KnightHouse Crew

As we near the end of the first quarter of this year begins, Knighthouse Entertainment, the music arm of Knighthouse Creative is set to take the game up another notch with the introduction of a compilation album titled ‘Street Scriptures Volume 1’, which is the first installment in a series of albums to celebrate the fast blossoming music industry in Nigeria.

The Knighthouse Street Scriptures project is a series of compilation albums that celebrates the best of Nigerian music with song collaborations featuring the best of the rising stars and the best of the music underground. Each album will focus on a particular music genre, and Vol. 1 in the series celebrates Nigerian hip-hop culture and is set to revolutionize the ‘game’ by bringing together the best ‘hip hoppers’ in this part of the world, from the household names like Mode9, Sauce Kid and MI to the underground greats like Teeto and Str8 Buttah in a fresh way. The album is a blend of musical flavors and styles that can be fused into the ever versatile hip-hop genre. The album will have 16 Tracks which will range in musical style from funk to rock and even grime.

The Street Scriptures Volume 1 presents the best of Nigeria’s hip-hop stars on a series of song collaborations; featuring the established rap heavyweights, the impressive rising stars and the best of the underground, bringing you the most definitive hip-hop album ever made in these parts. From the underground ciphers to the club bangers, this album is a clever celebration of not just a music genre but a culture; recognizing industry players that have pioneered this genre in Nigeria and the new faces, bringing a fresh feel to hip-hop on our streets.

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The Knighthouse ‘Street Scriptures Volume 1′ features some of the most talented music artists and personalities in this part of the world, coming together to make the finest collaborations in the history of music in Nigeria. The roll call on the album is a remarkable blend of the old and the new; it features names like Mode 9, ill Bliss, Terry da Rapman, Othello, M.I, Kel, Saucekid, Blaise, Nyore, Mo’Cheddah, Teeto C-Mos, 4th Republic, World Famous Academy {Naeto C, Ikechukwu, Uzzie}, Teckzilla {Str8buttah}, Rooftop MCs, Loose Kaynon, KB {Trybesmen}, Tha Suspect, Roguewave, T-Rex just to mention a few and even celebrity director Clarence Peters makes an appearance. The album is also anchored by celebrity media personalities Bigtyme (Rhythm fm), Mike Majik (West African Idols) and DJ Sose

The first singles off the album were recently released online and on local radio stations. These singles include the smash dance hit ‘Purple’ featuring M.I, Nyore and Mo’Cheddah; the heavy hitting ‘Hate’ featuring ill Bliss, Othello and Aye’sha; and most recently ‘The Finest’ featuring Saucekid, Mo’Cheddah and Teeto. These songs are currently enjoying very good airplay and impressive reviews both on the local and international scene.

Also available are videos for the new singles Purple and The Finest and also notably for the song Capital Drama which finds Clarence Peters performing in front of the camera for the first time ever.

Knighthouse over the next couple of years will release several other volumes of the Street Scriptures, covering different genres of music to achieve the following:

Celebrate and showcase the best of Nigerian artistes

Discover and promote underground music talents

Create a platform for various industry players to collaborate

Deliver unique and ground-breaking music made in Nigeria, by Nigerians for the world.

The Knighthouse ‘Street Scriptures Volume 1’ which is the first album in the project is set to be released in May 2009 and is definitely going to take Nigerian music to another level.

In the next few weeks, the revolution will sweep through Nigeria. Will you be ready?

Join the Movement now.

To check out the music and videos, log on to:

www.ilike.com/artist/street+scriptures

www.myspace.com/khstreetscriptures

www.mytruspot.com/khss

http://www.radiopalmwine.com/Street_Scriptures

Knighthouse Creative is an indigenous Nigerian creative agency that specializes in media production and content development. It was established in 2006 by young undergraduates with varying talents, driven by the desire and hunger to change the face of media production in their society.

It has been two years now and the remarkably creative trio of Aderogba ‘CEO’ Arimoro, Lanre Oladimeji and Temitope Gomez – with a clientele that covers all areas of media production, both visual and audio – are well on their way to becoming the preferred media producers of choice for all major individuals and organizations in Africa. 

The company consists of a dynamic team of high impact creative individuals, with a network of associated production experts in different fields of specialization to collaborate with in creating, developing and marketing original and innovative media content, backed by research.

Some of their current and past clients include ZK Advertising, MTN Nigeria, Cue Media, Finicky Foods, Labelle’s Touch and Mejon Communications just to mention a few.

Record Label: Knighthouse Entertainment

Management: Knighthouse Entertainment

Contact Person: ‘Rogba Arimoro (07034778208, 08023016608)