R&B Feauture- Nina David; The Next Big Thing

I have always been blessed with the gift of telling a hit when it was just another song from the album; or a star when he/she was just a struggling artiste. Today, right now, i am here to tell you that i recognize a star in the making in new comer, r&b singer, Nina David. She has all the qualities that can only translate to super stardom, so i say to you; WATCH OUT FOR NINA DA DIVA.

I would give you a little tip of the ice berg which would include a short biography, and what i think she is going to achieve in the Nigerian music industry, which is blowing up right now. She grew up listening to Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey; this alone should tell you that she is well grounded in her music, because any music enthusiast would know that those three names were some of the biggest and must talented r&b acts of the 90's.

She wondered how they seemed to live their audience in awe while performing on stage, and also the fact that their music always felt heavenly to her. As an early teen, she started writing her on lyrics, and turned it to a hubby. While girls of her age(and her beauty) where getting in trouble, she was busy in the School of Self Development, and i must say it paid off quiet well. In this world, what you sow is what you rip; what you put in is what you get. All her years of dreaming and practicing are now paying off.

Of course, success those not come without it's challenges, i guess that is what they mean by the saying; "life is not a bird of roses". But in her chase, it was not really a case of problems or challenges, but the fact that she was almost derailed with her Modeling Prospects. Because of her Striking Beauty and Startling height, she found herself succeeding in the modeling industry. But, as she said herself, one hardly forgets their first love. In her case, it was the love for music; the love of singing to heal people emotionally and making them feel better; singing to pass a message; performing and putting up a show for a lot of people to be entertained.

This ended up in her tracing her roots back to the music industry. She has two singles on radio presently, "sisi eko" and "sugar daddy". I can say she is a super blend of Class, Sassyness and deep lyrics right in the middle. That is all i would say for now, so that she would have the Awe effect on you when you hear her or see her on T.V.

In my study of the most successful people in the music industry the world over, and also in different spheres of life, i found out that they have one in thing in common; they all knew at a very tender age that they would be great at what they did, and they never doubted it, which made them stay on that dream till they achieved. Lil Wanye started rapping when he was 13 years old, he didn't blow up till 3 years ago when he was 25 years old; Nas started rapping when he was10 years old, and dropped his classic debut album, ILLMATIC, when he was 20years old; Beyonce started singing, and was in her group with Kelly Roland when they were bought 9, she didn't blow up until she was 15 years old(with Destiny's Child), Jay-z started rapping when he was 20 years old, but didn't drop his first album, Reasonable Doubt, till when he was 27 years old. I can go on and on, but one thing that all this people did was to hold on to their dreams and persist until they made it, and when you do that, God would pay you back for all the years you stuck to your dream and did not give up.


So, i say to you that i greatly think Nina David has paid her dues, and it is time for her to rip the fruits of her labour.


Watch Out for Nina David!!!

Rap Albums on Billboard 200 Album Charts.

This should have come earlier, but i guess it is better late than ever.

Eminem's Recovery album sold 89k this week, bringing the total to 2,590,000.
Drake's thank me later album sold 20k, bringing the total to 1,071,000.
Rick Ross's Teflon Don album did 13k this week, and the overall total is at 395,000- almost gold.
B.o.b's Adventures of bobby ray is at a total of 404,000, selling 10k this week.
Fabolous is the only rapper with a mixtape on the charts this week; his There is no Competition2 mixtape sold 3,900 this week, bringing the total up to 22,000 sold so far.

Unless another hot rap album drops soo, em will continue his dorminance.

Fabolous Names His Top 10 Rap/R&B Collaborations

Since the early 90's, there have been a lot of collaboration between the two genre's; rap and r&b, and i think they have been wonderful. Below is Rapper fab's top 10; that is, his own opinion of the best rap and r&b collabo's.

1) Method Man Feat. Mary J. Blige, "I'll Be There For You/You're All That I Need To Get By" 2) Nas Feat. Lauryn Hill, "If I Ruled the World" 3) DMX Feat. Sisqo, "What These B*tches Want" 4) Fabolous Feat. Tamia, "So Into You" 5) Fabolous Feat. Ne-Yo, "Make Me Better" (VIBE)


6) Jay-Z Feat. Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind" 7) 2Pac Feat. Danny Boy, "I Ain't Mad at Cha" 8) The Fugees, "Killing Me Softly" 9) Eminem Feat. Dido, "Stan" 10) Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Faith Evans & Mary J. Blige, "One More Chance (Remix)" (VIBE)

I think it is cool, but why did he have to put himself twice on the list. I do think those songs, in which he featured are super cool, but he would have just put one.

What is Your Take on Nicki Minaj

Seriously, when i came up here, i didn't know what i was going to write about; i am hungry, and tired from a hard days work, but like how most of the rappers on Young Money make up their rhymes(without thinking), i am going to write this artilce. Please, do not have the mind that i am trying to disrespect their style; in fact, i respect the fact that they(lil wayne, nicki minaj,...) can actually just spit out the first thing that comes to their minds, and still make it rhyme, and make some sence. I think that is incredible. And for the record, i do not really put drake in this bracket; i think, if you take time to listen to drake's rhymes, you would know he actually sits down to think, and write what was(is) on his mind at any particular time.

Okay, before i go off key again, like i do when i am hungry, i would like to say or give my opinion on Nicki's style of rap. Oh, before i go on, i would like to know if the rumours that she injects herself with some....some...whatever to make her butt grow bigger before any photo shoot or Video, or interview, or whenever she knows she is going to be seen by a lot of people. I just wanna know. I think it is cool though; she has to make her money, so if spitting tight rhymes alone would not get people's attention, then put in a little sex appeal.

I think the only thing i don't like about her style is the way she does that lil wayne retarded type of flow too much sometimes...imagine me, in my late 20's rapping along to something like that. Asides from that, i think she is cool with the lyrics. In fact, she surprises me most times. I think i started looking out for her after i heard her spit on the remix of that Gyptian track, "hold you" or something like that. I ain't gonna lie, i was blown away. Infact, that alone made me love that song. I think Gyptian should give a million dollars for that alone. Lines like "body smoking, cigarette/give them the roller blades, tell em to skate". They blew me away. And for the record, i pulled the lines straight from my head, not some lyric site...just to show you that i really like her rap on that song.

But, i have to say i can not stand Massive Attack. That was a big flop. I think that song was made when they were all high or something, and thought people would like it...becasue it is different. And i also think Baby probably felt it was wack, but didn't know how to tell Sean Garrett that it was lame. Garrett did the prodcution...the same guy that produced the Mario "break up" track.

Okay, what really made me bring this up is all the hype that she seemed to be getting lately...i think she is the biggest female rap star since Foxy Brown and Lil Kim, but when Kanye West said she had the potential to be the number 2 best rapper(irrespective of gender) EVER!!! Now, that got me mad. Anyway, that is just how i feel. And i give it to her; i give it to anybody that has paid their dues. Wayne paid his dues; rapping for years, dropping albums since 1999, till he blew up in 2008. And she also paid her dues...do a youtube search of her, and you would see that she really did pay her dues...she has been underground, grinding her music since 2005.

I think she deserves all the fame, following the principles and rules of success. And i also think she is a very good rapper, lyrically.

Kid Cudi and Wale Beef

I am a bit hungry, and very tired, but i am going to try my best to tell this story the best way i can...or, atleast tell my part. Okay, Kid Cudi sing raps, so how would he battle Wale? But i would like to see him spazz out...go all Incredible Hulk on Wlae, because that is how he is sounding in his comment.

Read what he said, and tell me what you feel.


"It wasn't a shot, it's just a simple-a** rhyme by a simple-a** rapper. You can't let that sh*t faze you. That's one of those raps that just shows the world that you wack. Why would you even use that as a metaphor? Everybody think they Hov. N*ggas ain't got the magic like they think they do; there's only a couple of wizards in this game. I'm a wizard and I know it," Cudi said. "The last album, I let people dis me, throw out those jabs in their verses and have their little slick remarks. This time around, I'm not f*cking around. I have no time to think about other n*ggas. These other motherf*ckers like feeding off another n*gga's energy, so they mention their name. You hear me talk about n*ggas? ... N*ggas are just so thirsty it's ridiculous. I've been eating humble pie forever, and people still call me an a**hole. These people don't know my f*cking life--now I'm going to give them something to talk about." (Complex)


And below is what Wale said

n*ggas lettin that liquid cocaine get to them.....lets go then," he tweeted Friday (September 17).

Raekwon Gives Advice to Old Rappers trying to make a Comeback

I guess every old rapper and their moma trying to make a comeback now. I do not have any problem with that, but they should know that they can not live on past glory, and the market has generally changed. Infact, it blew me away when Raekwon did those good numbers with his last album; Only Built for Cuban Linx2. I think he pulled it off real good, and he should be in the best position to gives tips to every other old rapper trying to make a comeback.

I can remember some years ago, i think about 4 years ago, Cool G Rap dropped a new album and he thought he could sell off his old hype, and didn't do any promo for the album, and he ended up selling 900 copies first week. That is reallllly low.

Anyway, read what Rae has to say below:
“All I would say is go with your heart, know what I mean? If you dedicated to your craft and you know that you want to do something-it’s like nine times out of 10 you sayin’ if you want this to happen, it can happen, but at the same token come with the right product. Don’t go away from your craft if you sayin’ you going to take it back to what you take need to take it back to.

And at the same time, analyze the last s**t that you did that was hot; pay attention to it. Study it like how a boxer studies their fights. My thing is just stay believing in yourself, and be relevant. You can’t make you’re a** relevant when you aren’t out on the street, if you not really around to be found.

It takes a lot; a lot of dedication, and a lot of time, and the right staff and the men around you. If a ni**a tell you something is weak, or “No, I don’t get that from that,” then be willing to take that criticism in a great way. I think that’s what I did, I had a lot of people around me that were determined not to let me do what the f**k I felt, and it had to make sense to everybody. If I had one person that was against that, that bothered me. I was like why did you feel like that? “Yo I feel like that because of this or whatever”. And then they had a great thing that I had to pay attention to.

I just say, at the end of the day, have a correct team around you, and stay on your grind"

Nick Canon drops Eminem Diss

Nick Canon finally stands up to defend his wife, Mariah Carey, from all the Eminem disses that have been directed towards her from the pope of rap.


once upon a time in a far away life," Nick raps using Slick Rick's tone of voice. "There lived a young man who was so outstanding, to make it interesting it's me, Nick Cannon -- Now here's a little something that needs to be heard/Yo I'ma serve this clown, now/Word, Nick?/Word/I don't know if I should hit him because he's feminine Slick, excuse me Eminem why you lying on your d*ck?/Erectile dysfunction, you wanna get 'em up -- I see your mouth moving but you soft, Teddy Ruxpin/I tried to holla at you at the BET show, but you were scared of the trouble/More security than the Pope/And while you was in your bubble, I was rolling dolo, any time your face is in the streets is some signs for promo/Oh no, there's been a mistake, see my name is Slick Nick, not Shady Flakes/I'ma mop you up with my wop like it's '88..." ("I'm A Slick Rick")

Rap Albums on the Billboard Charts

Eminem is still dorminating, like i feel he would do till maybe Kanye drops his album, later this year. Recovery is at 93,000 copies this week, bringing the whole total so far to 2,420,000 copies.

Thank Me Later by Young Money artist DRAKE is next on the list in ranking of rap albums on the billboard charts. Drizzy did 20k this week, bringing the total of his debut to 1.034,000 copies.

Teflon Don from Rick Ross is up next, with 16k sold this week. This brings the total sales for the album to 368,746.

Kanye West says Lloyd Banks Should be Ranked Amongst top 5 Rappers

Okay, i do agree that Lloyd Banks is good, and is a bit unde-rated, but i ain't buying that he deserves to be mentioned amongst top five emcees. I think what Kanye is doing right now is a little "ass-kissing" here and there to get some cosigns, and some new fans (his album is about to drop)...Some buzz basically. That is the new trick in the bag. That is why he recently said Eminem is the best ever, and that Nicki Minaj had the most potential to be the 2nd greatest rapper of all time. I think i am ashamed at Mr West for saying something like that. You wouldn't have caught Kanye saying stuff like that when his 3rd albums was riding the charts. Now that he is on very shaky grounds (from the Taylor Swift incidence), and he is scared of being compared to Eminem (in the sales department), he has to result to this.

But that is just his opinion, and if you look up at the heading of this blog, you would read that i basically pour out MY opinion, so it is left to you, the readers, to make up yout mind. But there is one thing, the main reason i set up this blog; the fact that people like Kanye West have ears of a lot of people...the masses...the media chop up what people like that say, and everybody believes and use them as yardsticks, so you have people like me giving you a second opinion. I am not saying i am always right, but there is one thing i don't do, i never comment on things i am not sure of. If i know i am going to get emotional with it, i would rather leave the matter.

I would just like people to do their own thinking a little more...Okay, back to the topic, Kanye made that comment on twitter;
"Yo man Loyd Banks prolly the most underrated MC in the game... Man he deserve to be top 5 at least!," West tweeted Wednesday (September 8) night.

And the comment on Eminem and Nicki Minaj came a little before that;
Kanye said Young Money star Nicki Minaj could be one of the greatest hip-hop stars ever. "This is gonna be such a big statement, and such a big thing to fill: The scariest artist right now is definitely Nicki Minaj. I think she has the most potential to be the number-two rapper of all time. Nobody's gonna be bigger than Eminem." When asked what being the "number-two rapper of all-time" meant, he said, "Everything! Having a whole network one day. Everything that comes with it." He also confirmed that Nicki is on his album, as is G.O.O.D. Music artist Kid Cudi. (MTV)

I would like to say a little about Banks; he is a good rapper, but i do not think he is well rounded. He has a nice delivery, and good with the punchlines(which you rarely hear because he does too much mumbling in his raps)...just my opinion. And if he goes out of 50 cent's shadow(which he has started doing recently), and put out more GOOD albums, then he can move higher up the ranking.

Okay, that is all i have to say. Enjoy the Ramadan.

Nas Talks about leaked song; POWER, PAPER AND PUSSY

Wow! I didn't even know the song leaked. I was begining to think nas had nothing doign right now...Of course, i knew he must be in the studio, but i did't know he would have any new material so soon. Anyway, below is what he had to say about his recent leaked song. I have not heard it, so i can say anything about it.

Below is what he had to say about it:

"[Nasty Nas] never left," Nas confirmed to MTV News via e-mail. "I recorded the song in my hometown of New York City. I was feeling the vibe of the streets and sewers, [which] helped me get in that zone...Nas explained that he had been a fan of Herb Alpert's 1979 "Rise" record -- the Notorious B.I.G.'s 1997 smash "Hypnotize" also samples it -- and asked Salaam Remi to take it and concoct something special. "Salaam and I are always working together," Nas said. "I loved the song and asked Salaam to cook it up." The pair linked up to record the track at New York's Manhattan Center. (MTV)

New Nas music, this is an exclusive for DJ Green Lantern's new Invasion Radio 2K10 mixtape. Nas spits a pretty serious flow, hearkening back to an "early" Nas, flowing over the "Big Beat" breakbeat with a little classic Herb Alpert on the horns ("Rise" - The part Biggie didn't use). The track was produced by Nas and Salaam Remi. It's not an entire song, per se, more like an extended verse, freestyle, whatever you want to call it, but it's definitely a strong look from Nas as he rides the moderate success of his recent release, Distant Relatives, with Damian Marley. (Birthplace Magazine)

Rap Albums on Billboard Chart

Eminem is still killing the charts...Oh! Sorry for starting off like that, i was actually going to apologise for stalling this segments for more than three weeks now. I am sincerly sorry, and i assure you that it would never happen again. At least i will try my best...

Okay, back to the charts; EMINEM'S "recovery album is still holding it down for rap albums on the billboard charts. Infact, it has been at the number one spot of the over-all charts, untill katy perry booted him this week; but he is still the best selling rap album for this week. Recovery sold 98,000 copies this week, that is just 2k shy of 100 k. He is at a total of 2,328,000 copies so far. I think with his latest single, LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE, feauturing Rihanna, would assure that he keeps selling for a long time to come.

Rick Ross and DRAKE sold 21k and 20k respectively of their albums this week. Teflon Don from Ross is at a total of 353,000 copies so far, and drizzy's thank me later album is at 1,014,000 copies so far; at last, he has gone plat.

Big Boi and Bun B sold 8,700 and 8,000 copies respectively of their albums this week. Big Boi's SIR LUCIOUS LEFT FOOT is at a total of 154,000 copies sold, and Bun is at a total of 76k of his Trill O.G album. The funny thing is that this southern vaterans are not selling that much, but their albums are GREAT! WONDERFUL, to say the list.

What's up in Hip Hop Right Now

Yeah, a lot is going on right now in Hip Hop. And before i go on, i would like to apologize for my OFF and ON nature of late, it has been because of my new book. In case you do not know, i just dropped my new book, so you can add author beside BLOGGER...LOL!

Back to what i know how to do best, which is giving you updates on what is going on in the entertainment world. Okay, before i continue, a moment flashed through my mind, back in 1992, when i was just...what? like 11yrs old, and i memorized one of QUEEN LATIFA'S rap songs, and no, it was not the FLY GIRL song, this was actually a rap song, but i can not remember the title. Back then, i would rap all the verses for older dudes and they would be like WOW! How can this young dude do this. And then, i just forgot about RAP music for a while after that. It was not until the mid 90's, around 95/96, that i started catching back on with rap, and i can say that there is nothing you can ask me, IN HIP HOP HISTORY, from that time to now that i wouldn't be able to give you correct information on.

The bottom line; i love rap music. Even though what is present right now is not what i fell in love with, but if it had stayed the same, maybe it would have become boring. So, back to what i can hear to do, before my train of thought got de-railed...hiphop right now is cool. I think T.I and Young Jeezy are stalling the release of their albums because they fear they are not going to do as expected. They sure would not do good numbers compared to what they have been known for.

I can say for a fact that if jeezy plans to drop his TM103 with the BUZZ off "all white everything", he is joking. He definitely will not sell a mill with that kind of buzz. The fact that it is a knock-off of JAY-Z's "all black everything" movement, and the fact that the song is not just hot would surely tell on the sales.

And for T.I, as much as i am a KERI HILSON fan, that song, "i got your back", or whatever it is called, is not taking him anywhere. He should find a hotter track to build a buzz on. And he is trying to hide behind the movie he is in to say that that is what he is focusing on, and would like to stall the promotion of the album.

I am not a hater, i am just spitting facts. Just as it is fact that EMINEM is killing it with his RECOVERY album, and it is going to definitely be the best selling rap album in a long while. It is already 2.4mill sold in the U.S alone, and 4 million copies worldwide; and still selling over 100k every week.

B.o.B is also doing pretty cool, and you guys need to check out for him. His album is a lovely listen, and something you can slot in when you are in the car with your lady and you want to listen to rap without pissing her off.

I am still waiting for more from J.COLE...I love WHODAT...But he needs a follow up or something. I don't think that buzz is enough for him to drop an album with. I might be wrong, but that is just my 2 cents on the matter.