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Check out D'banj go Down (Leak)

12:16 PM |
Just as D’banj’s Oliver Twist hits UK top spot on Itunes, his unfinished work “Go Down” leaks Online. Word out there is that Don Jazzy might be behind this but, hey! who cares. Nice tune if you ask me, guess D’banj is set to shock Africa. Listen below and share your thoughts…



D’Banj is everywhere right now. Oliver Twist is a global smash, topping Shazam charts and Urban music charts in the UK. Listen to him as he talks about his new record label (reportedly Def Jam Africa as the President), his new single with Kanye West, as well as recording with Sarkodie. Watch and share your view






D’Banj and Sarkodie Performing Their Unreleased Collaboration.


 
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Mavin Records presents Solar Plexus

1:29 PM |
Just a few days after the new Nigerian music heavyweight conglomerate, Mavin Records officially launched ; they are here with a similarly heavy-weighted All Star Album, “Solar Plexus” to boot.

I doubt I need to say too much when Wande Coal, D’Prince, Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage & Dr. Sid are on one album with all production credits going to Don Jazzy; so get to clicking “Download”. Enjoy!

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1. Intro
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2. Mavin All Stars – I’m A Mavin
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3. Tiwa Savage – Oma Ga
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4. Dr. SID – YOLO
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5. Wande Coal – See Me Ri
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6. D’Prince – Take Banana
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7. Dr. SID – CPR
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8. Wande Coal – Forever
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9. D’Prince – Why You Over There
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10. Dr. SID – Chocolate
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11. Wande Coal – Pretty Girls
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12. D’Prince – Amarachi
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13. Outro
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Mode 9 and Muna beaf at “Nokia Don’t Break The Beat Competition”

8:56 AM |
At the just concluded “Nokia Don’t Break The Beat Competition” where rapper Mode9 was a judge alongside DJ Jimmy Jatt and Rogba Knighthouse while ex-beauty queen and now rapper Muna was the presenter, both parties clashed and had a heated argument right in front of fans, contestants, organizers and cameras broadcasting to millions of viewers.
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D’banj congratulates Don Jazzy

3:03 PM |
Dbanj  & Don Jazzy
Music artiste, Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo popularly known as D'banj has congratulated his one-time business partner and friend Michael Collins Ajereh also called Don Jazzy on the launch of his new record label, Mavin Records.

D'banj, who reached out to Don Jazzy through the social media platform, Twitter, said; "Congrats to my brother and the best producer in Africa Don jazzy on the launch of his new Record Label, MAVIN RECORDS. Wish u all the best."

In response, music producer and owner of Mavin Records, Don Jazzy tweeted; "Thanks bro. God bless you."

The launch of Mavin Record label came on the heels of alleged underground fight going on between the duo seemingly caused by the signing of the G.O.O.D music deal with Kanye West.

On the other hand, an image which makes caricature of the Mavin crew, allegedly created by K-Switch, D'banj's brother on his Black Berry Messenger(BBM) as his Display Picture(DP), has been passed round the social media platforms.

The image showed the poster of Mavin Record crew being re-done with photo effects and the names changed from Mavin Records to 'Revenge' and the part that read Solar Plexus changed to 'The Avengers'. There were also names replacing those of the crew members underneath the poster, such as; Captain Mushin, Eagle, Hulk, Russian Spy and Thor.

This act according to many has been viewed as childish considering that D'banj and Don Jazzy appeared to be in talking terms as depicted on their Twitter statuses.
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Johnny Depp Reveals Which of His Roles Was Inspired by George Bush

2:46 PM |
Johnny Depp                 George Bush


In an interview with Ellen DeGeneres, the Dark Shadows star explains why he based his turn as Willy Wonka on the former POTUS

Since first teaming up for 1990's Edward Scissorhands, Johnny Depp  and director Tim Burton have crafted some of the most indelible and off-kilter characters in modern cinema. And none has a more interesting inspiration than crazed candy maker Willy Wonka in 2005's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: former President George W. Bush.

"Certain ingredients you add to these characters," 48-year-old Depp -- whose eighth collaboration with Burton, Dark Shadows, hits theaters May 11 -- said during an interview that aired on Tuesday's The Ellen DeGeneres Show. "Like Willy Wonka for example, I imagined what George Bush would be like incredibly stoned and thus was born my version of Willy Wonka." (Watch the interview below!)

Depp, who has also drawn inspiration from Rolling Stones  musician Keith Richards (he based Pirates of the Caribbean's Captain Jack Sparrow on him), says that it doesn't take him too long to figure out his way into a character.

"Generally like within the first 10 pages of a script, something clicks, something hits, and you feel like there's something that you can add to the piece that might not have done before," he told Ellen DeGeneres. "And then the images start to come. The look starts to come."

So who -- or what -- was the inspiration for his turn as the sharp-fingered title character in Edward Scissorhands?

"Scissorhands was a combination. It was the idea of like a newborn, really like a newborn seeing things for the first time, and also a dog that I'd had. This dog that I'd had where sort of this unconditional love, this sort purity in my dog, those were his basic ingredients," he explained. "There was something very safe in being that open to things and seeing things as very new."

It seems like Depp and Burton will continue to have a long and prosperous relationship together, especially with good advanced buzz for Dark Shadows. In addition to the three previously mentioned roles, Depp has also worked with Burton in Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Alice in Wonderland.

Perhaps not surprisingly, in a new interview with U.K. newspaper The Sun, Depp claims that he owes his career to Burton.

"Tim had to fight to give me the lead role in Edward Scissorhands in 1990 when I was still unknown, and he's always stood by me, even when things weren't going well later in my career," Depp says. "If it hadn't been for Tim, I would probably be a minor actor working in horror B movies."

He continues: "I owe him so much because he believed in me from the beginning. I would play any role in any film that he asked me to do purely out of gratitude."

So let's hope Burton asks Depp to play the title role in Tim Burton's George W. Bush: The Stoner President of Pennsylvania Avenue. We'd certainly pay to see that.

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Tracy Morgan Hospitalized

2:41 PM |
The 30 Rock star had to cancel a pair of comedy shows in Colorado after he was taken to the hospital to be treated for flu-like symptoms

We're starting to become concerned for Tracy Morgan's health, at least when he's traveling to high altitudes. For the second time in five months, the 43-year-old 30 Rock star has been unexpectedly hospitalized.

Morgan, who caused a stir when he collapsed at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah in January, was set to perform at Denver's Comedy Works South on Saturday -- but instead was rushed to the hospital for dehydration and flu-like symptoms, TMZ reports. The comedian was treated for several hours before being released, and his two comedy shows for the night were canceled.

On Sunday morning, Morgan was photographed being pushed around Denver International Airport in a wheelchair before taking a flight back to New York City..

"He is fine," Morgan's rep told GossipCop. "He had the flu before he left [for the trip]."

A Denver editor for the Huffington Post was in attendance at the Denver show before it was canceled, and says many audience members thought Morgan's illness was a joke at first.

"The emcee came out and told us that Tracy was feeling sick and wasn't going to come on," editor Matt Ferner says. "The crowd thought it was a joke at first. But it quickly sank in how serious this was when the manager of Comedy Works South came out to tell us that Tracy was hoping to feel well enough to perform for the 10 p.m. show, but that there was no way they were going to let him because he was in such bad shape."

Full refunds are being given out to those who purchased tickets.

This isn't the first this sort of thing has happened to Morgan. While at an awards party at January's Sundance Film Festival, the actor gave off the appearance of being inebriated, running around yelling and then finally falling to the floor. He was rushed to the hospital soon after, and was said to have been sick from a combination of altitude and exhaustion. No drugs or alcohol were found in his system.

Morgan also was hospitalized in late 2010 when he underwent a kidney transplant. The Saturday Night Live alum suffers from diabetes.

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Bobby Brown set to wed Again

2:33 PM |
Bobby Brown will this weekend be tying the knot with his fiancĂ©e Alicia Etheridge  in the beautiful state of Hawaii.

Brown who is set to perform in the city of Honolulu alongside his New Edition band mates will be using the opportunity to finally ‘jump the broom’ with Alicia after two years of dating.

Alicia travelled along with Brown to Nigeria in March for a ‘New Edition’ concert held in Lagos and Port Harcourt.

TMZ reports that June 15 has been penned down for an elaborate wedding also scheduled to hold in Hawaii.

The couple have been engaged since May 2012 and have a child together.
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Mr Latin confirmed that he is not dead but alive

2:39 AM |
News of a rumoured death of popular Yoruba comic actor, Bolaji Amusan popularly known as Mr Latin went viral some hours ago.

Just few minutes ago, we placed a call through to Mr Latin to confirm the death story.

He confirmed that he is not dead but alive. He also wondered where the news story emanated from. He told us that he would investigate the root of his death rumour.

When asked where he was, he said he was in his house at Abeokuta.

Also, his younger brother, Kola Amusan, who is also an actor, told us on mobile call that his brother is not dead as earlier rumoured.

He asked who wants his brother dead.

Just some hours before his rumoured death news, Mr Latin was active on twitter where he related with his followers on the social networking site.I'm Not Dead But Alive**Mr Latin Cries Out





listen to the call

we sincerely apologize for the false information, our investigation team is on the situation.
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Actor, Producer, Comedian Mr Latin reported dead

1:50 AM |
Late Latin Pose
Popular Nollywood actor, producer and comedian, Bolaji Amusan a.k.a ‘Mr Latin’ has been reported dead by unconfirmed reports in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

The 47-year-old actor who had been receiving medical treatments over ailing heart disease at the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta was reported dead at around 3:45 pm, Monday.

A hospital source who spoke on condition of anonymity said Mr Latin had been receiving medical treatments at the hospital for several days now before his death and has been taken away at around 5.30 pm.

Hospital officials at The Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta declined to comment on the issue saying only the families and relatives of the ace comedian are allowed and authorised to make such pronouncements.

The office of the Chief Medical Director, Dr Dapo Sotiloye was cordoned by hospital security guards who refused to allow even patients approach him.

All attempts to reach the families and relatives of the actor/comedian proved unproductive as calls to his Abeokuta residence and Lagos family home were not immediately returned or responded to. Calls to his wife, Ronke Amusan who is also a Nollywood scriptwriter were abortive as her telephone lines were switched off.

No official or recognised social media page can be attributed to him as of the time of report as a Twitter page which claimed to be owned by the actor saw him made hilarious tweets some few hours ago. A Facebook page attributed to him however saw activity for several months backs.

Bolaji Amusan a.k.a. Mr Latin was the Governor of the Ogun State chapter of the Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (ANTP).
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Don Jazzy launches Mavin Records

5:52 AM |
Wande Coal, D'Pricne, Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, Dr Sid
It’s Official, Don Jazzy has kick-started a new record label.

Former CEO of Mohits Records announced his new label on Twitter a few hours ago. It’s no longer "Mohits Records", its now "Mavin Records".

Nigeria gathered that, he has signed the new label’s first female artist, Tiwa Savage.

Aside from D’banj and his brother Kayswitch, all the other artists under the now defunct Mohits records are with Mavin Records.

Meanwhile a compilation album titled Solar Plexus, produced by Don Jazzy and featuring Wande Coal, Dr Sid, D’Prince and Tiwa Savage will be released tomorrow May 8th.

The record exec also tweeted that more artists will be signed to the label soon
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