Brick & Lace to Perform on BBA ?

It has been rumored that American RnB and Dancehall sensations, Brick & Lace, will be performing this Sunday at the Big Brother Africa 3 season finale. BBA3 comes to an end this weekend, with the winner walking away with a hefty cheque of US$100,000.00. It has also been rumoured that artist to take the stage at the finale also include Zambia's Mampi Mirriam and other high profile International acts. The show comes to an end after 3 months of Drama. Visit www.mnetafrica.com to get full details on performers, and to vote for who you would like to walk away with the prize money. It has also been rumoured that this season will be the last for the African version, but this has left a lot of disappointed fans.

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Immortal Technique Vs Immortal Method???

Immortal technique Vs Method X

Called a Rip-off of the Underground legend Immortal Technique, Method X has endured a lot of criticism from the Internal Hiphop community. With songs like 'Mic Domination', Zed heads have thought of Method as a total wanna-be, even though his skill is undeniably among the cream of Zambian Underground music. These accusations also apparently sparked a feud between Method X (Chris) and his namesake Chris Daha. Although the feud was not publicized, the pair exchanged a few harsh words, which created enemity between the two soldiers.

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Things That Rock...That Suck...That ????

* Rodney9 Sucks (great videos...not so great individual)
* African Hustlers Rocks (Great single from Kapuka)
* Y-Zone ???? (Eish! What's that supposed to be?)
* Honey Taker Rocks (Great stuff from Jay-Z! Oh, that was 5ive4our??? My bad :-) )
* L.S.K Battleground Rocks (Method X holding it down)
* El Salim ????
* Takondwa Sucks as an entertainer, Rocks as an artist
* 50% 0f Famillia Rocks (Guess who's in the other half...lol)
* I.N.F beats Suck! if the listener is a retard
* Abena Zed Rock (Most dedicated Zambian Hiphop Blogger)
* Bwanji.com Sucks (Even if it's not connected to music)

Young Thugga: Zambia's Young Gunner

Tim Tim, also known as Young Thugga, is widely becoming an underground household name. With soon-to-be hits like 'freak', a single on Two-one's once Highly anticipated mixtape 'burgcity on lock: Vol 1', Young Thugga is set to make major strides in Zambian Hiphop. Working with long time friend and associate 'Ill Greed'(now doing gospel hiphop), Young Thugga made a string of Hit songs with Sheezye Records, songs including the likes of 'Hustle' and 'Smoke boy Magic'. He also made hits with Zambian Hiphop Crazy Genius K-$taR and also featured on Jay-Z's Dj. Green lantern's mixtape, 'myspace monster mash vol.1', on a track he did with Zambian hiphop maestro, C.R.I.$.I.$.

Watch this space!!!

T.I: Paper Trail

Widely thought to be 2008's Album of the year, T.I's Paper Trail Album has hit the tops of Charts worldwide, clearly thrashing out views of critics that his T.I vs TIP album would not be topped. With hits like 'Whatever you like' (produced by Jim Jonsin), 'Live Your Life' (produced by Just Blaze and Featuring Rihanna) and 'I'm Illy' (Produced by Chuck Diesel), this release is sure to stay playing in your decks for decades to come. The album also features the likes of usher, Justin Timberlake and John Legend, and has arguably the best collaboration of the year, 'Swagger Like us', featuring rappers Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and Kanye West. It's something worth all the money you pay for it...

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K.R.Y.T.I.C: The 9th LATER????

Okay...am I the only person who has been eagerly awaiting the release of KRYTIC's '9th and 11th Letter' albums/mixtapes??? Well, the Ugandan Born Rap impresario has been making noise on the Zambian Hiphop scene with massive singles such as 'elevate', but neither his album nor mixtape have been seen on the streets. Popular for his feud with Kapuka (ka-puke-ah: as he calls him) and Rodney9, the Rapper has dropped singles that have raised eyebrows on the local scene. He also features on a mixtape organized by two-one (Burgcity on Lock: Vol 1), with a single called 72bars, seemingly a verbal callout to his foes. Watch this space...

AG vs AHH

Africasgateway.com Vs Africanhiphop.com

Basically the same concept, but one of the two sites might offer better services than the other. But which? If you have not visited either, you are missing out on a lot. These sites are basically at the top of the list when one mentions interactive African music/hiphop websites, and the rivalry is evident as both sites offer almost exactly the same services...(Food 4 Thought: Is one a rip-off of the other???) Just joking-definitely not. Both sites are unique and it is up to the browser to judge. Try them...

Famillia Famillia(Hits don't lie)

Okay.. We've all heard about this groups massive spending when it comes to videos, but are the millions worth it? This is Zambian Young group Famillia's latest 'hit?' single 'What we do'. See Video




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Zambia's Deadly HipHop Fives

In no particular order and based on recent research...

Rappers(Commercial/semi commercial)
1. 5ive4our
2. K.R.Y.T.I.C
3. C.R.I.$.I.$
4. Buloman
5. Young Thugga

Rappers(Underground)
1. Method X
2. Chris Daha
3. Young Drama
4. Kilogramma
5. Willie Dolface

Rappers(Battle Maniacs/freestylers)
1. Camstar
2. K-$taR
3. Diplomat
4. Ray Grams
5. Ill Greed

Producers(mainstream)
1. E-Talik
2. Ray Doe
3. A Plus
4. Nox
5. I.N.F

Producers(Underground)
1. Chris K
2. Easy Kent
3. Smyleeface
4. Peezey
5. Skylark

Producers(Young Bangers)
1. Wezzy G
2. Lil Chips
3. Phamone
4. T-DuB
5. Charlie

Studios(mainstream)
1. Romaside
2. Digital X
3. K-Army
4. Rolet Studios
5. K Sounds

Studios(Underground)
1. Sheezye Records
2. D-Tunes
3. Flyby
4. Danger Zone
5. MCL

Crews(mainstream)
1. Famillia
2. Pytch Blak
3. XYZ
4. Ghetto Link
5. Two-One

Crews(underground)
1. UT
2. Killa Dawgs
3. Show Dot
4. Dubodose
5. Too Tuff