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Seun Kuti Compares Gayle and Oprah to Black on Black Attacks in Hip-Hop
Is the son of the legendary Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Kuti to stand corrected? On Friday morning U.S. time, Friday afternoon in Nigerian time, Afrobeat icon Seun Kuti took to Instagram to release a string of rants starting with the facade of Nigerian professionals and ending with a piercing statement to mainstream Black rappers in America.
“Dear black Rappers of the United States, you want to know why Oprah and Gayle are only doing documentaries about the black sexual predators? I’ll tell you, it’s the same reason y’all only kill black men in all your songs too. Y’all know the vibes.”
Kuti’s comments began to flood with statements of opposition. One follower commented, “That’s not the same thing big bro…because, people only know what they relate to and if most of the ppl you grow up around are mostly the same race you’ll always relate violence, heartbreak, love, passion, etc,” the user wrote.
Kuti’s comments may have been triggered by Snoop Dogg’s recent comments to Gayle King, in light of her interview with WNBA legend Lisa Leslie covering the late Kobe Bryant’s legacy. The “Gin and Juice II” rapper went viral on Wednesday after he shared his thoughts on the interview in defense of his late friend in a video where he can be heard calling the news anchor out of her name.
Kuti responded to the user, where he expressed his dislike for the act ultimately putting into context how he believes American rappers serve a responsibility on how to tackle matters of such magnitude.
“So the people whose mouths were used to spray the bullets of this ‘weapon’ have no responsibility? Calling our mothers and sisters and daughter bitches and hoes for 30 years and they are asking us today why Oprah and Gayle can’t talk about white men?” Kuti wrote.
Rappers in America and Hip-Hop culture, in general, is the most influential music genre among the Black youth in America and most African countries. While hip-hop music may hold the aesthetic of negative “black on black,” that is not always the case. Hip-Hop is not the foundation of black on black attacks. This concern can be traced all the way back to the 17th century and beyond, where specific African kingdoms faced combat due to matters of power and trade.
Seun’s message to American rappers may appear to be rather extreme, however, there is a jewel to pick up from the Afrobeat icon’s rant. He also did not choose any sides as he initially recognized both perspectives. Hip-Hop music will always have a diverse league of talk points. The realities of America cannot be altered. However, there can be a practice put in place for effective ways of expression for Hip-Hop’s most influential acts in this dominating age of social media.
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Cardi B Wants Nigerian Citizenship, Government Welcomes Her With Open Arms
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While Cardi B lives a life most would kill for she is still as regular shmegular as everyone else. She has concerns about America’s safety and is considering busting a move to the mother land.
Billboard is reporting that the Bronx Bombshell has her eyebrow even further raised at our President. Donald Trump’s recent airstrike against Iran has caused many United States citizens to be on high alert; including Bardi. On January 3 she took to Twitter to vent and detail her plans. “Naaaaa these memes are f***in [funny] but sh*t ain’t no joke ! Specially being from New York .Its sad this man is putting Americans live in danger.Dumbest move Trump did till date …I’m filing for my Nigerian citizenship.” she wrote.
Naaaaa these memes are fuckin
but shit ain’t no joke ! Specially being from New York .Its sad this man is putting Americans live in danger.Dumbest move Trump did till date …I’m filing for my Nigerian citizenship.
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) January 3, 2020
Naturally the tweet went viral and caught the attention of Nigerian officials. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, responded to Becalis directly saying she is welcome anytime. “We can’t wait to receive you again. Our doors are open, sister. And you need to talk a walk through the Door of Return in Badagry . It’s an indescribable experience .”
This is not the first time the “Bodak Yellow” rapper has expressed her love for the West African country. In December she toured the land as part of her headlining the Livespot X Festival in Lagos. Not only did she take in some local culture but she also helped local children via a brief philanthropic visit.
Let’s hope she stays put long enough to release her highly anticipated album.
Photo: Prince Williams
Source: HipHopWired.com
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Check Out Cardi B’s Trip to Africa and Full Performance in Nigeria and Ghana
For the past week, Cardi B has been the talk all over West Africa. In the grand countries of Nigeria and Ghana that is. Last weekend, the “Bodak Yellow” rapper made her first trip to the African continent to perform at the 1st annual LiveSpot X Music Festival. Her visit became the talk of the region the moment she boarded the plane to Nigeria and landed in the Murtala Muhammed International Airport located in the country’s largest city, Lagos on Friday, (Dec. 6).
Cardi did her due diligence and utilize social media as a tool to document her visit. The first stop was Nigeria. She stopped by one of Nigeria’s top-rated hit music stations, Cool FM and sat down with radio personalities N6 and Taymi B for a rather relaxing conversation about her life as an international superstar. It was at Cool FM where hosts Taymi B and N6 gave Cardi’s daughter Kulture, an honorary Nigerian name of Yoruba tribal descent, Ayomide which, according to Taymi B, means “my joy has come.”
Before her arrival, she adopted her own Nigerian name, another Yoruba name, Chioma B. She found inspiration of the name from Chioma Avril Rowland, the girlfriend of Afrobeats star Davido whom she has already collaborated with on his song “Fall.” It is safe to say, Cardi B has officially become an honorary Nigerian.
Following her interview with Cool FM, Cardi B attended her scheduled meet and greet at Eko Hotel, where she met with several Nigerian celebrities and fans, including Ghanaian Nollywood and Ghallywood actress, Juliet Ibrahim, who happened to be in Nigeria at the time. The actress shared the moment on Instagram mentioning how Cardi B joked about how they looked alike.
Chris brown you are next on my meet and greet list oo I must give u a big kiss sha that’s all I know 
“She said we look alike oo. Make una judge the matter…lol,” Ibrahim captioned.
On Friday night, Cardi B got the chance to experience the exclusive and lavish nightlife of Lagos. Cardi was spotted at a popular Lagos strip club making it rain on the lively strippers with Naira notes (Nigerian currency) the once exotic dancer described as being “lit” and “smelling good.” Davido managed to gift her with bottles of champagne to welcome her to Nigeria from aboard, as he was not in Nigeria during Cardi’s visit but Cardi received the love.
“My brother @davidoofficial thanks for the champagne even tho I drink beer”
She shared videos of the quirky lap dances she received that night on her Instagram stories and later admitted she even wanted to go back.
After painting the town of Lagos, the following day (Dec.7), Cardi B made way to see a true piece of rural Nigeria. According to Legit NG, she made a stop at the Ebeano Supermarket in Lekki and purchased millions of dollars worth of children based items of need. After the spree, she visited The Lion’s Village, an orphanage in the city of Lekki for motherless babies and showered the children with worthy gifts. This was the highlight of Cardi B’s trip to Africa, as it reflects her charitable side and profound love for the country. She shared the moment on Instagram with a heartfelt caption.
“Gotta thank the ladies and the gentlemen that nurtured these kids that need just a little bit of more love and protection and gear them up for a better place, destiny and future.People like YALL MATTER !”
Cardi B finally made history that night as she embarked on her first performance in the African continent at the Eko Atlantic. Dressed in a signature green and white ensemble emulating the Nigerian flag, Cardi performed a slew of her hits severing the Nigerian audience with a lingering electrifying appeal. She was joined by Nigerian superstars Tiwa Savage, Burna Boy, and Zlatan as the headliner and ultimately made her mark in the beloved country.
Oooooooh! 
#uncageIn the company of Executive Director of Nigerian hospitality group, Cubana Group, and Naija influencer, Cubana ChiefPriest, Cardi B spent her last night in Nigeria partying with her fellow LiveSpot X headliners and other Naija celebrities.
Entertainment With CUBANA
Na That Original Multi Grammy
Award Winning Yankee
Rapper
@iamcardib Be This Oh !!!! No Be Look 
Alike, No Be Photoshop, Put Some Respect 
Some Real, Fat @obi_cubana Money
Went Down To Make This Possible, Get Me Some Frames
I Need To Hang My Picture Of The Year #CubanaChiefPriest
#CelebrityBarMan
Later, slated as the “Queen of Rap” by several Nigerian media outlets, including, African Glitz own Noellin, Cardi B made a tremendous mark in the respective country and has achieved a profound level of regard by Nigerian fans.
Cardi made her way to Ghana on Sunday (Dec. 8) for the Ghanaian portion of her headliner gig and was only in the cocoa-rich country for less than 24 hours. While it appears Cardi enjoyed the beauty of Ghana, her experience did not live up to her time in Nigeria.
Hours after her arrival, several Ghanaian celebrities including comedian Afia Schwarzenegger and Mona Montrage started to express their dissatisfaction with Cardi B on social media. According to the concerned Ghanaian celebs, Cardi B was scheduled to attend a meet and greet with Ghanaian celebrities moments after her arrival and ended up being a no-show. Afia “turned up” the most and took to Instagram to blast the Grammy Award winner for making her wait 7 hours to met her.
Queen Afia Schwarzenegger“I will NOT wait 4 hrs for Jesus….I wont do that for @iamcardib The cheap so called Celebrities are still waiting for their fellow human being till 8:40pm Whiles madam is on some coke n khebab”
After finding out about the backlash, Cardi clarified that she was not even aware of the meet and greet and saw some Ghanaian celebrities as she sat poolside eating a kebab at her hotel but no one approached her.
Cardi humbly apologized to Afia, and the two eventually hugged it out. The Ghanaian meet and greet eventually happened right before her performance taking place at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra. Ghanaian celebrities in the likes of actress Akuapem Poloo and singer Becca were the few celebrities in attendance.
@babyshot.it MUA @ceejay.banks 
@ceejay.banks Outfit @trendyosu @prampramstudiosMoments after the meet and greet it was time for Cardi’s second performance in Africa at the Accra Sports Stadium. According to African Glitz TV, several of the booked Ghanaian acts that were scheduled to perform before Cardi either were heavily late or did not show up. Ghanaian music stars Sarkodie and Shatta Wale were among the no shows. The eager crowd eventually became impatient and some audience members reacted by booing and throwing a league of plastic bottles towards the stage. Out of urgency to calm down the raging crowd, the organizers of LiveSpot decided to bring out Cardi B for an earlier than anticipated performance.
Cardi B immediately switched the arena to a legitimate hip-hop frenzy as she took the stage rocking the colors of Ghana, red, yellow, and green. This performance was nothing more of Cardi B at her purest without even trying, not to be. The mishaps that lead up to her performance did not hold the once angry crowd back from grooving along.
Let’s turn the FUCK UPCardi B’s trip to Africa is one for the books. It even caused some friendly tension between Nigerians and Ghanaians, which is a character result of the essentially seasoned friendly competition between the two countries. Using social media to share her experience, in ties with her infectious personality, Cardi potentially unearthed Nigeria’s steady-to-boom tourist scene, especially as she shocked a few viewers with Lagos’ lavish nightlife. For hip-hop culture, this is a win.
Watch Cardi B’s full LiveSpot X Festival performance in Nigeria captured by Legit TV:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GljxHtMei3g
Watch Cardi B’s full LiveSpot X Festival performance in Ghana captured by Entamoty Live:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsUk0yucl8s
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Motherland Bardi: Cardi B Was In Nigeria, So Of Course She Hit The Strip Club
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Cardi B is doing the work African tourism boards could only dream of. The Bronx rapper was in Nigeria, where she hit the strip club of course.
Cardi B having a BLAST in Nigeria!
pic.twitter.com/C9sGK3ekfb— Cardi B Fan Team (@CardiBTeam) December 7, 2019
Bardi took to IG stories to give us an update on her whereabouts, including some dates in Nigeria and Ghana. While in the former, she turned up at a local shake joint and was seen making it rain Naira, Nigeria’s currency. She shared it on her IG stories, so you know it was real.
Also worth noting, it wasn’t all about the debauchery. Caught brought items for local kids while shopping, too.
Cardi B bought everything in the store for the young kids in Nigeria!
pic.twitter.com/nNukkmGqba— Cardi B Fan Team (@CardiBTeam) December 7, 2019
She also seems to have blessed on orphanage with goods as well. Pay it forward.
Cardi B is a really amazing person and a gem
, look at how she was promoting Nigeria in her live Story, Not every celebrity can do that for Africa. She’s really enjoying her time here, I love it..
Even our own yeye Celebrities no fit promote the country, we are our own prob pic.twitter.com/OE4fVSP7wk
— Ojedele Ridwan (@gracewillfindme) December 7, 2019
Cardi B is a vibe
babe says she wants to see the real Nigeria, the hood, jollof and whores
pic.twitter.com/djhZYsrt6n
— Tessyama
(@tescool) December 6, 2019
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Capo 2G – “Pull Up” Ft. Kirko Bangz (Single Review)
Feel-good vibe, meet Nigerian recording artist Capo 2G. The Las Vegas-by-way-of-Lagos has a unique, island fused sound, one of the many factors giving rise to his growing fanbase. Known for his Rae Sremmurd co-sign and set to hit the road this month on his own solo tour. Capo 2G draws attention to the campaign with the release of the video for his new single, “Pull Up”.
Featuring multi-platinum recording artist Kirko Bangz (“Drank in My Cup”). “Pull Up” is filled with several different elements including Dancehall, Afro Beat, Pop, and R&B. Gambling with the Island vibes on the Sunset Strip, “Pull Up” is for the sexy ladies all over the world.
Watch “Pull Up” by Capo 2G below.
The production on “Pull Up” is mesmerizing with its tropical ingredients, seductive repetitive drums, and hypnotizing bassline. Sticking to his dancehall roots, the production has a familiar vibe many used for previous island classics. Slow paced but the simple layers will have you dirty wine instantly from beginning to end.
Targeted to the female perspective, Capo 2G’s lyricism on the track was enchanting nonetheless. Leaving a lasting impression, the debut single checks all the boxes for what makes a number-one hit. Sensual, mildly provocative, trendy, and commanding, “Pull Up” is an easy addition to any playlist. Its infectious and Kirko Bangz addition makes the track a certified success.
Not only a hit for the new artist, “Pull Up” is the trailblazing single that will transform Capo 2G into one of the biggest new artists of 2019. Textbook hit-making, mint-condition from lyrics to the production, Capo 2G has a sound built for the top of the charts. Buzzing like an Instagram meme, bonafide hit, Capo 2G and Kirko’s star power undeniable and ladies will have this song on repeat all year long.
Follow Capo 2G on Instagram: @Offically2g
Rating: 10/10
Highlights: Bravado
Source: UndergroundHipHopBlog.com
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