With music supplied by BBC Radio 1’s Reggie Yates going back to back with Manny Norte, acclaimed producer/DJ Hudson Mohawke, female DJ and scratch wizz Kayper and BBC 1Xtra’s Semtex, Red Bull Studios played host to a fun and exuberant book launch in true Hip-Hop bling fashion. Adjacent to the main party was a gallery space exhibiting 30 key images from Hip-Hop: A Cultural Odyssey’s expansive pages.
Yesterday The Sunday Mirror reported that Amy Winehouse was in the process of adopting a 10 year-old St Lucian girl. The singer met Dannika Augustine in 2009 during a trip to St Lucia and according to the girl’s grandmother Marjorie Lambert, Amy was in the process of adopting her granddaughter just before she died. Click HERE to read all about it. After reading this story I came to the conclusion that Grandma Marjorie was talking a load of bulls**t for financial gain […]
According to The Sunday Mirror singer Amy Winehouse was in the process of ‘adopting’ a 10-year-old St Lucian girl before she died suddenly last Saturday. The troubled singer had started the process of becoming a mum to 10-year-old Dannika Augustine, who she met on the idyllic Caribbean island. Amy had booked her ticket to visit the schoolgirl next week. The child’s grandmother revealed the singer had already hired lawyers for the adoption, but her plans were cut short by her sudden death […]
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A man has appeared in court accused of sending death threat texts to BBC Radio Hip Hop DJ Tim “Big Dawg” Westwood. Via The Daily Mail Hip-hop DJ Tim Westwood was bombarded with text messages from a man calling himself a ‘fan’. The Radio 1 presenter, 53, was blitzed with messages from listener Mark Bulcock, 43. More than 100 texts that were sent by Bulcock – who has a conviction for theft – and police were called in to trace him after […]
Our MOBO Panel have already met to discuss award noms. 2 b announced end of August. Shhhhhh…… — Kanya King MBE (@KanyaKing) July 27, 2011 I cannot wait to see the nominations list. I look forward to having a good laugh. Also it has been announced that Jessie J, Katy B and US songstress Alexis Jordan will be performing at this years MOBO (Music Of Black Origin) Awards. Jessie J – A predictable choice who will probably take home the most awards […]
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The songwriter responsible for Cher Lloyd’s dreadful debut single Swagger Jagger has hit back at those who continue to criticize the singer online. Autumn Rowe told Digital Spy “Cher Lloyd is not who people think she is. I was her first session after the show – after will.i.am – but I was the first writer she worked with. We wrote ‘Swagger Jagger’ that same day. I sat her down and said, ‘I don’t know if you’ve done this before, but I want […]
Just a month after launching their new sitcom independently online and receiving widespread media attention, the BBC has quickly arranged to meet the producers of Meet the Adebanjo’s to discuss picking it up for season 2. Only this week the Metro newspaper featured Meet the Adebanjo’s as what’s good to watch online and the producers believe it’s the result of the widespread interest in the sitcom which has made the BBC arrange a meeting for the 1st August. Executive producer Andrew Osayemi […]
Tinchy Stryder and Maverick Sabre were challenged by Twin B to create a new track from scratch with students from the DV8 College, as part of 1Xtra’s Schools Tour. Check out what they came up with… ………………….. I hope those students put in the same amount of energy and show this level of interest when it comes to settling down and studying those books! Anyway couldn’t they come up with a more imaginative track title and concept? It’s time the UK retired […]
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