Posts Tagged ‘ Reviews ’

The last weekend of February, 2010 was filled with all sorts of events, but a particular event brought out many fans of Hip-Hop artist, Wale. Wale is a talented rapper with a unique style that his fans love. The concert took place at Rituals Night Club, downtown Ottawa, on the 27th of February. At exactly 10pm,...
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Intuition: direct perception of truth, fact, etc., independent of any reasoning process. If there was ever a more defining name for an album, this is it. Intuition by Lami Phillips is the truth. Each track is carefully thought out; every song a classic with lyrics that speak of someone wiser...
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Creative wordplay, a confident flow and neck breaking instrumentals characterize the Swelly Express made up of dynamic duo Chidera Anamege (better known these days as Proto) and Xyphoon Jones, the mastermind behind the instrumentals. The delivery on this mixtape is 100% from the first track down to the last, definitely not one you can casually...
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The first time I heard the track “Shakara”, I had no idea who did it, but I fell instantly in love with it, as it appealed to a previously unknown inner nature of mine. Flash forward many months into the future, thanks to Gidilounge, I was finally able to put a face and a...
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From the group that brought us the hit “Lori Le”, we have another track that is bound to hit the club circuits soon called “Put It On Me” (Why do I have the image of somebody doing Alanta to this tune?) It has a melody that immediately gets you nodding your head to the beat...
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He is no stranger to the game, and we are no stranger to his name. I however am a new convert to the star quality that is Banky Wellington, and it is safe to say that I am a fan forever, and I reckon he can do no wrong...
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Blessed with an amazing voice and superb songwriting skills, singer/ songwriter Moyeen is definitely somebody to keep a close eye on in the very near future. We had the opportunity to catch up with her to get an idea of what she is all about. Raised in Nigeria, Moyeen was educated at QC in Lagos, and...
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The much anticipated mixtape from eLDee(ThaDon) is already creating a buzz around various DJ and club circles all over, and based on the caliber of songs that are on the recently released promo copy, it is very easy to understand why. Easily one of the Nigerian music industry’s hardest working artists, eLDee sets out to...
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“808’s and snares, punchlines and pure, undiluted, grimey, hardcore, hiphop”... If Beazy and “The Affidavit” were put side by side in a dictionary, that’s the definition it would give…before it self destructs, ‘cos his wordplay is just plain suicidal. Period. Not many people know about the lyrical powerhouse that is in this artist, though I suspect that...
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I’m not an alcoholic, but the first thing that came to my mind when I heard her music was a glass of Jack Daniels on ice. Her harmonious voice on “Get Over It” has a unique mellifluous quality that is simultaneously smokey and smooth, like a midnight jazz bar in downtown New Orleans; and...
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