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 Overtime Mjeez found himself integrating into the Nigerian music scene, understanding their sounds and why the people are so attached to it. This motivated him to integrate his culture into his writing and arrangement skills; however this was not an easy task as he found his music switching from one genre to another in other to satisfy the general market. In the year 2011 he released his first song that was planned on national radio such as Eko FM, Beat FM, and more.

The song titled Oyibobo featured Skales who was signed to EME (Empire music entertainment), from there henceforth Mjeez graced all the major events in the country, mounted all the major stage. In the year 2012 he moved forward to release his first debut album which was distributed through while he toured alongside his band. The singer went on to discover his own recording company called Men of Art Empire to manage his music and brand while he travelled to acquire a Masters degree in business administration. On returning back home Mjeez released another song where he featured Jaywon “Ginika”. His passion and drive has kept him going, working to create a global brand in Africa.

Meet Nikky

Adenike Hanifat Adenike Also known as 'Nikky Orobo', is a Nigerian independent recording artist, performer and entertainer from Irepodun Local government in  Kwara state, Nigeria.
 
Nikky is the second of two siblings and was raised by her mother having lost her father quite early. Her childhood was filled with music as she recalls singing and dancing to old school records played by her parents.
 
A graduate of Accounting from the  prestigious  University of Ado Ekiti, Nikky picked interest in music while in the university  and was mentored by an award winning nollywood Director Steve Abiola Taylor who showed her the ropes and put her on the path to success. Nikky started her career recording voice overs and commercials for nollywood movies before she started singing professionally.
 
Nikky is passionate about Music and will stop at nothing to see her dreams of becoming a renowned Afro-Hiphop/ Afro-pop Super star come to life.  She had a little set back that held her down for six years but that was still not enough to stop her.
 
Her  first official single OROBO which was produced By Kaydee music monster is due to be released  on Feb 20, 2017  which happens to be her birthday.
 
Watch this space for more updates.

2 shots of Afrobeat. 2 shots of Hip-Hop. 1 shot of fresh Soul. Toss into a blender and turn on high. The result is a classic cocktail that is sure to get you high- Syndik8 Records presents “BlackMagic”

The Nigerian rapper,singer and songwriter, born Efemena Mukoro, has been experimenting with music since 2001 but the lifestyle and music that is BlackMagic was discovered in 2007. Influenced by afrobeat,hiphop,classic and soul music mostly,BlackMagic draws inspiration from both life’s experiences and the need to express emotions using new words or using old words in a new way,so that it is more interesting and so real that it’s easy for anybody to relate.

His 1st single “Tomorrow” debuted in December 2010- a clinical cross of hiphop&afrobeat,talking about making the most of today.
In April 2011, he released his 2nd single titled “Rainbow”- a classic 70’s disco inspired song where BlackMagic subliminally deliberates on life’s choices open to us,hence the rainbow.

Both singles are produced by longtime friend and superproducer Ikon,who produces most of the tracks on BlackMagic’s debut album titled “BLACKMAGIC version1.0” (BMv1.0)

His 3rd single, “Foreigner”, released in August 2011, features female emcee “Saeon” and is produced by T-Flava.

With just a little over a year in the Nigerian music scene, it’s been a very eventful time for BlackMagic with performances at the Hennessy Artistry Tour, Lynxxx and Friends Campus Tour, Copa Lagos FIFA beach soccer event and the launch of the Modern Day School of Arts to mention a few. His single “Rainbow” was voted as one of the Top 50 songs of 2011 in The Nigerian Bloggers Choice award and he also picked a nomination as one of “The Most Promising Youth Artiste” in the Dynamix Youth Awards.

On November 20, 2011, BlackMagic had a one of its kind Live Band listening session called “BLACKMAGIC LIVE” for the release of his debut album-“BLACKMAGIC VERSION 1.0”. The listening session featured live band performances of songs off the album, as well as performances by mainstream artists Bez, Vector and Tiwa Savage.

BLACKMAGIC VERSION 1.0 is described as a journey through the evolution of BlackMagic. It is different in an interesting way,hence original, using familiar techniques and will bring fans closer to BlackMagic as an art and closer to the train of thought of this new young musician.

Chinomso Uma popularly known by his stage name ‘New FELA’ is a Nigeria singer-songwriter born in Ogun State Nigeria. Due to the nature of his father job he grew up in several parts of the Nigeria including , Lagos, Abuja, Umuahia and even neighbouring Benin Republic .

Today however ‘New Fela’ Shuttles between  Austin, Texas and Lagos, Nigeria both cities he calls home while pursuing his dream of becoming a world class entertainer. His music can be simply defined as an offspring  of AfroPop, AfroBeat and AfroHiphop. It is easy to tell from his lyrics that he is connected to his African roots by the occasional dropping IGBO language punch lines.

New Fela is no doubt someone to keep an eye on because of his unique sound and thoughtful lyrics, his debute singles ‘New Fela’ and ‘Love Nwantintin’ produced by O.G.E are currently being mastered at Giant Beats and will be released before Christmas.

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