Monday, January 24, 2011

WAHALA MEDIA PRESENTS SUGARBOY A1 IN "SWAGGERMAN DOPE"

Dessert is now served!!
Wahala Media Entertainment presents the long awaited video of "SwaggerMan Dope" by SugarBoy A1.
You already had the Main Course on the "BadMan" collaboration with ModeNine. Now here is the video to the full song version by the hook master himself, SugarBoy A1.
Chef/Producer,Desiimurl Desekere is the man behind both versions,an arrangement designed by both parties.
Each spoonful of the SugarBoy is laced with pure melodic sweetness so let this link take you on a sweet ride to the SugarBoy World.


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The video was recently showcased on the popular entertainment website: NotJustOK.com.
Read all the comments:
http://www.notjustok.com/2011/02/02/video-a1-swaggerman-dope/
To download the video to your mobile phones: http://m.vuclip.com/w?cid=262383867&z=1102&frm=s

Wahala Media's YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/wahalamedia


Video directed by Sesan



Wahala Media Entertainment...simply taking the hassle out of entertainment

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

IS WOLE OJO "THE CHILD"?

Each year, thousands of hopefuls apply to be chosen as one of the Amstel Malta Box Office Housemates. The show begins and for weeks, everyone is glued to the TV set, waiting the emergence of a new star from the AMBO galaxy. The 4th edition held the same magic in 2009 and soon enough, a new king was crowned. His name: WOLE OJO


Born on the 6th of june 1984, and now a graduate of the Creative Arts Dept, in the University of Lagos, Adewole Ojo's love for the arts blossomed at a tender age with his career as a professional actor starting at the age of nine. In the 90's he featured in children's series;"Kidivision 101" and hit family sitcom "One Big Family" both which aired on NTA. This two engagements spanned across a period of six years.
He has also featured in a few television series which include; The Maze, Everyday People, One Love, This Life and Haven.
His debut stage performance (at age 11) was in commemoration of a children's day celebration at the NIIA (Nigerian Institute of International Affairs), sponsored by UNICEF. He has since moved on to perform in works likes Wole Soyinka's The Lion and The Jewel, Femi Osofisan's Red is the Freedom Road, Ahmed Yerima's Ade Ire, Lekan Balogun's Moremi Ajasoro and Oya, and many more.


He also has a number of plays to his credit as a Director, and they include Wale Ogunyemi's Langbodo, Bode Osanyin's Beer Parlour Philosophy, Moliere's A Doctor in Spite of Himself and excerpts from William Shakespeare's Macbeth. He has worked with the likes of Sadiq Daba, Tunde Kelani, Tajudeen Adepetu, Wale adenuga,Izu Ojukwu, Charles Novia, Wasiu Onatilo, Antar Laniyan, Pat Oghere, Kingsley Omoefe, Micheal Udoh, Tunji Shotimirin, Joke silva, Bukky Ajayi, Alex Usifor, Funke Akindele, Olumide Bakare, ‎Tamilore Kuboye, Denrele Edun, Lekan Balogun, Femi Oke and many more.

He emerged winner of the fourth edition of the Amstel Malta Box Office Reality T.V Show (2008/2009), and stared in the movie "The Child", a movie that received nine AMAA nominations (including his nomination for the category; most promising actor), as well as representing the brand; Amstel Malta as brand Ambassador. He recently won an award for Best Student Actor at The Peak Awards (2010) and just concluded a movie titled "Maami"-produced & directed by Tunde Kelani of Main frame production, which featured the likes of Funke Akindele, Olumide Bakare,‎
Tamilore Kuboye (former Queen Afrik), the movie is to be released this year 2011. He currently features on MNET hit series "Tinsel".

A very busy young man, you must say. And a very talented actor too.
Now its your chance to watch him set the screen ablaze in the recently released DVD edition of the AMBO movie : THE CHILD, starring Wole Ojo, alongside acting veterans Joke Silva, Buky Ajayi and Alex Usifo Omiagbo.

And then you'll have no choice but to ask this same question: Is Wole Ojo "THE CHILD"?



THE CHILD: Synopsis of the Movie
Directed by Izu Ojukwu, ‘The Child’ revolves around a Benin town’s expectation of a ‘child’ promised the community by the gods. The advent of the child will see to the end of the town’s problems which include drought and recurrent war defeats, especially against the strong army of Ijogun.

Two children, at least as far as we can tell, are born on the said night; one is by the widowed queen Ifueko, played by Joke Silva, whose uncle the Iyase (Alex Usifo) is the regent. Another woman gives birth to a son. The rains return, wars are won and a basket mysteriously retains water after the boys are born. As long as the basket holds water, the community knows their special one is still alive. As both boys grow up, so does the competition between them as both are intent to prove their ‘childship,’ despite the fact that all have accepted the crown prince Nosa (or Omo as his mother calls him) as the special one (Edaeke).


Watch the trailer of THE CHILD:

Monday, January 10, 2011

NEW TV SHOW: HE'S GONNA PUT A "DIZZY SPELL" ON YA!!


Dizzy Spell is a unique entertainment and life style television program positioned to entertain and enlighten young Nigerians. Simply,created out of the need to present rich lifestyle content from a unique perspective as research showed that a large amount of Nigerians know little about the players behind
Nigeria’s entertainment scene.


Dizzy Spell is presented by Wale “Dizzy” Akinjogbin, a former presenter on Hip on TV (producers of Hip Hop World Awards) who was previously a popular air personality at Cool fm Abuja. His stint as a presenter with Hip on TV came about as a result of being picked as one out of four top presenters in Nigeria in the MTV VJ search. He was also a brand ambassador for MTN for a year.
Dizzy (working with a partner) also developed a content distribution company for radio stations all over Nigeria called “Hype Nigeria”.

Dizzy has had good working experience with artistes and the media within and outside Nigeria thus making him a reliable source of information and content as regards the entertainment scene. He has also hosted a number of international events such as the Hennessy Artistry, Project Fame eviction shows, Tu face and
friend’s concerts and more. He is presently a principal partner of Black Collar Entertainment.


~ Elements of Dizzy Spell ~
Back Ground Noise (5min)
This is a 5minute segment which deals with various aspects of the entertainment industry which are usually not celebrated. It varies from topics such as music distribution, to fashion and costuming, public relations (PR), music management, and music production amongst so many others.
Personality Profile (8mins)
Every week a thriving artiste/personality in the music industry(Nigerian or international) is put on the spot and asked various questions from their careers to personal lives and are brought up close and personal to the their fans and viewers alike. They get to showcase new or old material as well as never seen footage of them doing things like having fun in the studio or at home, to shows or parties. This segment runs for 8mins.

Dizzy’s Diaries (7mins)
This segment focuses on the various trips to different tourist or fun spots all over Nigeria and other parts of the world. It is packaged to show tourism potentials, transport systems, fun/entertainment spot, night life and entertainment personalities in various locations all over the world. This segment lasts for 7mins.

Top 5 videos (5mins)
This is a 5min segment done in conjunction with Hype Nigeria, a content distribution company partly owned by Black collar media. Hype Nigeria www.hypenigeria.com supplies music content to over 80 radio and television stations all over Nigeria and an estimate of 500 djs. It would be presented by various artistes on a weekly basis to give the segment versatility in presentation.

NIKKI LAOYE AND WALE "DIZZY" AKINJOGBIN
The first episode of Dizzy Spell goes on air today, Tuesday 11th of Jan, 2011 @ 6.30pm on Galaxy Television with Wahala Media's Numero Uno,stunning female songstress, Nikki Laoye as the first entertainment personality in view. Catch snippets of eye-popping perfomances that you've never seen before and hear her views on her career in the Music Industry thus far...while she's simply under Dizzy's Spell.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

WAHOLAAA'S TOP 10 SONGS OF 2010

2010 was a year of non-stop beats, sounds and rhythms in the Nigerian Music Industry. Our Radios and Televisions had a constant barage of songs and videos in our ears and faces on a daily basis. Some were super cool and some made us cringe and go- "ENOUGH!" 
And some caused serious "wahala" for the dancefloors at every party, wedding or club as both the young and old rocked in total abandon.

Based on constant radio airplay, TV play, Phone play, iPod play, People play and all available play (lol!), Here is the official top 10 song list for the year 2010 from waHOLAAA! to you:
  1. Ice Prince – "Oleku"  – …This song had to be No 1 after I stopped once at a malam's shop and the song started playing from his phone. That's It. The song was just everywhere. The Prince of Cool made quite an entrance with this maaaad hit song of the year. He's certainly moved from low to apex and his accounts are fat and shapeless right about now."Feeling the Boi" has become the latest slogan on the naija scene and Brymo makes all the ladies shiver as he sweetly rings out this unforgettable hook with Mr Zamani harmonizing along. (Y'all didn know that was him, right?)
    Big Ups to Ice Prince Zamani, Brymo and the Choc family for being the #1 waHOLAAA! song of 2010.


  2. 2face Idibia – "Implication" – One of the most popular songs of 2010. A serious club banger, no DJ turn table was complete without this song seeping from his wheels. Being the 1st single off his international release of his album "UNSTOPPABBLE", 2Face got every fan on an implicated frenzy with ease.
  3. 2face Idibia –"Only Me"– The catchy yoruba chorus with its deep insightful meaning got across to the avid listener at the snap of the first line. Within the the first few weeks of the video release, the song was on the lips of every man, woman, boy and girl. Another hit from "The Unstoppable "Collection.


  4. D’banj – "Mr Endowed" – The Koko Master did it again. Adding to the ever increasing naija slogan vocabulary, “Mr Endowed” took its spot in no time. A massive club banger backed up with a cool video. Talks of a remix with Snoop Dogg to be released early 2011.

  5. Kas – "Fimile" – The well crafted and intentional off beat, off key tune caught everyone's attention  and everyone's feet. Wittingly coined as the "sharp sharp relationship break-up song", Fimile ran to the top of radio playlists in the heat of its release. A remix feat D'Banj and 2Face was released shortly afterwards.


  6. Da Grin- "Pon Pon Pon" – The sudden demise of Da Grin brought a bleak moment in the Nigerian music Industry but it also shot up the sales of his just released album - CEO- at the time. The hit single off the album, "Pon Pon Pon" as well as other hit songs including "Kondo" could be heard on every street, every corner, every car, every phone as everyone remembered the musical prowess of Barrack O'Grin.

     
  7.  Naeto C – "10/10" – The only MC with an MSC surely kept reminding us that it pays to stay on top of your grades as well as your career as he went to further his studies and got a Masters Degree, at the same time, dropping off another bonafide hit from his awaited debut album, "Super C".
    Truely we got no choice but to agree...He's in a 10/10 state of mind.

  8. Goldie feat El Dee- "You Know It" – Goldie shook the industry with the release of her super hit single "You Know It". Everyone couldn't get enough of the stunning video and the infectious battle hook. Teaming up with hitmaker,ELDee surely gave her musical career a boost and gave her waning fans a new outlook on her music. PS: Didn't the ladies just love this one?


  9. Wizkid – "Holla at ya Boy" – Young, Cute and with a lot of swag, the WizKid sure got the ladies swooning with this one. The single was an immediate hit at its release and once again, anoda slogan was born.


  10. SugarBoy A1- "SwaggerMan Dope"/"BadMan"– Catching up on everyone real quick in all his sweetness is Wahala Media's boy wonder, SugarBoy A1.  First revealed, in the collaboration with ModeNine on "BadMan" and releasing his full song version which he tagged "SwaggerMan Dope",The HookMaster, as he's called, set the two tracks on fire. No matter which version was played at any event or gig with the SugarBoy on the mic, everyone sang along to the catchy hook, asking "the BadMan for that Bad Instrumental" and of cos, THEY GOT IT!.
    The video of "SwaggerMan Dope" is slated for release this January.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

MUSIC: UPCOMING GIDI RAPPER, BASE ONE OUT WIT NU SINGLE "SURULERE"

Up coming Las Gidi rapper, Base One has been settin up ripples in the music underground scene for a while, with previously released singles such as "Five Fingas", "Kondo Tayin" and more due to his msuical resemblance to the Late Da Grin.
Now, the nu kid on the block, Base One has just released a nu hit single, "SURULERE", with cool flows and vibes that remind you of the yoruba laced rap; naija-flavored sound, that we've all come to love,and he brings it all alive once again.

A huge fan of Da Grin, Base One had plans to do a collaboration with the ace rapper before he passed on.
To commemorate his death, Base One created a duet version of Da Grin"s Pon Pon Pon with his own playful song "Ewure", which had the two of em,dropping bars back to back on the extended remix version of the hit track. (see video below)


Head bopping, feet tapping music is what Base One is bringing to the fresh musical waves of 2011. SURULERE was produced by Gray Jon'z and Xblaze (Nikki Laoye's producer/brother)
You'll definately keep your finger on the repeat button.

Download "SURULERE" by Base One here: http://www.speedyshare.com/files/26006244/Surulere.mp3

Listen to the Da Grin/Base One Duet below:

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

NIKKI LAOYE SCORES THE BIG 3-0 WITH THE LAUNCH OF “ANGEL 4 LIFE” PROJECT; NOTEBOOK LINE- “SCRIBBLES! By Nikki Laoye” & HER ALTER EGO, “PAPARRAZZI AUNTY”.


Whilst celebrating her 30th birthday which she mischievously coined as “THE 3RD SYMPHONY ON THE KEY OF O” at a private party which held at the SWE lounge, City Mall, Ikoyi on the 19th of Dec 2010 , the charming songstress, Nikki Laoye, officially launched her three pet projects which had been kept under wraps for months.First is The “ANGEL 4 LIFE” PROJECT , a charity initiative created by Nikki, to raise funds and provide support services for the visually impaired community, orphanages and homes, local schools and needy individuals. Her first major beneficiary is the NigerWives Braille Production Centre, Kings College VI, who produce Braille books for blind students across Nigeria.  Adeola, a representative of the centre, who is visually impaired, was a guest at the party as well.
A survivor against all odds, Adeola of NigerWives Braille Production Centre
Other beneficiaries of the project include the Precious Pearls Orphanage, Egbeda; Modupe Cole Home; Prison’s Ministry of House on the Rock Church as well as some visually challenged individuals whom Nikki personally supports already and many more. Now Nikki is on a roll to urge as many people as she can, to support this cause and be “angels 4 life”, along with her.

To further support this project, Nikki has also designed her very first hardcover notebook from her stationery line - “Scribbles! By Nikki Laoye”.  These are a series of personally designed notebooks by Nikki and first out in print is a special A4L edition notebook, to be sold and its proceeds will go to the “ANGEL 4 LIFE” Project. The notebook, made in great print quality, was launched at the event.
Revealed at the party as well is Nikki’s alter ego, PAPARAZZI AUNTY. This is Nikki behind the camera lens as opposed to her being in front of the flashing lights. Taking up photography on a new level, Nikki has decided to take up her love for capturing images. She was recently the set photographer at the video shoot of upcoming R&B recording artiste, SugarBoy A1.
Nikki and the Rooftop Mcs
The celebrant, dressed as a modern day fairy princess with a crown and wand in tow, certainly got her wishes coming true as lots of her friends in the entertainment industry also showed up to support her including Weird Mc and her manager, Funke Kuti; Rooftop Mcs , Victoria of Silverbird TV; Tosin Martins; Eric of Idols Fame; Jafextra; Femi of GXploits; Jedi;  Adewole Ojo(Winner of AMBO 4); Liza-C; Adebola of MTN Project Fame 2010; Dizzy (former Hip on Tv presenter) and many of her friends and colleagues as well. 
Twas a Happy day with Weird Mc

The ever cute Funke Kuti in the building...


Surrounded by Fine Boys ('Femi of R&B group, GXploits and Wole Ojo (AMBO 4 winner)


The Cake with the logos of Nikki's projects

Nikki with friends, Biola and Adebola of Project Fame(right)


Tosin Martins and Nikki
 A party with a difference, Nikki turned all her guests into squealing kids for a while as lots of games including musical chairs, musical statues, charades and more were played amidst whoops, cheers and laughter with lots of food and cake.


Victoria (On-Air Personality of SilverBird Television)

Mr Tobun (Creative Producer of Dynamix on TV) and Jedi, the well-fed Comedian of Nigeria
 A fun filled day and definitely a beautiful symphony it was for Nikki as she set up a new landmark for herself, just before the end of the year.

CHRISTINE'S GOT HER "LIFE UNDER CONSTRUCTION"

After years of challenges and numerous failed promises, Christine Ben-Ameh is finally ready to officially stamp her presence and make an impression on the domestic and international R & B scene with the release of her debut album , "LIFE UNDER CONSTRUCTION" on the 31st of December, 2010.
With previously released singles such as "I'm a Star", "Ungraceful", "Mary Jane" feat Skales (of Banky W's EME camp), the album tells the tale of a life under construction in its purest form, with tales of love, of struggles, of personal growth, and finally, triumphs.

Born 16th October, in the mid 80’s, Christine has been actively involved with music from her earlier years with various stints in choirs, going on to record her first music demo in 2003 which didn’t garner much of an audience as she was still fairly fresh on the scene. From that point, Christine has been working steadily to get her music brand publicly recognized.
Enrolling at the University of Jos towards a Mass communications undergraduate degree, Christine had the opportunity in 2005 to participate in and eventually win a promo talent hunt put together by telecommunications company MTN, and a year later in 2006, participate in the national singing competition and reality show “Nokia First Chance” which she likewise won, creating an initial fan base eager to support Christine and her music.
Since then, Christine has spent her time honing her singing, songwriting talents, recording and gearing up for the release of her debut album, “Life Under Construction”.
And now, with the assistance of a sponsor in the States, Canadian management company, GroundZeroMGMT and Nigerian promotions company, S.H.A.R.E. PR, Christine has a dedicated team behind her, wholly focused on pushing her music, both within Nigeria and internationally.

As a complete body of work, the "Life Under Construction" project promises more than just easy listening, but presents an experience through the eyes, heart and mind of Christine.

To buy Christine's Life Under Construction Album online, visit
http://www.notjustok.com/2010/12/31/christina-life-under-construction/