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Illegal Music 2: M.I + Phenom - 6 Foot 7 Foot[AUDIO + DOWNLOAD]

2012-02-16T23:25:00.000+01:00

Here's the first track off M.I's Illegal Music 2 featuring Phenom. It's a remix of Lil Wayne's 6 Foot 7 Foot.

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Yes It's The Internet But You Still Have To Spell Right

2012-02-02T22:26:00.001+01:00

I'm beginning to see a lot of things on my feeds. Twitter feed, Facebook News Feed and RSS Feeds. Infact, It's everywhere online now.

People are beginning to spell Plural words with apostrophes. I once saw a draft that had 'CEO's' in the title. So this is basically going to be a short singular and plural lesson and a few other stuff in between.

Singular - Plural

Word - Words not word's. Adding an apostrophe before the 's' has changed the meaning of the entire sentence.

It's 'I'm' not 'Am'. It's also they're referring to a group of people and not their or there referring to posession or position.

To be honest, I can't stand people who can't spell right. One reason is because I don't know how you can spend so much of your life in school and not be able to spell certain words or use them properly.

A while ago, I had a classmate who couldn't spell. To be frank, she also couldn't make gramatically correct sentences. It disgusted me so I corrected her publicly on twitter a lot of times.

One day, she actually left a class she was in, walked up to the first floor and told me never to gbagaun her again. I laughed my arse off that day. A few weeks later, I had to unfollow. I was beginning to make the same spelling mistakes.

"It's all about communication. As long as you understand the message I'm trying to pass across"

So I corrected my friend a few days ago and she subliminally posted this(subliminals are stupid by the way). I didn't even bother replying. All I know is if it's all about 'communication', why do you do spellchecks before you submit your essay to your lecturer?

Why don't you confront your professor and explain that your 4,500 word essay doesn't need to be gramatically correct for it to make sense? Why have your parents spent so much on your 'education'?

I thought it was only my age mates

Initially, I thought the spelling mistakes were only within people of my age. Then I saw a tweet from an MSc holder and I went "Oh My God". Such waste of fees.

Is it cool not to spell right?

There's a very high possibility that people think it's cool not to spell right. I spend a lot of time online and I practically watch trends as they shape up. Things like these start with one person with a lot of social media influence and it spirals out of control.

An example is the number of people who have '*Insert name here*'s hoe* in their bios at present. If you go back a while to August or September 2011, you'll notice that not many people were calling themselves hoes in their bio.

You can't begin to blame the internet for this. People have taken decisions based on other people's 'coolness' for centuries. Maybe it's human.

So I'll add the Intro on Lupe Fiasco's 'The Cool' Album.

"They thought it was cool to burn crosses on your front lawn as they hung you from trees in your backyard
They thought it was cool to leave you thirsty and stranded, Katrina!
He thought it was cool to carry a gun in his classroom and open fire, Virginia Tech, Columbine Stop the violence!
They thought it was cool to tare down the projects and put up million dollar condos, Gentrification
They think it's cool to stand on the block hiding product in their socks to make quick dime bag dollars
They think it's cool to ride down on you in blue and white unmarked cars busting you upside your head Freeze...
'Cause the problem is we think it's cool too Check your ingredients before you overdose, on The Cool.."

Of course, you're allowed to make mistakes

We spell 'You Are' as 'You're' not 'Your'.

'You're a good friend' obviously has a different meaning from 'Your a good friend'.

Of course, you're allowed to make mistakes. No one is perfect. I typed 'written' as 'reaten' yesterday morning. We thank God for Chrome's dictionary. The key is not to do things because you see other people doing them. Just think for a second before hitting that 'tweet' button.

Checkout 'After The Deadline' for Firefox and Chrome to help with grammar and spelling or you can just head to your nearest bookshop and buy Brighter Grammar. You also need to read more to improve your vocabulary. People think I'm lying when I say I used to read the dictionary when I was 2. My dad had this huge Cambridge Dictionary. I think the cover was maroon.

If you're really, really bad, You can get a teacher. My JS2 English teacher really helped my spelling and punctuation. Any missspelling or forgotten punctuation attracted a mark of -1. It made us very careful. I still feel weird when I type the pronoun 'I' as 'i' in SMSes.

Image: Someecards.

If you see any spelling mistakes in this post, just assume they're on purpose okay? :P

BigSLAI - Brighter[DOWNLOAD]

2012-02-01T21:00:00.000+01:00

His name is Emeka Aguta aka . He's from Imo state in Nigeria but was born in Norway. Started rapping way back in high school. BigSLAI is a member of a musical trio called Southend. They have had great success in the eastern part of Nigeria. Brighter is his first publicized solo attempt and its catching on like wild fire!

The amazing success of Brighter has been given a further boost by the video which is about to hit the screens. He's currently working on an album set to be released in a few months. The album will contain another soon to be released single One More Bottle. DOWNLOAD HERE

On Dreams - Mirabilia

2012-01-06T09:50:00.000+01:00

I hardly dream, and I had just about five dreams in the space of three hours. Clearly, I am not in the best shape mentally right now, but that is an issue for another day's worry.

Is it not strange, though, how your conscious mind affects what happens in your quite subconscious (or should I say unconscious) dream? I do not know if I make it clear enough, but during my dreams, at times where I happen to find myself swaying between states of consciousness and a lack of it, I realise that the state of my mind at such times affects what is about to occur in the dream.

For example, in one dream, I was holding on to something I could not see, something that felt as though I was pulling on a rope to save something I did not know. As consciousness brushes against me, I question: What the hell are you doing? And that moment, I release my hold, and I am awoken.

Questioning the universe and what just happened. What just happened? I am no interpreter of dreams, and I similarly have no genuine interest in what that dream was about, but I, at the same time, marveled at the power of the mind and the power of the world as we do not see it, and as we are conditioned to ignore things that exceed the reach and capabilities of humanity.

What is this world about? More importantly, what is consciousness of the self about? My mind currently resembles an image which portrays a young girl immersing herself in the comfort of her best clothes scattered recklessly on a bed that has just found its ground in that room.
I am going to read up more intensely on issues of this nature. It seems ... interesting, to say the least.
I also do apologise for the disorganisation displayed in this. I needed to lay my thoughts down within an hour of waking up.
It is something worth thinking about, though.

Good morning, and peace to you all, divine beings.

:-)

Learn To Earn At Teeto Culinary Company

2011-12-23T13:21:00.001+01:00

Are you a focused and disciplined young school leaver aged 18 - 21?

Do you want to learn the art of baking while you earn some money to keep you going?

REQUIREMENTS

1. Must be residing in Surulere, Lagos State.

2. Must have excellent hygiene habits.

3. Must be patient and have attention to detail.

4. Must be capable of reading directions, as well as handling inventory. Ability to use math skills to solve problems is not compulsory but will be an added advantage.

5. Must be able to operate and control equipment.

6. Minimum Qualification: WASC/GCE

7. Letter of recommendation from former School Principal/Head.

Interested applicants should send their CVs and Letters of Recommendation to:

The Culinary Specialist,
Teeto Culinary Company,
10 Eloseh Street,
Off Agbonyin Avenue,
Surulere, Lagos

Email: teetocakes@hotmail.com

OR

Learn to Earn @ Teeto
P O Box 7011
Marina, Lagos

Application closes 16th January, 2012

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Ovation Red Carol Theme Song 2011[OFFICIAL VIDEO]

2011-12-16T11:30:00.000+01:00

'Tis the season to be jolly. Here's the official music video for the theme song to Ovation's Red Carol 2011.

Performed by Various Nigerian Artists, Song produced by OJB Jezerel, video produced and directed by Iykeman-Urban Touch Entertainment, video co-produced by Tobi Sunny-Daniel-State Of Mind Entertainment. Executive producer-Chief Dele Momodu-Ovation International.

Friend Zone vs. Tech Support Zone, Amongst Other Zones

2011-12-15T22:14:00.002+01:00

.So there's been a lot of discussion on twitter lately about Friend Zones. I'll explain what it is in this post and share a few experiences. YEAAAH!

What is a Friend Zone? You know how we all came to this world alone, knowing no one except maybe our immediate family? Ehen. As you grow older you begin to meet people(your age, younger or older) and some of them become your friends.

A friend zone is the place one of your friends(or in my case, majority), usually the opposite sex(but we know there are gay people and people are attracted to all sorts of animals this days) has decided to lock you in. A friend zone is that place where you get no action. If you like spend all your money on chyking, it will blow like the European economy. Basically, girls want you to be in this zone because you're 'cute' or some other vague reason that makes you blush all the time :$.

Basically ehn, when you eventually catch feelings for that friend and you tell her, she'll say "Let's not complicate things. Let's just be friends".

Dear Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I am straight as a tangent. I remain loyal to the peace and unity of the country. *Salutes and sings national anthem*

"Tell her you like her, you can never know"

This is a lie from the abysall pit of hell. Classic example. I went and did oversabi and told this babe I liked her and she sent me a smiley ":)". You know, me sef I was now feeling giddy now. Next week, I took the oversabi further and went to ask for reply. You know what it is na "Let's just be friends". WHAT DO YOU MEAN LET US BE FRIENDS? AMADIOHA AND SANGO WILL BE YOUR FRIEND!

The babe wasn't this kind of people who reply SMSes fast. It's all these 3-5 day SMS reply window sometins. So you'll be waiting and your mind will be messing with you. Olorun o ni je. Anyways, prior to the "let's be friends" friend-zoning, I was using my visafone that time and you know how expensive visafone is. Just a waste of quality money.

Oh and for some reason, she's not in your class/major/whatever so you guys are basically like this:

I swear I was in love for an entire month!

There was this other one, that I went to do oversabi again. As in this oversabi was at 25 on the oversabi scale of 1-10. For people who know me, you know how I protect my laptop. I used to give this babe my laptop for an entire day. I mean, it was that real. So I did the "tell her you like her" oversabi and got locked in the friend zone. She didn't even consider all the money I had spent buying plantain chips at the Tuck Shop :(

But like @IAmWole says, the worst anybody can tell you is "No.". So you might as well end up miserable by trying :P

Spoiler Alert: Shoutsout to Park from House for asking Chase out. MAY THE LORD BLESS WOMEN LIKE YOU

This brings us to the tech-support zone

If you're remotely good with technology, you'll have been in this zone many many times. It all starts with the random "Can you help me arrange things in Microsoft Word?". Then it moves to "Can you help me do my assignment online?"(walai, I've never done this one before). Before you know it, you'll hear "Can you help me get *insert artist you don't listen to here*'s album?". And after a while, you, as a maga will start catching feelings. She'll now begin the exploitation. "Can you help me get Titanic?". I mean I scoff at this movie everytime and I still went ahead and wasted my slow nigerian internet on a 700MB file. Those ones are even basic.

There are the people who won't use their head and just buy a Windows Pc or a basic media player. They'll be feeling hip and buy the Apple products they can't use. That time there was no iCloud. So you're the one up for half the night setting up the device and downloading apps from the App Store. Sometimes, you'll even attempt a jailbreak(bless you etisalat for cutting that babe's iPad bandwith the other time) and all you'll get is "thank you". Don't let me get started on the "My laptop charger has burnt" zone or the "My laptop isn't receiving files from my phone" zone.

The tech-support for tech-support zone

You know how the guy in Kanye's Lil Jimmy skit was the secretary to the secretary? Ehen that's how you'll be. For some reason, some technologically-ignorant babe picked a Computer Science course as a major. So now you guys are on Skype writing Java lines. It will never get to the next levl bro. Move on. Then there are the ones that go and start blogs. So your echofon message symbol turns blue and you're getting excited. Turns out someone wants you do get a hack done on their blog. So now they're chilling in their house and you're working as their programmer. Issokay. So this is how your life is now

I mean, a brother can't even get excited about a DM anymore :(

I was at this tech event the other day and there were only 5 women out of like 110 people(Seriously ladies interested in technology you need to go for these events, brothers are getting bored). So after the event, everyone was talking to everyone else about their projects/ideas/whatever and I noticed that there were at least 10 guys that went and collected this super-fine girl's phone number. Me I was just feeling sorry for them. Those girls are the girls that will call you at 1AM and tell you to debug their code.

Then you'll solve all the problems while they push their app out and make a gazillion nylon bags of money. You're still struggling to pay for your starcomms subscription. Anu e se mi gann.

Heads up! If a girl says she wants to tell you something and when you're having a face-to-face conversation, she says "I'll text/email you", my friend just delete it as soon as it comes in. It can never be good news

The one-with-a-boyfriend zone My Lord these girls are the absolute worst. These girls are by far the nicest. They'll be nice to you oh and be selling you wink and kiss smileys on skype. Then after like two or three weeks you now ask if they have a boyfriend. They'll now say their boyfriend is in China. Why were you leading me on in the first place grinch? To prevent that send them this picture when next you get a wink:

What's with all the England babes?!

Statistics have shown that 1 in 4 relationship begins online and 3 out of 4 end online(but we don't care about that). There's also another study that shows that the 6 degree relationship angle that seperates one human from another is now down to 4 degrees(read more on the 6 degree patent here if you want to feel intellectual). So this means everyone we know knows everyone else who knows everyone else's friend's brother's sister's uncle's friend and we end up like this.

Due to these connections, you're likely to meet more people(who have mutual friends with you) online than offline. And I'm not exaggerating this. 8 out of the 10 girls I meet are in England. WHY O WHY? Y U NO GO CANADA OR YANKEE OR GHANA OR COVENANT? Of the other 2, 1 is in Canada and the other is in the US. I have met only 1 Nigerian person in Nigeria so far. I mean wazzup witchu guys?

No, I will not call you to look at the sunrise

So someone went and brought out that "Oh Jerry" MTN advert on YouTube. You know the valentine one where the guy calls the babe and tells her to look out the window cos she's in sunshine. Bleh. Spits on floor. Na sunshine una dey chop? Will sunshine pay for your BIS? *Pukes* Oh. Bisola I have told you to buy a coke bottle because you are the caffeine in there and caffeine is my energy :P

When I hammer next year, I will not share my money with any of you friend zoners. Dazzall for today.

*Inserts awesome conclusion paragraph here* I hope I have been able to convince you and not confuse you that.................. May Your december be like this: :P

I honestly forgot about the Bro Zone. Here's what it is basically:

And for #teamforever alone. Believe Me, I've tried doing this:

Seriously, checkout someecards when you're done reading this and my tumblr

Flytime Interviews Vic.O[VIDEO]

2011-12-14T12:51:00.000+01:00

You've probably heard about this. If you haven't seen it here's Flytime Promotions' interview with the Legen...wait.. for it.. you'll never get it cos he's really not.. Vic O! Seriously. On behalf of all the insane people that have been whining Vic O, it's time for us to stop o. The guy don dey make money now. If this guy should just go and hammer more than he has hammered, I will enter the studio :|. This technology thing is taking too long to bring money sef.

Ehen. If you have any washing openings available, you gats to hire the interviewer in this video. I have never seen this kayn washing in my life.

Joulesdakid - Wishing You The Best[VIDEO]

2011-12-12T00:18:00.001+01:00

This is Joulesdakid's second music video off the 'Joulesdakid - Lazy GNius Mixtape: Volume 1'. Apologies for posting this one late.

Falz - Wazzup Guy[OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

2011-12-12T00:14:00.001+01:00

Here's Falz tha bad guy's video for Wazzup Guy. Shoutzout to hall the Wazzup Guys out dia. Leaf us h'a comment h'okay?

Wizkid - Pakurumo[OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

2011-12-10T23:03:00.001+01:00

Here's the official music video for Wizkid's Pakurumo. The video stars Pasuma Wonder, Tee A, Mo Cheddah, Funke Akindele, Skales and Banky W(the man in the bie bie). Ali Baba naa wa n be. *Insert names of other countless celebrities*. I love love love the story line. FUNKE AKINDELE IS MAD FUNNY!!!

Directed by Clarence Peters. YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TO LEAVE A COMMENT! Ehen!

A Plague On All Their Homophobic Minds.

2011-12-05T19:43:00.000+01:00

The news of the anti-homosexual ignorance of those in power in Nigeria reached me recently, and I couldn't help but mourn for the death of education, reason and intelligence.
The prohibition of homosexual partnerships passed through Nigeria's senate last week and it was decided that people entering civil partnerships or cohabitation will face jail for up to 14 years. It was also claimed that they were "protecting humanity and family values". They even went as far as claiming that they were "protecting civilization in its entirety."

What bigotry.

To say that Nigeria and Nigerian leaders, most especially, are civilised or aware of humanity is to admit that your mouth has been sweetened disgustingly against your wish.

Focusing on their claim of protecting humanity, I am appalled. Absolutely appalled at the fact that a thinking person believes that to be homosexual is to be dangerous to society and humanity. I don't quite understand this idea, to be completely honest with you. Or am I missing the point?

Because, to me, it seems as though they forget that homosexuals are people, they are human too, if we want to talk about humanity. So why must their case be different? Why must they be marginalised in their society? Why, I prithee, why?

If these leaders want to protect humanity, why can they not start from accepting homosexuals for who they are? Do you think homosexuality is a choice? If you do, discard that thought immediately. If it's a choice, then are the people suffering and hiding in other African countries just plain stupid? Are they just stubborn goats who enjoy the punishment they may face for being who they are? Are they? Don't you think that if they had a choice, they would not be homosexual? Have you stopped to think about their situation and wonder why it is thus?

I guess not. You clearly haven't.

Growing up in Nigeria and in a Catholic home, I did believe that homosexuality was an absolute transgression, my mind was clouded by ignorance. I moved to the UK and attended a Catholic school where Religious Studies was compulsory and we studied it from a Catholic perspective, further planting this absurd thought in my head that to be homosexual was to literally be an imp of Satan. To make it worse, I was surrounded by Protestant and Pentecostal Christians who went as far as saying it was a sin against God that required powerful prayers for you to be free of it. What arrant nonsense!

I say it is nonsense now that my eyes are open, of course. Living in the UK widened my mind, and I soon realised that homosexuality was fairly common, I mean, I went (and still go) to school with lesbians, and they are far from being bad people. In fact, I will go as far as claiming that they have the biggest hearts, and the loveliest smiles. They even give the warmest hugs, and make you feel good about yourself and life. They bring a non-conventional approach to life that refreshes you. They are not narrow-minded. How, then, can these people be perceived harmful to society? How?

It's just like saying that atheists are completely bad people who will all perish in hell for not believing in God. An obstinately vain idea! My English Literature teacher is atheist and she is one of the most amazing people I have ever met. In fact, she is beautiful, and I absolutely love her. Is she dangerous to me? NO.
So where did this idea that homosexuals were destructive for society come from?
By the way, my mind has not been poisoned by western values, I do understand cultural values and how you patriots hold them dear to your hearts. However, I have come to realise that homosexuality is something that no culture can restrict, how ever hard we try to make it happen. People need to realise that.

African men don't marry African men, and African women, I presume, shouldn't marry African women too. Okay. But don't discriminate against those who have no control over their sexuality. It doesn't take away their, dare I say, Africanness. It honestly doesn't. And when you redeem your eyes of the ignorance that clouds them, you just might see it too.

I don't disagree with homosexuality, and I won't say I 'agree' with it because I don't quite fancy the word 'agree' with relation to homosexuality. I also think it's ridiculous to use the word 'agree' to ask a person's opinion on homosexuality because whilst we accommodate homosexuals, we might not be that way inclined, and this does not mean we 'disagree' with it. It's tantamount to saying that you disagree with Muslims for not eating pork. That's a ridiculous thing to say. I may eat pork and you may not, but it does not mean that I will not be your friend. Where is the sense in that?
I take a live and let live stance on it because I will be betraying my heart and values if I say death to all homosexuals!

This is simply an absurd manifestation of the ignorance of Nigerian leaders, and I am deeply saddened to say I am Nigerian at this moment.
In fact, it is a shame that some of those who encouraged the law are 'educated'. What an absolute disgrace of their education, and an absolute disgrace of the education of the Nigerians (and many other people in the world) that support this cruelty towards homosexuals. Then again, it is widely known that academic intelligence has not always resulted in the ability to reason and understand.

A plague on all their homophobic minds.
A baneful plague.

Further reading:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15992099
http://www.virgin.com/richard-branson/blog/nigerias-cruel-anti-gay-law

My Fears

2011-12-05T00:38:00.001+01:00

So a whole lot of disappointing stuff has happened in my life this year. I mean real life disappointing stuff. Not the one that happens when your friend forgets to bring your calculator on the day you have a math exam. Way way deeper than that. For those of you who've been reading this blog for a while, you'll understand what I'm taking about. So here's a list of things I'm scared my experience will bring.

Fear Of Failure

Not yet sure if this exists or not. Like, I've failed many many times in my life but I haven't had that big, life-changing failure. You know the one where you put all your energy and money into a venture and it fails woefully. It hasn't happened yet. Or maybe I've passed it and I didn't even know.

Fear of Mediocrity

This is probably what I'm scared of the most. I'm scared that after my experience, I'll be one of those people who settle for the lowest grade of things. And wehn things don't go well, they'll blame a 'system' or say 'that's how we've always done it'.

Fear of Lost Time

Not that there'll never be enough or there'll be too much but I'm scared I'll be late. I'm not so sure what it is I'll be late for but I'm afraid there'll be this big opportunity and whoever's in charge will say "Oh, we had this last year". Or "You missed this last week". Se understand?

Fear of Lost Emotions

As usual readers will notice, I don't express here or anywhere anger anymore. Some super deep stuff happened in October(I can't even post it here) and I think it's changed me. I tend to bottle a lot of things up these days. Usually I'll see something go wrong and I'll say "YO! THAT'S JUST WRONG!" Now I'm like "Oh well, E no concayn me" *kanye shrug*

Fear Of Lost Opinions

Like I said, I just watch stuff now. It's probably due to the October event. The only opinons I have these days are tech opinons. I rarely have opinons on anything else. There's this fear. I'm not sure where it's from but there's this fear that I'll say something and someone will walk up to my house and pepperspray me. Or I'll get arrested.

Am I growing Older

I turned 18 in August so maybe I'm growing older or something. Maybe that's how life is. Maybe Not.

Almost forgot my sense of humor. I don't crack jokes anymore. Maybe it's cos there aren't a lot of people around. Will I get it back when everyone's around again? Probably! Or Not

Big ups to everyone who's taken some time out of their study time to talk to me. I appreciate it guys, you have no idea how much I appreciate it.

It's My Way, What's Yours?

2011-12-04T23:25:00.000+01:00

I've just realised something that annoys me. I like to think of things that make me happy, sad, angry, etc. so that when someone asks, I don't have to go all: "Hmm, I don't know. Let me think. Hmm. Hmm"
That's annoying. Then again, it's probably just me.

Anyway, one thing that grinds my gears is people telling me to take a chill pill and stop being anti-social or uptight, telling me to have fun sometimes, and stop staying indoors or reading. -_-

First of all, just like shopping or playing football is your hobby, I like to think reading and sitting inside my house are my hobbies too. What's it to you?

Secondly, and most importantly, if you knew the amount of work I had to do, you won't tell me to take a chill pill. I can't afford to take a chill pill with life at the moment.
The only time I can (and will) take a chill pill is when I get into a university. Even then, I doubt I'd be relaxed. Well, I know I would have a bit of time to do some things I missed out on, but being on my own and reading a book (indoors) is my thing, it's a part of me. I like to think it's my personality, my character. I can't change it, and I can't stop it. It's, as I like to say, second nature.
The way I see it, I don't see what else I w/could be doing other than what needs be done. Say, at the moment, I have to get good A Levels to go to a 'good' university, with my record in the last year, enjoying life should not be on my to-do list. So I don't see what I would be doing rather than reading what is essential, writing essays, and even completing 16 - 20 hours of study a week. Where is the time to live life and be 'down-tight', I prithee, where?

People think it's loser-ish when you want to sit at home and do something, even when you're not doing anything productive, just sitting at home. I've never understood it. 'Living life', to me, looks like it's slightly overrated. I walk around town on my own sometimes trying to find what it is that people look for outside, but I don't see anything that thrills me. If anything, it's only the world of nature, and I would rather sit in a park and marvel at how beautiful the trees look with their leaves fallen, and how Winter is a symbol of death, yet it can make things so beautiful..

I love the world of nature, and I've come to appreciate it as the great Romantics did. I just wish I could put my appreciation of nature down in the form of poetry as the likes of Thomas Hardy and S.T Coleridge did. If only...

Anyway...
You find people that step out of their houses without any motive for the day, only to message their friends: "What's the motive for the day? What are you saying? Let's hit this place up..."
Sorry, I don't understand that kind of lifestyle, and I refuse to be a part of it. I find it quite pointless, but that is because of the way I see life, and the circumstances I'm living in. In fact, to call it pointless is putting it lightly, I find it quite stupid. Then again, stupid means different things to ~~stupid~~ [honest mistake] different people, so don't get pissed. :)
I mean, how can you wake up and say I'm going outside today with no motive, I'm just going outside. Is that not the beginning of madness?
Then again, I think it's just down to me really. Nothing outside thrills me, I would rather sit in my house watching films based on literary novels I have read, or reading a piece of Literature. Or just getting my work done, as I rightly should.
I also don't think I'm a boring person as such. Then again, what 'boring' actually means is another topic for another day - it's subjective. Fun is subjective too. And the way I see 'fun' is, it's something that makes me happy, you know? Something that satisfies me inside, and makes me feel like my life has a purpose that I am fulfilling, so if you don't like it, then whatever.
I'm not going to apologise for me.

Safe.

Skales - Mukulu[OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

2011-11-30T08:15:00.001+01:00

Here's the official music video for Skales' Mukulu. It features cameos of Banky W and Don Jazzy. Video is after the jump. Directed and Produced by Clarence Peters.

There's No Such Thing as Constructive Criticism - Tony Schwartz - Harvard Business Review

2011-11-22T19:20:00.000+01:00

There's No Such Thing as Constructive Criticism - Tony Schwartz - Harvard Business Review

Something for everyone to read. Some truths!

Eldee: Wash Wash + Today Today[DOWNLOAD]

2011-11-17T21:00:00.000+01:00

Here are Eldee's 2 brand new singles off his upcoming album titled "Undeniable". Wash Wash is about how people tell blatant lies to impress others while Today Today is a wedding song.

Wash Wash[DOWNLOAD]

Today Today[DOWNLOAD]

Audio: Gidilounge

Davido - Dami Duro[DOWNLOAD]

2011-11-03T00:55:00.002+01:00

New track from fast upcoming artiste Davido. This one's titled 'Dami Duro'.

DOWNLOAD HERE

Audio: Gidilounge

Joulesdakid - Lazy GNius: The Mixtape[DOWNLOAD]

2011-11-01T23:18:00.000+01:00

We've been waiting all summer for this mixtape. It's finally out. Here's the official Lazy Gnius and Joulesdakid collaboration mixtape. DOWNLOAD HERE

BET Nigerian Cypher 2011[MALE VERSION VIDEO]

2011-10-16T14:30:00.000+01:00

Here's a video of the BET 2011 Hip Hop Awards Cypher by Nigeria's top MCs. The list Includes Modenine, MI, Naeto C, XO Senavoe, Sauce Kid and Ice Prince. Who's got the best bars? Drop us a comment. As soon as we get our hands on the Female Version, we'll post it here.

Image: Jaguda

New Religious Movements: Just How Far Is Too Far?

2011-10-11T16:52:00.000+01:00

They may be classified as ‘religious’ movements, but do cult leaders know where to draw the line between the acceptable, or dare I say the normal, and the atypical? This is a question that undoubtedly hassles the mind of the average member of society, especially as cults are proving to have a more negative than positive impact on humanity and social order.

One of the ‘religious’ movements that have left a glaringly ugly scar on humanity, and possibly Christianity, is The People's Temple which was founded by Jim Jones in the 1950s. This is the story of the amount of power a vision and a mission can conjure, it is the story of a man who wanted to free the people from “the opiate of religion using religion”. Some may wonder how plausible such a quest is, but Jim Jones saw a way, he saw a path that summoned him and he followed it through. He followed it through to Doomsday.

How he did this, one might ask. Well, it was easy for him. Jim Jones, who called himself a Marxist, found ways in which he could relate with ethnic minorities, those who felt the wrath of discrimination in disparate America. He was, to them, someone who loved them and wanted to help them, so he provided a sort of “coping strategy” for them. Jim Jones made the people believe that there was a family that cared for them in his place of worship, his ‘church’. Sociologically speaking, one would say that he provided a surrogate family for his followers. Functionalist sociologists argued that the family fulfils reproductive, educational, sexual and economical functions for its members; undoubtedly, Jones provided these in excess.

Clearly, he started this with good intentions, but where did it all go wrong? What got to Jim Jones? What made him believe that what the world needed was a “revolutionary suicide”, a total destruction in the name of an ultimate salvation? What made one man, who was supposedly Christian, dispute the existence of God, telling his followers that “there is nobody in the sky that’s going to save you”? Jim Jones said “you have to believe what you see, if you see me as a friend, I’ll be your friend. If you see me as a father, I’ll be your father. If you see me as a saviour, I’ll be your saviour. If you see me as your God, I’ll be your God.” He sure was persuasive enough to maintain his followers until the 18th November 1978, where he initiated a mass suicide and the fatality of 909 people.

So how do you know when a ‘religious’ movement is precarious? How far is too far when it comes to ‘religious’ practices? How do you decide what religious group to belong to when all of them seem to provide spiritual satisfaction? Most importantly, how do you know when you have set yourself up for a disastrous ride by subscribing to a religion that seemed the most wonderful of options? You never know, that is the simplest, most straightforward answer. You just never know. So what advice do we give people? It is not quite appropriate to tell people not to subscribe to any religious group, as beliefs are different, and people belong to each for different reasons, but we can advise people to think carefully about the practices of a group before subscribing. Just how far is too far? Think about it.

SIDE NOTE: I was asked to write a pretend newspaper article about New Religious Movements and the impacts they had on society. I rushed it, as it was impromptu, so it may seem a bit all over the place. I still thought I'd share, anyway.

Tiwa Savage - Love Me, Love Me, Love Me[OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

2011-10-10T21:53:00.001+01:00

Here's the official music video for Tiwa Savage's 'Love Me, Love Me, Love Me'. Directed by Sesan

Naeto C - 5 & [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

2011-10-06T21:23:00.001+01:00

Here's Naeto C's second music video off his latest album 'Super C Season'. It's the video for '5 and 6'. It was shot on location in Miami, Florida. What do you think? Leave us a comment.

Is Brain Drain A Repeat Of Slave Trade?

2011-10-04T21:10:00.000+01:00

As a lot of people who read this blog and follow me on twitter know, I've been awaiting my Canadian Visa from the Canadian High Commission for over 3 months. This evening we visited a friend of ours who's a citizen so he could visit the Deputy High Commission tomorrow and see if he can get something done. On our way back home, my dad suddenly realised{after this i realised it oo} that Africa might never develop because the best of our people go abroad and only 10% of them come back.

A classic example will be the best schools in Lagos. Aside from the fact that a lot of schools are now adopting the British GCSE system and some even prepare their students for the American SATs. You'll notice that majority of the students who go to the best schools go to abroad for their University education. I'll give my graduating set from secondary school as an example. Out of 36 graduating students, only 8 remain in Nigerian universities. That's 22% of my entire class. Now imagine that{or even lower rates} at all the best schools across the country. The people who have gotten the best education with the best teachers and the best tools are leaving at an alarming rate.

A lot of us will never come back. I probably won't. It's simple really. We're all humans and we all love good things. The ease at which the educational systems{and other systems like transport, electicity, food} in Canada, the US and the UK are run will make you forget about your country. In the last few days I have left to spend in Nigeria, I've been constantly frustrated by basic services. I got home about an hour ago and NEPA just took light 15 minutes before I began typing this. It took me about 3 hours yesterday to get my Starcomms to connect. Despite the fact that as Nigerians we're paying the highest amount for the slowest internet service in the world. And they still lie to us that they're serving us Bloodband and FalseG services.

How does this relate to slave trade?

During the slave trade, the slave dealers only took the most able men and women{research has shown that they specifically asked for women with particular body shapes} who could work long hours on farms and could withstand the rigorous journey to the new world. I'm not saying it's not right for us as 'priviledged people' to want better things for ourselves and eventually our kids, but this doesn't make Africa better and it's the fault of our leaders again. Except this time, our leaders wear suits and they have polished offices and drive new cars. THEY STILL HAVE THE MINDSET OF THE CHIEFS!

The African Chiefs that sold their own people, flesh and blood to the white man in exchange for the stupidest of things. It's important to note that before the portuguese reached the shores of West Africa, they had gone to South America and had failed to capture a working slave population. The chiefs refused to sell their people and there had to be war. After these South American tribes were captured, they refused to work on plantations and were considered a loss by the slave masters. Next Destination: Africa.

How about the 10% who will come back home?

I've done a bit of research and inquisitions and I have found out that the majority of this 10% that come home aren't home because they love Nigeria so much. It's to protect their family's interests. They either take over their parents' companies and if they're parents are politicians they inherit the country. That's what is happening. The son of a thief CANNOT be anything like a thief.,/br>
What does coming back home mean?

Looking at the life expectancy ages between Canada and Nigeria, the average Nigerian male is expected to live up to 40 while the female is 45. The canadian life expectancy is 78. There you go. Our people here also die because someone has refused to fix the Benin-Ore road and the Ooni of Ife after winning the contract to fix the road to Ife hasn't done shit. There are signs that warn you of bad roads while you're on it. What The Hell?

Facebook Faces Suit For Tracking Logged Out Users

2011-10-03T20:07:00.000+01:00

It's happening again! We've seen Facebook overcome law suits over the years. The most popular one being the suit with the Winklevoss twins, when they accused Mark Zuckerberg of stealing their idea. This time it's a privacy issue. An australian blogger found out 2 weekends ago, that Facebook was tracking users after they logged out with the use of its cookies. Websites usually use cookies to find location, browsing history and other user parameters so proper ads can be targeted. Turns out facebook's cookies stay on your computer longer than they should.

About a year ago, the plaintiff Perrin Aikens Davis of Illinois, had alerted Facebook of this issue and has now sued them claiming:
"This admission came only after an Australian technology blogger exposed Facebook's practice of monitoring members who have logged out, although he brought the problems to the defendant's attention a year ago,"

On September 30th, Facebook Andrew Noyes told CNET “We believe this complaint is without merit and we will fight it vigorously,”

A Facebook spokesperson on September 25th is quoted as saying “Facebook does not track users across the web,”

Also on September 25th, A Facebook commented on the original post and said “Generally, unlike other major Internet companies, we have no interest in tracking people.”

It has now been found that Facebook has filed a patent on September 21st with the US Government where it plans to track users while they browse through other websites. Check the patent here “A method is described for tracking information about the activities of users of a social networking system while on another domain.”

Here are a few steps to make sure your facebook information is secure. What do you think about this