Upcoming act; LAGOS ft Kay-Ara (Freestyle)

LAGOS (Learnin' And Grindin' On Streets) is an emerging and unsigned rapper who released a seminal mixtape (LAGOS Wuz Ere) and a video (Dark and Luvly) to back it up last year.
Here is a new song from him in form of a freestyle alongside a Ghanian MC who goes by the name Kay-Ara.
LAGOS is currently working on a mixtape titled RAPture which will be released on the 21st of May, 2011.

Enjoy!!!!


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Mafaba Alaso: HaPpY Ending!!!

Mafaba Alaso: HaPpY Ending!!!: "Here lies one of my random writings that keep me going Days are here Nights are over Sleepless nights with quiet times Never knew there wi..."

LOVE

I can't really remember how I came about this little poem but all I can remember is that it has always been on my little mind since the '90s and I guess it should be one of those little works of mine that got me carried away during classes or preps! Lolz!
I do hope you all find a word that will minister to your heart as you read and please remember to drop a comment, Thanks.

LOVE!!!
Give a little love to someone
Though you might not know that 'he' needs it
Who knows what that little smile you give
The fruit it will bear
For little drops of water makes a mighty ocean
Little grains of sand makes the whole earth
A little love here, a little love there
With just a little kindness on top
Could help make the world a happier and
Brighter place to live on

Help make the world a brighter place, a happy place, show some love, put a smile on someones face even if its by putting a smile on your own face. Remember, smile is contagious, sokeep smiling!!!

I LOVE YOU ALL!!!

Love Made In China: No Warranty, No Guarantee!!!

*singing* When I get money, she go call me honey! when the money finish, she go call me monkey.......

All they have being saying is 'a touch of RED' and I guess a 'menstrual-stained' white trouser or a 'red eye' like that of Rihanna after Chris Brown's 'panel beating' won't be over looked as one.

What's in the Air? Love! And as Val's day draw nearer, some relationships are getting stronger, while some are experiencing crisis. A lot of guys are now getting busier by the day, claiming to be facing challenges at their place of work while gurls who only 'flash' their boyfriend or just wait for him to call have suddenly realize the need to constantly keep in touch by calling at least 3 times a day as if its 3 course meal, some even add deserts to the 'call meal' by sending messages ahead of the call. Kudos to MTN who have made it simple and easy by eliminating the famous excuse; "I have got no credit" by introducing 'Magic Number'. I hope they will by that introduce a surprise 'Magic Carpet' on Val's day which will take lovers for a free weekend in Vegas! (Dreams do come true and I will be the winner) *Big Grin*.

Recently, while I was talking with a friend of mine about Val's and how I have never really been involved in the celebration, she was quick to react in a way that shows she didn't believe me, so i wasted no time in letting her know that all through my life, I can only remember two (2) Feb 14.

Did you just say 2 in disbelieve? Anyway, I can only remember 2 February 14 in my life and I guess this one will make it the 3rd but this gonna be a story for another day.

As I was saying, so many gurls right now are confused, they no longer know where they belong 'cos their boyfriends are doing anyhow, little wonder why so many relationship status on Facebook are being changed to 'its complicated' and so many guys are kindda happy about the turn of events especially with the recent law imposed by the CBN on banks.

Guys, am not so sorry to say this but gurls, here is a word of advice for you. Please and please, when your boyfriend says "darling, I cant seem to access my bank account based on the recent information update at the bank", I beg u, do not get angry or you can get angry but please don't let it show on your face, just smile and say "Sweet love, this is val's day and we are meant to exchange gifts but since it wont be possible betweet us now, I won't like to feel cheated, therefore, I will be willing to exchange gifts with the other guy down the road and probably go for #theLoveAliveConcert which is a mini-show that brings together celebs, lovers and friends all around in celebration of the realness of love at TymeOut Lounge with him by 6pm and more so, its just 2k so he wont be spending too much". Remember to also tell him that once you are back, you will have enough time to discuss about his bank account. LDKMDFH!!

BTW, if St. Val's was to be alive right now, he will definitely refuse to be associated with a day like Feb 14 popularly known as St. Valentines day (Val's day), a day to show love not only to those close to us but to all those around us. Nowadays, Vals day is simply known as Lovers day, a day for a guy to dig further into his bank account and lavish it on the gurl with the hope that he will be compensated in the corner of a room at the end of the day. This reminds me of a broadcast I got recently which goes thus;

"The Federal Ministry of Finance has warned that any guy that form broke in
order to evade spending on February 14 (Vals day) will die broke and likewise,
the Federal Ministry of Health has warned that any gurl who claim to be on her
period on the said date will bleed to death".

Hummm......... what else can I say? *SMBH* for 'Vals day lovers' #EnofSaid!!

When I was a kid, I used to know the meaning of true love but right now, I doubt if I know the meaning of 'Love' not to talk of the 'true' in front of it. One thing I know about love nowadays is that 'Love is materialistic and bodilistic'. Love now behaves like a China product which after acquisition, you have to keep spending money on it else 'the end' will come knocking.

You all will agree with me that a guy who claim to love a gurl and fails to meet her material needs is simply a joker, an hungry lion looking for whom to devour, while a gurl who refuses to satisfy her boyfriend 'bodily' is simply a fake ass 'oshofree' master looking for whom to call a maga. But a relationship founded on both material things and body stunts will definately last as long as those things lasted and once exhausted, the termination of the 'lover's contract' is inevitable.

Little wonder why the first half of february always record the highest level of breakups, the reason for this is not far fetched and it can be found in 2 equations;

1) Monkey + Money = Honey

2) Love(Material things + Body stunts) = Love Made in China and it comes with No Warranty, No Guarantee!

So people, please check the receipt of the relationship you're in and if you've got No Warranty and or No Guarantee, then its made in China!!

NB: Watch out for Part 2 'Love Made in China: The Story!!'

RE: All Single Men Stand Up!

Ever since I read an article titled ‘All Single Men Stand Up’ by Glory Edozien on bellanaija.com, I have always wanted to put up a response to it but I guess there was no other best time to do it than now. After reading the article, I tweeted @bellanaija for a permission to write a response to the article and I was directed to the editor but that was the last they heard from me. Though it’s been a long time the article has been published, I guess a response won’t be a bad idea and may end up adding more to the questions if it doesn’t help solve the mystery of the ‘Invisible Single Men’.

I remember those days when the single guys were always out on the trail for single ladies who were always up for the fronting and proving too hard to get. They turned these guys who seek to be friends with them into laughing stocks, they call themselves names like ‘Iron ladies, Hot steppers, Uptown gurls, etc’ while they call the guys names like ‘Sule, Maga, Mumu, Dull-apo, etc’, they never wanted to leave the mist of their fellow single ladies whom they do all the gossiping about guys with and even downgrade these harmless and innocent looking ‘single guys’.

I also remember a popular story about a guy that got shouted at by a gurl after he approached her. But, the guy seemed to be too smart for the gurl. After shouting ‘leave me alone!’ the guy shouted back at her, saying; ‘I won’t leave you alone till you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour!’ hummm...... smart guy u say? I’m also very much aware of what is going on in our universities and tertiary institutions. Gurls, proud about dating aristos (their father’s age mate) and they regard the single men as nothing but struggling brats who can’t even meet their needs not to talk of meeting another person’s needs.

These stories plus other similar stories spiced with the “aristo factor” are more than enough to answer the question of where the single men are. The single men won’t keep racing up and down chasing shadows of single ladies who seem not to be ready for them and only delight in the luxury and comfort of an older man who they believe is “more caring and loving”.

With the old fashion of guys chasing gurls all around fading away; with warmest regard, I will like to announce to the single ladies looking for the single men that ‘THEY ARE RIGHT THERE!’; at the Bar, viewing centres and even around you but If what am thinking is true, then I guess you (single ladies) need to go the extra mile and fish them out ‘cos ‘WHAT A MAN CAN DO, A WOMAN CAN DO BETTER’ so gurls, if the shoe doesn’t fit, PAD IT UP!!

Lmao! I guess have been sounding like a kindda preacher all along but really, Nigerian ladies are just too expensive, they want to shop at the most expensive shops, ride in the most expensive cars, go to the most expensive places and also date the most expensive guys. *in D’Banj’s voice* Yeeee! Mogbeeee! Where will most single guys get all these bearing in mind that most of them are still in school or just outta School and can’t even afford those things all by themselves, so the guys whom gurls see and meet at these places are the already made ones and are most times taken.

Stating all this, I will like to leave you with the comment I made on the article and it goes thus:

‘‘I believe all that’s happening is logical. I do remember the days when guys never really enjoyed the company of other guys, but the so called “single ladies” drove us all to it. they are all over the place with their girlfriends, ignoring we guys and making us look more of a ‘fool’ when we approach them by playing hard to get and saying (in their own words) “am just using him to catch trips”. Now they are being paid back in their own coins and here they are complaining, You (Single ladies) stay with your girlfriends and we (single men) stay with the guys networking and talking about football.’

Sounds very silly of me to have made that last statement, right? but I also made this statement ‘So much stuff to write about and probably a reply to this article if am permitted.’ Wow! What a dream *Big Grin*

But trust me, I didn’t stop there without dropping a joke for all to think about rather than laugh about and here is the last part of my comment ‘(Just for jokes) A friend of mine said “when God created Adam, he joined him with Eve but nowadays, Adam is being joined with Steve”’.

Thanks for reading, a comment will also be much appreciated, Thanks!

My Top Ten Naija Songs of 2010

Here are my top 10 Naija Songs of 2010 and they are arranged in no order of preference.

My main criteria for deciding which song comes up on here is what I use in judging all songs and it’s the delivery the song was made in and the meaning the song portraits.

• Still Together by Banky W ft MI

This song was released on Oct 1^st 2010 to mark the 50^th year of Nigeria’s independence. This song was well delivered, nice lyrics, even though we are still together as a country; I hope we will be together in Peace and Unity come 2011.

For me, there is no way this song won’t have made it to my top 10 list and if am to have just one song that made my 2010, it will have to be this song because ‘we rise when we fall, we still standing tall, we will make it through the night, You and I’.

What can I say about MI’s rap on this track? He killed it, using the right delivery he is known for, he added the right lyrics, I think this is one of his best.

• Get Down by Vector ft 2face

‘See I like the smile on people’s faces, every time we step into town’

2face is an artist that kills tracks so what else do you expect from a collabo with him.  Even though Vector is not my kind of artist cos I think he is proud, I can never hide the fact that he is good. He has got a kindda delivery that works for me and having 2face on a track is just the best that can happen to an artist at the moment.

Delivery was Bam, style was lovely, the song for me is one of the best of 2010

• Dreamer by Young Pizzy

‘ I'm a dreamer, if u dream someday surely it will come true!’

Am sure most of you don’t know this guy neither do you know this song but I will like you all to listen to the song, you can get it on 4shared.com. This is a song that would have made it to my top 5 songs of 2010 and to even think that it came from a young artist in the musical industry, this song is a BOMB, am giving it to him.

Delivery is superb, hard and strong, kindda unique, just the way I like it. I love songs with true meaning and this is one of such songs.

• One Naira by MI ft Waje

There’s something about this song that even the lil’mistake in the song can never hide, this is a great song, it’s one of the very few MI songs that am proud of. There are some very sick and deep dope lines on this track such as ‘it doesn’t matter if I’ve got ego, there’s something we can build on Lego’ Very, very lovely line.

 Waje being on this track killed it with her ‘superb’ voice; I just can’t help but to put this song on here. This song does it for me cos ‘whether na one naira, whether na one million, babe u got me’.

• Jor oh! remix By JahBless, Eldee, Reminisce, Durella and Ruggedman

‘Yahoo messenger, shey o le ran lo soja?’

This song recorded massive download and became more popular than the original song. The delivery was strong and the style was nice. Jahbless got some crazy people on this track and it became an instant hit. It's definitely going down on my top 10 songs of 2010, 'Jor oh'!

• Fimile remix by Kas ft 2Face and D’Banj

This song will definitely make it to my top 3 songs of 2010. Its like bringing the best of both worlds together, D’Banj and 2Face.

Kas did a great job and the combination of 2Face and Dbanj on this track is what I call musical explosion. Need I say more? This song is just it for me BTW ‘omo Yoruba ni mi o, swagga’

• Jazz Me by Zeez ft Waje

This is a song that may not do it for you but for me, it sure does, else it wont have climbed up to be in my top 10 songs of 2010.

I give this to Zeez and Waje for a nice track well delivered, this is a love song delivered in a party-like/dance-like tone, I just cant help it, or maybe 'o ma ti logun fun mi, ko ma ye mi mo bo shey nsemi'.

• My Head, My Belle by MI

Nice song man, mixture of in-house and streetwise lyrics.

Delivery is very unique; I really love what you did on this track and what you did with this song, there is no doubt that you’re going places but watch your lyrics brova! Nice song.

• Rain Drops by 2Face

This song simply summarize a part of 2Face’s life and he used the opportunity to advice the youth saying ‘Young man, be careful and think it twice, before you choose to use your device, so you don’t have rain drops falling from your eyes, once you see a blessing in disguise’.

2Face is an intelligent artist, a very good one and a focused one at that. Still looking forward to the day I will meet him. This song is one of my best tracks on his Unstoppable album. What pains me most is that Nigerians listen to the beat and delivery of a song and not the lyrics, this song is a kindda song I can allow my child listen to over and over again. This song will definitely be on my top 5 songs of the year, it does a whole lot for me.

• Scape Goat by D’banj

D’banj made it clear that he is an entertainer and he proved it with this track. Though this was a hard decision, I had to pick it over Mr. Endowed.

This is a song composed of ‘sweet nothings’, the kindda things gurls love to hear and him being an entertainer, he went ahead to deliver this song in a very nice way.

Don J did a very good job on the beat and D’banj delivered well, nice song and its going down on my top 10 Naija songs of 2010.

Coming up with this list was kindda easy for me as songs that has no true meaning were automatically disqualified and am sure this answers your question about why Oleku by Ice Prince and Don’t Dull by WizKid never made it up to this list.

HaPpY New Year Friends, I hope to be a consistent writer in the year 2011.

Thanks for making year 2010 a success for me; I look forward to sharing year 2011 with you guys.

LOVE YOU ALL!!!

Merry Xmas, the Naija Style

This Video was made out of boredom about a year ago.
Looking at the video, one will think I'm on some cheap drugs such as Xpired Alabukun but when it comes to making people smile, laugh and want to talk more, am always ready to make a fool of myself and this was one of such times. I hope you do enjoy and laugh over it but in the mean time MERRY XMAS in advance!!

Drop a comment pls. thanks!

Poo-po or Health, Where do you belong?

If you're one of those who think wine drinking is a bad habit, this is for you

Also those who believe water is health, need to read this post

And finally to those struggling to put an end to wine drinking, this post is dedicated to you

I Just got accused by someone so close to me if I had gone drinking again while another said that "too much wine ain't good for the body, water is better". We all know what the doctors say "Drink a lot of water, it will help your system" but here is a word for you all, Now is the time to know nothing but the truth!

As Ben Franklin said:

"In wine there is wisdom,

 In beer there is freedom, 

 In water there is bacteria."

In a number of carefully controlled trials, Scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 litre of water each day, At the end of the year we would have absorbed More than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli, (E. Coli) -bacteria Found in faeces. In other words, we are consuming 1kilo of poop..However, We do NOT run that risk when drinking wine or beer (or tequila, rum, whiskey or other liquor) Because alcohol has to go through a purification process Of boiling, filtering and/or fermenting.

Equation: Water = Poop while Wine = Health.

Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, Than to drink water and be full of shit.

There is no need to thank me for this valuable information: I'm doing it as a public service!

Yes you heard me right, all am doing is a public service, someone opened my eyes and I saw a reason for yours to be open too.

SMH, so much about water this days that am so scared of using it but as the Great Legend, The King of Afro Beat said in his song tittle 'Water', he said "water, e no get enemy" meaning "water has got no enemy". In all our daily endeavours, we all need to make use of it else ..................

iPhone vs BlackBerry???

No generation has ever been confused as the recent generation of electronic users, especially in the choice of phone. At first, it was Nokia Vs Samsung, then SonyErricson joined the crew but now, Everybody want to use a Blackberry, we all want to be able to give out our 'PIN' when asked, we all want to PING!!! and be PING!!!ed, we all want to send instant pictures to our friends at the other end, we all want the BB icon under our FB status, we just want to stay connected as long as our phone is on but at the same time, we want to be identified with a brand that seem to come with class (thanks to d power of marketing), we all want to own an iPhone, we all love the 'i' to the extent that we now easily identify with it. Most people on FB, Twitter and even on Blackberry messenger now have their own 'iProduct', some of which include iFaint, iDie, iPackmyload, iGovillage, iSpy, e.t.c

Recently, while I was at a friends place chilling for her to get the food served, I saw the iPhone engage the Blackberry in a hot 'convo-like' battle; the iPhone said to the BB;

iPhone: Hey BB, why are you this Big or is that why they have to name u twice?

BlackBerry: Is that why we're here? Choi! See the slim thin wey dey talk, i go just throw u slap now

iPhone: *feeling strong* Am not thin, its healthy living, am keeping fit and who u wan slap?

Blackberry: *laffs* keeping fit my foot, show me your six packs, ode oshi!

iPhone: Keeping fit does not mean am building, duaw! Am keeping fit and u can see with the way I am, flat tummy with cute body structure.

Blackberry: keeping fit no be hunger strike, see my different packs *shows off his key pads*

iPhone: is that packs or folds, anyway, I better pass you

Blackberry: u better pass me? how many people dey use u? nd how many times dem dey touch u? how strong can u go?

iPhone: Very strong, BTW am not an 'ashy' *shakes its head* why u dey always give out your pin self, ashawo!

Backberry: (feeling insulted) *raised its hand to slap the iPhone* I go just slap u now, am only keeping the family strong and staying connected with other BB family. do u even think I will be as useless as u are? u this......

iPhone: * interrupts* Me? useless u say? go ask T-Pain, I make his songs, am responsible for his voice

Blackberry: *laffin out loud* T-Pain self no go wan do am, u think say e fit use 'werepe' do powder?

iPhone: E don dey madt abi?

Blackberry: jor oh! watin u mean by that *moves closer to the iPhone*

iPhone: *taking a step backward* O boy, Sinzu o!

Blackberry: *takes a look at himself* What is Sinzu? e bi like say u wan use chain saw do friction abi?

iPhone: I beggie! U're out of credit, ur call no connect

Blackberry: *laffs* U self no go wan PING!!! now

iPhone: *frowns* E bi like say craze woman don dey show u pant, abi?

Blackberry: *shouting* Who? Who craze woman dey show pant? who?

iPhone: U! U wey be retad, I go beat u till u're retard-dead

The iPhone charge towards the Blackberry and all of a sudden I heard a crashing sound, it was then I opened my eyes only to realise I have been dreaming, but based on this short argument between the iPhone and the Blackberry, I will like you all to take the poll at the right hand side, just to know which of the two brand you will go for, bearing in mind that you are to choose just one out of the two.

Thanks!

Before they call, I will answer

I got this message from a friend, I don't know if its real or not but this story moved me to the point of tears.This is not another meaningless thread, neither has it got anything negative attached to it but if you take a lilttle out of your precious time in reading this, you will be glad you did and God bless you as you do so.
"The Lord directs the steps of the Godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand" (Psalm 37:23-24 NLT).

Isaiah 65:24
This is a story written by a doctor who worked in Africa .

One night I had worked hard to help a mother in the labor ward; but in spite of all we could do, she died, leaving us with a tiny, premature baby and a crying two-year-old daughter. We would have difficulty keeping the baby alive; as we had no incubator (we had no electricity to run an incubator). We also had no special feeding facilities.
Although we lived on the equator, nights were often chilly with treacherous drafts. One student midwife went for the box we had for such babies and the cotton wool that the baby would be wrapped in.
Another went to stoke up the fire and fill a hot water bottle. She came back shortly in distress to tell me that in filling the bottle, it had burst (rubber perishes easily in tropical climates)..
'And it is our last hot water bottle!' she exclaimed. As in the West, it is no good crying over spilled milk, so in Central Africa, it might be considered no good crying over burst water bottles.
They do not grow on trees, and there are no drugstores down forest pathways.
'All right,' I said, 'put the baby as near the fire as you safely can, and sleep between the baby and the door to keep it free from drafts Your job is to keep the baby warm.'

The following noon, as I did most days, I went to have prayers with any of the orphanage children who chose to gather with me. I gave the youngsters various suggestions of things to pray about and told them about the tiny baby. I explained our problem about keeping the baby warm enough,mentioning the hot water bottle, and that the baby could so easily die if it got chills. I also told them of the two-year-old sister, crying because her mother had died.
During prayer time, one ten -year-old girl, Ruth, prayed with the usual blunt conciseness of our African children. 'Please, God' she prayed, 'Send us a hot water bottle today It'll be no good tomorrow, God, as the baby will be dead, so please send it this afternoon.'
While I gasped inwardly at the audacity of the prayer, she added, 'And while You are about it, would You please send a dolly for the little girl so she'll know You really love her?'
As often with children's prayers, I was put on the spot. Could I honestly say 'Amen?' I just did not believe that God could do this.
Oh, yes, I know that He can do everything; the Bible says so. But there are limits, aren't there? The only way God could answer this particular prayer would be by sending me a parcel from the homeland. I had been in Africa for almost four years at that time, and I had never, ever, received a parcel from home.
Anyway, if anyone did send me a parcel, who would put in a hot water bottle? I lived on the equator!
Halfway through the afternoon, while I was teaching in the nurses' training school, a message was sent that there was a car at my front door. By the time I reached home, the car had gone, but there on the verandah was a large 22-pound parcel. I felt tears pricking my eyes. I could not open the parcel alone, so I sent for the orphanage children.. Together we pulled off the string, carefully undoing each knot. We folded the paper, taking care not to tear it unduly Excitement was mounting. Some thirty or forty pairs of eyes were focused on the large cardboard box. >From the top, I lifted out brightly-coloured, knitted jerseys. Eyes sparkled as I gave them out. Then there were the knitted bandages for the leprosy patients, and the children looked a little bored.. Then came a box of mixed raisins and sultanas - that would make a batch of buns for the weekend.
Then, as I put my hand in again, I felt the.....could it really be?

I grasped it and pulled it out. Yes, a brand new, rubber hot water bottle. I cried.
I had not asked God to send it; I had not truly believed that He could.
Ruth was in the front row of the children. She rushed forward, crying out, 'If God has sent the bottle, He must have sent the dolly, too!'
Rummaging down to the bottom of the box, she pulled out the small, beautifully-dressed dolly. Her eyes shone! She had never doubted!
Looking up at me, she asked, 'Can I go over with you and give this dolly to that little girl, so she'll know that Jesus really loves her?'
'Of course,' I replied!
That parcel had been on the way for five whole months, packed up by my former Sunday school class, whose leader had heard and obeyed God's prompting to send a hot water bottle, even to the equator.
And one of the girls had put in a dolly for an African child - five months before, in answer to the believing prayer of a ten-year-old to bring it 'that afternoon.'

'Before they call, I will answer.' (Isaiah 65:24)

When you receive this, say the prayer. That's all I ask. No strings attached. Just send it on to whomever you want - but do send it on.
Prayer is one of the best free gifts we receive. There is no cost, but a lot of rewards. Let's continue praying for one another.
This awesome prayer takes less than a minute.
Heavenly Father, I ask you to bless my friends reading this. I ask You to minister to their spirit. Where there is pain, give them Your peace and mercy. Where there is self doubting, release a renewed confidence to work through them Where there is tiredness or exhaustion, I ask You to give them understanding, guidance, and strength. Where there is fear, reveal our love and release to them Your courage.. Bless their finances, give them greater vision, and raise up leaders and friends to support and encourage them. I ask You to do these things in Jesus' name. Amen


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