::choc boys::

just like i promised, while we all get around to gettin the latest edition of soundcity blast here's an appetizer for y'all. Sampled from Jayz's -Roc boys. Jesse was wicked on this track

soundcity choc boyz ft ice prince and jesse jags - M.I

::IllegalMusic::

Finally pips Illegal Music is out if you have no idea what i'm talking about, you have probably been under a rock. Well the Most Incredible MI Abaga drops mad rhymes on 'stolen beats'...lol. Now I must mention here as a matter of importance that:

"no kobo was made from these tracks"

so please be careful o...lmao. Anyways i'm sure u's itching to get ur hands on those tracks, its simple buy a copy of the latest edition of Soundcity Blast and get a free copy of the Illegal Music CD inside or check back in a few. for a change good Music is FREE... keep blazin.

::alaba market VS itunes store::

just wondering..., wondering why ours is such a peculiar business enviroment...yeah
ok i'm just chilling @ home tryna upload fresh tracks from 'Isolate' on my ipod and then for some reason my itunes goes to the music store. And strangely the thought hits me to look up some naija tracks and guess what, Naeto C's(u knw my P), Sasha's(first lady), Jimmy Jat's(the definition), 9ice's(gongo aso)
albums cost $9.99 or $0.99 per track on itunes.

@ an exchange rate of =N=120-$1 puts the cost of the albums @ =N=1,198.8 per album or =N=118.8 per track on itunes.

My point is this: my itunes analysis when equated to alaba official prices (since they rule the media marketing industry in Ngeria) is a sharp contrast, to what is obtainable on itunes.

In Alaba albums from the aforementioned artists costs almost exactly the price of one track on itunes..lol

This i feel is actually amazing and this left me wondering, for the fortunate ones like 2face, dbanj, 9ice,
psquare(so far the ones on the international radar) and others say they 'sell'(exclusive of complementary copies) @ least 1million copies each and do @ least say 30 shows @ =N=650,000 each

it would mean that on each album (i.e excluding corporate endorsements) they would make bout =N=169,000,0000 and say after settling assistants, managers and marketers they keep bout 40% they net bout 67.8mill...

Well i knw its not always as easy as i may have sounded but if ur some local champ and a very short sighted one at that this figures would seem pretty fabulous but when you place this figure besides a 'small' sean kingston, or a pdiddy or an usher then believe me this is chicken feed.

people get paid a million dollars just for one performance so whats the deals pips. Like i said even though ours is a peculiar enviroment for business i believe some day it won't be just bout estelle presenting an award to 2face @ WMA08 or bout 9ice gettin a MOBO but also bout better pay for the mic hustlers and their backers.

I'd like to end by saying that if you really appreciate an artiste so much you should be able to pay what you feel the album is worth.

How much would you pay for M.I's(talk about it) album? wanna knw what i'll pay...call me.

I'll appreciate your comments on this ish...

stay green
~gossim.

smart-ass & credit crunch!

One of the biggest lesson i learnt from Rob Kiyosaki is that there is no such thing as a bad time to invest. From the Maddock ponzi scandal, to the global credit crunch, job cuts and economic recession, it seems that there is no end to the announcement of doom allover.

In reality when things like this start happening and the world hits the panic button the smart asses realise that smfin very significant is happening:
"money is changing hands"
so in reality real estate that used to go for bout $6000 would now sell for say btw $1200-$2000, Stocks come crashing down and the wise ones knw its time to move in while the chicken hearted bail.
Now i do not expect you to misconstrue my statements above for insensitivity to the plight of those who have been badly hit by all the drama.

In summary its not all bad in my opinion all it takes is a little time the the brave who moved in by faith would see the benefits plus the real reason its called credit crunch is cos pips still get to eat alot out of the situation.

::Rhythm5::

ok guys i need your opinion, I'd really like to know what y'all think about these two tracks, I have known these guys for some time and for some reason they grew b*@lls to break musical norms. Even a one liner would go a long way in helping the rhythm 5 brand. click on any of the links to listen.

1. BESTI
2. I DON SABI U

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=49952921826


*by the way credit to Snipe for a fabulous job.

green love
gossim daniels

::facebooksphere::

Precisely 3 years ago a sweet heart of mine (zimba thanx a million) sent me an invite to join facebook, back then i didnt see any reason to, cos i was like: "another one bites the social networking dust". Call me foolish, back then i was so disgusted @ these social networking sites (i bet sean kingston felt good about myspace cos it made him...lol) that i considered it a total waste of time.

and then for some reason Mark removed the campus limitation from facebook which enabled pips all over the world to join. Well that single decision to go totally global is one of the best decisions ever made by the aforementioned if you dont agree, i bet Mark's bank account can testify to that fact.

And so I joined, and before long i made some cool dough, cos i met some of my biggest clients on facebook back then. It isn't all about money, In my opinion: " facebook is the second best IT innovation after the Internet" you can quote me anywhere. Truth is, it has opened a whole new perspective to relationships & networking, even more information dissemination became seamless with even more control to information owners. Ok i bet by now you are thinking i probably got paid for the facebook PR i'm doing...WRONG!.

You can never fault a good brand, and facebook is one, why else would microsoft pay $240mill for just 1.6%...lol. This month facebook turned 5 and its been an awesome experience using facebook, i have found long lost childhood sweethearts, cousins, friends..etc. Nigerians have easily embraced facebook, musical tracks have been realeased about facebook...lol. Last i heard Mark Zuckerberg, facebook founder still leaves in his old apartment with his matress on the floor, and still dresses in Tshirts and Jeans.

Well somehow my addiction is worth it, what's your facebook story?

Please feel free to drop your comments.

::Nigerians in Hollywood::Raz Adoti | season2

Sometime in May 2008, I started a series of posts on this blog called 'Nigerians in Hollywood', for some reason there was a long pause after sophie Okenedo's review. We also reviewed Adewale Akinnuoye Agbaje , popularly known as 'Eko' from the lost series. Season two opens with a review of another huge talent Raz Adoti.


Born in England to Nigerian parents, Razaaq Adoti (a.k.a. Raz) is the second eldest of five children. After graduating high school, Raz's first intention was to work behind the scenes as a cameraman, but he fell in love with the stage instead. At the age of 17, after his first year in college, Adoti landed his first job in theater.

Before graduating, Adoti was cast as Nathan Detroit in the National Youth and Music Theatre Company's (NYMT) production of Guys and Dolls. The tour took Adoti to Japan, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and numerous other places across Europe. Additionally in 1991, he secured a part in NYMT's production of the opera Aesop, which won a Fringe First Award

In 1992 he was accepted to train at the prestigious Central School of Speech and Drama (former students of the academy include Sir Laurence Olivier, Dame Judi Dench and Vanessa Redgrave). At CSSD, Adoti earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in acting. Upon graduation, he was signed by one of London's most reputable talent agencies and his professional career was truly under way.

Within a year of leaving drama school Adoti's dream of performing on stage came true. In 1997, he was cast in a major supporting role in Steven Spielberg's new epic, Amistad. He was humbled to be a part of the distinguished cast assembled to chronicle a very important chapter in American history. The ensemble included: Sir Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman and Matthew McConaughey. After completing Amistad, he returned to London with newfound determination. He worked on various television and film projects.

In 2001, Hollywood came calling again and this time, Adoti was given the chance to work with another Oscar®-winning director, Ridley Scott. Adoti played the main antagonist in Scott's Black Hawk Down, Yousuf Dahir Mo'alim. Since then he has gone on to co-star in director Paul
Anderson's Resident Evil: Apocalypse, opposite Milla Jovovich.

Adoti's past television credits include Sky One's award-winning television drama Dream Team, BBC's BAFTA award-winning miniseries Holding On, ITV's award-winning television drama, Soldier Soldier and Channel 4's controversial miniseries Men Only. Raz last vistited Nigeria in 2008 and comes home regularly. He says he feels a strong connection to his roots.

Next week we would also be taking a trip to the world of Chiwetel Ejiofor. Another Nigerian born, screen genius. I bet they all make us proud some how.

whats your brand definition?

what do these three logos have in common?

These three logos represent about the world's best 'people' brands: Barack Obama [44](US president), Tigerwood [30](world class golfer) & Lewis Hamilton[23] (formula1 champion) respectively. Ever wondered what they have so much in common apart from a mutual respect for each other, these men a re young, intelligent, focus driven, very optimistic goal getters and they are black.
You probably have it on your mind right now that well they had everything going for them as kids (the right enviroment, wealth blah blah), not true.
A wiseman once said that "we are a 'sum total 'of all the decisions we have made in life" I have never heard anything truer... This men indeed have become the brands they are , not by accident but as a result of a strong believe in themselves, discipline and often going against the tide (lewis: 1st black formula one champ last season, Barack: 1st black US president, tiger:golf number one ).
In an attempt to make sense of our lives, it is always the wise thing to understand & develop our strengths and play down our weaknesses. If i'm still not makin any sense then maybe you should explain how it is that a 30year old black golfer has his signature on a piece of plastic card or a shoe and in return gets paid over $100,000,000. Its called branding.

so what exactly do you love doing so much that you could do for free and later get paid millions for? I bet you alone can answer that, but the truth is world class people brands aint local, they are global in their thinking. so if its dancing, you can dance so well and get bookings internationally plus you also get paid for doing what you love.
so what's your brand definition?

::make good ideas happen::

a friend once told me that usually when God gives an idea as an answer to a challenge the ideas fall like rain, & @ that point about 9 other people around the world could get the same idea. It now boils down to how well and fast you make the idea real.

True as that may seem it is indeed possible to think yourself out of an idea, now are you one of those pips who keep refining your ideas on paper without actually making any physical moves, waiting for the perfect timing and condition to move...

I guess we all at some point have been like that, this single force called INERTIA is what has probably made the grave yard the wealthiest place on earth, too many potentials left on paper,in brains, on fancy writing pads etc. 'Thing is over the years I have learnt something: almost everybody is a good starter but there are indeed very few finishers. I have also been guilty of this in so many ways...lol

So whats my remedy to this?
*have a great idea
*work out the whole process and resources required.
*shoot before you aim, that way you never get the chance to be too rational.
*never be scared pips my steal your idea, if you are really that good you could always get another one.
*How can your idea amount to anything if you dont take 'CALCULATED' risks.

::MI the efforless hit redefiner::

ok for some i reason i keep going on and on bout M.I. Please y'all have to indulge me, cos i can't help myself . I mean the guy is fabulous...lol
For those who know me they'll attest to the fact that i'm addicted to the white stubs in my ears...


well i'm minding me business @ work when i get buzzed by a friend of mine who tells me Humility just jammed a track on radio by MI never heard: a freestyle on Dbanj's mogbona feli feli... and he's like the track is so wicked.

Ok 30mins later GT(ur the best) mails me the track and i'm like what da *&^^ just when we think: yeah he has finally dropped his Album he REDEFINES Dbanj's hit.

Funny thing is "MI makes rap seem so effortless", cos most of the tracks he cooks up are born out of 'playplay'...lol

listen to the track here::


or DOWNLOAD(I took permission for this so its free) feel free.

Your comments would be appreciated.lets know what you think about the track.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Full lyrics are below:

intro: Yo big big shout out to don Jazzy, Dbanj
Yo this to me is the hottest beat i heard all last year

I had to smthing on this track men

lets go, Yo listen



don't know about you but am handsome

handsome and MI's is advancing
my maga didnt pay but am friends with Kelly Handsome
and he friends with Richard Branson

This is the anthem
turn more heads than a sand storm

pull up in a phantom
brighter than a lantern

the boy gat gifts like santa
he put out more hits than the whole of atlanta
and no i'm not a ganja planter,
but ma music get u high like a ladder
weave through the crowd like okada, their FATHER!
there's no one like M'Abaga, M' gat da swagger

Don't know about you, but i rhyme with las gidi on ma

mind,
and the city's on the grind
the kitty wanna wine,i'm like diddy when i shine
like Rasheedi, Yekini I'm supplyin

player haters wanna say that the boy dont spit
30,000 sold in thirty mininutes-shit!
Tjoe know this, if we dont flow make the people go aint

that about a bitch
Jtown lyricist deep rhyme flow-er
gals flock to him in twos he like noah
M' gettin higher while the rest sink lower

yes i got a gal, and NO u dont know her,
I know the next question is: the boy date Kel? Haaa!
well! she said i shouldn't tell
all u gat to know is kel said chill
these other rappers sold last year like celtel

my flow aint zain, getit i flow so sick
i think we gonna need a medic i'm a headache
you can call everybody tell 'em that he said it
your flow is BASIC and mine is ACIDIC

so yes i guess i'm hot like dbanj, like the mohits crew
me and Audu.
He doesnt speak much like Don jazzy too
but we the new generals and this is our crew.

yes sir, NOBLE is my dude people wanna hate
say we too 'F-in' rude
we truly unruly and we should get sued

but look at al the P accrued DUDE!
and we run things, things don't run we
No rappers rap crap
they should be named on the Mode Man of the year
best rap single
other rappers sound like a condom jingle
Yo British council ambassador,
you's a passenger
watch me pass this up

and is 1million flat what am askin sir,
you could turn on lights watch me basking sir

people said M-I name the best three,
i said lets see ME ME ME
no other dudes come close i'm homophobic

the (bone) so fried and my tongue do aerobics
actors wanna study my tactics, watch when i practice
but they cant crack this
my hide tough like a hippo's back is
and i ride rough like profolactics
and i'm hot your not BOLO!
you cant copy me I solo like ISOLO
I make green, u turn green

(well M' be nothing like the hawk seen)
soon others claim i'm the best on the scene
and i won't stop till i wear a *
and u already lost nobody can intervene
like amilli amilli amilli i make cream

im swe bar chillin
'F' what u feeling
i'm a rock stars on a light-BOB DID IT!
my old school raps would finish your latest
nobody wanna try MI like a test
don't F wif me cos there isn't safe sex
I'm the big picture one GIG J-PEGS
disk may vex
see even Jagz doesnt mess wif me,
and Jagz is the greatest, and your the greatest
gets no sex, no chics, no cheques

M' in a lex, M' on a bike, M' in a bus
and it really doesn't matter
cos they talk about us

I'm a superstar, you just stupid-er
I'm so in tune like a new guitar

see one more bar amo drop
and lets see if u fagged rappers can pick it up

(sing)
ha.. am so hot, am so hot
i'm so hot, hot, hot,hot
and am out!

::NAIJA NAVY HOUSE OF HORROR::

well some pips never learn do they.Rear Admiral Harry Arogundade whoever he is just soaped his uniform. This same incidence reminds me of the okada guy that got shot in the head by a naval officer @ Ikeja sometime ago. And to think that it was even a lady that was so treated is a big slap not only to our democracy but also to 'rationality'.

I first saw this video on STV and i listened to the victim being interviewed and believe me this rear admiral and his 6 bodyguards need some 'lynchin'



"On the third of november 2008 on Muhri Okunola Street, victoria Island Lagos, the traffic was chaotic. A young lady (Uzoma Okere) driving home from work didn't move her vehicle out of the way of a millitary convoy on time, resulting severe beatings by armed Nigerian Navy men. The convoy consisted of Rear Admiral Harry Arogundade's personal Navy saloon car and his pilot truck, consisting of 6 armed bodyguards. The body guards in the process physically beat up several Price WaterHouse Coopers staff and destroyed cameras that were filming the event as it unfolded. The video clip was recorded from the PricewaterHouseCoopers office on a personal camera. "-ireport.com

photocopy 'o' easy ::ISOLATE::

isn't it amazing how things we say turn out to be so ironic,..lol well my was in ma office minding ma own business when i come across this dude called: ISOLATE never heard of him before apparently 9ice has got a perfect twin in him. Don't believe me? think You should listen to the guy, id like to know what you think.

*for the record i know Isolate is gonna be stereotyped as a 9ice copy, but in my opinion, I think he adds a bit more class to

Sobusun-ISOLATE

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Ara-ISOLATE ft.Gino

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Obama's Security

For those of us who feel that more than ever before Obama needs to be protected then you shouldn't underestimate the power of the US secret service check this out:

Have u ever wondered what in those black GMC jeeps that flank the US President's Convoy?



also check out Obama's house..lol



Although I must say that God's protection is the SUREST!

Yes We Can

After over 21months of optimism, the King of Optimism himself, Barack Obama, made history by becoming the 1st black president of the United States of America. Find videos and transcripts of his speech below:

:: Speech Transcript::

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.

It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference.

It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled – Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.

It's the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.

It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.

I just received a very gracious call from Senator McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he's fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.

I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the Vice President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.

I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last sixteen years, the rock of our family and the love of my life, our nation's next First Lady, Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia, I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the White House. And while she's no longer with us, I know my grandmother is watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight, and know that my debt to them is beyond measure.

To my campaign manager David Plouffe, my chief strategist David Axelrod, and the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics – you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done.

But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to – it belongs to you.

I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington – it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.

It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give five dollars and ten dollars and twenty dollars to this cause. It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy; who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep; from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers; from the millions of Americans who volunteered, and organized, and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from this Earth. This is your victory.

I know you didn't do this just to win an election and I know you didn't do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime – two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor's bills, or save enough for college. There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair.

The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America – I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you – we as a people will get there.

There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as President, and we know that government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it's been done in America for two-hundred and twenty-one years – block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.

What began twenty-one months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek – it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you.

So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it's that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers – in this country, we rise or fall as one nation; as one people.

Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House – a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty, and national unity. Those are values we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, "We are not enemies, but friends…though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection." And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn – I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your President too.

And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world – our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand. To those who would tear this world down – we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security – we support you. And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright – tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope.

For that is the true genius of America – that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.

This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that's on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She's a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing – Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.

She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons – because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.

And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America – the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can.

At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can.

When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can.

When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can.

She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that "We Shall Overcome." Yes we can.

A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes we can.

America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves – if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?

This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time – to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth – that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people.

:M:ost :I:ncredible

2nd November, 2008
swe bar, Lagos
Naija

This short black boy sure had Lagos stand up for him as he had his Album listening party @ swe bar(city mall), on the wheels of steel was DJ XL.

Jude Abaga, popularly known as M.I had swe on lock like never before, and the Prominent Naija hiphop heads were present. damn i hate it when i sound like i'm writing for some tabloid...lol.

Now i must say at this point that for some reason i can't explain rappers find it very easy to hate on each other esp. as it helps generate the kind of controversy which in turn sells records...lol.
Not Judo, he flows and fights fair plus M.I. got so much love from other artiste and record bosses which is unusually uncommon for a listening party, I mean the kinda luv you'll get from Album launches, celebrity weddings...etc.

The 'P' @ M.Is gig was 'M'ost 'I'ncredible & very heavy, he simply blew every1 away as he featured 1st as a ::producer::, and then as an ::artiste::, and finally as a ::performer::.

On his third presentation to the audience as the performer he showed us what the 'short black boy' could do by squashing the 'crowd mentality', 'Blazing' the audience and then finally bringing the rhymes home 'Safe'...lmao

Indeed M.I is a breathe of fresh air to the industry,if the likes of Tuface and Dbanj got their international recognition @ MTV as a result of the creation of some special category this dude M.I isn't gonna fly their style.., I believe very much he's tight enough to go head to head with the likes of kanye west, lil wayne, Flo-rida... with good and calculated management.

Its the grammies baby yeah... they said we couldnt do it from home...(noting that artistes like seal.. have done it from the diaspora), well with artists like M.I, Naeto C, Ikechukwu, Mtrill, M9 and every other tight rapper on air all we need is some solid links to those that have voting powers for such events as the grammies(esp. the major labels...Arista, Defjam, Atlantic... Audu please don't take this for granted). We already have the international media...

anyways it was fun to see M.I once again hustling, and I'll bet he made 'more customers'. some of the celebs at this event were:

see pictures here

Record Label Bosses
1.Obi Asika (Storm Records)
2.Kwame
3.Audu Maikori(chocolate city)
4.Steve Babaeko(X3M Music)
5.Tjoe(also markerter)

Artistes
1.M.I.
2.Rooftop MCs
3.Banky W.
4.Obiwon
5.Djinee
6.MP
7.Ice prince
8.Jesse Jags
9.lil flow
10.Omawumi
11.Dipp
12.pype
13.so sure there were a lot more...

Other Celebrities
1.T.A
2.DJ Jimmyjat
3.MAI
4.Ebuka (BigBrother)

Media
1.HipTV
2.Soundcity
3.Quest
4.Applause
5.Thisday
6.Guardian
7.STV e-weekly
8.MBK
9.Nigezie


but of course all the swag wouldn't have been, save for pips like: Tosyn Bucknor, Noble Igwe, Chocolate City crew, Godwin Tom, Bobby Taylor & her crew, Ajibola Anthonia Olubiyi(Swe bar) and lots of other wonderful pple i dont knw and most importantly crazy FANS like meself...yeah 'we''we'...lol U guys ur seeds of love haven't gone unnoticed before long you'll blow in ur fields...AMEN

Now to some lows and wierd stuff of the event: the program started @ bout 7:00pm as against 4:00pm, that sound man was a rude boi...lol, at some point i tot Omawumi was really High cos she kept dancing like...sheba and Djinee was actin like he wasn't 'safe' esp. after taking some of that dope from the 'i no dey shame video'...just kiddin. Why was Kunle's(rooftop) voice the loudest all through the event, tot he was supposed to be a lyrical evangelist, sure hope he didn't do the 'short black boy drink'?

Another risky but smart arrangement cos it worked fine was the fact that there was no classification or screening between the 'celebrities' and the audience/fans and so it was an oppurtunity for pips to relate with artistes.

In all, the event went well...cant wait for the Albums to drop starting DEC 1st 2008- 'Talk about it' and Illegal Music sometime around that time too (only available online as FREE downloads) and ONE sometime in January.

Like i said some time ago...3 Albums in 40days, not even Kanye can match that.

M.I is mosdef a BRAND NEW EXPERIENCE like 7 (vista is dead)...lol.

-=gossim=-