Amber and Savage attempt to get in the rapper’s red Ferrari when the video stops. But not before the cameraman asks Rose about her pledge of celibacy, which gets ignored. This could actually be a thing. The two have been spotted getting close before. Amber Rose recently broke the internet…
Forget society’s troubling fixation on the post-baby body — Ciara is all about the epic post-baby hair transformation. After wearing long waves throughout her pregnancy, the star debuted waist-length faux locs on Instagram, just like the ones she sported after giving birth to her son Future back in 2014. “My Post Baby Faux Locs Are Back,” Ciara captioned her photo. She tagged Dr. Kari Williams, a board-certified trichologist (yep, that’s a hair doctor) who also moonlights as the owner and designer at Mahogany Hair Revolution salon in Los Angeles. “Excited and blessed to have served @ciara by hooking her up…
In the lead-up to JAY-Z’s new album 4:44, a series of trailers have revealed a handful of details about the new project. The first introduced its stars: Mahershala Ali, Lupita Nyong’o, Danny Glover. The next one featured a new JAY-Z song called “Adnis.” The latest visual has been revealed tonight. It shows a young man in a shirt that reads “stay black” running from something. It’s soundtracked by a new instrumental, and interestingly enough, the title of the trailer is “Kill Jay Z.” Watch it below. It’s worth noting that in the title, “Jay Z” is styled without the recently…
Just when we thought things were calming down between Tiny Harris and her ex husband T.I., the two are back at each other’s throats. The latest drama stems from a video Tiny posted to Instagram. The cute vid featured Tiny bathing her baby girl Heiress. What could be wrong with that, right? Tip commented on the video, “Will you cove[r] my baby up & put some clothes on her please?!?!?” Tiny then replied, “She is a baby… none of her bottom half of her body is showing & she don’t have [anything] to show on top. Spare me with the…
Word on the celebrity real estate street is that Jay Z and Beyoncé brought their newly born twins home from the hospital last week not to the swanky estate in L.A.’s hoity-toity Holmby Hills they rented a couple of years ago at a reported rate of $150,000 per month or to a Beverly Hills estate once owned by Madonna where they reportedly holed up during their pregnancy but rather to the so-called La Villa Contenta, an even larger, more lavish and profoundly pricey, 6.3-acre compound in Malibu that rents for a spine tingling and bank account draining $400,000 per month.…
Asoebigirl taps Nollywood Actor Wole Ojo, Precious Onuoha, Tina Opute and Ngozi Okoli for debut collection tagged ‘Wonderwoman’. The Wonderwoman collection is largely inspired by ‘Suits’ TV character, Jessica Pearson. The collection shows the different sides to the Wonderwoman; the focused corporate, the sexy but modest and yet fun loving which in totality makes her a powerful force to reckon with. The Wonderwoman is confident, bold but also completely in touch with her femininity. The Touch by AsoebiGirl fashion brand was born out of the need to create trendy and very affordable fashion for the stylish corporate and semi-corporate woman…
Linda Ikeji is the ultimate poster girl in a dreamy spread for This Day Style cover feature. The stylish Nigerian blogger covers this week’s issue of This Day Style in a white piece with frills wearing her hair in multiple top knots complete with deep dark kohl laced eyes and well defined cheeks and brows with a soft glow for the cover image. Linda Ikeji chose even more ethereal pieces with the floor sweeping pieces she chose for the spread while posing in different areas in her highbrow apartment. She radiates and looks elegant in the cover feature.
Off his “Shine” studio album comes the visuals for Latino rich song ‘Colombia heights’ featuring J Balvin. Wale channels his Latin influences into this Trap beat for song ‘Colombia heights’. Enjoy.
Phyno has dropped the video for latest single ‘If to say’, a song that fights for love. The Unlimited LA directed cut shows the extent to which Phyno would go to keep his woman safe from harm.
Wyclef Jean has released a lead single off forthcoming album, Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee, due September 15, 2017 under label Heads Music. The 12-track project will be Jean’s eighth studio album since releasing his debut album “The Carnival” in 1997. The track, ‘Fela Kuti’ is a song inspired by the Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer legend, which samples “Eko Ile.” The new track is produced by Supah Mario, who produced Young Thug’s ‘Wyclef Jean’ off album “Jeffery.” “I decided to name it Fela Kuti because for me, I feel like we be thinking of [Bob] Marley, we…
Omawumi made bold statement in Ituen Basi jacket at the recent launch of her ‘Timeless’ album at the first ever Tracelive. The singing powerhouse who chose to turn heads at the event chose the iconic ‘shredded’ solid print jacket from Nigerian designer Ituen Basi paired with a bodycon ‘Ankara’ print dress from Rozarri Couture. The colourful look feature the bodycon with flattering piped cupped details to the bosom giving the singer a defined cinched silhouette. She topped it with the frilly kimono from Ituen Basi wearing glowing makeup look with her hair pulled slightly away from her face for a…
Ayobami Ayoola is a Nollywood actor. who came into limelight after winning the 2012 edition of Project Fame West Africa, before taking up the role of Mide in the web series, “Skinny Girl in Transit.” In an interesting, the actor, who currently plays Oviyon ‘V’ Hunyinbo in the popular Africa Magic telenovela “Jemeji,” and is set to play Ladi in the upcoming Bankers NGR series, spoke about his acting career and expectations after Project Fame. Speaking about his ability to get out of a character, Ayoola described actors as the most genuine set of people ever. He also shared the…
Tunde and Wunmi Obe are out here setting goals with their long, happy marriage. It’s been 19 years now since the couple took their wedding vows and they are showing no signs of looking back or slowing down. In celebration of their anniversary this year, they both took to Twitter yesterday, June 26 2017, gushing over each other, showing us all just how much in love they still are. “HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, MY QUEEN!! @WunmiObe,” Mr. Obe tweets. “As we rock & celebrate 29 years of friendship and 19yrs of marriage, we must first give credit to Baba God for giving…
Viola Davis and Julius Tennon have now been married for 14 years now! The supremely-talented actress shares the news with fans through her Instagram page on June 23 2017, with a photo from their renewal ceremony in February 2016 and the following sweet words “My life got sweeter, richer the day I met you. I love you like a big ole dog!!! Happy 14 years my love, my heart.” Viola literally seems to have the sweetest words for Julius all the time. In a 2013 interview with The New York Post, she says “I was the loneliest woman in the…
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Bisola Aiyeola, has announced the launch of her YouTube Channel, IAM Bisola. According to the singer, actress and reality TV star, the YouTube channel will not only be home to the funny videos she is popular for, she would also share things about her life and talk about things going on in the society. Aiyeola, who still hopes she has her creative juices flowing, shared a video of herself with the below caption; “Hello beautiful people. Hope you’re well rested and ready to face the rest of the working week? I have a YouTube channel…
Cynthia Morgan returns with a Trap song ‘No cameras’ featuring Phyno. The dancehall singer shows off some versatility with the Playmaker coming through on the joint. The tune was produced by Ayzed. Check it out and share your thoughts.