VERDICT OF M.I ON THE "HOLD ME BACK" VIDEO SHOT IN NIGERIA BY RICK ROSS

The poetic rapper on his site, miabaga.com wrote gave his thought in a written form about Rick Ross "hold me back" video that was shot in Nigeria while the American rapper came down here for a performance, bellow is the write up by of M.I

                     

Does it make you angry? Does it rile you to see your country portrayed as poor and suffering and full of struggle?

It burns you, does it not? To have some foreigner- who knows nothing of your history and pain, of the stories that flow within your blood- to have this foreigner come in and tell your story?

Is it not the height of disrespect and insensitivity? Does it not chafe against the thick skin you have grown to cover your other wounds?

Does it not make you angry?

We should wax sanctimonious about national pride being slighted.

We should vent our displeasure online.

we should occupy something

Because God forbid the truth ever be told about what things really are.

God forbid a stranger remind us about those things we choose to ignore everyday.

God forbid we ever face the truth about ourselves.

God forbid we do not go on the internet and rail about how our country is being cast in bad light. God forbid we do not talk about how there is a small minority which lives better than portrayed. God forbid we do not ignore truth one more time.

God forbid we don’t.

Would love to know your thought on this.......

               BABY ON THE WAY FOR FC BARCELONA STAR, SHAKIRA CONFIRMS

Report reaching me now has it that Shakira, the Colombia pop star, 35, confirmed yesterday Wednesday 19th of September, 2012 that she and her boyfriend Gerard Pique, Fc Barcelona player, 25, are both expecting  their first child.

 "As some of you may know, Gerard and I are very happy awaiting the arrival of our first baby!" Shakira said in a statement on her website. "At this time, we have decided to give priority to this unique moment in our lives and postpone all the promotional activities planned over the next few days."

Hope this means more title for FC Barcelona.........

                    BILL GATE STILL THE RICHEST MAN LIVING IN AMERICA

According to Forbes.com, for  the 19th time running, Microsoft guru, bill gate tops 2012 Forbes richest list of people living in America amongst 400 billionaires. The former chief executive and current chairman of Microsoft, the world’s largest personal-computer software company, which he co-founded with Paul Allen, still maintain the position for the 19th year running. Below is the top ten list...

1. Bill Gates, Medina, Wash., $66 billion
2. Warren Buffett, Omaha, $46 billion
3. Larry Ellison, Woodside, Calif., $41 billion
4. Charles Koch, Wichita, Kan., $31 billion
5. David Koch, New York City, $31 billion
6. Christy Walton & family, Jackson, Wyo., $27.9 billion
7. Jim Walton, Bentonville, Ark., $26.8 billion
8. Alice Walton, Fort Worth, Texas, $26.3 billion
9. S. Robson Walton, Bentonville, Ark., $26.1 billion
10. Michael Bloomberg, New York City, $25 billion

Mark Zuckerberg, the American computer programmer and internet entrepreneur, one of five co-founders of the social networking site, is the chairman and chief executive of Facebook Inc dropped from 14th to 36th position, making him the biggest dollar looser as a result of the company’s lackluster IPO in May resulted in a huge drop in market value that cut the value of his shareholdings almost in half, costing him $8.1 billion in net worth. 

                              MAY D CONSIDERING SUING P-SQUARE

Information reaching me now has it that May D, the Ile- Ijo crooner, formally on the stable of Square record is in talk with his lawyer about the prospect of taken P-Square to the law court.

I gathered that May D is bitter concerning his unceremoniously dismissal from p-squares record label which he read from the pages of news papers and various blogs.

You might recall that some weeks ago, Jude Okoye, the elder brother of the duo announced the termination of May D's contract from the label.
I will sure keep you guys posted on the latest development.

                       GOVERNOR FASHOLA REJECT CHIEFTAINCY TITLE

On september 8th, the governor of Lagos state, Governor Babatunde Fashola  turned down a chieftaincy title offered to him by the Oniru of Iru Land, Oba Abiodun Oniru at the monarch's 75th birthday and 18th year coronation anniversary. In his remarks, the Governor stated categorically that he needs a maximum focus on his primary assignment which is the running of the state and that the chieftaincy title can wait.
            “Kabiyesi and his chiefs can continue to lead us, let them deal with all those traditional and chieftaincy issues. At the appropriate time, we will come and join them, but for now, leave us in our suits, booths, overalls and helmets, because this agbada is not good for clearing refuse and tarring the roads.”
In the course of the event, he however received the award of excellence conferred on him by the monarch.

                                       TOP 20 HIGHEST HIP HOP EARNERS


Forbes magazine officially released top 20 hip-hop highest earners for the year 2012, the beat master dr dre leads with a huge lead. see for yourself....


1. Dr. Dre: $110 million
2. Diddy: $45 million
3. Jay-Z: $38 million
4. Kanye West: $35 milliom
5. Lil Wayne: $27 million
6 Drake: $20.5 milliom
7. Birdman: $20 million
8. Nicki Mianj: $15.5 million
9. Eminem: $15 million
10. Ludacris: $12 million
11. Pitbull: $9.5 million
12. Rick Ross: $9 million (tie)
13. Wiz Khalifa: $9 million (tie)
14. Snoop Dogg: $8 million
15. 50 Cent: $7.5 million
16. Swizz Beatz: $7 million (tie)
17. Pharrell: $7 million (tie)
18. Young Jeezy: $7 million (tie)
19. Mac Miller: $6.5 million (tie)
20. Akon: $6 million

                                   WANDE COAL'S "GO LOW" VIDEO GETS NBC BAN  
 
 "Go low" by Wande coal has been banned by the National Broadcasting commission(NBC) on the ground that the video showed women in nudity. Perhaps this is coming as a result of the criticism by the kennis music artise, KSB for her twitter rant, condemning the video on the same ground as the NBC. The good news is that the ban only affect the local TV, but will continue to be shown on cable stations.

                                                       A MUST READ FOR ALL LADIES                                                     I read  a touching, pathetic experience on one a blog, so i thought i should share it with you guys, it's about the horrifying experience of 8 girls in the hand of 8 devilish men, its a must read for all ladies out there.

"Hi, I am Tonia (not real name), a girl who has fears, beliefs, reservations and just your regular typical Nigerian girl. This past few weeks has been one hell of a game for me. I have really been unsettled and I thought I share this story with you.

"When Cynthia (the lady killed in the hotel room in Festac, Lagos) surfaced on the internet and various news media, I was scared and it brought back a whole lot of memories to me and also served as and eye opener. Many people castigated and criticised Cynthia (may her
gentle soul rest in peace), but my point is, it could have been anybody, anybody at all.

"We have met people through various social media. Some have ended up well, some have not but with painful memories. To cut the long story short, let me kindly share with you my encounter with social media especially the very popular Blackberry Messenger (BBM).

"I am a graduate and currently serving in Kaduna. I could have runced it, but I needed somewhere to clear my head and forget about my ugly encounter. Here is my story.

"I happened to have a married man as a contact on my BBM. He had been asking me out for over six months and I refused to date him. As time went on, he invited me clubbing with him when his wife was outside the country, and I went with him all night. We spent most of the night at Swe bar, Lagos.

"I also met his clique of friends, married as well with their various mistresses. We had 'mad' fun. After all the clubbing and drinking, he lodged me in a hotel somewhere in Obalende. I felt sort of safe with him. We did not have sex, but he made sweet love to me and touched me in places I had never ever imagined.

"He kissed me passionately but guess what? He did not have sex with me. We did all sorts but there was no penetration. So, to an extent, I trusted he was a good person to be around with. I did not know that it was all part of the plan.

"He gave me N10,000 and put me in a cab to go home the next morning. We kept talking and chatting and sending naked pictures to each other and he told me naughty things of how he wanted to whisper things in my ear, I blushed. We didn't see for two weeks and that was because his wife just came back from Turkey.

"One faithful evening, he pinged me that he was organising a beach party/boat cruise and that he would love for me to be his date and that he wanted to open a BBM chat, as a medium for his friends and my friends to interact. I was excited about it, I just wanted to have fun. I was able to get five of my very hot friends.

"The BBM group opened and we got chatting. I also realise that majority of them were married and working in reputable firms. It was fun and we didn't mind if they were married, we just wanted to have fun, as well as some other girls apart from my friends in the group.

"We chatted exclusively, sent pictures to the BBM group to introduce ourselves, and we had opened group conversations pending the beach party. And as excited as we were, we went shoping for nice sexy beach wears.

"The D-day finally came, we all assembled at the Lagos Island Boat Club. I was wowed because it was a high class party. We were cruising in a boat loaded with goodies drinks and hot babes, and as well 'MARRIED MEN'. I did not care, I just said in my mind that I would not roll with married men anymore after this, that for now, all I wanted to do was to catch some fun. After all, I wasn't paying bills.

"We got there, it was a private beach resort. Most of the beach facilities I got to see there were owned by multinational companies. We got out of the boat, and went to where we were partying. It was a duplex made with wood. It was a very nice setting.

"I felt comfortable because it even had a fence around it separating it from other beach houses around. So, there was privacy and of course bouncers (heavy looking guys) guarding the place. I said to myself, this must be heaven, I must be dreaming.

"Anyways, we felt free with each other because we had been chatting. It was 5:30pm and the party just started. We had drinks flowing from the private bar tender which happens to be owned by one of the men in the group. Reality struck when I realised that I was feeling dizzy and feeling really funny and light headed. Not only me, but other girls around me too noticed there was something strange about it.

"I was also feeling HORNY as hell! I had been drugged. They monitored us and when they knew the drug had really gone deep into our system, they moved us up into the main beach house. I could still see faces, but was too weak and horny to react.

"Mr B, the man who took me clubbing, carried me in his hands like a sacrifice and put me down on the floor just as other men also did with their girls. We were eight in numbers; 8 girls, 8 guys, and they all stripped us down and had sex with us.

"I enjoyed it a bit because I was horny. It was a mixed feeling because I cried, I moaned, but I did not know how many times he came into me. He pounded me hard. I was dizzy, but he grabbed me with force. All I could notice was the wedding ring on his finger. I thought of how wicked and miserable some married can be. How inhuman and heartless they could be.

"All of them took turns in switching partners and slept with all of us. I passed out. That was the last thing I could remember. I felt water poured on me. I noticed all the other girls around me too were half naked and some stark naked.

"We spent the night at the beach, but the men were no where to be found. I looked round me and all I could see was packs of used condoms. I ran to pick my cloths and possibly raise an alarm. I got dressed, found my phone with an envelope. It contained N16,000 and a note asking us to take N2000 each for transport. Tears of anger and rage filled my eyes and the girls around me as well.

"We were drugged and used like tissue paper. I grabbed my phone and noticed a ping came in. I checked my phone and I noticed the BBM group had been deleted, and a message via BBM from MR B came in. He threatened me that if I say a word to anyone, I would regret it.

"I told him he was a bastard, and he said try it. A picture came in, several pictures. In fact, they were pictures of us being naked on the floor. Pictures of the humiliating us but they blurred the faces of the men. In total, I got 20 pictures. I was not myself for a month.

"I went back to school, I had no one to talk to. The rest of the semester was hell for me. My CGPA dropped drastically. It was the worst out of the worst result I ever had.

"Till today, my friends and I have not discussed this with anyone, but all I could do when I heard of Cynthia's story was to narrate my own ordeal anonymously and spread the news, the word, and pray they see it and changed their ways.

"I am now born again. I have given my life to Christ. I fear men so much that I cannot even move close to them. I still have nightmares, but with time, God will strengthen me and I will move on. My advice to single ladies out there is, do not be desperate for fun. Pray to God to open your eyes of understanding, and pray hard. He who kneels before God will stand before kings and queens.

"To all married women, pray hard to God to intervene in your marriages and turn your husbands from bad habits to and bad friends. As for me, I do not think I ever want to get married or date a man again. That chapter has been closed for good in my life.

Please, do not ignore my mail. Please post it. There are a lot of things we ladies need to learn including you. Please post it on your blog and save a soul. It could be your friend, sister, cousin, neighbour.

"God bless you as you pass it on. To all readers, I do not care if you insult me or rain abuses at me. My job is to share this encounter with you and save you from any mishap. God bless you all. Amen."

                                            D'BANJ ON GOOD MUSIC ALBUM?                                              Information reaching me now has it that the Nigerian international act, d'banj is one of the G.O.O.OD music record label artiste that features in the labels compilation album called cruel crooner which is due to be released on the 18th of september this year, the label owned by the prolific producer cum artist, kanye west has been causing a huge buzz on the internet.
The track list is allegedly reported to have been leaked on the internet, i sure got my hand on it,  bellow is the list of the most anicipaated album.

1. To The World (Feat. Kanye West & R. Kelly)

2. Clique (Feat. Kanye West, Jay-Z & Big Sean)

3. Mercy (Feat. Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)

4. New God Flow (Feat. Kanye West, Pusha T & Ghostface Killah)

5. The Morning (Feat. Raekwon, Pusha T, Common, 2 Chainz, CyHi The Prynce, Kid Cudi & D’Banj)

6. Cold (Feat. Kanye West & DJ Khaled)

7. Higher (Feat. The-Dream, Pusha T & Ma$e)

8. Sin City (Feat. John Legend, Travi$ Scott, Teyana Taylor, CyHi The Prynce & Malik Yusef)

9. The One (Feat. Kanye West, Big Sean, 2 Chainz & Marsha Ambrosius)

10. Creepers (Feat. Kid Cudi)

11. Bliss (Feat. John Legend & Teyana Taylor)

12. I Don’t Like (Feat. Kanye West, Chief Keef, Pusha T, Big Sean & Jadakiss)

We will keep our fingers crossed to see if the leak is indeed what it is above.

                                OMOTOLA J. EKEINDE IN SELF REALITY TV SHOW                                   Nigeria is about to witness the first celebrity reality show, that will be centered on the every day life of Omotola Jalade Ekeinde. The veteran movie idol just came back to the country from her trip to Jamaica where she shot some of scenes of the reality show, and even faetured in one of the biggest magazine in  Usain bolt's home land, Jamaica.
Who else can do what no other has done other than the inimitable one, omosexy, whose career in the movie industry is spanning close to two decades now, and still she remains a force to reckon with. I can only but wish the most adorable thespian the best of luck on the successful completion of this historic project. What is your take on this?