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Has Dbanj Lost his Koko ? Latest album Mr endowment proving otherwise

Posted by NollywoodMohits on October 2, 2010 at 2:26am
Is D'Banj losing steam?
  • THAT exactly will be what is going on in the minds of the Koko Master's fans regarding his latest work, Mr. Endowment. After almost three weeks of the song’s release, it has lacked the basic characteristics of D'Banj in popularity and acceptance. Unlike his previous songs like, Why Me, Igwe and others that became anthems of sort within few days of release, many still are not aware the multiple award winning star has a single out. With Wande Coal now the new toast in the Mo'Hits family and taking home five awards at the last Hip Hop World Award (HHWA) and D'Banj going home with none, music analysts are of the opinion that the Kokomaster might have worked in a hurry to no avail to regain his position within the scene.
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Omosexy returns with second album

Posted by NollywoodMohits on February 26, 2010 at 4:21pm

If you think her entry into professional music was a gamble and Gba – her debut album, a fluke, think again. Nollywood’s beauty and screen diva, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde has decided to reiterate her commitment to music by releasing a thirteen-track album tentatively titled ‘Feel Alright’.

This follow up album is coming after five years of musical silence (her debut album was released 2005).omotola1.jpgThe sexy mother of four, has teamed up with a group of professionals including, singer and guitarist Harrisong- who doubles as her voice coach, producer DelB and singer cum producer Paul PlayDairo, to produce, mix and master her sophomore album which consists songs divisible into the Pop and Rock genres.

And unlike Gba which was targeted at commercial success, Omosexy says ‘Feel Alright’ is a different kind of project.

“The songs (in her new album) are not the type that’ll become popular easily. They are songs deliberately written to send out particular messages. The focus is not to get attention”, she said in a telephone chat. Ask her who writes her songs and she says, “I write them myself except for the parts where I featured other persons”

Some of the tracks contained in the coming album are Feel Alright, Get Busy, Harmony, Through the Fire and Barren Land. Barren Land was specially written for the United Nations to address food crisis in affected countries.

Already the lead track titled Feel Alright is receiving air play and a second single will be joining it on radio in the first week in March, says the actress turned singer and songwriter.

Rights to her debut album were sold to Sound Factory- a music-oriented company which operates in Nigeria and the United Kingdom- for a sum she wouldn’t disclose but ‘enough to reward my hard work’. It was a three-year agreement. The album, according to the singer ‘was one of the best deals in 20005’ and sold ‘over a million copies’.

Omotola does not plan to sell out her new work. Now she’s interested in the music business and how it works especially in Nigeria. As it is now, the singer is talking to certain international music companies and a few Nigerian fellas on the commercial details of the new album, she further revealed. Feel Alright is expected to drop in May, ‘by God’s grace’.


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Sade Adu returns at 51 with first album release for a decade

Posted by NollywoodMohits on January 25, 2010 at 11:48pm
Sade returns at 51 with first album release for a decadeWith a £40million fortune maintained by daily airplay of some of her earliest hits, singer Sade Adu has been more than happy to maintain a low profile over the years.But the singer has let go of some of her desire for anonymity as she is set to make a return to the spotlight with her first album in ten years, Soldier Of Love.Sade, was seen leaving BBC Radio 2 on the weekend, and despite her advancing years, now aged 51, the singer still maintains the striking looks that gained her a legion of fans.The singer born Helen Folasade Adu in Nigeria, is promoting her new release, Soldier Of Love, which will be her first album in ten years.Buzz is building around the recently released video for the title track and single which shares the same name as that of the highly anticipated album.Sade is in seen in the video as a commander of a group of male military styled dancers, looking remarkably youthful, and still in fine voice.A source told the Mirror: 'She is unique compared to other artists. She just wants to make music, and she's not interested in publicity.'A fierce desire to protect her private life means she rarely gives interviews. And friends even nicknamed her 'Howie' after the reclusive American billionaire Howard Hughes.But she will always break cover to tour for her fans.She has said: 'If you just do TV or video, then you become a tool of the record industry.'It’s when I get on stage with the band and we play that I know that people love the music.'Sade's huge fortune - she has sold 50million records - has allowed her to disappear from sight, and she runs around in a 10-year-old Mercedes, preferring the company of old friends.It is eight years since Sade last made a public appearance - at Buckingham Palace to collect an OBE in 2002.She now lives mainly in a mansion in the Gloucestershire countryside with her new partner, said to be a scientist.The singer has spent most of the last decade as a full-time mother to daughter Ila, 14, from her relationship with a Jamaican record producer.Sade's friend Sophie Muller, whom she met at St Martin's Art College, in London, directed the striking video for the single Soldier of Love.The album is released in the UK on February 9th.Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1245959/Reclusive-singer-Sade-returns-album-release-decade.html#ixzz0diJzbKD8
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The Rebirth album by Obiwon is an eclectic mix of

Posted by NollywoodMohits on October 24, 2009 at 1:16am
The Rebirth album by Obiwon is an eclectic mix ofcontemporary gospel and RnB as earlier indicated by Obiwonwho granted us an exclusive session months beforethe release of this wonderful album.Click Obiwon's rebirth album to read the interview.The Rebirth features 10 tracks1. Lift Your Hands feat Niyola2. Victorious3. Na U4. Obi Mu O feat Guchi Young5. Bless U Lady6. Birthday7. Obi Mu O the Remix feat Guchi Young, Blaise, M.i, Illbliss8. F.A.T.H.E.R9. Hold On10.The Rebirth (Kene Gi)all beautifully arranged and delivered.I'll let the songs do the talking.Some of these tracks have been featured on this page,just type obiwon in the search box to find them.What I love about "The Rebirth (Kene Gi)"is the way Obiwon infused the ibo language with english...so beautiful!+ he sings like an angelClick play to listen to the 10th track off Obiwon's album. Enjoy!!
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Wu Tang or naija's Str8 Buttah – Rap Album str8 from da art

Posted by NollywoodMohits on September 8, 2009 at 10:00pm
Re-enter the Wu Tang Clan or could it be “Killer Bees” part three?Str8 Buttah – Str8 From Da ArtThe Most Indepent and Conservative Hiphop Album.Re-enter the Wu Tang Clan or could it be “Killer Bees” part three? When last did your hear a rap album where you can’t sayWhen last did your hear a rap album where you can’t say “Hey, that’s my favourite track”. Str8 Buttah blow doors off the hinges with their Album “Str8 from the Art”.Since rap’s East coast style is my favourite,I dare to say since it ain’t where you from it’s where you at then hip hop is definitely where Str8 Buttah is at. With an 18 track offering, XYZ, Teck, Deck, Mr. Rae, Enigma and R-Cube hit you with a sound similar to the abstract feel of the Wu Tang era fused with a lot of soul. It’s tough at this stage to not call it close to classic by Hip hop standards and at the same time, but if I were to be mistakenly quoted in the near future, I wouldn’t deny.The steady drums, kicks and soulful samples go a long to show their influences except of course you don’t understand the tenets of ‘94 type hip hop, you might not get with the program as you ought to. With lines like “I know who I rep man,Rakim in my left hand,Fela in my right hand, and in my past life, I was Shakespeare’s hype man” You get to understand the sincerity of their approach to hip hop /rap music.With skits and an album arrangement that would almost make producer RZA of the Wu Tang Clan blush heavily.For instance,listening to the hook and beat of “reunion’ gives you nostalgic feelings of the entire “W” era,unfortuanately more Nigerians recognise the Logo than ones who know what it rpresents.The Buttah crew run through an 18 track masterpiece that will put aspiring Nigeria Rap crews on their toes, it is hopefully geared towards a universal audience, a serious and seemingly ambitious step considering the rap scape in Nigeria. Coming fresh off their SMVA award winning video for Last Stand ,”this is how Hip Hop’s supposed to sound” Str8 Buttah show somewhat why rap is not necessarily American but universal so did I say before “it ain’t where you from, it’s where you art?” if rap/beats and lyricism is an art, then the Buttah crew studied well!!Downsides of the album would a relegation to the underground as a result of heavy samples apart from a lack of conscious attempts to reach the new mainstream Naija music consumer who is stuck in reggae-ton beats and “henessey”,”swagger” and ginger infested lyrics but that’s secondary,since “stra8 from the art” makes flawless listening to the Naija rap 1%(one percenters)…..“live ones” ,”showtime” featuring Kel and “Fly” feature MI-Fliss…adapt classic lines like “1 for the treble and 2 for the bass,” …..and if you didnt’ follow hip hop before 97,this album’s not for you, apologies due!
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