UK NEWS: MOBO DROPS ‘BEST DJ’ CATEGORY

The nominees for the forthcoming 2010 Mobo Awards extravaganza were announced last night and this morning only one question is being asked. What happened to the Best DJ category????  This year the MOBO committee has decided to ignore the nations DJ’s and as you can imagine ego’s have been bruised. Previous winners Tim Westwood and Trevor Nelson must be punching brick walls right now in a fit of rage.  So why the decision to remove this popular category from the list Kanya? Enquiring minds want to []

UK NEWS: MOBO AWARD 2010 NOMINEES LIST

Well.. it’s that time again folks…. Check out the 2010 MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards nominees list below… Best Newcomer Tinie Tempah Professor Green Scorcher Labrinth Devlin Best UK Act Tinie Tempah Jay Sean Tinchy Stryder Taio Cruz Chipmunk N-Dubz Giggs JLS Roll Deep M.I.A Dizzee Rascal Alexandra Burke Sade Plan B Leona Lewis Best Song Taio Cruz ft Ke$ha – ‘Dirty Picture’ Tinie Tempah – ‘Pass Out’ N-Dubz ft Mr Hudson – ‘Playing With Fire’ Mark Ronson & The Business []

UK MUSIC: HARVEY FT CASH JAMES – ‘ESCAPE’

So Solid’s MC Harvey is back with the new single ‘Escape’ featuring Cash James. Via Brown Eyez Okay… the beat isn’t bad but the lyrics are WEAK ( who was still bussin the running man in  ’95’???) and Cash James’ vocals just don’t sit well on the track. Harvey it seems is also the latest UK “Urban” soul to jump on the rap electro bandwagon…. Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?

NEW MUSIC: WILLOW SMITH – ‘WHIP MY HAIR’

Source Willow Smith has very famous parents. For those who don’t know her parents are Will Smith and Jada Pinkett.  9 year old Willow is clearly being groomed for musical superstardom. The choice of clothing, adult hairstyle, public appearances and photoshoot in Paris all make sense now. Anyway check out Willow’s debut single Whip My Hair.  LISTEN Young girls (6-10 year olds) will LOVE this track. It’s cute and catchy. Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?

UK NEWS: GOLDIE’S SON JAILED FOR ‘LIFE’ FOR MURDER OF RIVAL GANG MEMBER

Jamie Price (23), the son of music star Goldie, was jailed for life yesterday for the murder of  rival gang member Marlon Morris. Price chased and stabbed to death an unarmed and disabled Morris, after leaving a nightclub in Wolverhampton in 2008.  He must serve at least 21 years in prison. Click HERE to read more… …………………………………………………. Look where playing the ‘gangster’ gets you.  Grown men running around like blasted wild animals leaving nothing but death and destruction in their wake.   When will these fools learn? Rest In peace Marlon Morris.

UK MUSIC: JSB – IT’S YOU

Drake was the man who first came to mind when I first played track.  For a split second I actually thought that was him singing the hook. JSB is a new rapper hailing from East London, and his new single It’s You has that cross over appeal, but it sounds really familiar. However I can see the 14-16 year old female demographic really embracing this track. Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?

UK TV: CHER LLOYD THE X-FACTOR 2010 AUDITION – ‘TURN MY SWAG ON’

Last night 16 year old X-Factor contestant Cher Lloyd performed Soulja Boy’s ‘Turn My Swag On’ (but the Keri Hilson version). Today everyone seems to be praising Cher’s performance (e.g. “amazing” and “best audition so far” and “Cher murdered Keri on her own track”), including Keri Hilson herself who wrote, I tweeted link to @iamCherLloyd on XFactor earlier…finally watched! She def turned her lil 16 y.o. swag on AND Simon liked? I approve! And UK artist JME even went as far as []

POLICE CONFIRM THEY FOUND ECSTASY ON RAPPER T.I AND WIFE

Via AllHipHop.com Police have confirmed they found the drug ecstasy on rapper T.I. when he was stopped in Los Angeles Wednesday (September 2nd) evening. Police said they found several pills on the rapper when he was stopped for making an illegal U-turn on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Police Department, the drugs were found directly on T.I. and his wife, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle. If this all turns out to be true then T.I should win []

CLOTHING RANGE OF THE DAY – BOBAFRIQUE COLLECTIONZ

Designer, model and founder of Bobafrique Collection Bobby Egbele has really created an interesting clothing range…. Bobafrique is an eclectic African clothing line that mingles deeply rooted indigenous textiles with classic and trendy designs to create stylish, timeless, edgy yet wearable pieces. Inspired by colours, art, music, nature, warmth and celebrating our cultural diversity. Click HERE to view more designs….  😀 Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?