Category: Entertainment

Forbes magazine has just revealed a list of rappers who made the most money during the year 2015.

The winner is New York’s Hip-hop mogul, Puff Daddy. With earnings of over 60 million dollars, the rapper completely ousted his competitors. A real businessman – his further commercial activities were the factors that helped him hit the ceiling.
At second place, it’s the husband of Beyoncé, Jay-Z, with 56 millions dollars. Finally it’s Drake who appears on the last step of the podium, with 39,5 million dollars. The Canadian rapper has taken away a platinum award in the United States for selling over a million copies of his album “ If You’re reading this is too late “. Good job Drake !

4. Dr Dre (§33 million)
5. Pharell Williams (§32 million)
6. Eminem (§31 million)
7. Kanye West (§22 million)
8. Wiz Khalifa (§21 million)
9. Nicki Minaj (§21 million)
10. Birdman (§18 million)
11. Pitbull (§17 million)
12. Lil Wayne (§15 million)
13. Kendrick Lamar (§12 million)
14. J.Cole (§11 million)
15. Snoop Dog (§10 million)
16. Rick Ross (§9 million )
17. Tech N9ne (§8 million)
18. Ludacris ( §8 million)
19. T.I (§6 million)
20. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (§5,5 million)

Undoubtedly, the world of the rap is swimming in green bills !

After years of counting growth in the different sectors in Rwanda, the growing music industry has been stuck on only three genres(Afro-beat, HipHop and RnB) for years as recognized by all music award givers in this country.

This is not because there are no other musicians to create music in the remaining different genres like Zouk, Reggae, Dancehall, Rock among others. Sad to say, but the Rwandan music fan base looks like they enjoy and miss the involvement of these “left out genres”.

So evident during the concerts where dancehall superstars from other parts of the world like Bennie man, Sean Paul, Shaggy, Elephant manhave driven the Rwandan crowds to excitement.

Not forgetting how group Kassav left a Zouk story to tell by their fans in Rwanda. Alpha Blondy and the African reggae Legend Phillip Lucky Dube(RIP) also shared their Reggae music with Rwandans but still all the genres in which these guest artists sing, are not recognized as much as they are highly enjoyed by the fan base.

Speaking to one of the HipHop artists from the group Tuffgang, Green.p this is what he said, “HipHop, RnB and Afro-beat music are highly recognized because they were made known to Rwandans at a time when the media its self was being privatized.” Now many years later and they are still the only recognized genres.

Master.P a music producer from Alpha and Omega studio says “We produce these “left out genres” every day for musicians but still they never get recognized like the three awarded genres. This discourages some musicians”

An interview with a Rwandan dancehall/Reggae upcoming artist Vaga Vybz, this is what he had to say, “Dancehall and Reggae music are highly enjoyed by Rwandan but this type of music still lacks a platform in this country for the musicians to fully showcase their talents for their fans.”

My advice is we should not rely on only three recognized genres in a whole country of talented people. This limits music business and discourages music investors. If this sector is to grow too, it is now time to embrace and involve these other left out genres in our music packages for Rwandans. It is also time for Rwandan music to cross boarders and impact on different types of people. With different types of genres you can impact on different types of people.

Nyarwaya Emmanuel

To mark the international peace day a spectacular one, Youth Celebration event was organised in Kigali, this Monday.

Musical acts included performances of young Rwandan talents; among them include Knowless Butera, Urban Boyz, Krest Crew and Jabba Junior.

The event that was well organized took place at Remera Stadium with a big number of youth including students from different school in Kigali City.

Minister Jean Philbert Nsengiyumva who was the guest of honor graced the audience and encouraged them to love one another and spread peace worldwide.

The beautiful celebrations concluded with the much awaited performance of six African artistes from all around the continent, who had come together to sing the inspiring peace anthem written by ZwaiBala.

Maurice Kirya from Uganda was one of the six singers of the anthem together with Ice Prince from Nigeria, Alikiba from Tanzania, Dama do Bling from Mozambique, ZwaiBala from South Africa, and Wangechi from Kenya.

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{One of most influential female Djs worldwide Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, also known as DJ Cuppy will visit Rwanda as a part of her African tour of eight countries dubbed “Cuppy Takes Africa.”}

DJ Cuppy is a Nigerian music producer and the daughter of Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola.

In the [Interview->http://www.sde.co.ke/pulse/article/2000172771/cupful-of-music-meet-one-of-most-influential-female-djs-worldwide-dj-cuppy] published by The Standard Digital News Website, DJ Cuppy says “I am currently on an African tour of eight countries. The tour is dubbed Cuppy Takes Africa. I have toured Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana and now Kenya, since the beginning of this month. I am leaving for Tanzania this week, and will then visit Rwanda, Uganda and finally South Africa.“

DJ Cuppy began her career as a DJ at 16 in London, buying second-hand equipment and playing in clubs.

DJ Cuppy represents a new generation of women who want to venture into an industry regardless of the fact that it could be a male-dominated field. “I have become more of a fighter now, more than I used to be.”

In 2014, she was the resident DJ at the MTV Africa Music Awards in Durban.

She then played at the Tatler and Christie’s Art Ball in London and the Financial Times Luxury Summit in Mexico City.

In July 2014, she released House of Cuppy, her first compilation mix in both London and Lagos.

She then had a launch for House of Cuppy in New York City on September 2, 2014 where she recently moved.

In January 2015, she was featured on the cover of the Guardian Life magazine alongside Yemi Alade, Fade Ogunro, Stephanie Coker, Yagazie Emezi and Ronke Bamisedun.

The magazine celebrated these six women and called them the “new generation women”.

In March 2015, she was the official DJ for the 2015 Oil Barons Charity in Dubai, and the first African act to have ever performed at the event.

She is currently an intern at Jay-Z’s Roc Nation. As a producer, DJ Cuppy describes her sound as “Neo-Afrobeats” which is a fusion of Electro house and Afrobeats.

{Tayo from Nigeria who has been one of the most BBA Hot Shots has engaged himself into music to educate Africans about Unity, Love, and Reconciliation among other that Africans need to learn about and implement in their daily life.}

The BBA Hotshot has shown versatility in the entertainment industry going from modeling to acting and now to music to serve his continent to the fullest.

Talking to IGIHE, Tayo said he believes music is an easy way to spread his message and thus he decided to engage into it in order to contribute to his continent.

“I want the message to spread across Africa, and I am doing this as part of me giving back to Africa the land I call home,” he said

Asked how he discovered his talent of music he said, “Well I’ve always loved music and knew one day I would do this, but modelling being the surest for me in the beginning was that I gave my all to and it has brought me this far so music is the next thing for me to conquer”.

At the beginning he has released a song that says NO to Xenophobia, educating people how they should work together help one another unity and love each other as well.

Tayo who has been in Rwanda recently is working hard so that if all goes well he comes back to the country of a thousand hills as he had promised.

After releasing ‘Say No to Xenophobia’ he intends to work on many other songs that basically come around issues in Africa.

{Two Rwandan Former child soldiers who have been in the FDLR rebel group will release a music Album entitled “Mu Rwanda ni Amahoro” loosely translated as “Rwanda is Peacefull”}

Byiringiro Didier aka D.smen and Nkurunziza Patrick aka N.Pazzo will release a 12 songs Album very soon.

Some of their song verses were written down when they were in the DRC forests.

The FDLR, a Rwandan rebel group founded by fugitive perpetrators of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide Against Tutsi, forcibly recruited children from a refugee camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where Rwandan refugees are still at large

{Two months after the cancellation of part of his African tour due to health problems, Stromae, the Belgian singer with Rwandan roots announced on social networks back on stage in the month of September starting with the US.}

IGIHE has learnt that Stromae has visibly recovered from the illness that struck him during his African tour.

Suffered side effects from treatment against malaria, Belgian singer had to cancel several concerts in Rwanda and DR Congo in particular.

After several weeks of rest, already recovering Stromae at work: He has confirmed on his facebook page Tuesday that he will be back “in September,” the poster unveiling of the new US tour, starting on September 12 in Miami before going through Atlanta, Washington, Chicago, Boston, Minneapolis, Toronto, Montreal and New York, where he had the opportunity to reveal his best songs on the legendary stage of Madison Square Garden.

{Kim Kardashian has been accused of faking her baby bump following the latest selfie she shared on Instagram on Monday night, July 27. Kim posted a picture of her cradling her baby bump while posing in front of a mirror wearing a tight white dress. “Good night baby,” she captioned it.}

MediaTakeOut pointed out that Kim’s belly looked bigger in the photo than she was photographed earlier in the day. The site claimed Kanye West’s wife was faking her pregnancy by wearing prosthetic belly. “We TOLD YOU … We Told You That Kim Kardashian Has Been Wearing A PROSTHETIC BELLY … And She’s Not Really PREGNANT … Now We Got THE PROOF!!” wrote the site.

The site continued, “MediaTakeOut.com told you a few months back, that Kim Kardashian was likely FAKING her pregnancy … word is that she hired a SURROGATE to carry her baby. Now there’s PROOF. Yesterday Kim K slipped up … and wore the WRONG PROSTHETIC BUMP when she went out. You see, earlier in the day, she posted a pic of herself on Instagram wearing her 6 MONTHS ALONG belly. But later, when she went out … she wore a MUCH SMALLER prosthetic – more like her 4 month along prosthetic. The size difference was VERY OBVIOUS. It’s gotta be tough keeping track of all them PROSTHETIC BABY BUMPS.”

An insider told HollywoodLife.com that Kim didn’t fake her pregnancy as her feet and ankles have been swelling since she continues to wear heels during her second pregnancy. “Kim thinks the whole ‘fake’ baby bump controversy is hysterical. If anyone doesn’t think she’s pregnant they should take a look at her swollen feet and legs.”

“She’s been smarter about what she eats and is continuing to exercise this time around so she’s not as big as she was with North,” the insider continued, “But that doesn’t mean she isn’t feeling bigger all over. She’s not getting mad though as she thinks it’s funny. Kim and Kris love that she’s being kept in the news by something so silly. Kim can’t take all the sexy selfies she likes to take when she’s not pregnant so having this baby bump controversy is actually a blessing.”

© AceShowbiz.com

Cape Town – M-Net and Endemol Shine Africa’s Big Brother Africa on DStv has been canned for 2015 apparently due to “cash constraints” and a failure to find sponsors.

Anne Sackey, the manager of MultiChoice Ghana, spilled to Razz newspaper that M-Net told them there won’t be a new season of Big Brother Africa (BBA) this year. She thinks it is because of sponsorship constraints.

“I think it’s mainly because of cash constraints as we all know the show is very expensive to put up,” Sackey reportedly told Razz.

Big Brother Africa and Big Brother Mzansi, both produced for M-Net channels in South Africa by Endemol Shine Africa remain mired in controversy.

Last year the 9th season of Big Brother Africa was postponed by a month after a devastating fire swept through the Sasani Studios complex with the blaze which caused millions of rands of damage. Endemol Shine Africa refused to disclose the cause of the fire as the production moved to another house.

Sudden dramatic changes to South African visa regulations as well as Ebola fears last year this time also saw chosen Ghana contestants dumped from the show, followed by Sierra Leone and Rwanda as countries being eliminated as well before possible housemates from there had even entered the house.

Last year during South Africa’s Big Brother Mzansi season on the Mzansi Magic and Big Brother channels, a male contestant was removed after hitting a woman in the show, which M-Net called “an isolated incident”.

In April this year, the latest Big Brother Mzansi season exploded in controversy over alleged rape when a male contestant bragged how he “dipped her” when he allegedly had sex with a drunk and passed out female contestant who was horrified about what she was told happened.

Endemol Shine Africa removed both from the reality show competition after the alleged sexual misconduct which lead to criticism and calls for M-Net and MultiChoice to end the misogynistic and voyeuristic reality show “which keeps encouraging and rewarding” violence and sexual misconduct against women.

M-Net and the production company decided to monitor alcohol consuption more closely in the booze fest series shown across multiple channels on MultiChoice’s DStv platform.

{{Source: Channel 24}}

{President Yoweri Museveni has recorded another rap song, singing his way into 2016 general elections.}

You can’t have already forgotten Museveni “topping charts” in 2010 with “Mpenkoni-You want another rap”!

With his systematic lyrics…”natema akati karara karara nikazi igara igara owa ntambiko…”, Museveni identified with the youth and won the 2011 election without much hurdles.

Well as 2016 elections knock on the door, the only rapping African President has yet released another single “Yengoma Yengoma”.

Here it goes…”Yengoma Yengoma Yengoma…oruyongoyongo orwa Kabale ee orweshera ente ee…ente zikarara… iwe omweshezi koribanoyeshera otaritera omuko…enanga, engoma ziryaho, endingiri…yengoma yengoma yengoma…”

This is his latest titled “Yengoma”:

You can as well say this is Uganda’s 2015 hit that will soon be topping airwaves, traversing TV stations and rocking night clubs.

With this rap song, Museveni is sure to bag countless votes in 2016 polls.

And for the music sponsors out there, if you are interested in signing anyone, the rapper is here and already selling like hot cake.

{Enter Entebbe, {Ugandan Gossip Website}}