Why I did it – explains concept behind controversial ‘Famous’ video

A number of very famous figures are shown lying together naked in Kanye West’s provocative new ‘Famous’ video, which premiered on Friday night, June 24 and, according to the rapper, plenty of other celebrities told him ‘they want to be in the bed’ when he showed them a preview of the visual.

‘It’s not in support or anti any of [the people in the video],’ West, speaking to Vanity Fair, said of the video, which was worked on with various collaborators and took three months to complete. ‘It’s a comment on fame.’

READ: Kanye West premieres Famous video and it features NAKED Taylor Swift, Ray J, Kim K, Bill Cosby, others

‘Maybe in some alternative universe me and George Bush could have been friends,’ he commented. ‘I could have been his O.J. Simpson black friend on the golf course.’

Kanye West

Of the visual’s artistic inspiration, West who, according to Thenetng findings, claims he was inspired by American realist painter Vincent Desiderio – added: ‘Matthew Barney is my Jesus.’

Despite the nudity featured in his ‘Famous’ video, the rapper says he was ‘very careful with shots that had [something] sexual to take them out.’

Also See: Is this really art? Mixed reactions trail Kanye West’s new controversial video ‘Famous’

On Saturday morning, West joked, ‘Can somebody sue me already’ along with the hashtag #I’llwait. He has since deleted that tweet.

‘Famous,’ is a single off of West’s The Life of Pablo album, which features a controversial reference to Taylor Swift in its lyrics.

‘I’ll probably get married again when I’m in my 50s’ – Wiz Khalifa

AMBER ROSE. might have to look elsewhere if she still nurses any hope of getting hitched with rapper Wiz Khalifa for a second time. Oh! Amber only wants another baby… not marriage.
After his split from the former stripper-cum-model, Wiz Khalifa has said he might give marriage another shot when he is in his 50s.
READ: ‘I want another baby’ – Amber Rose has told ex-hubby Wiz Khalifa
Speaking to Jeff Weiss as a feature in the July/August issue of Playboy magazine, the rapper bared his thoughts on giving marriage another trial.
‘I think I will, but it will be later. It was cool; it was fun,’ he said of his first learning experience as a husband.
‘Things that would’ve taken me much longer to learn, I learned in a short period of time. I feel like I’ll probably get married again when I’m in my 50s. I was sad after it ended, but I wasn’t depressed; I’ve never really been depressed in my life. I was sad because we were going through a lot and my son was involved, and that hurt me because my main goal is to raise my son how I want. I’m a control freak, and not being able to control that was weird. I didn’t know how to deal with it and didn’t understand that feeling. A year later, I’m way smarter and better equipped to deal with it.’
Also READ: Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa finally reach divorce settlement, hit strip club together
The father of one also reflected on his failed marriage, but says he has no regrets moving on from the union, as it helped him regain his focus.
‘I feel like not being in that relationship helped me out a lot. I learned how to be present where I need to be present. I’d been present in the relationship, but at that age and with what was going on, it just wasn’t right for me. It helps to walk away sometimes, even though it was super hard,’ he said.

5 Publicity Tips Every Unsigned Artistes Should Follow

5 Publicity Tips Every Unsigned Artistes Should Follow

Yesterday, I published an article about artistes making sure to get a PR (Public relations) team in their fold and even listed out the many benefits they stand to gain from doing this.
Not long after this post was published, I began receiving so many messages from upcoming acts asking for ways they can still manage to get their music heard without having to employ a PR Team just yet (For obvious reasons).
Most acts in the upper echelon of the industry have little or no time whatsoever to listen to a newbie in the game, the music business is what I like to call a private club, you are either in or out.
Having to use the ‘Black Art’ of the music industry is no easy task, but again, the key word is try, try, try, until someone listens.(Of course, your work has to be good).
Here are 5 PR tips every unsigned/upcoming acts can use to promote their brand/sound.

1. EPK (Electronic press kit): This is highly important as it contains your contact info, HD photos of yourself, your music and every other information you need to introduce your person to anyone willing to finally give you a chance to. This kind of kit can be in CD (Which is somewhat not commonly used anymore), could be in form of your website, e.t.c. Now most EPK’s get trashed, but to make your own stand out, ensure you go straight to the point, No one wants to listen to the oooo la las in a song for 5 minutes before finally getting to the hook. (I mean can we have the song already?!!!!)
2. Social Networking Sites: You use twitter, Facebook and every other social media site out there already for pleasure, why not use it for business too. Upload your songs on YouTube, Instagram, Twitter e.t.c, its by fa the cheapest way to reach millions of people with no fee involved. Ensure to keep your friends and followers on these platforms updated of any new information about you or your sound.
3. Start Small: Contact that local DJ’s in your area and have him play your song whenever he needs to go entertain at a party. Try and increase the number of DJ’s you hand your CDs to, this way, you cover more grounds with your music. Also, get in touch with music writers and bloggers, contact them and have them take a listen and even review your songs if need be.This way, you have something to add to your press kit.
4. Get Radio play: Personally, I feel upcoming acts should strive to get radio play before fighting for a spot on music blogs, here is why. When your song, which of course must be good, enjoys radio play, maybe once or even twice, people, will want to know who sang the song, questions will begin to be asked and that way you are gradually on your way to getting the publicity your sound deserves. Now, I know, it could be difficult getting airplay on major radio stations, why not start small, visit local and small radio stations, University radio stations, have them play your song on air, after all, the youths are like 80% your target audience.
5. Contact Music Blogs: Yes, your song is enjoying radio play, people are jamming and falling in love with it and they need a platform to download, then send an email to music blogs requesting that your song be posted on their sites. Yes, I know, so many of you will say, ‘We send thousands of mails everyday, but you guys do not reply or post.’ It’s simple, if your song is good, your artwork is fantastic and your fans bombard the comment section and email (Don’t do this though) asking that we have the song uploaded, then absolutely nothing will stop your song from being posted on the site. Another point, if your song is that good,  trust me, you will have no need contacting music blogs to have it posted on their website, they will go out of there way to have it on the site.

Adekunle Gold breaks the internet with new Photoshop featuring Amber Rose, Kim Kardashian!

Adekunle Gold breaks the internet with new Photoshop featuring Amber Rose, Kim Kardashian!

Before he became an award winning singer, YBNL's Adekunle Gold was very well known for his amazing Photoshop and graphic design skills. This weekend, the 'Orente' singer shocked his fans as he returned with amazing new Photoshop edits of himself with American reality stars, Kim Kardashian, Amber Rose and John Legend's wife, Chrissy Teigen. I guess he still has something to fall back on.. 

Adekunle Gold breaks the internet with new Photoshop featuring Amber Rose, Kim Kardashian!

Peter Okoye Talks Psquare In New Interview

One half of music group, Psquare, Peter Okoye, sat down for an interview with HipTV,m where he talked about the Psquare.
According to Peter, it hurts his feelings a lot knowing the amount if sacrifice he put into structuring the group only to be merely tagged a dancer.
In his words:

I don’t think there are so much challenges because even on tour as P Square, I was the one doing the whole structure and trying to get things done properly.I will say it in-front of the camera .I do a lot.But for me, there is no challenge because I say the things that I know .I say the things that I let people know. I’ve been a creative person.I’m a very very creative person but people still look at me as a dancer.It hurts but at the end of the day, I’m still a very creative person.\

http://tooxclusive.com/news/peter-okoye-talks-psquare-new-interview/

New Music In The Works? Wande Coal, Keri Hilson Pictured In The Studio

Pictures they say  speaks a thousand words and going by the latest photo shared by singer, Wande Coal, it seems something musically magical is set to happen for him.
Wande Coal, who is presently in the US, shared a photo of himself with American singer, Keri Hilson and Jazze Pha, together in the studio captioning the photo:

Ultra Vibes with Beautiful people…Keri Hilson, Jazze Pha and Ray bells. Iskabaaaaaaaaaaaa.

Nice one!

Patoranking Unveils “God Over Everything” (GOE) Album Artwork

Patoranking has announced the release date of his debut album “God Over Everything” (GOE).
The singer who broke through in 2013 with the hit single ‘Alubarika’, and has gone on to become one of Africa’s most revered dancehall artistes with his unique fusion of Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeat, is set to release his debut album.
The new album will be released on August 1, and will contain new single ‘No Kissing Baby’ featuring Ghanaian Sarkodie, with very few details revealed about the inclusion of his earlier singles. “Expect the unexpected.”
Patoranking said about the “GOE” album. “It has a song for everyone, for people of all ages, class and from all parts of Africa. I wanted to pay homage to my roots and also embrace the new school African music scene that is taking over the world. I can’t wait for the world to hear it, to hear us.”
For exclusive information about Patoranking’s debut album and the journey thus far, follow @FireRepublik on Instagram and Twitter. Also, follow the conversation via the hashtag #GOEtheAlbum.