incredibly talented. a remarkable show coming up. jennifer hudson, oscar and grammy winner, special performance with new york philharmonic, paul simon with his third appearance in central part. played with art garfunkel in 1981 and solo concert in 1991. bruce springsteen helped write the song, getting together with patty smith, ll cool jay, some of the biggest stars in the hip-hop world. barry manilow. he will sing a lot of hits. kol um om bea maluma. entertainment reporter chloe is with me, erica hill in central park. erica, start with you.
political raps of public enemy from the 80s and much more into reality rap and street rap. the police coming straight from the underground young nigga got it bad because i m brown the group nwa is the harshest most in your face of the gangsta-style rappers. one song blasts the police in the most obscene terms. renn and ice cube, they write the rap, right? me and my boy yella get together and hook up a good beat we feel will go good with the rap and there it is. platinum records. nwa at that point is the biggest hip-hop band there is. [ bleep ] the police first time i heard nwa i was like that ice guy is all right but the rest of this is garbage. that was pretty much the attitude initially of most people who were part of the new york hip-hop world. nwa ain t shit to me dre step to the door and get [ bleep ] up the east coast kind of felt like, well, we invented hip-hop, you re not going to come in as the new kid and decide this is the thing like the ea
There tends to always be a bias towards motivational speakers, who give the “follow your passion, and money will follow” advice and they are mostly chided for giving advice that is not applicable to all climes.
But then comes Shola Animashaun, multi-award-winning visual storyteller, who proves that even in Nigeria, it is possible to follow your dream and make a lot of money out of it.
While serving out his youth corps year in 2002, Shola discovered his love for visual storytelling – an art that keeps memories and tells stories using still and motion pictures. He had gotten a camera while working in Ilorin, Kwara state before going for the service year, but then discovered that there were people willing to engage him to capture their memories in pictures and videos, and pay for it as well.
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Burna Boy is often in the news for two reasons; either the achievements made through his music or fights with other celebrities. In his career, which has spanned over a decade, the two-time Grammy award nominee has been into major fights with five entertainers.
The PUNCH chronicles the fights.
Burna Boy vs Obafemi Martins, CDQ
Popular Nigerian professional footballer, Obafemi Martins, fondly referred to as Obagoal surely knows how to entertain his fans when on the pitch. But whenever he is off the pitch, he is known for having fun and chilling at nightclubs. He also fancies partying with entertainers.
On February 21, 2021, the 14th edition of Nigeria s premier music award, The Headies was held via virtual and live means due to COVID-19 restrictions.
The glitz collided with the glamour; foundation swallowed eyelashes, face masks disrupted identification and the sense of style of new-age Nigerian artists was caught in-between wannabe streetwear of the homeless and taking excessive liberty with athleisure.
Y’all should know when to stop; branding starts with simple decisions and a sense of occasion. Also importantly, ‘vibe’ must be sorry that it ever came out of
Fresh L’s tweet in Q1 2020 because it must have been said over 78 million times on the red carpet.