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J. Cole: Never forget, first time I performed any song from KOD was on Nigerian Soil

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Jermaine Lamarr Cole, famously known as J. Cole, debuted a live performance of songs from his new album for the first time ever on Nigerian soil. ‘KOD’ which is just over a week old, has never been performed anywhere in the world and J. Cole gave Nigerians the jump to hear him perform it live at his Castle Lite Unlocks concert in Lagos on Saturday. “One week ago I put out this album it’s called KOD. Y’all heard it? I know you don’t know the words yet,” he assumed on behalf of the crowd. “I probably don’t even know the words yet. But can I just press play on one of the songs and see what happens? “I just want to see how it sounds at the shows. I can’t promise you that I know all the words.” The ‘Born Sinner’ rapper went on to perform the album’s title song ‘KOD’ and performed another song from the album, ‘Photograph’. “Never forget,” he said. ...

Rap categories show progress at music awards

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The rap categories in the 12th edition of the Headies show long awaitedprogress. The rap categories of the 12th edition of the Headies show progress  (tvcontinental) Nigeria's most glamorous music awards, The Headies in the early hours of today rolled out the nominees list for its 12th edition holding on the May 5, 2018. One category that has caught the eye of many is the ones that cater for the rap genre. Leading the rap pack across three categories in the  'Best Rap Single' ,  'Lyricist on the roll'  and  'Best Rap Album' , are    M.I Abaga  with 3 nominations and the quartet of  A-Q, Erigga, Falz  and  Phyno  bagging 2 respectively. This year's Headies makes progress in mirroring the reality of the rap scene, Here is a breakdown of each category; 1. BEST RAP SINGLE MI Abaga leads the rappers list at the Headies 2018  (Events Chronicles) 1.        YOU RAPPERS SHOULD FIX ...