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“I Dated Rihanna Before She Blew” - Lynxxx

One of Nigeria's finest rapper Lynxxx was the guest on the latest episode of Trace Urban’s “The Seat”.

Lynxx claims to have done what most men only dream of…dating the hot music goddess and international superstar, Rihanna in an interview on Trace Urban.

View The Seat with Lynxxx on TRACE Urban here:




How true is that?

 

 

See Pictures D’tunes & Sean Tizzle Champagne Shower in London

Sean Tizzle alongside record label boss D’Tunes have been in the UK for over a week after their performamce at the independence gig earlier this month October 2013.


The business partners also took time to reveal their new signing Prince Boom who was also with them in London.

Here are some photos of D’Tunes who also celebrated his birthday this month  in the UK and they sure had mad fun at the club last week saturday!

See photos below

Nicki Minaj To Appear On ‘Good Morning...

Nicki Minaj is scheduled to make an appearance bright and early on ABC's "Good Morning America", Wednesday Oct 16 at 7:00 am EST. She will be stopping by to continue her promo rounds for "The Nicki Minaj Collection" at Kmart.

Mavin Records Announces The New Album Siduction from Dr Sid

Mavin Records is thrilled to announce the Track List of Dr. Sid’s much anticipated sophomore album titled “Siduction". This album follows the overwhelming success of his 2010 debut album “Turning Point”, which featured the hit songs “Something about you”, “Pop Something”, “Winchi Winchi” and “Over the moon”. 

The album title “SIDUCTION” is an infusion of Dr SID’s Persona into the word “Seduction” and is defined as “The art of charming someone and appealing to their senses through Dr SID’s music”

 

“SIDUCTION” is a testament to Dr. Sid’s evolution as an artist. It has a variety of influences including Afrobeat, Pop, Hip-hop, RnB, Dub-step, Dance, Trance, Dancehall and soul, all blending beautifully into an AfroPop Naija sound that is uniquely Dr SID.

 

Tracks of particular interest include the motivational “Surulere”, the comical “Chop Ogbono” and the lyrically brilliant “Kilonwa”.

 

The album also features special guest appearances from Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, Emma Nyra, Ice Prince and Alexandra Burke. Production credits include super producer Don jazzy, BabyFresh and Altims for Mavin records and BlayzeBeats for Zero Gravity productions.

 

The album has 17 new tracks and a run-time of 62 Minutes. It will available for pre-order soon and lucky fans can get early digital copies from Dr SID’s Facebook Page 

 

In true Dr SID fashion, the album takes you on a Journey of pure unadulterated musical pleasure.

 

TRACK LIST

 

1. SURULERE ft Don Jazzy

2. PRINCESS KATE

3. NWAYI OMA ft Emma Nyra

4. LADY DON DADA (released as single)

5. THE “D”

6. TALENTED (released as single)

7. THE CHICKEN AND THE EGG ft Don Jazzy

8. OYARI ft Tiwa Savage

9. DR LOVER ft Iceprince

10. BABY TORNADO (released as single)

11. KILON WA

12. CHOP OGBONO

13. LOVE MINE (released as single)

14. GET OVER ME

15. LAST BUS STOP

16. SIDUCTION

17. BABY TORNADO REMIX ft Alexandra (released as single)

it’s the start of another weekend and has become the tradition for us good folks at Pulse, we bring you great ways to spend the time. With the bulk of work activities on hold, what better way to ease off the stress of the week than watch a good movie amidst the easy camaraderie that exists in a cinema hall packed full with movie lovers.

With that in mind, check out our list of movies currently showing in cinemas across Lagos. 

1. Runner Runner

Genre: Crime | Drama | Thriller

Starring: Ben Affleck, Justin Timberlake, Gemma Arterton

Synopsis: When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur.

Peep the trailer:

Showing:

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday and Saturday: 10.40AM, 3.00PM, 7.20PM, 9.25PM, 11.30PM

Sunday: 10.40AM, 3.00PM, 7.20PM, 9.25PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Victoria Island)

Friday: 2:10PM,6:20PM, 8:20PM, 10:10PM

Saturday and Sunday:  2:10PM,6:20PM, 8:20PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Ikeja)

Friday – Sunday: 11:00AM, 12:50PM, 4:30PM

Ozone Cinemas

11:55am, 1:45pm, 3:35pm, 5:15pm, 7:05pm, 8:55pm

The Filmhouse Cinemas, Surulere

Friday – Sunday: 10:40PM, 2:50PM, 6:50PM, 8:40PM

2. The Lone Ranger

Genre: Action | Adventure | Western

Starring: Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, William Fichtner

Synopsis: Native American warrior Tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid, a man of the law, into a legend of justice.

Peep the trailer:

Showing: 

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday – Sunday: 2.15PM, 7.55PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Victoria Island)

Friday – Sunday: 1:20PM, 6:00PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Ikeja)

Friday and Saturday: 12:55PM, 5:30PM,10:05PM

Sunday: 12:55PM. 5:30PM

Ozone Cinemas

3:00pm, 5:45pm

The Film House, Surulere

Friday – Sunday: 3:25PM, 6:05PM, 8:45PM

3. The Reluctant Fundamentalist

 Genre: Thriller

Starring: Riz Ahmed, Liev Schreiber, Kiefer Sutherland

Synopsis: While attending a party at James Franco’s house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.

Peep the trailer:

Showing:

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday – Sunday: 5:15PM

Ozone Cinemas

2:10pm, 6:45pm

4. The Big Wedding

Genre: Comedy

Starring: Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Katherine Heigl

Synopsis: A long-divorced couple fakes being married as their family unites for a wedding.

Peep the trailer

Showing:

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday – Sunday: 2.50PM, 7.00PM, 8.55PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Victoria Island)

Friday – Sunday: 4:00PM, 8:30PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Ikeja)

Friday – Sunday: 3:45PM,8:15PM

Ozone Cinemas

10:20am, 6:05pm

The Filmhouse, Surulere

Friday – Sunday: 12:50pm, 4:45pm

5. The Company You Keep

Genre: Drama | Thriller

Starring: Robert Redford, Brit Marling, Stanley Tucci

Synopsis: A former Weather Underground activist goes on the run from a journalist who has discovered his identity.

Peep the trailer:

Showing:

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday – Sunday: 12.40PM, 5.25PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Victoria Island)

Friday – Sunday: 11:50PM, 4:05PM,

Silverbird Cinemas (Ikeja)

Friday – Sunday: 7:40PM

6. Keeping My Man

Genre: Drama

Starring: Ramsey Nouah, Rukky Sanda, Ini Edo

Synopsis: Keeping My Man follows the journey of three couples, doing whatever they can, to keep sparks in their marriage. Zion (Rukky Sanda) and Tokunbo (Ramsey Nouah) always look perfect to their friend.

Peep the trailer:

Showing:

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday – Sunday: 11.00AM, 4.15PM, 6.55PM, 9.35PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Victoria Island)

Friday – Sunday: 11:50AM, 2:05PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Ikeja)

Friday – Sunday: 3:35PM

Ozone Cinemas

Friday: 10:05am

Saturday & Sunday: 8pm

The Filmhouse, Surulere

Friday – Sunday:  1:40PM

7. This Is The End

Genre: Comedy| Fantasy

Starring: James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen

Synopsis: While attending a party at James Franco’s house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.

Peep the trailer

Showing:

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas 

Friday & Saturday:10.55PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Victoria Island)

Friday: 8:40PM

Saturday & Sunday: 6:25PM, 8:40PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Ikeja City Mall)

Friday to Sunday : 11:00AM, 5:30PM

Ozone Cinemas

12:05pm, 2:00pm

The Film House Cinemas, Surulere

Friday to Sunday: 12:45PM, 4:40PM

8. Monsters University

Genre: Animation

Starring: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi

Synopsis: Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn’t always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met they couldn’t stand each other. “Monsters University” unlocks the door to how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences and became the best of friends.

Peep the trailer

Showing:

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday – Sunday: 10.05AM, 12.10PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Ikeja)

Friday to Sunday: 11:35AM, 4:00PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Victoria Island)

Friday to Sunday: 11:20AM, 4:00PM

Ozone Cinemas

Friday: 11:55am

Saturday & Sunday: 10AM

The Film House Cinemas, Surulere

Friday to Sunday: 10:00AM, 11:50AM

9. Now You See Me

Genre: Crime|Mystery|Thriller

Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Common, Mark Ruffalo

Synopsis: An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.

Peep the trailer

Showing:

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday – Sunday: 2.50PM, 5.10PM, 7.30PM, 9.50PM

Ozone Cinemas

10:50am, 4:35pm

The Film House, Surulere

Friday – Sunday: 2:35PM, 6:30PM, 8:50PM

10. Peeples

Genre: Comedy|Romance

Starring: Craig Robinson, Kerry Washington, David Alan Grier

Synopsis: Sparks fly when Wade Walker crashes the Peeples annual reunion in the Hamptons to ask for their precious daughter Grace‘s hand in marriage.

Peep the trailer

Showing:

Silverbird Cinemas (Ikeja City Mall)

Friday to Sunday: 2:10PM

Ozone Cinemas

Friday to Sunday: 10:05am

The Film House, Surulere

Friday to Sunday: 10:40AM

11. Scary Movie 5

Genre: Comedy

Starring: Simon Rex, Ashley Tisdale, Charlie Sheen

Synopsis: A couple begin to experience some unusual activity after bringing their lost nieces and nephew home. With the help of home-surveillance cameras, they learn they’re being stalked by a nefarious demon.

Peep the trailer

Showing:

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday to Sunday: 9.55PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Victoria Island)

Friday to Sunday: 12:00PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Ikeja City Mall)

Friday to Sunday: 2:40PM

12. Felix

Genre: Drama

Starring: Hiayani Jr Mabasa; Linda Sokhulu; Dame Janet Suzman

Synopsis: 14 year-old Felix Xaba dreams of becoming a saxophonist like his late father, but his mother, Lindiwe thinks jazz is the devil’s music.

Peep the trailer:

Showing:

Silverbird Cinemas (Victoria Island)

Friday – Sunday: 12:00PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Ikeja)

Friday – Sunday: 12:00PM

13. Grown Ups

Genre: Comedy| Drama

Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock

Synopsis: After moving his family back to his hometown to be with his friends and their kids, Lenny finds out that between old bullies, new bullies, schizo bus drivers, drunk cops on skis, and 400 costumed party crashers sometimes crazy follows you.

Peep the trailer

Showing:

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday to Sunday: 12.45PM, 5.05PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Victoria Island)

Friday to Sunday: 1:50PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Ikeja)

Friday to Sunday: 10:40AM

14. Murder In Prime Suits

Genre: Drama

Starring: Joseph Benjamin,Keira Hewatch, Chelsea Eze

Synopsis: “Murder at Prime Suites” lays emphasis on betrayal, murder, lies, greed and lust. Special Agents of the Police Investigation Department (PID) – Special Agent Ted (Joseph Benjamin) and Agent Hauwa (Keira Hewatch) battle to unravel the mysteries behind the murder of a young lady, Florence Ngwu (Chelsea Eze), in an upscale hotel.

Peep the trailer

Showing

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday to Sunday: 1.40PM

15. We’re The Millers

Genre: Comedy|Crime

Starring: Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts

Synopsis: David Burke is a small-time pot dealer whose clientele includes chefs and soccer moms, but no kids; after all, he has his scruples. So what could go wrong? Plenty. Preferring to keep a low profile for obvious reasons, he learns the hard way that no good deed goes unpunished when he tries to help out some local teens and winds up getting jumped by a trio of gutter punks. Stealing his stash and his cash, they leave him in major debt to his supplier

Peep the trailer

Showing

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday & Saturday: 3.10PM, 11.15PM

Sunday: 3.10PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Victoria Island)

Friday – Sunday : 4:10PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Ikeja)

Friday – Sunday: 4:05PM, 6:15PM

16. 2 Guns

Genre: Action|Comedy|Crime

Starring: Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton

Synopsis: A DEA agent and a Naval Intelligence officer find themselves on the run after a botched attempt to infiltrate a drug cartel. While fleeing, they learn the secret of their shaky alliance. Neither knew that the other was an undercover agent.

Peep the trailer

Showing

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday – Sunday: 10.20AM, 12.35PM, 4.45PM, 7.55PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Victoria Island)

Friday: 6:00PM, 8:10PM, 10:10PM

Sunday: 6:00PM, 8:10PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Ikeja) 

Friday & Saturday: 6:30PM, 8:40PM,10:00PM

Sunday: 6:30PM, 8:40PM

Ozone Cinemas

1:00pm, 8:30pm

The Film House, Surulere

Friday to Sunday:  10:40AM

17. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

Genre: Adventure | Family| Fantasy

Starring: Logan Lerman, Alexander Daddario, Brandon T.Jackson

Synopsis: In order to restore their dying safe haven, the son of Poseidon and his friends embark on a quest to the Sea of Monsters to find the mythical Golden Fleece while trying to stop an ancient evil from rising.

Peep the trailer

Showing

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday – Sunday:10.30AM, 12.40PM

18. Elysium

Genre: Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

Starring: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley

Synopsis: Set in the year 2154, where the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth, a man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds.

Peep the trailer

Showing:

Silverbird Cinemas (Victoria Island)

Friday – Sunday: 3:40PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Ikeja)

Friday – Sunday: 8:40PM

19. The Smurfs 2

Genre: Animation

Starring: Hanz Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma mays

Synopsis: The Smurfs team up with their human friends to rescue Smurfette, who has been kidnapped by Gargamel since she knows a secret spell that can turn the evil sorcerer’s newest creation- creatures called the Naughties- into real Smurfs.

Peep the trailer

Showing

Genesis Deluxe Cinema

Friday – Sunday: 10:25AM

Silverbird Cinemas(Victoria Island)

Friday – Sunday: 1:35PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Ikeja)

Friday – Sunday: 1:55PM

20. The Conjuring

Genre: Horror| Thriller

Starring: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston

Synopsis: Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.

Peep the trailer

Showing

Silverbird Cinemas (Victoria Island)

Friday to Sunday: 8:45PM

Silverbird Cinemas (Ikeja)

Friday to Sunday: 1:15PM

Ozone Cinemas

3:55pm, 9:10pm

courtesy of pulse.ng

Beverly Osu Insists Rapper, 2Shot Hit Her While They Were Dating

Beverly Osu was at Channels TV and YNaija TV Program, Rubbin’ Minds ealier today. The 21 year old Beverly Osu while in the BBA House said rapper 2shotz did hit her while they were dating, 2shotz denied all allegations likewise his wife but during her interview today, Beverly insisted on her claims

 

 

Why female artistes don’t get enough respect -Seyi Shay

Oluwaseyi Deborah Joshua, also known as Seyi Shay, came into limelight with her hit single ‘Irawo’ and has remained in the news due to her colourful and exciting performances on stage. The Afro Pop singer who stormed the music scene last year speaks with JOAN OMIONAWELE on why she left the female group ‘From Above’, which was signed to Matthew Knowles, the father of popular hip hop musician, Beyonce, and her travails in the Nigerian music industry. Excerpts
TELL us how this all started; your singing career.
I actually started singing at the age of 14, with my school gospel choir, but my first professional hit was a tour to Japan, and I was opportune to go on that tour at age 14. That was the beginning of my journey into that world.
There are reports that you started your career in the United Kingdom with Beyonce’s dad, Matthew Knowles. How did you meet him?
I met him seven years after I started singing. I was already part of a group called ‘From Above’. He came to the UK and got the news that there was a girl group called ‘From Above’ looking for a producer, so he came to us and signed us up.
It must have been a great deal; why then did you leave?
We did fantastic things like going on tour with Beyonce. We had our own reality show on MTV called Breaking From Above, which was aired on TV for the first time last year, and it ran all through the year in over 166 countries of the world. And when I came into Nigeria, MTV Base was running the repeat of the reality show, but somewhere along the line, the group started to have problems and I left. When I left, everybody started leaving.
Is the Nigerian music more rewarding?
Yes it is.
What inspires your kind of songs?
Everyday life. The inspiration might come up when I am on stage performing or even as we are sitting together talking here. I might appear as normal, but when I am in the studio or on stage, I like to try and see things above normal and try to put on an entertaining persona. It is my job, and it comes from a true play because I am singing about things that inspire me.
Lot’s of people say you copy Beyonce’s lifestyle through your stage performances. How do you react to this?
The only answer I have for them is: does Beyonce sing Afro pop?
Who was the first musician you ever met?
I met Sound Sultan, and over the years he has become my godfather and mentor. He guides me to do morally right things like songs that have good stories and meanings. The second person I met was 2Face. I was asked to go on a tour with him in Europe and that started the love for being a Nigerian artiste.
What is it that you cannot do without?
I can’t do without music, my phones and my dancing shoes.
Do you remember your most embarrassing moment on stage?
My most embarrassing moment was when I slipped and fell on stage during a dance routine.
What has been your most memorable moment ever?
At the New Year’s Eve crossover service, I went on stage and was in the highest of spirits. I was doing so many shows that made me feel I was getting across to the people. I got on stage and said ‘if you know you are a star or an Irawo (which is the name of my song), point to the sky’ and everybody’s hand went up. I am talking about thousands of people. That was the moment that I told myself I would never forget. Even after being on stage with Beyonce, that experience remained the highlight for me.
Who are your role models in the industry?
Definitely Sound Sultan, 2Face (for his humility) and Wizkhid (laughs) for his consistency and hard work; and Omawumi because she is a strong woman. She is signed to her own record label – Oma Records. She is a mother and an artiste. I respect her a lot for funding herself.
How has the journey been, really?
It’s been a bumpy ride, from age 14 when I started singing and networking myself; but I am grateful to God because it was not easy moving from the UK to Nigeria, as my management and record label over there would always take our money and leave very little change for five female adults to share. I came to Nigeria and in my first four months, I was making money, because I realised that what I was bringing into the music scene was different and that was the major reason I decided to stay, and endure the challenges that female artistes face…
What challenges do female artistes face?
The first challenge is being a woman. As a woman, lots of male artistes don’t take you seriously because most female artistes are not as fearless as the men. I feel that my whole mission is to change that perception through my next songs. Women get discriminated against; we don’t get paid as much as the men. Almost all female artistes have said the same thing.
What are female artistes doing to change that?
We are becoming more fearless. The quality of our videos is rising. We are sticking together and featuring one another in our albums by doing things that make us stand out.
What has been your experience with love?
Love has never been fair to me; love is never going to be fair. It’s even worse as a musician because in the Nigerian tradition, it is not seen as a conventional or respectable thing to be a musician. Everybody expects you to be seen and not heard. But when you are in the public eye like this, it is not easy to find true love.
What’s next for Seyi Shay?
I am currently rebranding. We have decided to bring in two personalities (the Mainland and the Island girl) which will depict two sides of me. I recently won an award for the Best Female Act. I’m focusing on my next singles.
You recently went to perform for a Big Brother eviction show.
Hmm, yes, it was awesome. I am really grateful to represent Nigeria to the whole of Africa.
Which artiste do you dream of doing collaboration with?
I have done collaborations with almost everyone of them – Wizkid, 2Face, Timaya, Olamide. I am thinking of doing a song with PSquare and Omawumi. Internationally, I would really love to hear Rihanna on Afro Pop and sing with Tina Turner. That’s my ultimate dream.

Simon Cowell 'expecting baby with friend Andrew Silverman's estranged wife, Lauren'

 

Us Weekly reports that Silverman, 36, is married to real estate mogul Andrew Silverman,a close friend of Cowell’s – but they have been estranged.Silverman is said to be "10 weeks along" and allegedly plans to leave her husband to be with the 53-year-old music mogul.

"Lauren and Andrew have been unhappy in their marriage for some time, and their divorce has been in the works for a while," a source told the magazine.

Added the source, "As their marriage deteriorated, she and Simon became close."

The X Factor judge and the pretty brunette have regularly been seen together on trips to St Barts.

This new report comes after Cowell, who split with his fiancée Mezhgan Hussainy last year, said it was too late for him to have children.

 

He said in a 2009 interview, "God, no. I couldn't have children. If I had them here drawing on the walls, I'd go nuts.

"With kids, you've got a routine you can't escape from. You've got to be up at a certain time. Got to listen. When all you want to do is sit in a corner thinking."

However, in April this year, Cowell said he no longer ruled out children: "If I knew I could be – how do I put this delicately – faithful, I would. I do like kids, I’m just not sure I’d be any good for the first six months. I don’t think I’d adopt because I’d rather have my own. I’d have to say I’d like a little girl."

Cowell’s rep didn't immediately respond to The New York Post for comment.