The 4th edition of the most-anticipated annual party of the year, ‘The Hip Hop World Exclusive All White Partea’, is set to hold again in London and Lagos. This year’s party will however hold with more colour and grandeur as it is coincides with the first anniversary of Hip TV and rebirth of Hip Hop World Magazine. Designed to be a two-pronged soiree of fun, entertainment and networking, the first leg of the party is billed for GEMS @ The Britannia Hotel, Cannary Wharf, London, England on Friday, August 22 while the Lagos edition of the same party will hold at a yet to be announced date and venue. The party will be sponsored by Lipton Tea (major sponsor since inception), a top Unilever brand. Also supporting and partnering the initiative like it has done since inception is DJ Abass’s DJA MUSIC. The all-white-dress-code shindig which brings together the finest of Nigeria’s entertainment practitioners, music impresarios, corporate players and brand executives held for the first time in 2005 and had since become the biggest gathering for players in Nigeria’s entertainment community in Nigeria and in the UK.
Akon signs Sway!
Senegalese born US rapper Akon has signed British hip-hop artist Sway to his record label. Sway has been one of the biggest stars on the British hop-hop scene in recent years, and will now release his music on Akon's Kon Live label in the US. Akon has had a string of hits including the UK number one singles Lonely and Smack That, featuring Eminem. The deal is the latest example of UK urban acts getting noticed in the US. Estelle's career was revived when she was signed by soul star John Legend. In 2005, Sway beat US heavyweights 50 Cent and The Game to win the hip-hop award at the Mobos, and he was named best UK hip-hop act at the BET Awards in the US in 2006. Sway's debut album This Is My Demo was also nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in the same year.
Melaine Brown auctions Property
Spice Girl Melanie Brown is auctioning off the contents of her former home in the UK to raise money for charity. Items on offer include a "Scary Spice" leopard print outfit, the coat used in the Stop video and five Roberto Cavalli outfits from the Spices' recent tour. "I hope that people have fun bidding on a piece of me," said the singer, who is now based in Los Angeles. Proceeds from the online auction, which runs until 26 October, will go to children's cancer charity Clic Sargent. "As a mother, it was important to me to be a part of an organisation that provides clinical, emotional and financial support to children and young people with cancer and their families," said Brown.
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