TOOLZ INTERVIEWS OLAMIDE ON 'THE JUICE'

On this episode of 'The Juice' Toolz interviews one of Nigeria's finest rappers Olamide a.k.a Baddo . 

He gives us the juice on his music, relationship,  the controversy regarding his signing to DKM and more.
Olamide is looking pretty good in the interview.

Watch the interview below and enjoy.

NEW VIDEO: DAVIDO 'ONE OF A KIND'

Davido a.k.a Omo Baba Olowo releases the video for his single 'One of a kind'.

The video illustrates African unity.

Directed by Godfather productions.

Watch below and enjoy.

NEW MUSIC: SHAYDEE & YUNG6IX 'YOU DONT KNOW' (CREDIBILITY)

Storm 360's artist Yung6ix and E.M.E 's artist Shaydee collaborate for a new single called 'You don't know' (Credibility).

Produced by Oteebeatz.

Enjoy below.

NEW VIDEO: LKT FT DAVIDO 'ALAYE REMIX'

Edlyne Records artist Lkt is back with the long awaited music video for 'Alaye Remix', featuring Davido.

Cameo appearances from  Eniola Badmus, Omo Akin and more.

 Directed by Oludare.

Watch below.

NEW MUSIC: KAS 'THAT WAIST'

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Wow! Its been a while we heard from Nigerian musician Kas.
He is back with a new single called 'That waist' .

Listen below.

NEW VIDEO: JESSE JAGZ 'REDEMPTION'

Jesse Jagz is back with a new single/ video called 'Redemption' 
This is his first single since he left Chocolate city.
Deep song and video right there.
 I love it.

His sophomore album Jagz Nation Vol 1: Thine Nation Come drops in July.

But before then, listen and watch  Redemption below.

BUTTONS COUTURE PRESENTS: ROAD TO BRAVITUDE III - SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE BRAVITUDE COMPETITION WINNERS

The journey to destination Bravitude continues with another amazing peek into the happenings behind the most creative and innovative Nigerian fashion collection of our time. Having previously taken us through the celebrity fitting sessions and photo-shoots with the Bravitude ambassadors, we now get to see how the brand has engaged and affected the lives of everyday people around us.

This webcast which is the 3rd in the series which as we countdown to the official Bravitude collection launch, shows the 3 winners of various competitions held over the past weeks on various social media platforms. We get to see some of the winners (@Ms_DamiAjayi, @TinuAdex, and@blazinpearl) at a celebratory dinner with Buttons Couture CEO Remi Buttons, and Buttons Couture ambassador/prolific TV show host Denrele. The very excited winners talk about their experiences during the competition, how they helped coin a new term, what they committed to winning, and becoming a part of #BravitudeNation.

Through a hard-fought but friendly competition that generated over 20,000 social media impressions, resulted in numerous sleepless nights for the contestants, new friendships and groups formed, and over 150,000 Naira in prize money won, Bravitude has been able to engage, connect, and alter the lives of people, going beyond a mere fashion collection and metamorphosing into a culture; the creation of the Bravitude Nation.

NEW MUSIC: 2FACE FT T-PAIN 'RAINBOW REMIX'

2face idibia hooks up with T-Pain for the remix of his beautiful single Rainbow. 

Really love this remix. 

The song Rainbow is from his latest album 'Away and Beyond'.

Lovely collabo.

Listen below.

INTRODUCING DEINDE: LIKE DAT!

It’s Deinde! 

 The Afro-beats genre welcomes Nigerian, British based artist, Deinde who is officially launching his debut single ,‘Like Dat’. 

Produced by renowned UK producer P2J ‘Like Dat’ is a guaranteed floorfiller tune. 

Deinde brings a fresh sound to the popular and growing genre of Afro-beats with his melodious vocals and strong tonality. ‘

Like Dat’ is destined to be a huge hit amongst music lovers of all backgrounds. Deinde invites you to join him on his music journey.

So hold on tight as this ride will be full of plenty of highs as the sky is Deinde’s limit!! 

I like this!!

Enjoy like dat below

NEW MUSIC: YEMI RUSH 'STAY WITH ME'

UK-based Nigerian Afrobeats and AfroPop crooner and rising sensation YEMI RUSH unveils his stellar new single titled “Stay With Me”, for your listening pleasure.

 Produced by the ever prolific O.Y Beatz and taken from his forthcoming debut EP Celebration, this is the future HIT you’ve all been waiting for from Yemi Rush and UNG Music!!! Following from his last two singles, “Elle” and “Owo De” featuring Kida Kudz, which quickly went on to become viral successes and fan favourites in their own right, Yemi Rush’s new single “Stay With Me”, which was premiered exclusively by Gidilounge earlier today, is an excellent affair which takes things up several notches with its excellent musicianship, a commanding vocal performance and infectious wordplay and flow – all backed by thumping drum patterns and lush synth-heavy keyboard arrangements.

 Predicted to lay a very credible onslaught on mainstream radio stations all across Nigeria and the U.K this Summer, YemiRush definitely has an Afrobeats/AfroPop banger and future hit on their hands. Enjoy “Stay With Me” below…

NEW MUSIC: DAREY 'SPECIAL FEVER'

Darey is back with a new R&B/Highlife  single called 'Single Fever' .

 In this single, Darey pours out his heart to a woman who gives him a special kind of fever.

Produced by Harmony who is known to have produced international award winning hit songs for Chris Brown, Kelly Rowland, Maroon5, Mary J Blige among many others.

Listen to Darey's lovely single below and enjoy.

NEW VIDEO: VICTORIA KIMANI FT M.I 'OYA'

Choc Citys sexy first lady Victoria Kimani is back with her 2nd official single and video called 'Oya' featuring Chairman M.I. 

I blogged about the Behind the scenes a week ago and the video is finally here.
“OYA” is an all around feel good sensational catchy Afro-pop/R&B song.
 Love the video ,Victoria and M.I look hot!
Shot in Los Angeles.
Produced by Chopstix.
Directed by Ali Zamani.

Check out the video below

NEW MUSIC: MOELOGO 'MARY J'

Coming off the success of his breakthrough single Pangolo and the remix featuring DRB LasGidi, rising Afrobeats/AfroPop star MOELOGO returns with a free download for listeners and critics alike titled “Mary J” produced by the very prolific Bayoz Muzik (Giggs, Example, Wretch 32) and Delerious Pro who has worked with UK stars such as Misha B and Dotstar.

 With the musical backdrop – led by thumping drum patterns and synth-heavy keyboard arrangements – being provided by such a stellar combination of creative minds, MoeLogo duly obliges with a smooth vocal performance coupled with a mellow flow and lush wordplay that matches the Bayo Muzik and Delerious Pro co-produced record to a perfect tee.

NEW MUSIC: TEEZEE FT BOJ(DRB LASGIDI) 'HIGH ROLLER'

Teezee of DRB Lasgidi releases a new single called 'High Roller' featuring his label mate 'Boj'. 

The single is off his upcoming mixtape called 'Frince prince of Lasgidi'.

Produced by Yinolu.

Listen below.

NEW MUSIC: ADEY 'NANA'

 UK based Nigerian artist Adey is back with a new single 'Nana' . 

Its been a while we heard from Adey since his first official single with Tiwa Savage called Beremole.

Produced by Adey himself.

Listen to the new single below..

NEW VIDEOS FROM JAYWON AND SAMKLEF

Jaywon collaborates with Ice Prince and Phenom in 'Catch Me If You Can' (Remix), bringing up three Nigerian heavy weight record label i a single track, KennisMusic, ChocCity and KnightHouse. This Club Version Was Produced by UK based Nigerian Producer Eminik

 

Klef Sound Records presents new music video 'Suwe Remix,' performed by Samklef Noni and Baddo (Olamide). Starring Baba Suwe.

 

BUTTONS COUTURE: ROAD TO BRAVITUDE II – CELEBRITY MODELS PHOTO SHOOT

Prepare to go further into the amazing and exciting world of fashion as Button’s Couture presents yet another fascinating peek into its 2013 collection journey titled, Road to Bravitude.

 Barely 5 days after the release of the first video in the series (which has since garnered over 8,000 views on YouTube), The CEO and Head Of Innovations of Button Couture; uber-talented Remi Buttons takes us into her world with an episode which packs even more exciting and memorable moments than the first. 

In this episode, we are transported to the behind the scenes to the photo-shoot by Shola Animasaun Photography with the brand’s celebrity ambassadors. 

We get to partake in the fun and feel the super-charged atmosphere of excitement and anticipation with personalities such as The red carpet Field Marshall and Channel O VJ Denrele multi-faceted TV show host Yvonne ‘Vixen’ Ekwere, golden-voiced songstress Ruby, suave TV personality and compere Andre Blaze, Superstar DJ Xclusive, R&B/soul phenom Praiz, Smooth R&B Star Dipp sexy SoundCity TV presenter Pearl, and the new revelation Grip Boiz Yung L.

The 2nd in the highly entertaining and insightful docu-series, the Road to Destination Bravitude 2 kicks up the tempo a notch and gives us a preview of what to expect from this ingenious and totally out-of-the-box Buttons Couture fashion brand.

NEW MUSIC: NIYOLA 'CRAZY + TOH BAD'

E.M.E 's First Lady Niyola is back with two sexy new singles called 'Crazy and Toh Bad'.

Crazy is a beautiful song about that special someone which was produced by Masterkraft, while Toh  Bad is a typical love song produced by Oscar.

Enjoy the singles below.

Crazy

Toh bad

FUNNY XFACTOR NIGERIA AUDITIONS

The popular singing reality show Xfactor finally premiered in Nigeria. 

Some of the auditions so far have been hilarious, so i decided to share some of the funny clips i have watched.

 Please watch them below and laugh with me.

looool this couple's love

I felt bad for her but i could'nt help it, i burst out laughing and M.I couldnt help it either loool.

NEW MUSIC: DAVIDO 'KALO CONNECT'

While we wait for the video to his single 'One of a kind' and his third official single 'Skelewu' dropping soon,  Davido drops a new song called 'Kalo Connect'.

Produced by Young D.

Listen below.

NEW VIDEO: BRACKET 'TEMPERATURE'

One of my fav Nigerian duo 'Bracket' finally release the video to their lovely single 'Temperature'. 

Beautiful video for a beautiful song.

Love it!!!

Shot in the UK.

Directed by Clarence Peters.

Enjoy.

Download song below if you dont have it.

I no go lie, u dey make my temperature dey rise...

BEHIND THE SCENES: VICTORIA KIMANI 'OYA' FT M.I

Choc city's first lady Victoria kimani  shot the video for her single 'Oya' which comes out on the 27th of May.

The single features her label mate M.I.

Video was shot in Los Angeles.

Check out the pics below and watch out fof the single.

BEHIND THE SCENES: 'SEYI SHAY 'IRAWO'

The video for 'Irawo' by rising star and Flytime Music Artist Seyi shay was recently shot in lagos. This is my fav song from seyi shay and i cant wait to see the video.

 Directed by the award-winning music video producer, Clarance A. Peters.

 Check out the behind the scenes pictures + video below.

WATCH THE CLIP BELOW!

NEW MUSIC: NEDU 'TURN UP' + 'ACTION MAN' TRAILER

Syndik8 Records Artist Nedu is back with his follow up single called 'Turn up' from his energetic debut track ActionMan which gained alot of radio and club play once it dropped last year.

 The official Video for 'Action Man' has been shot and is about to drop but before it hits your tv screens, here is a trailer to the movie… Yes we said it….Movie! .

The video is far from your average music video and alot of time and hard work was put into creating this visual experience so sit back and enjoy.

Listen to 'Turn up' below.

Watch Action man trailer below.

TOOLZ INTERVIEWS WAJE ON 'THE JUICE'

Toolz interviews the beautiful Nigerian musician Waje.

 Waje recently released her debut album  W.A.J.E (Words Aren't Just Enough).

Watch her give us the juice on her career, relationship, friends and more.
Her voice is just incredible, love her.

Enjoy below.

BUTTONS COUTURE PRESENTS: ROAD TO BRAVITUDE

As premium fashion-art label Buttons Couture prepares to launch its 2013 collection titled Bravitude, the fashion industry and fashion lovers everywhere will be treated to a peek into the process behind the launch through a docu-series tagged ‘ Road to Bravitude’. 

The series chronicles the journey to the creation of Bravitude collection, giving us a glimpse into spirit and process that embodies the unconventionality of the Bravitude brand, while showcasing milestones such as the fittings with the collection’s celebrity ambassadors such as hip-hop royalty Ice Prince, Superstar DJ Xclusive, and R&B heartthrob Dipp among a host of other superstars. 

The first episode of the Road to Bravitude series takes us through the fitting process for Ice Prince’s ensemble piece, showing us the combination style and disregard for convention that Bravitude stands for.

Following the past few weeks of achievements which has seen the Bravitude cross over into the Urban Dictionary, as well as the massive social media ruckus from the various definitions of the Bravitude which garnered over 20,000 impressions Top trending Topic Nationwide on twitter for Weeks, the Bravitude name is no longer simply a title for the collection, but has become a term which describes the essence of strength, youth, style, and creativity. 

The Road to Bravitude takes us through an amazing journey in order to share and witness in the rare experience behind the birth of the most creative and exciting collection that the Nigerian fashion industry has encountered in a very long time. 
Stick with us on Road to unveiling Bravitude The 2013 Collection.

NEW VIDEO: EZI EMELA FT SKALES 'SECRET LOVER'

I blogged about the behind the scenes a few days ago. 
To celebrate her birthday Ezi Emela releases the video to her second single called 'Secret Lover' featuring Skales starring Sexy Steel.
Beautiful location, sexy outfits and a sexy video, Love it.

Watch the Moe Musa directed video below in HD and enjoy.

NEW VIDEO: 2FACE FT DAMMY KRANE & ROCKSTEADY 'OMO NO DULLING'

2013 BET Awards nominee 2face idibia is back with the video to his single 'Omo no dulling' featuring his hypertek artists Dammy krane and Rocksteady.
The single is off his album 'Away and beyond'.
Directed by Sesan.

Watch below.

NEW MUSIC: DAVIDO 'ONE OF A KIND'

Davido is back with a new single called 'One of a kind' which is a follow up to his hit song 'Gobe'.

Produced by Shizzi.
Love it.

The video for the song has been shot so it should be out soon.

HKN!

Listen below.

Hello my name is davido, where are u from i want to know..

NEW VIDEO: M.I 'CHAIRMAN'

The Chairman himself M.I releases the anticipated video to his sweet single 'Chairman' from his forthcoming album also called 'Chairman'.

Sick video!! For me i think its the best M.I video i have ever seen. 

Cars, sexy women, a private jet in the video.

M.I is just that guy!!!
Choc boy nation!!

Directed by Ali Zamani.

Watch the video below.

NEW MUSIC: DR SID 'TALENTED'

More music from Mavin artist Dr Sid. This new single is called 'Talented'

Produced by Don Jazzy.

Listen below.

VIDEO + AUDIO : MOELOGO FT DRB LASGIDI 'PANGOLO REMIX'

UK-based Nigerian rising Pop sensation Moelogo links up with DRB LASGIDI to bring to you the official remix of “Pangolo” for your listening pleasure and enjoyment…
I love the remix.

Watch below.

Listen and download  audio below.

NEW VIDEO: WANDE COAL FT DON JAZZY 'THE KICK'

Wande coal releases the video to his smashing song 'The Kick' featuring Don Jazzy.

It was only right the song got a video.

Directed by Sesan.
Its Mavin.

Check it out below.

BEHIND THE SCENES: EZI EMELA FT SKALES 'SECRET LOVER'

While we anticipate the video from Ezi emela ft Skales called 'Secret Lover. 

Heres the behind the scenes of the video shoot.

Location looks beautiful, sunny beach, sexy outfits etc. 

The video was shot in lagos by the talented Moe Musa.

Watch the behind the scenes below.

NEW MUSIC: SKALES 'DENGE POSE & TAKE CARE OF ME'

E.M.E artist Skales is back with not one but two fresh new singles!!

 Its been a while i heard something from him so i'm happy he has two singles for us.

Love the singles especially 'Denge pose' beautiful songs.

Can't wait for his album which should be out  sometime this year i hope.

Both singles were produced by Legendury beatz.

S 2 D K!!

Listen below and enjoy.

NEW MUSIC: D'PRINCE 'BIRTHDAY'

 Mavins are not resting! Everyday new music. 

 D'prince releases yet another viral song called 'Birthday'.

Produced by Don Jazzy as usual.

Listen below!

NEW MUSIC: LAOLU OGUN 'STORYMAN'

Laolu Ogun gears up with his second release titled Storyman. A laid back single produced and performed by Laolu. 

The song draws a lot of inspiration from different eras of African music to create a unique afrobeat blend. The song 's main theme centers around the idea that everyone has opinions but this doesn’t mean your opinions are wrong despite what others may think. 

Laolu has previously released Felele featuring JB of the Bonafide Crew earlier this year which was met with both positive commercial and critical acclaim. 

Watch out for more by Laolu this year as he is one of the fastest rising artists to debut this year. His latest song was released online to commemorate the Bank Holiday in the UK and has been met with positive reviews so far. 

Follow him on twitter: @LaoluOgun and check out his Sound Cloud: http://soundcloud.com/laolu-ogun.

Listen below.