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VIDEO: Moment Sound Sultan was buried in New Jersey, USA
Nigerian musician Sound Sultan has been laid to rest shortly after his demise according to Islamic rites. Earlier, we shared the news that singer Sound Sultan died after a brief battle with cancer at the age of 44. The news of his death hit hard, as many mourned the late singer and sportsman. Sound Sultan’s music career spanned over 2 decades with a prolific discography. Many colleagues, fans and sympathisers shared eulogies and tributes after his family announced his death. Shortly after his death, Sound Sultan’s body was buried in New Jersey, United States according to Islamic rites. At his burial were his close friends and family. His wife was spotted crying as his body was being lowered into the ground. Sound Sultan is survived by his wife, 3 children, brothers and sisters and ot...
Veteran Nigerian musician Sound Sultan dies of throat cancer
Death has been announced of veteran Nigerian Olanrewaju Ganiu Fasasi better known as Sound Sultan. It is a sad one as one of Nigeria’s finest musicians, Sound Sultan, has died after battling throat cancer. Some months ago, precisely in May, Nigerians were alerted that Sound Sultan was battling throat cancer and was currently being treated somewhere in America. The news of his ill health drew a lot of attention and sympathy however, his elder brother denied he had any of such ailment. A couple of months later the Nigerian music industry has been thrown into mourning over the demise of the singer. His death was announced this morning after he lost the battle against throat cancer. The musician while yet alive was confident of his return to the music scene but that would not happe...
Tributes as Nigerian entertainers mourn Sound Sultan
The Nigerian music industry and entertainment at large have been thrown into mourning over the death of Nigerian singer Sound Sultan. The musician was today announced dead after a brief battle with throat cancer. Some of Nigeria’s top musicians and entertainers have sent in many tributes in honour of Sound Sultan who died of throat cancer. The singer was known for popular songs like “Mathematics”, “Motherland”, “Natural Something” etc. It was reported months ago that the singer was battling throat cancer and was being treated in America. Since his demise, many colleagues have dropped eulogies for the late veteran musician. Many spoke well of him and his life while he was alive. Sound Sultan is truly gone💔 May God give his family, friends and fans the grace to bear this. — Uche Jomb...
Bella Shmurda, Fully Understands Sonic Fluidity – High Tension 2.0, EP Review
Shmurda has found his star power and he has grown hotter than ever. High Tension 2.0, takes you into a crystal clear picture of how he morphed from the beginning of the initial creation of High Tension 1.0 a year ago, as this follow-up sequel designs him as a true star who finally understands his sonic fluidity and how to make it beyond measure appeal deliberately. He delivers alone and it was good. With the creation of pop-infused “Party Next Door” that was released off the project a few days ago, alongside “World”, and “Rush” some months back, Shmurda becomes a full-fledged singer with confirmations of his art staking an audience a glimpse of introspection about the world he comes from and the Lamba in between his artistry. It is wonderful. ALSO READ: “UY Scuti” Interpolates With A Speci...
U.S Rapper Bia Reacts After Being Dragged for Saying She Doesn’t Know Wizkid, Burna Boy & Davido
American rapper Bia, has reacted after she was dragged on twitterNG for saying she doesn’t know Burna Boy, Wizkid & Davido. The American female rapper found herself in a position she would rather avoid any day if she knew what awaited her as Nigerian’s trooped to twitter to drag her down. She had unintentionally picked the wrong trio to deny knowledge about as the exceptional trio of Burna Boy, Wizkid and Davido are the largest music exports from Nigeria to the world. But the rapper has cleared the air saying she meant she has no idea what they look like but that doesn’t mean she is not aware of their music and fame. When it comes to supporting their own, Nigeria has the largest number of e-warriors and they fight to win. See the post below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are ...
“We are on Different Lanes” – Burna Boy Dismisses Competition with Wizkid
Nigerian Grammy Award winner, Burna Boy has dismissed the perceived competition between him and Wizkid. The singer said both of them are on different lanes and there’s no basis for comparisons even as fans have heightened the competition in recent times. Burna Boy said this via his Instagram page on Thursday as he added that Wizkid sings about women while he sings about real life issues and the only connection between them is there love and origin. You would recall that Burna Boy and his counterpart Wizkid, both won the Grammy Award the same time but while Burna won the awards on his own music project, Big Wiz won the awards for featuring in Beyonce’s song. The duo were also nominated for the BET Awards where Burna Boy beat Wizkid to it to win the award three times in a row making him the ...
DJ Cuppy Vows to Take Over the UK in 10 Months, Nigerians React
Popular Nigerian disc jockey, Florence Otedola better known as DJ Cuppy has promised that she will take over the UK in 10 months. The singer and billionaire’s daughter has been subject to ridicule and backlash for doing crappy songs and has been overtime advised by the Nigerian audience to ditch the idea of music and focus on the wheels or just quit the scene entirely. But it appears the billionaire disc jockey who’s based in UK has developed a thick skin for the criticisms and is even gearing up to take over the UK. She had asked everyone in to save the tweet for reference and then twitted “Gimme 10 months, and I’ll take over the UK”. Again this has resulted into more backlash from her Nigerian audience as some had asked her to wait for Wizkid for fizzle out first. See her tweet below. Yo...
My girl propose to me on both knees with a ring – Wizkid
Nigerian pop superstar Wizkid gives a little condition before getting married to any lady. For those hoping Wizkid should tie the knot soon that would not happen soon until his conditions are met. The Starboy gave conditions that must take place before he gets married to his girl. According to him, he would want his lady to buy him a ring and propose to him on both knees. The “Essence” crooner is 30 years old and many fans are wondering when he would get married. However, it seems he is not in a rush as he has he already has three handsome boys from three baby mamas. This information about getting married was shared by the Starboy via his Snapchat account. We have screenshots of his latest update. See photo below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we ...
Davido makes public appearance after his aide Obama’s death
Pop star David Adeleke better known as Davido has made his first public appearance after the loss of his friend and aide Uthman Habeeb aka Obama. DMW honcho Davido has made his first public appearance since the death of his friend popularly known as Obama. A few days ago, the Nigerian pop superstar lost his friend after the deceased was confirmed dead due to heart failure. This loss hits home since it has only been a couple of months since Davido lost his bodyguard Tunji (TJ). Davido was reported crying over the loss of his friend and for a brief moment stayed off social media. However, the singer has snapped out as he made his first public appearance. He was spotted with drinking alcohol as a way to drown his sorrow. Below is a recent photo of the singer. You Deserve to Make Money E...
Wizkid Tells London Fans to Anticipate Surprise From Him
Nigerian international afrobeat star, Wizkid has told his fans in London to anticipate a surprise from him soon. He builds their adrenaline rush by leaving the guessing open to his fans in a post shared on his Instagram page on Tuesday. He posted a plain photo with the caption “London! I got something for y’all” and then below with hashtag #MIL which signifies his “Made In Lagos” latest album still garnering acclaims all over the world. With that clue, it’s pretty easy to guess that the singer is talking about his “Made In Lagos” tour which he had announced earlier that he will be embarking on. With London in the picture, it could be that he is set to announced the ancient city as his next destination for the MIL Tour with specific locations. See his Insta post below. You Deserve to Make M...
Zinoleesky acquires new 2019 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 car
Marlian Music star Zinoleesky has bought himself a brand new 2019 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. Nigerian music sensation and “Kilofeshe” hitmaker Zinoleesky has joined the list of Nigerian celebrities who have super sports cars to their name. His record label boss took to the Instagram page to celebrate his artist who just copped himself a luxury ride. Naira Marley shared a short clip of the car and its beautiful interior via his social media page. Zinoleesky via his Instagram story posted the key to his new ride with the caption “Thank you lord”. The 2019 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 cost at least over 30 million Naira. See phot below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Bea...
Gen Z’s Biggest Star, Rema With ‘Another Banger’
Gen Z’s biggest star, Rema, continues to soar with the success of his latest single “Soundgasm“. Aside from the good music, Rema has one of the most solid record labels and management teams behind him. These factors combined make him Gen Z’s biggest star and his personality and brand have been made to fit and continue to appeal to that generation. He kicked off this year with the release of “Bounce” as it was a very catchy song produced by Don Jazzy, the best of all time this country has produced. It easily found its way to the hearts of music lovers but I was not totally convinced about the quality of the song. The Naija Lamba sound is not known to have deep and sensible lyrics, we are listening for the vibes. Once it makes us dance it gets a pass mark from the majority of music listeners...
