AfriPOP! TV: D'Banj Takes New York

AfriPOP! kicked it with D’Banj just hours before his sell-out New York debut. Dressed in a full black and red Addidas tracksuit with white sneakers and a blinging chain, the assured G.O.O.D music  afrobeat star talked about  the pressures of his U.S. debut among other things. “I’m in New York,” he told Yolanda Sangweni. “I’ve been telling everybody that I am going to eat from this Big Apple. I’m just [...]

 

DJ Edu Afrobeats Mixmaster Mash-up (Listen+Download)

Set your weekend off just right with the Mash-up master DJ Edu Tracklisting: Camp Mulla-Party Don’t Stop vs Maroon 5 ft Christina Aguilera-Moves Like Jagger Wizkid-Pakurumo Kof-Looking At Me (DJ Edu Mix) Djeff & Filipe Narciso-O Semba D’Banj-Oliver Twist vs Chris Brown-Forever Madtraxx-Ita Waiter Rihanna-We Found Love vs Dr Sid-Over The Moon Professor-Lento vs Beyonce-Run The World (Girls)

 

5 Things You Should Know Right Now

Divas, racist brands, legends and style wars. It’s a lot going out there, and you should know about it. Get under the hood and get your scoop.

 

Spotted: Rihanna Wears African Print L.A.M.B Jacket

Even though we have our reservations about Gwen Stefani’s latest African-inspired collection for L.A.M.B we;ll admit a good thing when we see it. Songstress Rihanna rocked an African print jacket during a recent appearance on “Good Morning America.” We love.

 

Jay-Z, Usher, Rihanna perform in Abuja, Nigeria

The glossy story: The Third annual ThisDay Music Festival took place over the weekend. According to the paper’s website the event was meant to “celebrate the Best and Brightest of Emerging New Africa” and is “designed to revolutionize global perspectives on African issues. This is aimed at shifting focus from Africa’s problems to the opportunities, and from treating the symptoms to curing the diseases and projecting a positive image of [...]