Posts Tagged ‘ Lil’ Kim ’

Wiley V.S Stormzy 2020 (Grime Report)

Wiley MOBO plaque

Wiley honoured with a permanent monument at his Secondary school for inspiring youth culture!

So welcome to 2020! January has only just begun and already we have implications of World War 3 between USA and Iran; and now The Godfather of Grime Wiley (MBE), and rising pop star Stormzy; are at logger heads with each other over money, power & respect.

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Lil’ Kim is a Legend!

Happy New Year. This is a review on the music industry and its treatment of entertainers from the year 2000 up until now.

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After the introduction of the internet in 1999 and the merging of Major record labels; music begun to get watered down and we lost a lot of talented artists along the way.

This situation has frustrated music fans world wide and I am here to talk about it using Beyonce Knowles solo career as an example of what went wrong in the journey from independent record labels to cultural appropriation and modern so called ‘soul music’. This is part one. Continue reading

Lil Kim Gives Love To Her London/UK Fans after (LoveboxGate)

Today has been epic! I can’t believe it! I met, The Queen of Rap, LIL KIM.

If you are not aware, yesterday Lil Kim was due to appear at the Lovebox Festival in East London. Lil Kim arrived at the event but due to circumstances out of her control, Lil Kim was unable to perform at this event. This led to, The Queen of Rap, holding a meet and greet session at the ANdAZ Hotel in Liverpool Street. You can watch the video below to see the fans waiting outside for The Notorious K.I.M.

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Dear Nicki Minaj…. Step Your Cookie Up!

Who is Onika Maraj?

Who is Onika Maraj?

The time has come for me to review ‘Nicki Minaj’s dwindling ‘rap’ career. I will provide a quick summery of her sharp rise to fame and try to understand the woman behind the mask. I want to understand who Onkia Tanya Maraj is and what she stands for! I will conclude by looking at the future of Onkia’s character and her role in hip-hop history.

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Rihanna – Pour It Up (Review)

Rihanna has done it again. Yes! She has sung another hit record called ‘Pour It Up’! Right now this song is on repeat constantly. Produced by Michael ‘Mike Will Made It’ Williams and co-written by Rihanna herself this track gives the recession two fingers up as she proclaims ‘I still got more money’ after each bar of her verses.

Pour It Up

“I Still Got More Money”

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Paying Homage

Today I feel like its time to throw some light on aspects of the music industry and its preoccupation with young talent. From the likes of Nicki Minaj, Drake (Young Money) it seems that they are intent with promoting a new movement which represents an in with the new and out with the old mentality. I feel like the young black generation are missing a piece of the puzzle.

In trying to gain attention and mainstream fame they are neglecting the very basic duty which all humans have to do; which is paying homage. In order to excel in life it is necessary to acknowledge those who have laid the foundations apon which you walk on.

I’m not  just bleating on about Nicki Minaj vs. Lil Kim which is a microcosmic aspect of my point! What I am mainly talking about is the discourse of history which is neglected by the younger generations. We live in society which is full of instant gratification, sampled music, credit cards and free sex. People are growing apart from their knowledge of their past.

I believe today it is time to start paying homage to those who have helped you achieve your goals and contribute to the person you are today.