Hailing from Hamilton, Ontario, Jamila B. was always surrounded by music. Within her short career she has opened for the Clipse, Choclair, and the legendary Ink Spots. With only a mixtape added to her name, Jamila is constantly doing shows locally and is ready to expand. Saturday mornings as a child consisted of music blaring which ranged from the likes of artists such as Keith Sweat and Bobby Brown with their new jack swing style, pop divas like Mariah Carey, The Gap Band for the funk fix and reggae. Jamila also includes Aaliyah, SWV, TLC, and Robyn as her main influences for her R&B/Pop sound.

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It wasn’t until Jamila B. hit the age of eleven that she decided she wanted to be a singer. After a string of short-lived girl groups, Jamila decided that being a solo artist was best for her. She also began song writing for herself. After high school, Jamila bumped into an old childhood friend named, Kwabe, who got her into the studio. Other local rappers started to hear more about her and soon she was joining them on stage. For most of the time, Jamila was the only R&B act on the bill.

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Jamila B. considers herself a left sided artist and likes to experiment with different styles. She describes her sound as 90’s R&B with a modern twist which pays homage to new jack swing. She is currently promoting her debut single, “Gamers Love” and will be releasing her first video in the late winter.

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With the on-going confusion over the whereabouts of Nigeria’s president; the recent violence and destruction in Jos, the murder of a former gubernatorial aspirant in Ogun State, and the reported dispute between Lagos Governor and his predecessor, there’s no beter time for singer Etcetera to release his new single ‘Ring The Alarm‘.

There’s pain in his voice, as Etcetera wails and sings; warning us all that ”there’s a thief in the government house…” ”How many people have to cry/how many more will have to die/in the name of politics?” the soft rock singer asks…

The single is the second cut to be released from Etcetera’s upcoming second album for X3M music.

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Here is a track called ALL DAY from Phizzle aka Oloro Mr Rapper upcoming IBADAN/LAGOS/LONDON mixtape which drops on Feb 9. It’s a different kind of naija rap song. I you’re a fan of Kanye West or Kid Cudi you’ll enjoy this!

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Jonathan Chukwuemeka Emmanuel Obi Mbu also known as JaeCee Mbu is a young rapper based in Abuja and North London who is currently a first year student in the University of Sheffield. As a rapper his style is based on wordplay and punchlines and a distorted fast rhythmic delivery. He worked with Jesse Jagz in the summer of 2009 on various tracks; the tracks “Ready To Go” and “Temgbele” were produced by Jesse Jagz. He is currently juggling being a university student while working on his sophomore mix-tape Leader of the New School.

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Phildizzle is a new Nigerian artiste. He grew up in Nigeria but is currently schooling in University of Cincinnati. He just made this new single called “Vibrate” .ft Madskillz and Rapon”  He is currently working on a mixtape which will probably come out next month. Listen to his song below:

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HHP who has huge songs to his credit like “Music N Lights, “Mpitse” and “Jabba”, is a ten year veteran in the game, he has been a solid staple on the SA and African scene for years and has released several hit albums, HHP has transcended Hip Hop and is the creater of Motswako his own blend of Hip Hop. He has become an iconic figure and recently won Best Hip Hop Album at the SAMA 2008 awards and several other awards, this year he made history by performing at the CapeTown Jazz Festival. He is one of the biggest artists out of South Africa and has shared stages with International acts like Snoop Dogg & Asa. He has also performed at the Mama’s in 2008 and 2009.

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Naeto C, who won the MTV award for Best New Act last year, was at the awards this year to present an award for best rnb, Naeto who was in South Africa to perform at the Nokia Face Of Africa last year and opening for R.Kelly at the Thisday Music Festival in Suncity, South Africa. This year alongside HHP he will be performing the new hit All Around The A featuring a group of African Hip Hop Superstars. Naeto has been on an award tour this year, he won the Soundcity Best Male Video and the Hip Hop World Award For Best Rap Single both for Kini Big Deal.

Watch “The All Around The A” video (which features HHP & Naeto C alongside other top African emcee’s): 

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Naeto C popular for monster singles like Kini Big Deal & Ringtone, has a massive following in Nigeria, Ghana, Botswana, Kenya, South Africa and anywhere where quality music is appreciated. He is currently working on his second album, “Super C Season” and completing his Master’s Degree in Energy at The University Of Dundee. From being at all the award shows and performing at all these shows in each others countries, they have run into each other on a number of occasions. The two emcee’s blazed this joint which is going to be a summer banger in South Africa and Storm Records will push it out to the Nigerian Community. As Africa Integrates Storm Records is proud to announce this collaboration.

Watch The Award-winning “Mpitse” video by HHP: 

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K16, UK based Nigerian rapper has shown his support for the Light Up Nigeria Campaign by creating a theme song, he is one of the growing voices of Nigeria’s youth campaign for a better future through steady power supply. LightUpNigeria is a movement which has arisen out of necessity in reaction to the current problem with power supply in Nigeria. The movement aims to highlight the problems caused by the lack of constant power supply in Nigeria and raise awareness of the situation globally. Through the awareness raised by this movement, it is highly anticipated that the current policy or policies governing the generation, distribution and transmission of power via the national grid service in Nigeria will be reviewed and reformed.

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Listen to a song he did (though unfinished) and dropped for all Naija people to ‘feel’

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If you thought 2009 was turning out to be a ‘slow’ year for Nigerian music, we sincerely need you to pause and have a quick rethink. The song below is a remix of Darey‘s song (Style Na Style) featuring 9ice. Jesse Jagz comes in heavy to complete the mix of talents that made this song a really really good listen. Enjoy…

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Facts:
Song: Style Na Style Remix
Artiste(s): Darey featuring 9ice and Jesse Jagz

Wow! this just came in. It’s the P master, the man that made your girlfriend listen to Nigerian rap. Yep ! they call him Naeto ! Naeto C. On this track he says…well, listen and find out yourself. Can’t wait for dude to drop his new album. Enjoy…

Facts:

Artiste: Naeto C
Record Label: Storm Records
Real Names: Naeto Chikwe