Record labels are often described as “glorified banks,” with label contracts working like loans with really bad terms. This is partly true, but there’s a little more to it. In theory, at least, label deals also give artists access to a team of professionals that can do things like branding, marketing, radio promotion, press pushes, website maintenance, social […]
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Snoop Dogg has praised the National Basketball Association amid reports the league intends to drop marijuana from its banned substances list for players. The D-oh-double-G sat down with ESPN program Stephen A’s World to chat all things basketball, with the weed aficionado turning the conversation to his favorite topic of all. Which was marijuana. Obviously. Snoop, real name Calvin […]
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When Nigerian rapper MI Abaga dropped the track “You Rappers Should Fix Up Your Lives” in 2018; it was taken as two things: that Nigerian rappers were unimportant and uninspired, and that South African hip hop had overtaken the genre in the country. Unsurprisingly, many of his peers took it as an insult, and some […]
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Table leaders SC Villa return to league action after a whole week with a game against Arua Hill at Mutesa II stadium, Wankulukuku aiming to keep lead uninterrupted. The Jogoos will go into the game moments after KCCA’s fixture away to URA and will be aware of how many points they lead the log. However, […]
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Culturally speaking, there has been a growing interest in hip-hop as a global phenomena, but oddly little mention of “Breakdance.” It is not uncommon for music genres to get global exposure, but having a whole culture accepted globally is rare. On Saturday, the Ghetto Kids auditioned on the dazzling stage of Britain’s Got Talent and […]
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Hoffein is really a strong man when it comes to lyrics, timing, rhyme and all the rudiments of rap. His amazing song writing ability makes him one of the best young rappers of his generation. Now residing in Kawempe, hoffein was born and raised in Uganda as kweku Louis Byenkya Agornyo but with Ghanaian roots […]
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Justin Timberlake is gearing up t release his new album and his right-hand man, Timbaland can vouch for it ‘sound good.’ The superstar producer, 51, revealed in a new interview with Variety that he and Timberlake, 42, have some new material they’ve been cooking up to mark the artist’s first release since 2018’s Man of the Woods. “I […]
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Nduta Mwega, a Kenyan woman, bears an uncanny resemblance to US rap star Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar alias Cardi B. The beautiful woman took the internet by storm after sharing her images that netizens could not differentiate between her and the musician Mwega recently dropped a rap song video showing her in the studio working with […]
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Morley Byekwaso has revealed why he decided to leave his role as KCCA head coach past midway into his second full season as the permanent coach. The former SC Victoria University coach resigned in the aftermath of a 1-0 defeat to Soltilo Bright Stars in the Stanbic Uganda Cup in a game his side missed […]
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Desire Tusiimire, the first of seven Ugandan contestants to audition at The Voice Africa impressed the coaches with her vocal prowess during her debut performance of Jireh by Maverick City. The Ugandan caught the eye of Congolese legend and The Voice Africa coach, Awilo Longomba who pushed the button in her favor. Unlike other musical […]
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