New Music/Video: Rapper Kel is Back with True Talk (Free Verse)

Kel is definitely back and is bringing real hip hop with her! 

The rapper who has been away from the music scene for a while says her drive has been refueled by the influx of mediocre rap in the music industry.

She calls this a warm up to her official single which will be out in a few weeks. Till then, enjoy True Talk (free verse) #BringBackHipHop

Forbes Hip-Hop's Wealthiest Artiste 2014

Forbes has released their top five richest hiphop stars and the pack is lead by Pdiddy who is worth of $700 million with an increase of $120 million over his net worth last year..

Sean "Diddy" Combs -$700 Million
Andre "Dr. Dre" Young" - $550 Million
Shawn “Jay Z” Carter -$ 520 Million
Bryan “Birdman" Williams
Curtis "50 Cent"Jackson -$140 Million

-Dr Dre-The large chunk of his income comes from Beats By Dr. Dre with annual sales reportedly in excess of $1 billion and growing.

Method Man Says Chris Brown Is Been Treated Unfairly

Method Man recently discussed the media's portrayal of artists and Chris Brown's alleged fight with a person who interrupted a photograph Brown was taking with a fan. 

"If you were in that same situation, how would you have handled it?" Method Man says in an interview with XXL. "Maybe you wouldn’t have handled it in the same way Chris did, but you would have been just as angry. Don’t fuckin’ act like he’s some kind of animal and shit. That’s human nature. He got angry. He just took it a little bit further. But I know, I’m going off topic and shit. You just gotta understand, I’ve been doing this shit for a long time, and in the past few years, I’ve seen this change with the media, and it’s ugly as hell. I don’t believe in kissing an artist’s ass. I believe in going right for the story, but when you’re trying to make a fuckin’ story? How tacky is that? How tactless? And that’s what it feels like now.

[New Music] OYINKANSOLA FT QUEEN SALAWA ABENI - TILL MORNING

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[Video] MODENINE GOES COMMERCIAL

Lyrical head Mode Nine has received little or no attention from fans in recent times. Obviously music is way beyond the stereotypical flows, little wonder his switch to commercial music. Trendwatchtv caught up with the Six time Headies 'Lyricist On The Roll' category winner and he sure shared a lot.

STR8 UP HIP-HOP CELEBRATES FIRST DECADE OF HIP-HOP

Shortly after the conclusion of Ladies First April edition of, Str8 Up Hip-hop, many wondered what the theme of the next edition will be. Some ardent followers of the niche urban monthly event went as far as consistently placing calls to the organizers seeking to get more information about the May edition.

After much deliberation, the producers, Now Muzik Encore in conjunction with Club Rumors have finally decided to host the hip-hop community to a special party celebrating the first decade of Hip-hop.

Themed ‘79-89 the definitive first decade of Hip-hop Party’, the party is set to hold on the 25^th of May at the prestigious Club Rumors located at 15A Oduduwa way, G.R.A, Ikeja.

The strictly by invitation party will be the first of its kind in the Nigerian Hip-hop scene and will witness the presence of a good number of Nigerian Hip-hop pioneers, ex Emcees and ex DJs. The experience will surely be totally unforgettable and will afford younger artistes the opportunity to network with the older artistes.

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LYRICISM 101: STR8 UP HIP-HOP PAYS TRIBUTE TO NOTORIOUS B.I.G

Lyrics cannot be divorced from hip
hop, which is why all time hip hop 



artistes like the late American
rapper, Christopher Wallace, best known 

as The Notorious B.I.G laid
emphasis on their lyrical style.




He had been described as possibly
the most skilful ever on the mic with 

lyrical topics and themes described
as a mixture of autobiographical 

details about crime and violence
with emotional honesty.