Beastie Boys fans will get a treat on the forthcoming soundtrack for ‘‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’’ as it features one of the group’s most iconic songs, “No Sleep Till Brooklyn.” Director James Gunn revealed the lineup on Monday…
David Jolicoeur: Rapper and founding member of De La Soul dies
David Jolicoeur, a founding member of the pioneering hip hop trio De La Soul, has died aged 54, US media have reported. No cause of death has been given for the rapper, who went by the stage name Trugoy the…
Kid Cudi ‘nearing the end’ of making music
Kid Cudi feels he is “kinda nearing the end” of making music – but he would love to become a kindergarten teacher. The 38-year-old rapper admitted he is coming to a close “on all things Kid Cudi”, and isn’t sure…
American Rapper Future to Storm Lagos Nigeria for first headline concert in Africa
Great news for fans of Hip Hop and a December to remember indeed as American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer, Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn, popularly known as Future is set to thrill Nigerians with a stellar performance at his first…
Let me tell you why Carl Thomas blocked me on Twitter – Dami Ajayi
The other day, Abuja-based poet Bash Amuneni shared a meme on social media with American singer Carl Thomas singing in the rain. The essence of the meme’s text was that R & B lost its essence when crooners stopped groanin’…
“Crown” is a breath of Fresh Air-Dami Ajayi
This month, Nigerian Hip-Hop music will be paid several August visits by no less than three wise men bearing gifts. And this is not a prophesy; it is a mission statement from the stables of Chocolate City Music. Jude Abaga…
MI’s Rendezvous: Between musical currency and relevance – Dami Ajayi
M.I’s new album, Rendezvous, will cast him in a different light, to devoted fans who have followed his career since his breakthrough single Crowd Mentality, if only they appraise him differently. Here is Mr Incredible, that short black dude, whose…