Nigerian D’Banj–a combination of outsized showman, confidence, flash, little politics and affecting personality–could be Africa’s first global pop star of the 21st century.
Fashion Bloggers
February 25, 2011 By 2 Comments
The Ghanaian-American fashion bloggers Street Etiquette are featured in this week’s episode of Radio Netherlands vlog What’s Up Africa!. So is Snoop Dogg’s very convincing Nigerian accent (at the 0;30 mark).
Snoop Dogg’s Africa
February 9, 2011 By 2 Comments
The music video for a new song by Nigerian rapper/R&B singer D’Banj featuring Snoop Dogg that went online yesterday. The usual quota of hired cars, half-dressed models and money rolls follow the two showmen. The song title is a form of high poetry: “So Endowed.” Is this male fantasy, “The New Black Atlantic“? Commenters on […]
And Then There Was Adidas
June 8, 2010 By 3 Comments
“adidas Originals invites you to join David Beckham, Daft Punk, Snoop Dogg, Franz Beckenbauer, Noel Gallagher, Ian Brown, Ciara, Jay Baruchel, DJ Neil Armstrong and some of your dear, old friends for an intergalactic 2010 FIFA World Cup™ viewing party that you’ll never forget.” Ciara!? h/t Dirty Tackle
