Edge Links Up With AYL⌀ & Tega On New Single “Ooolala”

Edge teams up with AYLØ & Tega to deliver a hypnotic, sexy R&B vibe on “Ooolala” The B.C

based artist gives off a new Toronto feeling with this single. Kelowna, BC — Sept. 25, 2020 — Edge is rapidly making a name for himself within Western

Canada and internationally. His previous three singles have gotten him placements on some of

Canada’s most read blogs, interviews on local television and airplay on stations in Toronto,

Vancouver and even Nigeria. Edge has been steadily gaining momentum in 2020 and shows no signs of slowing down.

This song "Ooolala" heavily draws from Toronto's giants as well as it's vibrant night scene, inspired by artists such Partynextdoor, Drake, and the Weekend. Edge teams up with AYLØ, a Nigerian Alté rising star and Tega a B.C singer-songwriter to deliver a moody, sexy, dark R&B vibe. Edge says, “in times like these, we the artists/creatives have an obligation to our fans and listeners to keep their spirits up and motivated through the use of our art and music”.

Edge has been featured on Canada's second most-watched private terrestrial television

network, Global TV and across more than 500+ influential playlists across Spotify since his

breakout release in 2018. His songs have received airplay and features on CBC Radio,Coolradio93, Melodyfm88.6, Rockfm94.7, Rainbow94.1fm, Ct1r, stations spanning from Toronto to Nigeria. Featured on blogs such as Elevator Mag, ForTheCultureCanada, Hidden Beats,

Kelowna Capital News, Independent Spirits, AnR Factory, Sesashop, Tinnitist and more, and he

has opened for and shared the stage with the likes of Amine, Petit Biscuit, 88glam, Adamn Killa,

Ill Chris, Golden BSP, Teon Gibbs, BBNO$, and more.

LISTEN TO OOOLALA HERE

"Edge takes inspiration from Rap giants such as Travis Scott and Don Toliver to create a catchy and prominent flow that effortlessly

rides the track. The BC Artist creates a colorful sonic landscape riddled with tasteful ad-libs and melodic brilliance." - Elevator Mag

"I’ve seen him perform countless times and honestly I’ve always loved his sets. Edge had explosiveness which was very contagious

and with his charisma commanded the room." - FortheCultureCanada

"Influenced by everything from his Nigerian roots to modern pop, reggae and rap of all eras (most noticeably Tyler the Creator),

Edge is carving out his place quickly within the world of hip-hop by creating a unique sound all his own that is laced with details of

his experiences thus far." - Hidden Beats

"Edge succeeds in his bet: to make you want to dance, under emotions veiled with raging sweetness." Independent Spirits

"Edge has all the skills to impress any crowd as he just flows with smooth professionalism, his voice captures a picture of cruising

around in Vice City, rocking up to the best house party and following him into the VIP section." - AnRFactory

"It's about 3:30 am and after a debate about hip-hop and rap and where's going, we turned on

Edge's new song. I won't lie we were

dancing and cheers our glasses to a hit." - Sesashop.

TRAPPED THE EP BY OLA BONNY TEEZY

 

The TRAPPED the EPproject was made during the worldwide spread of Covid19 and eventual lockdown. This period got me lost in deep thought as I pick my pen to write about societal ills like rape, suicide, depression, drug abuse etc. The intent of TRAPPED the EP is to create more awareness on the ills of the present-day--especially against women. Rape, Drugs, Abuse are some of these topics that we pretend don't exist but are at the core of the problems we have today. I want people to talk more about that and to share in my belief for a better future.

The TRAPPED the EP is made whole-fully with powerful stories laced beautifully across the common topic of interest. Have you listened to a song and got lost in the art? That is the experience this project offers at first listen. Every single song on the project perfectly compliment the previous one - making you feel the obvious urge to listen to end.

One thing you will enjoy from the TRAPPED the EP, is the rich lyrical content and poetic justification. Every song was obviously well planned and written down (with a clear message attached)

Below is the track-list. (All tracks are mixed and mastered by myself)

1.    Swerve (Prod. by Vin Ace)

2.    Suicide (Prod. by AndreOnBeat)

3.    Slam (Prod. by UnknownCookUp)

4.    Migo (Prod. by GMP)

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH APRIL MAEY

 In recent times,the music industry has seen Nigerian women become bold with their spread choices of music into depth from Disc Jockeying, Playlisting and curations,Song writing and soulful Artistes pushing the culture to the next level. Belgium based Nigerian alternative artiste , April “Somi” Maey with masters in new media at the VUB in Brussels Belgium released her Debut EP “Ticket To Anywhere” with songs like Somebody,Starry nights etc while she continuously expressed her identity on each track. She has worked with notable Artistes like MI Abaga,YCee,Reinhard,Oxlade to mention a few. The project displays her musical prowess to flow between multiple genres considering her lack of experience in the industry.

Congratulations on your debut EP April, considering your skeletal discography and lack of experience in the industry,how were you able to make this happen?

Well, I just wanted to put together a project to test the market and see how people receive it. I was lucky enough to have a few people in the industry help me through it and give me some feedback, citymonstar, Boogey, slay Velli. They all really helped me find the sound I wanted and yeah, we made it happen. 

You're a Nigerian based in Belgium tell us more about yourself?

I’m just a chill person, and I really like to go with the vibe. Nigeria has impacted me a lot and I like to show that and appreciate the culture. There isn’t a lot going on apart from music and school. I study a masters degree at VUB in Brussels and I’ll be done in 2021. Before then, I’ll just focus on putting out good music and developing as an artist and performer! 

What made you pursue a career in music?

I’ve always loved music, it’s my biggest inspiration, I worked at chocolate city music and the love for music grew, so I decided to give it a shot! 

What would you describe your sound as?

I just love vibes! I love lyrics and emotion and sometimes I just like to vibe on songs, so get ready for different versions of me and I’d say prepare to be surprised haha! 

What was the creative Process of your EP “Ticket to anywhere”?

There were a lot of songs that didn’t make it on the project. I just wanted it to be relaxing and try to express different feelings through the music. Ticket to Anywhere was mostly about my transition from design to music, and merging different versions of myself. 

You maintained the same low charming tempo which allows each track to perfectly fit into another,how's your growth been music Wise?

I’ve grown a lot in the past year, but I definitely want to express different feelings, not just the one chill vibe. And I’d like to experiment a lot, there’s still so much I haven’t tried and I’m excited to just dive into it

For you the EP “Ticket to anywhere” is a big story book,what inspired the project?

It was about merging the design/creative side of myself and the music side. Most times people want you to focus on one thing. But I’m not like that, I want to be as creative as possible and express myself in as many ways as possible. That’s what inspired the project, my willingness to create and try new things. 

Talking about Collaborations,who would you love being in the studio with creating music?

Asa, Omah Lay, Burna Boy. And a lot more! 

What's next for you April?

Right now I’m focusing on building myself as an artist and testing the market, seeing what works best and making good music.

LISTEN TO TICKET TO ANYWHERE EP HERE

PRESS RELEASE FOR ANYTHING BY CYPRIAN ALAKIJA

 

 Cyprian Alakija is an Afrobeats Singer/Songwriter from Lagos, Nigeria. He’s a student of University of Ibadan. 

His new single “Anything” is a follow up to his 6-track debut tape, “Love, Perfection & Heartbreak”. The songs were inspired by great life-changing experiences from individuals. 

Anything is a romantic ensnaring love song that talks about doing anything for a lover. 

As Cyprian rides the Audiomonkey produced tune, to deliver an infectious show of ultimate love and care with his lyrics “Anything for you”, professional engineered by Switch Sonics.

He sings passionate lines in hopes of capturing the lover’s heart, “Of all the things wey dey my thoughts, you are the priority my love.” 

You need to get this on your playlist. It’s a sure banger.

LISTEN TO ANYTHING HERE

Press Release For Xino Ranking Dangerously Talented EP

Zino Clinton Mena is a Nigerian Afrobeat, Afrofusion and Afropop artist from Delta State born on the 6th of January. Xino started getting involved with music at an early age of 7 and by 2016 he released his Debut single Yetunde. 

The talent was not too far from the tree as He was born into a music family where his father was a beacon of inspiration from when he could talk. He also draws Inspiration from some of his Favorite African artists such as Baba 2010, Burna boy,Wizkid and Peruzzi. ‘Gimme love’ his most popular song  was released on the 21st of August 2020, which hit over 15,000 stresms in less than a week of it's release.Evolving from a singer to a songwriter while surfing the waves of being a music producer and an instrumentalist on the side, the dangerously talented artist still has a hat full of surprise hits ready for as many that can handle it.
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His Debut project "Dangerously Talented EP" is finally here. A true showcase of diversity of music, each song has a message and a storyline you can focus and relate to while expressing how I felt emotionally and musically. All tracks were produced by me except track 4 and 5. Track 4 was produced by the magical KuUka and track 5 produced by Echotheguru; all songs mixed and mastered by Mystro. 

Track 1: TIRE YOU- "TIRE YOU" talks about a lovestruck guy in a possessive relationship, his girl mostly lied about everything in the relationship, her affairs with other guys and all, so that's why you hear all this flexing of muscles trying to be strong "E GO TIRE YOU" 

Track2: JUJU-"JUJU" Is a track that portrays a guy that is so much in love with his woman. JUJU defines "LOVE". 

Track3: "ENERGY" Is a very happy song that portrays love as well it has a lot of happy instrument attached to it, it's defined as the excitement of love and it's melody packed. 

Track4: "GIMME LOVE" is a love song, no real story here but it teaches you how to praise your woman and understand her, adapt her habits and cherish her place in your life.

Track 5: "GBON GBON" is a real dancehall banger, the song praises a beautiful woman who is endowed and blessed with a beautiful body and personality. 

GET TO KNOW:ZOË MODIGA

    A celebrated artist at home with awards such as the Mbokodo Award - an event to recognise women who have shown leadership, fostered growth and made efforts to strengthen the arts - in South Africa (2018) and SAMRO Overseas Scholarship Competition (2015). Zoë’s debut album was nominated for Best Jazz Album and Best African Artist for the 24th South African Music Awards 2018. Zoë Modiga is an artist who represents the present and future of South African music drawing from the roots of roots of African storytelling, Jazz composition and Motown soul but creating a sound entirely her own in order to communicate an evolving African sound without loosing its essence.Zoë has performed at celebrated festivals at home in South Africa such as the The Cape Town International Jazz Festival, Standard Bank Joy of Jazz, Durban Jazz Festival, Oppikoppi, Rocking the Daisies, Afropunk, Redbull Music Festival, Hugh Masekela Heritage Festival, Joburg Film Festival, Fete De La Musique, Basha Uhuru Festival, and many more. International she has played the famed MTN Bushfire Festival in eSwatini, toured Mozambique, the USA as part of Somi’s Africa Salon series and more recently in Germany with Seba Kaapstad. 

Zoë has collaborated with some of South Africa’s finest musicians including Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Thandiswa Mazwai, Johnny Clegg, Simphiwe Dana, Louis Maholo, Tshepo Tshola and many more. 

From her township upbringing, raised by its people and community with a strong influence of her grandmother and grandfather of the importance of the retention of African stories and culture her love of music shown through at a young age leading her to attend the National School of the Arts in Braamfontein.

A self produced world class artist; singer, songwriter, performer, bandleader. Through collaboration and creativity at the highest level creating a bold and vibrant transcendent live performance with strong bold visuals, vibrant fashion and world class dance, showing the beauty and simplicity of telling stories in our own languages to reach to the core of a global audience.

Zoë Modiga is an artist challenging the status quo and inspiring a new generation, a true representation of excellence.

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LISTEN TO HER ALBUM INGANEKWANE

Lord Emeka Is Becoming A Force To Recon With In The Industry.

     19 years Nigerian Uk-based Artiste Nnaemeka Evans Okpoko alias “Lord Emeka” is becoming a force in the music industry to recon with. He started writing music in Lagos,Nigeria in 2018 and started perfecting his skills and experience then began to do music professionally in the early months of 2019 after he released his Debut single “Prodigy” and he rose the bar again with his sweet harmonies and smooth transition. He is  currently studying International Relations in Coventry along side multitasking studio sessions and recording music. His goal in a few years is to influence the Nigerian music industry while connecting dots around the world with his diverse sound and all his music has to offer. Helping the younger generation of artistes achieve thier dreams especially those which much talent but no source of income or help. He says “the world is not ready for what he has to offer so let's fasten our belts and enjoy the ride”.

 Follow his socials:
Twitter: Lord_Eofficial
Instagram: lord_emeka

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Reinventing Yourself

 
The most constant thing in life is change and that occurs every time the clock ticks, yesterday is gone and today has come without taking permission from nature or earth ,same way change happens and we have to move with it or be left offside. Lets talk on something that has left a lot of youths stranded with thoughts and questions."Reinventing yourself!! What does it mean to reinvent yourself? How do I start? Why is it important and all those questions roaming through your minds.

CHANGE IS NOT SOMETHING YOU DO SOMEDAYS AND TAKE A BEAK FROM OTHER DAYS

     To change the way that you behave or the things that you do so people think of you as a new bred/a different kind of person is reinventing yourself and the good thing about this is you can reinvent yourself anytime. you need to understand the laws of change and time to be able to help in becoming a new person but sometimes its always a hard nut to crack in knowing whether perseverance or reinvention is the right decision. it is always important to talk and ask questions on why we are doing what we do,you cant set your time on another mans clock or wangle into a craft you know nothing about just because your peers are flocking around it. If what you're doing is your dream and passion, then don't divert your attention. many will ask if its important to reinvent yourself,yes it is very important so you don't stay stagnant because you can lose everything you see today and how do you get it tomorrow?by sleeping on your bed?or drowning in your thoughts? No you have to pick yourself and recreate you into a new person. This has a lot to do with you as a human,the principal reason is to keep reinventing yourself to ensure that life doesn't become stagnant,things may not work out but if you keep looking at every blessed day with the same views you're bound to be crippled by negativity and bad energies surrounding your thoughts.

CHANGE IS A SHIFT IN LIFESTYLE

 STEPS TO THRIUMPHANTLY REINVENT YOURSELF

1] Do you really want to move on?
     This should be the first question you sincerely ask yourself when you want to move on and if the answer is positive then you are good to go. I have seen that if you don't want to change ,you never will and from that point you are left stagnant on life.

2] Picture yourself outside yourself.
    An artist stares at his art as he endlessly finds new ways to shape. That's how you need to see yourself as a work of art in progress,no need to get sad or step down on yourself when you see something you don't like instead like Nike,just do it.

3]Practice and push yourself everyday.
     Reinventing requires daily dedication to the point where that new habits take the place of an old one and no longer requires conscious effort.

4]Surround yourself with the truth.
    In the world today,a lot of yes men are scattered everywhere,if you're trying to be a new being stay far and stay close to those that fed you the bitter truth, you need people who are going to challenge and question you, you need people who wont be afraid to spill the bitter truth to your face.

5]Life is a risk so you must take it
     You will never become the person you want to be by continuing to be the person you currently are."Comfort is the fall of kings",to unlock your new growth you must step out of your comfort zone until you are willing to take that risk, you will forever stay where you are.

Man Of The House

Small boy playing on the sounds of time,
Never expected the rain to shower on our dreams,
Watched the drama unfold like gifts from boxes,
A little boy saw his family get homeless,
I got lost when I was young then hunger gave me comfort.

I endured all the pains and shame from strangers,
Dad told us that some days will be rainy,
But this storm might blow us all away,
I saw love turn hate before the sun sets at dawn,
This life we live is strange but trust it to be sane.

Mom cried and said “son you have this family on your back”,
Then I knew the journey of greatness began from there,
They closed the casket on kanyin my heart broke into pieces,
I wrote this piece crying like it happened yesterday,
I went on my knees and asked God what's my purpose,
He replied with rainbows and the sun kept shining.

10 Random Facts That Will Blow Your Minds

 

 A little knowledge goes a long way, especially when it's about something as compounded as sex. From being a taboo to a reproducture affair now a desired act, sex can mean alot to different people and surprisingly animals too!! Humans sexual intercourse is both different from the same as that of animals. Let's give you some amazing sex facts and animal facts that will get your minds blasted.

1)Sex Was Found To Induce Improved Sleep.
 Do you feel relaxed after busting a nut? Yes Sex helps you relax your nerves and it is a good one. After sex , Orgasm releases Prolactin,the hormone responsible for sleepiness and relaxation.

2)Having Sex Frequently Increases The Quality Of A Man's Sperm.
In increases fertility and reduces the chances of DNA damage.A study was proven that men who ejaculate or have sex daily produce higher quality semen that those who don't. This might be helpful for couple's trying to conceive.

3)Most Women Are Not Able To Climax By Vaginal Intercourse Alone.
Most partners don't know about this,instead of Vaginal Intercourse alone,they also need clitoral stimulation to reach the big O,only 28% of women reported reaching Orgasm,quite a far reach for that 75% of men who did.

4)Women Whose Vagina Have Direct Exposure To Semen Turn Out Less Prone To Depression.
Lol are you surprised? Raw sex yes! It means having sex without a condom semen has mood altering hormones which the female body absorbs through the Vagina.

5)It Is Very Possible To Reach Orgasm While Sleeping.
Despite the absence of physical stimulation,female genitals can experience blood flow through a sensual dream. It can increase as much during actual intercourse and the flow boost could cause Orgasm. Some women reach the big O while having erotic dreams.

6) Chimpanzees Have Spined Penises.
While it can ultumultim improve stimulation,it may also end up damaging female during coitus.

7)An Elephant Penis Can Be Heavy As 30kg During An Erection.
No long talk, wrongly touching an elephant penis may literally have you fucked around and knocked over.

8)When Sexually Frustrated,A Dolphin Is Not As Cute And Cuddly As It Seems.
 Intelligent beings that they are, dolphins are known to practise gang rape,murder on their own youngs,kill porpoises and even ho as far as sexually assaulting humans.

9)Sperm Can Last Up To 5 Years Inside A Female Snake.
Even when she mates with various males,the female can control which sperm she will use in fertilizing her eggs.

10) Lubricants are the top seller among all sex toys.
Contrary to what you might think,these liquids beat both vibrators and dildos to the record.

LOVE IS NOT FED UP

“Love doesn't make the world go round, Love is what makes the trip worth while”.

 Love is composed of a single body inhabiting two different souls. Like the saying “It takes two to tango”, so not replying his/her texts or ghosting on your partner isn't the best way to grow love.
   In our present day generation, many of us idealize love, we imagine a soft pleasurable feeling of emotions and care without actually doing the work. Some see it as as a lofty cure for all of life's problem. As we keep up with this,we underestimate the power of love and begin to swerve into lust and the end result is our relationships begins to suffer and pay the price of our negligence.
Believing we all need love is not enough to play the cards to win, we most likely forget the core values such as honesty, commitments, self care,trust towards the ones we genuinely love.

Someone once said;

 “If love solves everything,then why bother with the other stuff?yes all the unnecessary things”.

 We stay worried over alot we shouldn't bug about in our relationships due to alot of things eg, past occurrences, third parties, unwanted pressure, falling in love out of pity etc and it gradually takes our minds off the good things and we focus more on the end without beginning the trip.

Love is like alcohol, it intoxicates you at first on the sweet start and clears off when you wake in the morning.

BITTER SWEET TRUTHS ABOUT LOVE.
  No matter how much we eat on our fantasies and idealize our love stories. There are some hard truths I'd be talking about today.

1) Healing Doesn't Mean Forgetting.
   It's funny how couple's after a week of breakup come online to fight for peace and happiness or claim to heal and have forgotten about their pasts. That's a big lie and for you to heal, you've to admit pain and even after this phase, forgetting what hurt you might be difficult to brush under the rug.

2) Love Does Not Equal Compatibility.
  Falling in love is one of the best feeling in the world but that doesn't mean whoever you're in love with must feel that same way towards you or be good to you over the long term. It's possible to fall in love with someone who doesn't treat us well and then we start thinking we are not enough for him/her. When I think about the sad relationship stories we see around today, I go asking questions and it's always rhetorical.

NB: When in search of your missing piece, you must use your mind and not your heart and if you end up with your heart, you might just have a bad time.


3) Closure isn't real.
  You can mourn the loss of someone you lose. But you can never truly get over it because when you lose someone,a part of you is lost with them. Closure is a sad effort by you to regain that part of you that is lost. It can be hurtful, mean and regressive, your past will always be your past so move on and appreciate the past for whatever it taught you.

4) Don't ever beg for someone to love you.

5) Be careful who you give your heart to.

6) People will disappoint you again and again.

7) It is not uncruel to block your Ex.

8) There will be people in your life that you will never be able to forget or stop loving them.

9) Always know when to use the door.

PRESS RELEASE FOR VICE CITY VIBES (SSCRCY).

Following his previous release “11:11” which grossed over 70,000 streams and counting, Edge is back with a new single titled “Vice City Vibes (S.S.C.R.C.Y)”. The release of this single indicates he does not intend to slow down anytime soon. Produced by Flowers in Narnia and Ramoon, “Vice City Vibes” is a two-part song of modern day 80’s disco mixed with hip-hop vocals and Afro-fusion. Edge showcases his versatility and genre blending skills once again using his distinct rhythmic vocals. “Vice City Vibes” pays an ode to his childhood influence GTA Vice City, hence the name, and as you listen you'll find that he leaves sonic traces of his Nigerian roots in the song.

The new release has been long awaited by his fans after previewing it last summer on Vancouver’s The100collective.
When asked about the single, Edge said this song marks a crucial part of his creative journey, as he feels the song captures his growth in music. "Its taken me a while to find my sound, but this song is it! I feel the most comfortable and confident I've ever been in creating music, I know people are really going to love this vibe." He says his fans can expect more of his sound going in this melodic direction.

Notable Press

"Edge takes inspiration from Rap giants such as Travis Scott and Don Toliver to create a catchy and prominent flow, that effortlessly rides the track. The BC Artist creates a colorful sonic landscape riddled with tasteful ad-libs and melodic brilliance." - 

Elevator Mag

"I’ve seen him perform countless times and honestly I’ve always loved his sets. Edge had explosiveness which was very contagious and with his charisma commanded the room." - FortheCultureCanada

"Influenced by everything from his Nigerian roots to modern pop, reggae and rap of all eras (most noticeably Tyler the Creator), Edge is carving out his place quickly within the world of hip-hop by creating a unique sound all his own that is laced with details of his experiences thus far." - Hidden Beats

Accolades

70,000 streams and counting on both 1st and 2nd single "Hana Orches" and "11:11".

Top 3 Music Video for the 2017 notTV competition.

Over 130 playlists additions with only 2 singles out on Spotify since 2018.

Garnered airplay on CBC radio and has entered their regular rotation for both singles.

Opened and shared stage with notable international and Canadian Acts including: Amine, Petit Biscuit, 88glam, Adamn Killa, Ill Chris, Golden BSP, Teon Gibbs, & BBNO$.

Received acclaim from local and international publications and media outlets including: Elevator Mag, FortheCultureCanada, Hidden Beats, Kelowna Capital News

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PRESS RELEASE FOR KAYLU'S ON CHECK.

    After the release of his debut project Millennium Boy, Kaylu celebrates his journey and rise in the music industry in his new rap single titled 'On Check'. With a catchy hook, sizzling flows and a hard slapping beat, the young and talented rapper has proven to be a force to reckon with in the hip hop game and is definitely one to watch out for in the near future.

On Check was written and performed by Kaylu, Produced by Ohjay Soundz and Engineered by Kronik.

STREAM ON CHECK HERE