The One Mic Concert

Sunday 26th of June was the date. 4:00pm was the time. Brown's Cafe was the venue. Extremely entertained was the way the felt afterward. One Mic was the event.

The One Mic event, aimed at promoting the next set of superstars, was heavily hyped and lived up to its billing.

Powered by M.et.al, s.h.a.r.e and GroundZero , the event was a roller-coaster ride throughout, giving the audience a near-perfect blend of rap, hip-hop, r&b, soul and gospel of the next generation.

Hosted by KB & 5-star femcee Kel, the show was the perfect avenue for any upcoming artiste to showcase their talents to the music world.

Rapper Slim-T was the first person to bless the mic, with 'Die Representing' drawing raptourous ovations from the audience. Nikki Laoye and Efa followed; Nikki's voice and Efa's flow entertaining the crowd.

The guest star in the house was comedian Koffi, who did his job of making ribs crack to perfection. Some members of the audience did renditions of Michael Jackson's Human Nature and You're Not Alone. Radio presenter Tosyn 'Area Mama' Bucknor awarded prizes to the both of them.

Sammy came up after the comedy interlude, and his looks, voice and his skills on the guitar made the ladies in the house swoon. Power outage wasn't even enough to stop his stride, as he continued to impress without the mic.

Up after him was Yemi Alade, whose combo of a beautiful voice, a sexy body, and dancing skill were a match not made on this planet. Her performances of 'Baby Mi' and 'Fi Mi Sile'really had the crowd going.

The brain behind 'ABJ Party', 5Mics, was the last to perform and showed just why they saved the best for the last.

All in all, the event served up exactly what it promised: An appetizer of good humour, a main-dish of good music, and dessert of pure undiluted fun. If you haven't had the One Mic experience, then you just do not exist. It's that simple.

Choi.... See my big afro head at the back of Slim T... Tcd why nau?

Photos by: TCD Concepts

For more info on the One Mic event, contact @M_et_al @wepluggoodmusic @OneMicNaija on Twitter.

#DearFutureSon

Aaahhh… yes… My very handsome son (If anybody asks, you got your looks from me)… Your momma and I are very proud of you and your sister (tell her that her own letter is coming), and we just want to let you know a few things before you enter this world… Oya open your ear!

1. Me and you momma love you a lot, but that doesn’t mean she won’t beat the heavens outta you if you fuck up… Me I will not beg for you o! Do your best to stay on her good side…

2. We forbid you from doing 3 things when you grow up: Medicine, Law and prostitution…. Anything outside these 3, you’re free to do.

3. You are to support Manchester United and the Boston Celtics… You should be good in both football and basketball (that’s if you inherited my genes)…. Plus, You are never to watch Cricket or Formula 1… Shit is fucked up, believe me.

4. You are not allowed to date until you’re 14, and you can’t bring any girl inside my mansion until you’re 17. Trust me, I’m being kind… And not just any girl o! I hope you inherit my good taste….

5. You’re going to be like a bodyguard for your younger sister… If anybody breaks her heart or makes her sad in any way, you’re gonna beat the muthafucker up, okay?

6. If I have to tell you before you wash my Benz-Maybachs every morning, you’ll be hearing from your mother….

7. Your mom is shouting into my ear…. She says I should tell you to be a good boy, not join cults and all those stuff…. All those ones na formality now… You sef no go wan use NEPA pole pound yam now….

Me & your momma want to quickly enter the bedroom… If there’s any other ish, we’ll let you know. Hope you have a safe journey into this world.


Love,
Your loving parents.

#DearFutureWife

To my future wife...

First of all lemme congratulate you on being the best of all women in the world, for you have survived rigorous screening processes, scaled mountainous heights on the journey to becoming Mrs. Wana. You are also one of the most beautiful women alive because if you weren't, I wouldn't have looked at you in the first place.

Now to lay down some ground rules...

1) No family members: This a very important rule, which can lead to me divorcing yo' ass. The fact that I was nice to your mum throughout the dating period doesn't mean I want her living in my house. The same applies to your brothers, especially if they eat a lot. Because na you go suffer am. Your younger sisters are allowed to visit for maximum 2 days (that should be enough to experiment, right?)... Lol... You know I would never cheat on you, right?

2) I'm going to make this rule as short as possible... uCheat, iCatchU, iKillU, iRemarry.... Get it?

3) If there's one thing I love as much as I love you (it might be even more at times), it's football. Interrupting me during a Manchester United match can lead to severe consequences. Even if the house is burning, just do your best to hold the fire away from the living room, and I'll join you when the game is over. Also, whenever my friends come over to watch matches, you must treat them with utmost respect... You know I don't keep lame-ass friends...

4) As shocking as it may sound, I'm a very very very very very very very very very religious person, meaning you gats follow in my footsteps. If I wake up for prayer for early morning and you still dey sleep, na belt get you that morning o....

5) Remember the night I came to your house and I drove my car into the wall because of the smell of the food you were cooking. Although it cost me a lot of money to get the Ferrari fixed, I have to say that was one of the moments when I knew I couldn't do without you. Just keep on cooking the way you do and everything will be all right between us.... Except if you break rule 2, and even then your cooking won't protect you....

6) I don't tolerate drinking and smoking... You should already know that... But just to ram it into your pretty head, I'm telling you again... If you want to sell you body for Guiness make dem use do brewery, no be for my house o!

7) You must know how to dance, if not better go and meet Tolu to teach you o! Your husband is a dancer, as in must of the best available! We're going to be the cynosure of all eyes when we party, so don't embarass me o!

That's basically all you should know for now.... If anything new arises, I'll find a way to get it across to you.
Love you loads,

Your future husband.

STUDIO LEAK: StreetsLegend Stars - Moment of A Legend

This is Moment of A Legend, a new single off Streets Legend's upcoming mixtape, Street Dreams. The track features dope upcoming artistes like Abiz, Luddar B, Dharsaw (signed under T-Frizzle's H20 records) & Billy Bizzy. There's speculation that the final version of the track is going to include verses from Alapomeji hitman, Seriki which should be out soon.

It's a sample of Nas's Just A Moment, and with quality performances by all the artists, it surely is one very good way to remember Dapo Olaitan Olanipekun, our very own Dagrin. Rest in peace brother.

Listen, download & Share



DOWNLOAD: streetslegend mixtape.wma

Is He? Is He not?

Heyy.... What's good? My life in Blogville is going just like I expected.... Lots of thanks go to my landlord, Laide. Thanks a lot...

I felt like writing a post on relationships, but having never been in a serious one before (you're shocked too, right? Fine boy like me...) I didn't quite know what to write. But, I've seen guys in love before, so to help those pretty ladies in dilemmas, I'm going to drop a few signs to let you know if that dude is really into you... (I'm not much of a love doctor)

Sign 1- The eyes. As often said, a person's eyes can hold a lot of information. When you catch a guy staring at you, and he looks away quickly, that dude is into you... Not all guys are shy though, and some may try to hold the stare while making funny gestures

Sign 2- Body Language. A guy who likes you will always want to be near you. When sitting, he'll look at you a lot and tend to lean towards you a lot. When your legs or hands touch, he won't try to break the contact. When you walk together, he tends to hold your hand or put his arm around your shoulder. You may also notice nervousness when he's talking or doing stuff around you.

Sign 3- His friends. Watch how his friends act when you're around. If you visit him at his place, they all find one excuse or the other to give the both of you total privacy. When you walk past him and friends, they get all silly and start poking and making fun of him.

WARNING: Some guys are actually good enough to mimic all these signs and make you believe they're into you. Make sure you know the kind of person he is before putting these signs into consideration.

My schedule is currently scattered, so I don't know when next I gonna post.
Till then (whenever "then" is)

Wana.

I just want to dance... Part. 2

And the final part of my attack.... hehehe

Skally joins an ever-growing list of artists who have made it to fame and riches by singing what I think I would rightly call rubbish. And I don’t blame them. The blame lies on the entire Nigerian populace.

Most Nigerians do not know why they listen to music. Most Nigerians don’t even know what music is. As far as they can dance to it, it’s good music. As far as they can groove and dance alanta to it, it becomes a f**king classic. This is the mentality of most Nigerians and it seriously has to change. Because if it doesn’t, people with virtually no talent at all end up becoming superstars.

I remember when I first listened to Mode 9’s E Pluribus Unum. This guy dropped bars so hard, I had to get a dictionary to understand what he was saying at times. The flow was mad, the lyrics were  sick. All in all, a classic album. Yet, only a minority of Nigerians know such an album existed. Then another guy comes along, and sings “Meji l’oyon, okan l’oko” and gets airplay round the country. A song that I can’t play in front of my parents. Shit.

The only way this fiasco can be corrected is if the populace changes their orientation and demand good music. The more we patronize crap, the more crap is produced.Music is not just what makes you dance. Music should be able to calm you when you're angry, elevate your spirits when you're down, make you reflect on your self and your environment.

And to the artists, please y’all can do better. We’re not saying “don’t go commercial”, we’re saying “Make sense”. M.I.’s Action Film and Naeto C’s Ten Over Ten are commercial tracks that still make a hell lot of sense. Because we Nigerians have a dancing addiction doesn’t mean you should exploit our frailty. Although the occasional madness required (Terry G’s Sangalow wouldn’t be as special as it is if not for the madness), do not do it every time. There are so many things to sing about.

This is an official plea to everybody in the music industry, because I know we can do so much better. I shouldn’t have to listen to Nas or Ghostface Killah when I want to hear quality punchlines.

Thanks,

A true Nigerian.

I just want to dance... Part. 1

Heyy! What's good? Haven't had time to update my blog... Final year can be real crazy! Seminars, projects, assignments... It's all gon' be over soon though.

Some days back, a friend asked me why the only type of songs that Nigerian artists are interested in singing nowadays are party songs. For a long time now, I've had a problem with most artists in our music industry. But so as not to be labelled with the tag "hater", I decided to shut my beautiful trap. But I witnessed something on Friday night, during Jahbless's Overground tour, which  brought everything to perspective.

I was chilling in the VIP section listening to music, for some reason I just didn't feel like dancing. Whenever the DJ changed the song, the dance floor erupted according to how much they liked the songs. Dr. Sid's Over The Moon and Kas's If You Wine For Me caused particularly loud screams. Then DJ Wizzy switched to a track, and the screams from the crowd were so loud, I went downstairs so as to hear the track that earned such rapturous ovation.

When I got to the dance floor, I saw people dancing with energies that I had previously imagined impossible. Girls became care-free all of a sudden, giving it all out without limits. I saw dudes that were 'forming' before, now dancing, showing off moves even P-Square would want to learn. The funny part about it all was that I had never heard this song before. For someone who usually prided himself in being one of the most current people on entertainment matters in Ill-town, I felt really bad. A friend told me he had the track on his phone, so I collected it and sat down to listen to the song.

The name of the artist was Skally (I think he's was a member of the now defunct House of Ginjah), and the track was untitled. THAT SONG IS GOING TO GO DOWN AS ONE OF THE WORST SONGS I HAVE HEARD IN MY LIFE. The lyrics were horrible, there as no recognizable flow, and the only thing remotely acceptable about the song was the beat, which was another Terry G masterpiece. But somehow, such a song still finds it way to the charts. Who's to blame?

Now, some people might say I'm hating on the artist.Trust me, I have no sentiments towards Skally. Infact, I admire his business sense. He studied the market, gave the ever-dancing Nigerians exactly what they wanted, and got on the fastest ride to Success City. The music-conscious Nigerians who have heard this song will totally share my views. But sadly we're in the minority.

To avoid this post being too long, I'm gonna cut it into parts...  I'll post the remaining later in the day :)