Last weekend after reportedly making a stop at the Grammys, 2Face Idibia made his way to Brooklyn for an impromptu appearance and short performance at one of the local nightclubs.

After checking out the pictures, I have to say, something’s just not right about them. For starters, 2Face is wearing a Senegal jersey! In all honesty, it’s hard to blame him for not repping the Super Eagles after their performance at the African Cup of Nations. But where are all the ladies?! It looks like all the African Queens were up against some stiff competition fighting through all those men to get to 2face!

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I’ve been sitting on this wallpaper for several months, but thanks to some persistent prodding by friends, here it is!

Originally conceived several months ago while writing an article for de:bug, the artwork portrays a bustling Lagos scene, complete with danfos, okada, olopa and more.

I’ve included several sizes to choose from, so “Grap your copy now!”
Enjoy

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Last week, an especially insightful comment left by a recording studio executive from Northern Nigeria appeared on “Thoughts on the Nigerian Hip-hop Scene (part 1)”. Mike shares real-life studio experiences and provides insight into the future of Hip-hop for Nigerians.

Mike writes:

I run a recording studio in the North and have to say that a large number of clients come in a try to sound like American rappers. They insist on swearing, rapping about guns etc. etc. and do it all in this weird ‘choppy’ fake American accent. At the end of any recording we have to go back and bleep out the swearing so it becomes playable on the radio stations.

Having said that we have a number of artists who we are working with who have international appeal and on that basis we have established a record label. Having played samples for many people in Nigeria of the two female singers they almost all think that the artists are from UK or USA. They have relatively neutral accents. I took the music of the 4 artists to the UK where I played it for some industry professionals there and they said that what we had produced was as good as anything in the UK charts. The music was played for someone from BBC Radio 1 last week and we got the same feedback.
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