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Minister inaugurates committee on coronavirus herbal cure
The Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, has inaugurated a Committee on Covid-19 Herbal Remedies and Natural Compounds. The Minister who emphasised the threats posed by COVID-19 to the health and well-being of Nigerians and the national economy reiterated the urgent need to develop a home-grown remedy and vaccine to tackle it. Speaking at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja, Onu said the Committee, made up of eminent scientists and fellows of the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) will work to authenticate claims by researchers, scientists, and traditional medical practitioners of cure and herbal remedy for COVID-19. The Minister urged members of the Committee to vigorously scrutinize and evaluate all claims brought before it, adding that it should identify the remedies with ...
The 25 Best Soundtrack Albums of the 1990s
In the 1980s, music and film collided for cross-promotional blockbusters both transcendent (Purple Rain) and transcendently cheesy (Footloose). In the ‘90s, soundtracks continued to sell in the millions, capturing cultural moments like the Seattle grunge of Singles or the Britpop and electronica of Trainspotting. Auteurs like Quentin Tarantino and Wes Anderson reached deep into their record collections to set the mood while movies like Above the Rim and Menace II Society pioneered the concept of soundtracks as hip-hop mixtapes. A great soundtrack can propel an unsuccessful single, like Seal’s “Kiss From A Rose,” to the top of the charts, or revive a decades-old hit, like Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” It can also push a cult singer-songwriter like Elliott Smith or Aimee Mann to an Oscar perf...
12 Things We Learned From Nas on ‘The Breakfast Club’
Source: Prince Williams / ATLPics.Net Over the weekend Nas triumphantly returned to the rap game with release of his 13th album, Kings Disease. For the first time in a decade checked into The Breakfast Club to drop gems and jewels like the Queensbridge Hip-Hop King who he is. Talking about his career up to this point, linking up with The Firm for his latest album, and revealing his only regret with his Kanye West-produced, Nasir, Nas treats Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy (who he pulled a gun on) to a trip into the cerebral of Nasty Nas. From confirming a secret music project he’s working on to how Roxanne Shante helped him get on his A-game, Nas becomes an open book (for the most part) and blesses his fans with all kinds of revelations from the gospel of Nasir Jones. Here...
Nas Announces His Own Pantone Color “ULTRA BLACK By Nas”
Source: Pantone / Pantone Of course, Nas is Black. But maybe to drive home the point and/or to stunt on the next level, the Queensbridge rapper has teamed with Pantone for his own color, “ULTRA BLACK by Nas.” The song “Ultra Black” is the lead single for Nas’ just released 13th album King’s Disease, and the project, executive-produced by Hit-Boy, has received positive reviews. Today (August 25), the man born Nasir Jones announced his partnership with the Pantone Color Institute for the “Ultra Black By Nas” color that was inspired by the aforementioned song. Along with a tongue in check jab at Doja Cat, the song is about all things positive that are most certainly black. “It was only right that we work with Pantone on this project, the color experts. This one’s from the heart, something the...
Nas Drops Hit-Boy-Produced “Ultra Black”, New Album Titled ‘King’s Disease’
Source: PYMCA / Getty Nas has properly kicked off the campaign for his new album, titled King’s Disease. Today (August 14), the Queens rapper dropped a new singled called “Ultra Black,” produced by Hit-Boy. Source: Mass Appeal / Def Jam As previously reported, Hit-Boy is serving as the executive producer of the forthcoming project, which is out next Friday, August 21 via Mass Appeal Records & Def Jam. It turns out the entire album is produced by Hit-Boy while Gabriel “G Code” Zardes also holds down co-executive producer duties. As for “Ultra Black,” the subdued, mid-tempo tune finds Nas verbally expressing just how extra Black he is, along with one line throwing a sharp barb at Doja Cat to highlight the contrast. Spits Nas, “Sometimes I’m overblack, even my clothes are black/Cash Money...
Nas Unleashes New Hit-Boy Backed Single ‘ULTRA BLACK’
Nasty Nas has just gotten nastier, enlisting one of hip-hop’s boldest hit makers to produce his highly-anticipated Aug. 21 release, King’s Disease. And he wasn’t going to let us wait without a taste of what he and Hit-Boy can bring to wax together. The big-name duo just released the debut single, “ULTRA BLACK,” off their join venture just days after initially letting fans know a project was making its way to streaming services soon. https://www.instagram.com/p/CDt2ZNDHRcF/ And they delivered. The track sees Hit-Boy — notably behind some of Beyonce and G.O.O.D Music’s greatest records — give Nas a dose of what makes him so cherished as a producer. And Nas comes out the gate strong, just as expected for his first release since 2019’s The ...
Hit-Boy Named Executive Producer Of New Nas Album
Source: press handout / Hit-BOy Nas may be a GOAT rapper and MC, but if there’s one criticism that has dogged him throughout his career, it’s his sometimes suspect beat selection. Perhaps because of this, producer Hit-Boy has been announced as the executive producer of the Queens rapper’s forthcoming new project. View this post on Instagram 8.21 #HitBoyOnTheBeats A post shared by Nasir Jones (@nas) on Aug 10, 2020 at 10:00am PDT Per 2020 Hip-Hop protocol, the announcement was made via an Instagram post. Hit-Boy and Nas shared a trailer of themselves, and others, working on the album that is slated to drop very soon, as in next Friday, August 21. In the teaser, Nas can be heard saying, “I’ve been trying to do this with this man, for years,” referring to t...
Davido has a collaboration with Nas coming soon
Nigerian pop superstar Davido and Nas are working on a collaboration and would be served pretty soon. The ‘Fall’ crooner has returned back to America and has not stopped working. Soon after the reopening of airports and international flights commencement, Davido travelled to the United States where he is at the moment. As usual with his work ethic, the DMW boss was seen in a new clip working with American rapper Nas in a music studio. It is true the two music icons are working on a song or two with music producer and rapper Hitboy also in the studio with them. This clip was shared by Davido’s manager Asa Asika via his Instagram story. Meanwhile, fans are still anticipating ‘A Better Time’ album from the Nigerian singer. Watch the clip below. [embedded content] Share this: You Deserve...
Public Enemy, Nas, the Roots, YG, and More Open BET Awards With ‘Fight the Power’
Public Enemy was joined by an all-star group of musicians to open up the BET Awards with their 1989 classic “Fight the Power.” Nas, Rapsody, Black Thought, YG, ?uestlove, JAHI, DJ Lord, Professor Griff and S1Ws all performed on the PE classic, which was recorded (of course) remotely due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Some contributed new verses to the 2020 version of the song. The performance comes a week after Public Enemy released their new single, “State of the Union (STFU),” which was produced by DJ Premier. We spoke with Chuck D. following the release of the single, where he told us about its origins in more detail. “This was an idea that was always floating in my head,” he said. “Every time I used to see the State of the Union with a hashmark in front of it over the last four y...
Public Enemy, Nas, the Roots, YG, and More Open BET Awards With ‘Fight the Power’
Public Enemy was joined by an all-star group of musicians to open up the BET Awards with their 1989 classic “Fight the Power.” Nas, Rapsody, Black Thought, YG, ?uestlove, JAHI, DJ Lord, Professor Griff and S1Ws all performed on the PE classic, which was recorded (of course) remotely due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Some contributed new verses to the 2020 version of the song. The performance comes a week after Public Enemy released their new single, “State of the Union (STFU),” which was produced by DJ Premier. We spoke with Chuck D. following the release of the single, where he told us about its origins in more detail. “This was an idea that was always floating in my head,” he said. “Every time I used to see the State of the Union with a hashmark in front of it over the last four y...
Record Store Day Shares New List of Exclusive Releases
Record Store Day has just announced 2020’s “RSD Drops,” its annual collection of vinyl which will be released on three separate days this year — Aug. 29, Sept. 26 and Oct. 24. While the event regularly takes place in April, organizers wanted vinyl collectors to be mindful of social-distancing regulations. And with previously unreleased tracks from David Bowie’s rehearsals for his 50th birthday show at Madison Square Garden, a 50th anniversary pressing of Paul McCartney’s McCartney, a Soundgarden tribute from Brandi Carlile and a RSD-exclusive EP from Meat Puppets, there’s plenty of reasons to mark your calendars a couple extra times. Here’s what RSD ambassador Carlile had to say about recording “Black Hole Sun” and “Searching With My Good Eye Closed.” “The twins and I met in the late ...
Police Shut Down Vigil For Mass Appeal & Street Dreams Artist Kiing Shooter In Queensbridge
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Kiing Shooter, a rapper signed to both Nas‘ Mass Appeal Records and his brother Jungle‘s Street Dreams imprint, reportedly died from complications arising from COVID-19. Reports are coming forth that police shut down a vigil in the rapper’s Queensbridge neighborhood, shutting down the event in the process. The New York Post reports that the vigil for Shooter held this past Tuesday in Queensbridge Park was visited by local police, with the outlet saying around 50 people were in attendance at the event. Late last month, Shooter posted an image of him inside a hospital getting treatment for an undisclosed illness but it’s being reported that he possibly contracted COVID-19 while hospitalized. From Legacy.com’s obituary for Kiing Shooter: Kiing Shooter, born Willia...
