D’banj, Psquare, Tiwa Savage Dominate Predictions List For TOP 10 MICS Concert

Much buzz has been made about the forthcoming Top 10 MICS musical concert daily as the online competition to determine the five artistes that will eventually perform alongside the five artistes previously unveiled by KOGA draws to a close this week.

Organizers of the concert KOGA, have announced that pop star D’banj, Psquare, R&B singers Tiwa Savage, Omawumi, Waje, Rappers Ice Prince, Terry Tha Rapman, Sauce Kid, and Pop acts Terry G, Samklef, BrymO, Wande Coal, Wizkid lead the list of predictions sent in via Twitter and SMS.

According to KOGA, the identities of the remaining five will be unveiled by the organizers at a press conference slated for next week. As revealed earlier, 2face Idibia, M.I, eLDee, Sir Shina Peters and fuji singer Obesere have been announced to perform live on stage come December 23, 2011 at the Lekki Sun Splash, Lagos.

‘This is an industry event as far as we are concern. It is an event by the people and for the masses. We are striving to bring back live concert and entertainment at a price generality of the people can afford’, a rep from KOGA says.

AT LAST! PAUL OKOYE OF P-SQUARE OPENS UP ABOUT HIS FIANCEE

Paul Okoye of P-Square otherwise known as Rude Boy bared his mind on the woman in his life. My girlfriend name is Anita, she just graduated, she works in an oil company now. I started dating her when I was nobody and today, she has become part of me. She is my best friend and I am not seeing her as my girlfriend because she is more than than.

If it were somebody I met when my career is blooming, I am sure we would have been having problems. But she is somebody who doesn’t bother about who I am. She has this believe of do your own thing and let me do mine.

She is a nice person even though every woman has her fault. She is in fact the best thing and the worst thing. When I say best,she is the best thing that makes me happy but she is also the only thing that makes me sad.Whenever she does something that hurts,it will hurt me the more.If we both have a quarrel,the pain is worse.

Na she dey sweet pass and at the same time,na she dey pain pass.

Lucky Dube`s Daughter Nkulee To Perform In Ghana On November 25th

No female artiste has managed to fuse ethno-soul, jazz with ragga in one song excerpt this 24-year old singer, songwriter, Nkulee Dube. Born to a music legend, Luky Dube, Nkulee Dube has big shoes to fill to preserve and sustain the name of her late father.

Nkulee, whose music can be classified as ‘ethno-ragga’ fused with soul and jazz, is no stranger to the music industry; she has been a backing singer and dancer for the late Lebo Mathosa and later Ntando Bangani. She glides and slides with ease in between her songs as she traverses between ragga and ethno-soul as if she was born on stage.

As a guest artiste and backing vocalist, Nkulee has been part of her late father’s performing band ‘One People’. She has performed at major festivals in Australia, Holland, Papua New Guinea, French Guyana, Suriname, to mention but a few. Nkulee has already appeared in a compilation album released by Sillywalks Entertainment in Germany, where her song ‘Give It To Me’ is amongst the world greatest reggae and ragga songs by artistes such as Sizla.

Although Nkulee's song is not much popular in Ghana, information has it that he will be storming Ghana on the 25th of November for a hole-in-heart charity concert in Ghana which is a musical concert designed to help raise funds for children suffering from hole-in-heart condition.

The daughter of the late legendary reggae star, Lucky Dube, who has taken up the father's band since his painful death some few years ago will be the special guest artiste to "The Hole-in-Heart Charity Concert in Ghana". According to Nkulee Dube, coming to Ghana is like coming to continue what her father left uncompleted. Before the death of the reggae star, Lucky Dube had made pronouncement to the effect that he loved Ghana and was supposed to perform in Ghana the very year he died.

Let's all get ready to meet the great daughter of the legend, Lucky Dube.

November 7-13: Heavy D Had Resumed Weight Loss Plan In Last Months

Family, friends, and fans of hip-hop star Heavy D are still in shock over his untimely death Tuesday in front of his Beverly Hills home. As a private funeral and public memorial are being planned in New York next week, more details about his struggles with his weight are coming to light.

While the cause of death has not yet been determined, it is believed to be related to a respiratory issue. According to TMZ, Heavy D, who was 44-years-old and weighed 344 pounds at the time of death had recently resumed a workout regimen. He was also an established actor, appearing on "Law & Order: SVU," "Boston Public," and the new comedy blockbuster "Tower Heist."

One of Heavy's trainers discussed a fitness program with him three months ago at the Ultra Body Fitness gym in West Hollywood, TMZ reports. In 2008, this same trainer, named Tony, helped Heavy D lose 150 pounds. Heavy D was reportedly frequenting a number of local gyms, and doing a variety of exercises including running, hiking, and boxing. Tony described Hev as a hard worker, recalling times when he worked out nearly every day.

Heavy also experienced another significant weight loss in 2002. Then, he lost 135 pounds, an accomplishment motivated by his desire to secure more acting work. In a 2003 interview with the Television Critics Association, Heavy recalled advice from a director. "I went on a couple auditions, and one director was kind enough to say, 'Look, you would've had this part but you're not fitting, you're stifling yourself," Heavy told TCA. "He was right. I kind of always knew it in the back of my mind, and I just woke up on a Tuesday and I just kept going."

Heavy D will indeed be missed. Ironically, he released his last album, 'Love Opus," in September, and left the simple yet poignant message "BE INSPIRED!" on his Twitter page the day before he died.

Heavy D To Be Buried At Historic Church, Nov 18

A private funeral of Late rap veteran Heavy D (real name Dwight Arrington Myers) has been announced to take place at a historic black Baptist church in a northern residential district of New York City on Friday, November, 2011.

The announcement was made by Grace Baptist Church of Mount Vernon, founded in 1888. As reported earlier, the rapper passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at a Los Angeles hospital.  He passed away at the age of 44 years.

Source confirms iPhone 5 existed, includes details

We, as well as many others, were expecting an iPhone 5 instead of the iPhone 4S, and in fact we have a source who held the device in his hand. We also told by a different source why the iPhone 5 was not launched. Now, Business Insider has linked up with a source who didn't just hold the iPhone 5, he spent about two weeks with an iPhone 5 prototype.

It validates our earlier reporting on the iPhone 5 and its existence. We didn't necessarily expect anyone to believe our assertions about the iPhone. BI, however, is a different story. There are, however, differences between our sources and theirs in terms of why the phone was ultimately rejected.

Our information was that developers were working up to the very end, trying to get the iPhone 5 done in time for an October launch. However, problems with the manufacturing of the curved screen on the device were not ironed out by the time of the iPhone 4S launch, so the device was tabled, and will probably be what we see in 2012.

BI's insider says that it was another axing by Steve Jobs. He apparently was not happy with the fact that the device had a 4-inch screen, larger than prior iPhones, calling it "fragmentation." If that was indeed the case, it would have meant we might never have seen an iPhone with a larger screen, except that Jobs has now passed away.

He held sway over Apple product development with an iron fist. With new CEO Tim Cook in place, we might indeed see a larger-screened iPhone, which many feel is necessary as larger screens are all the rage in Android smartphones. BI's source played with a prototype, not a finished product. Our source used a near-production quality model.

Among the key points he made.

    * The new iPhone 5 was supposed to have an aluminum back, similar to the iPad 2.
    * Eventually, Apple wants to use its "liquid metal" technology to make colored iPhones. Apple purchased exclusive rights to the use of liquid metal earlier.
    * The prototype's home button "was not a physical press button. You could touch it and hold it and physically reboot the device." It's unclear what that means, exactly, but it sounds more like a capacitive button than a pure soft button.
    * Engineers said that the iPhone 5 was supposed to have a 10 megapixel rear-facing camera. The iPhone 4S eventually ended up with an 8MP camera.
    * The prototype had Siri, but it was called "Assistant," which was actually a rumored name for Siri.

In addition, some prototype-only "features:"

    * The prototype was much faster than a normal iPhone, but that was due to the fact that Apple had removed the limiter is uses on shipping devices. Its battery life was terrible, because of that.
    * The prototype had a screen with a "messed-up" color profile, but this was actually a good thing, meaning the iPhone 5 was going to have a better screen with improved colors. The reason, he said, was that Apple tends to "ugly up" features it is improving in its prototypes in order to disguise them.

Now if only Apple employees could hang onto their prototypes. Really, we wouldn't be broken up about it. The iPhone 4S did not include LTE, and the iPhone 5 would not have, either. Assuming the information about Jobs objecting to the size of the iPhone 5's screen is true, or even if it were not, and our information is the more correct of the two, we fully expect that Apple will release the iPhone 5 ... not a new one, this one, that was nearly complete, next year.

Unless, as is Apple's trend, it comes up with something even better.

CELEBRITY QUOTE: TUFACE'S BABYMAMA, ANNIE MACAULAY

Innocent is a fantastic father and I must give him kudos for that,he is crazy about all the kids he has. He just strives to be there for everybody and he is not doing badly at all. The relationship that exists between us now is the daddy and mummy relationship to our daughter and that is the truth.

I have no regrets that our relationship is not leading to marriage.Sometimes things come differently,but there are some things you cannot control,that does not mean you should regret it.So,I am cool.

But about marriage,no comment but God knows my husband.I don’t have any regret because I am counting my blessings. My decisions have been favourable.I am a very lucky and fortunate person.

I enjoyed everything though the relationship had its ups and downs and it went sour,it really went sour. I just want a good man,a man who is matured enough,who appreciates the woman that loves him.I want a very good man and extremely matured with a good heart.

I’m not married yet and my woman is not a banker – Nigerian musician King Soul E

Nigerian musician King Soul E is very furious at the moment, The talented singer is irritated by a blogger who wrote that he has married wife nr. 2. According to the blogger, the new wife (Petula Delinda) is an Abuja-based banker. “I have not even spoken to that blogger before in my life and my woman is not a banker,” clearly angry KSE tells Live Online with Delia.

Not done, he stormed: “Did I tell you that I’m married? I only told you I was engaged. If I’m getting married I’ll inform you as I promised. Anyway, I do not want to talk about that issue again. Right now I’m concentrating on my three singles (Baba you too much, Follow Follow, and Tonight), which I’m coming out with this month.”

We hopes that bloggers will abstain from fabricating stories all in the name of getting more readers. We know quite alright that rumors sell, but think of your long-term reputation. Writing that a man who is engaged to someone married another banker could bring problems to the relationship. Let’s think before we write.

Fat Joe Says Hip Hop Is Run By The "Gay Mafia"

Joey Crack also suspects that he's previously collaborated with gay rappers. Fat Joe recently sounded off on homosexuality and Hip Hop, speaking with Vlad TV about his perspective on closeted rappers and the need for gays to come out. During the interview, he said that he’s definitely done songs with gay lyricists and that they shouldn’t be afraid to show who they are.

“I think I’ve done songs with gay rappers. I’m pretty sure of that. I’m pretty sure the football niggas is gay, the basketball niggas is gay - niggas is gay,” he said. “There’s millions of gay people in the world. Girls, too. Once again, I’m not a fan of that shit either. I’m a fan of, ‘Yo, I’m gay, what the fuck?’ 2011, you gotta hide that you’re gay? Be real! Like, ‘I’m gay, what the fuck?’ If you gay, you gay. That’s your preference. Fuck it, if the people don’t like it.”

He also gave his perspective on what he describes as Hip Hop’s “gay mafia,” referring to those who make moves behind the scenes. He says that gay members of the media are gatekeepers and hold a position of power.

“[Hip Hop] is the greatest gay market in the world. The Hip Hop community is most likely owned by gay. I happen to think there’s a gay mafia in Hip Hop. Not rappers - editorial presidents of magazines, the PDs at radio stations, the people who give you awards at award shows. This is the fucking gay mafia, man. They’re in power,” he continued. “So why wouldn’t a guy come out and say, ‘Yo, I’m gay’ and get that type of love? Like Lady Gaga, I don’t know if she’s gay but she’s running with that gay shit for real. And she’s winning. [...] It’s 2011 going on 2012. I think if you’re gay, rep your set.”

Young Jeezy Downplays Beef With Rick Ross

The Snowman says that he isn't dwelling on whatever discrepancy there might be and is instead focusing on his album, "TM103." Young Jeezy and Rick Ross have been firing subliminal shots at one another on records over the past few months, but the Snowman doesn’t think there’s much to it. Speaking with DJ Whoo Kid, Jizzle explained that he doesn’t necessarily engage in beef and that there hasn’t been a conclusion to the spar because it never started.

“I don’t think there’s a conclusion to it, because it was really nothing to me in the beginning. I don’t need propaganda to sell my records, I never have. I always did my music. When it’s album time, people do crazy things,” he said. “I’m a real one. I don’t do beef. If there’s a problem, let’s get into it. Let’s get it done. There ain’t nothing to talk about.”

Jeezy is currently gearing up for the December 20th release of his oft-delayed album Thug Motivaiton 103: Hustlerz Ambition. The LP features guest appearances from Andre 3000, Jay-Z, Jill Scott and more.