Category: BLOG
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The past week has been a dark week in the history of Ugandan music, entertainment and performance arts. As a nation we lost an icon who touched, soothed and inspired most. An influence that did great so fast and yet steadily for ten years. Moses Sekibogo (1985 – 2018) aka Moses Radio (R.I.P) breathed his…
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Stories connect us, stories build us, stories build us and we are a story! If you agree then you know the deal. 2017 was an amazing year that we will remember in one way or another by certainly telling stories about the gone year. Hip Hop for decades has always been synonymous with stories and…
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Now for those of us for whom spoken word and poetry are real things that constitute daily life, Friday 15th was quite an evening. If I need to tell you what is so special about the said date, then let me get you up to speed about one of the most thrilling and increasingly popular…
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Kampala EP opens up with a sample of a preacher telling of how one can find themselves and purpose in God and to be used by Him. The musical lines that open the EP by Andre are: Now let me tell you ‘bout my story/ I was lonely/ Oba father came calling me/ Me talk…
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Nuba is the second official single off African Reality, an album AJO is currently working on. It is a fully fledged African-Centric project which AJO is highly inspired working towards. According to him, the commentary he offers with the rhetorics he puts forward – we need to look at the future, past and present to appreciate…
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The MTN Cypher is back in case you didn’t know. It is a product of the inaugural UG Hip Hop Awards that happened last year – given MTN was a huge sponsor; a cypher was named or crafted around MTN as a brand. Last year the winner was Emmix (apparently first runner-up but actual winner…
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Young Elder is STRAP’s fourth album that he has long been teasing through tweets and singles plus a video. A year is never fully complete in one way or another when it comes to full length releases – unless STRAP drops a project. Since ’14 up to now STRAP has been releasing album after album…
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December if you asked me, came real quick! As for Tempo Music, November Came Late – does it matter now that we are in the last month of the year? One word: FESTIVE, is in more rotation. The holidays have come and many will take a break off work or even work less as away…
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Other than the rap shit, what do you know about me? – if that particular line doesn’t pierce your back then your spine needs checking. W.Y.K (What You Know) is a sort of tribute song, reactionary artistry and a call to talk about depression. First off, we (NuveyLive) are proud of Benny Black for talking about…
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Break-Fast Jam is back. This annual event has proved to be the most consistent event so far as regards appreciating Breaking as an element of Hip Hop. The 7th Edition will take place next weekend, November 18th and 19th at YMCA Wandegeya, Kampala. This has actually been the venue for quite a while. The following are some of…