Tag Archives: hip-hop

FAB Opinion: Why Do Black Artists Keep Seeking Validation? Thoughts On Indie Arie’s Open Letter For 2014 Grammys

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Adesola Ade-Unuigbe

The 56th annual Grammy Awards that held at the beginning of this week on Sunday 26 of January 2014 has left a lot of people angry and feeling cheated. One of the biggest losses of the night was Kendrick Lamar … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged 2014 Grammy Awards, Grammys, Hip Hop Is Dead, hip-hop, India Arie, Kanye West, kendrick lamar, Macklemore, music, Open Letter | Leave a comment

FAB Music: Introducing Nelson Freitas

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Mpona Lebajoa

Meet Nelson Freitas, a singer, writer and producer who hails from Cape Verde. He’s enjoyed commercial success via his roots and home country as well via the Netherlands and across Europe with 3 albums, a host of singles and several … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | Tagged BBC 1Xtra, Cape verde, hip-hop, Nelson Freitas, new album, New music, new release, R&B, Something Good | Leave a comment

FAB Music: Are blacks Fools?

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Kabelo Thomo

Prowling the internet looking for top South African hiphop artists, I came across an extremely provocative song titled ‘Blacks R Fools’ by an award winning artist named Slikour. A founding member of the hiphop group Skwatta Kamp, they produced famous … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | Tagged hip-hop, music, South Africa | 1 Comment

FAB New Music: Beazy Music Monday Presents “Maybe I Want it All”

Posted on May 7, 2013 by reporter

Much anticipated Beazy Music Monday returned yesterday with “Maybe I Want It All”, a hiphop song with an R&B feel. Produced by Vybez Beats, it tells a story, in spectacular detail, of love at first sight.
Following a successful first edition … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, News | Tagged Beazy Music Monday, hip-hop, Maybe i Want It All, Nigeria, R&B | Leave a comment

FAB Lookbook: ‘Paint Cotton Candy’ by Yetty D

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Sinem Bilen-Onabanjo

Yetty D is an indie brand with fusion of Afro/urban with a western flavour, inspired by contemporary art, hip hop fashion, rock and she’s got soul. And her latest collecton Paint Cotton Candy has art and hip hop in heaps … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged art, contemporary, fashion, hip-hop, Paint Cotton Candy, Yetty D | 2 Comments

FAB New Music: ‘Night and Day’ by Just Viv

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Sinem Bilen-Onabanjo

Just Viv, a 22 year-old rapper from South London, after a few years grinding on the underground Hip-Hop circuit, has released his debut single ‘Night & Day’.
‘Night & Day’ is about striving to achieve your goals and knowing that when … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | Tagged hip-hop, Just Viv, London, music, Night & Day, Ojerime, Uncommon Sense | Leave a comment

Nicki Minaj Covers W Magazine November Issue by Pepper Okwesa

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Pepper

Following a rather feisty, sex kitten US Cosmopolitan cover, Nicki Minaj serves an unexpected but beautiful cover for W Magazine’s November Art Issue. The reigning queen of rap has been transformed into a powdered 18th-century courtesan by the hands of famed artist Francesco Vezzoli who has worked with the likes … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Fashion | Tagged and Natalie Portman., art, Cate Blanchett, Dior Couture, Edward Enninfull, Francesco, Gore Vidal, hip-hop, Lady Gaga, Manolo Blahnik, Michelle Williams, Neo-Rococo, Nicki Minaj, November Issue, Us Cosmopolitan, Vera Wang, Vezzoli, vintage, W Magazine, Western Costume Company, Young Money | Leave a comment

Lekki Water Splash at Blue Island Resort

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Sinem Bilen-Onabanjo

Saturday December 17, 2011 will be the day to make a splash in Lekki with the official launch of Lekki Water Splash - the one-of-a-kind leisure experience in Lagos, an annual pool party bound to thrill upwardly mobile party revellers dipping in a pool … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, News | Tagged Blue Island Resort, December, dj sose, hip-hop, Lagos, Lekki Water Splash, Nigeria, pool party | 2 Comments

FAB Events: Choice FM’s Summer Carnival Party 2011

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Suby

Where there’s an August bank holiday, there’s a carnival, and where there’s a carnival, there’s an after party – one that raves on longer and louder than the rest.
This year’s most fabulous after dark affair came courtesy of Choice FM, … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, News, Random, Team FAB, Uncategorized | Tagged Bashment, Bluey Robinson, chipmunk, Choice FM, CHoice FM Carnival After Party 2011, Cover Dive, FAB event, Funky House, Harvey, hip-hop, Kanye West and Jay Z Otis, Kojo and Max, Loick Essien, Ms Dynamite, Proud 02, RD, Rizzle Kicks, rnb, So Solid, Starboy Nathan, Talay RIley, Urban Music Event, Wretch 32 | Leave a comment

Black and Jewish Video Becomes a YouTube Hit

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Wendy Oloya

Everyone loves a YouTube viral, right? The power they have to turn an unknown into an overnight sensation is incredible, especially when the subject matter is something many of the viewers can relate to.
In this particular case, a black and Jewish American actress … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, News, Random | Tagged black, hip-hop, Jewish, Katerina Graham, Khalifa, rap, Vampire diaries, Video, Viral, Wiz, YouTube | Leave a comment

FAB to be Black- Is There No Place for Gay People in Hip Hop?- by Daphne Tona Weyalo

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Daphne

Not often do you hear of gay rappers, if I’m brutally honest I didn’t even know such a thing existed. To me, hip hop does not seem like a place where gay people are welcome, I mean look at all … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Random | Tagged Dean Atta, Dedlee, gay, hip-hop, Kanye West, Lil B, rap | Leave a comment

FAB asks: What does hip hop mean to you?- by Daphne Tona Weyalo

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Daphne

“I couldn’t define what hip hop means to me. I listen to such a broad range of music, but I grew up listening to hip hop music. Obviously as I got older I branched out more. I think hip hop … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, News, Random | Tagged Akala, Common, hip-hop, Intelligent Movement, Jay Z, Kanye West, Lauryn Hill, Lupe Fiasco, snoop dogg | Leave a comment

FAB Scene: A Journey into the History of Hip Hop- by Daphne Tona Weyalo

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Daphne

And what a journey it was. MOBO award-winning UK hip hop artist Akala and West African multi-instrumentalist, composer and singer Sona Jobarteh showed us a glimpse of hip hop history and its unexpected roots.

Posted in News, Random | Tagged African history, Akala, Bo Diddley, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, hip-hop, Intelligent Movement, Kora, Pigmeat Markham, Southbank centre, The Last Poets | 1 Comment

FAB Scene- Spotlight on KJ- by Daphne Tona Weyalo

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Daphne

This 21 year old hip hop and contemporary dancer/choreographer has just completed his first year at the prestigious Laban dance centre, a London-based centre for contemporary dance. Starting his career only five years ago Kj Clarke-Davis has appeared in the Streetdance … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Random | Tagged contemporary, dance, Got To Dance, hip-hop, Laban, Streetdance 3D | Leave a comment

Hip-hop videos: Devil’s Work or Misunderstood? by Sinem

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Sinem Bilen-Onabanjo

For those of you who live on Twitter, the newest Twit-tiff between renowned writer and Osama Bin Laden’s former mistress, Sudanese/Egyptian Kola Boof and Nigerian rapper Wale comes as no news.
For those of you in the dark, Kola Boof started … Continue reading →