Former DONDA art director Joe Perez has revealed the original name for Kanye West’s 2013 album Yeezus was initially Thank God For Drugs. The revelation came as Perez was posting old concept designs from his tenure at the Kanye-led design firm to Instagram. “3.2.2013 – Pre-Yeezus gif concepts – Round 2,” he captioned the post. “Before naming the album Yeezus, …
A BBC report says singer End Sheeran has been named the Artist of the Decade by Official Charts Company. Ed Sheeran who worked with Ghanaian producer KillBeatz, Fuse ODG and Mugeez on the song Boa Me back in 2017, was given the recognition after getting more hit singles, 12 in number between 2009- 2019. Sheeran thanked his followers for his …
Drake is closing out the decade with a bang. Spotify released its “A Decade Wrapped” list, and Drake was named Artist of the Decade. According to the streaming service, Drake tops the list with over 28 billion streams overall. Second to Drake is English artiste Ed Sheeran whose hit single “Shape of You” was streamed over 2.3 billion times …
Lil Wayne is not in agreement with Young Thug being named the 21st Century’s Most Influential Rapper. Last month, BBC published an article that has somehow taken a month to get noticed by the hip hop community. The article boldly named Young Thug as the most influential rapper of the 21st Century. It’s finally making the rounds in the …
Drake’s “Take Care” is the gift that keeps on giving. Drake fans understand the significance of Take Care. Despite amassing a hefty discography made up of studio albums, mixtapes, and even an A-List collaboration album, many fans name Drizzy’s sophomore drop as his magnum opus. Though some may vouch for Nothing Was The Same or even the dark-horse favorite …
About time we get his reaction. Pop culture references have always been pervasive in hip hop. Movies and TV shows in particular provide great content to flip into witty bars. Logic has a song named after Keanu Reeves. Benny The Butcher channeled the spirit of iconic Joe Pesci characters for a track. J.I.D. has a whole two projects that …
Stonebwoy and Sarkodie are officially the brand ambassadors of Kantanka Automobile, according a disclosure made by Anadwo Safo Jnr. Speaking to media guru Bola Ray on Starr FM, Chief Executive Officer of Kantanka Automobile, Kwadwo Safo Jnr disclosed that they’ve decided to use their own Ghanaian personalities to promote their products. Kwadwo Safo Jr added that there will be an …
Skolopad whose name is Nonhlanhla Qwabe expressed excitement over the red-carpet newly bagged achievement. The actress revealed on Instagram that she’s got a redcarpet event in her name, and it’s a dream come true experience. “With all my money I’ve worked for God is gonna make #SkolopadRedCarpetExperience2019event to be successful and with you guys showing up to my event will …
Musician Burna Boy has been named in Forbes Africa’s latest ‘30 Under 30’ list. The 28-year-old BET Award winner was named in the creative category alongside other 29 most success creative arts personalities below 30 years who have excelled in their respective fields. Burna Boy is not the only Nigerian named under this category as Richard Akuson (Founder & Editor …
EbonyLife TV founder Mo Abudu has been announced as the Chair of the 47th International Emmy Awards Gala scheduled for November 25, 2019, in New York. The announcement was made on Tuesday, June 18, via Emmys Instagram handle as they shared a photo of the media mogul. Attached was a quote by Mo that read: “As producers, we are in …
