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Showing posts with label banky w. Show all posts

New Music: E To Beh (Cool DJ Jimmy Jatt feat. Banky W, and Phyno)

Veteran Nigerian DJ, Cool DJ Jimmy Jatt put together Banky W and Phyno on this new song titled, E To Beh. The song is a single off Jimmy Jatt's new album, The Industry: Volume 1, which dropped yesterday. Nice to have Banky W killing the song two ways; rapping and singing the hook.




Download the song here E To Beh

Banky W Says He'd Rather Be Wealthy and Quiet Than Famous and Broke

After Banky W was asked about the Forbes/Channel O list of top 10 Most Bankable African Artists (where he was placed at number 10 position) during a recent interview with Nigerian Tribune Newspaper, he said he would rather be wealthy and quiet than famous and broke. 







"I don't believe very much in such things. Let's be honest, the real wealthy people are the businessmen like Dangote and the politicians (some of whom got there by looting Nigeria). They're the ones with real money. This entertainment business is too much hype. It is more fame than fortune. So I'm not thrilled by it and I don't think any of us should buy into it too much. I'd rather be wealthy and quiet than famous and broke." 













I have always known that there is more hype than people who really got it in the Nigerian music industry, so I am not surprised by this. And I definitely will wanna be wealthy and quiet than famous and broke. I am always having this discussion with a friend of mine who is hungry for fame. Just give me the dough, and I can be on an island somewhere in the Caribbeans sipping on pina colada, unknown to the world, than to be in Nigeria and have people on the blogs argue over how much I really got.

'Wizkid Never Left EME'- Banky W

During the whole "Wizkid left EME" rumour through the weeks, I tried my best to not report on it. First of all, I read the tweets they purported that Banky W twitted, and I just knew he couldn't have said that, so I didn't take any of the news seriously. Banky got with City People magazine recently, and he let the world know the situation...'Wiz Kid never left EME.'
















First of all, I want to say that what we like to call ‘Bad Belle' People’ because they think there may be bad news and when you don’t give them that news they start to create it because I guess bad news sells more than good news. So I want to say categorically that there was no twitter fight. People go on-line and use Photoshop to create my profile and say that I said this and then they go and create Wizkid’s profile and say he said this.
The bottom line is first of all, that never happened and what happened is that we’ve been working on Wizzy’s project to make it work internationally and when you are getting to that level things change. He has his own idea of what he wants to do and we are in 100 percent in support of that and these are things that we dreamed of back in 2009 when I signed him. I felt like this guy can blow all over the world, this guy can you know really be a star and now that it has happened it is a good thing. There is a Disturbing London  (Tinnie Tempah's managment company in the UK) angle he wants to take and so on and so forth and there is a contract in place and he is still signed to EME.

There you have it! Straight from the horses mouth, so stop with all the BLAH! BLAH! BLAH! You dey there when they sign the deal? lol! And speaking of contracts, Banky W also spoke on the 25% deal people rumoured Wizkid was in with EME (Empire Mates Entertainment).

Okay, again, I want to say about “sharing formula” again, I got back to the something I have been saying which is when you don’t give them bad news that create it. EME has the fairest recording deal in the country by far. I can go pound for pound and show you the terms that EME artistes including myself even though I own the company, have versus any other recording contract name the recording company. You don’t do that but I can beat my chest to say EME has the best recording contract in the industry, it is not just true for people to say or hint that any of my artistes are received 25 per cent. It is impossible and even you as an artiste can never sign that kind of deal so it is 100 per cent false. Part of the reason the EME deals are structured the way they are is because I am an artiste myself and when I was coming up, I was offered a lot of deals even in Nigeria that were not just but now that I’m to start up myself, I wont sign a deal with an artiste I wont be able to sign myself which I have also signed the same deal. So to cut the long story short, the report out there is 100 per cent untrue.
In fact, if you actually look at the clause that EME takes on behalf of the artistes from the day we signed until when they released their album or whenever money starts being generated, the deal is actually more in favour of the artiste than of the company but we do that because I myself just wouldn’t feel right about a record deal that won’t benefit the artiste. It is 100 per cent false again. It is just sad that some people try to create news. They don’t have the fact so they create them. However, you have to go back to the things I actually said not the things people said I said or what people said Wizzy said you know, it is just what it is.

What's Your Take On Wizkid Leaving Banky W's EME Label

Even though the two people involved have not come out to openly speak on the matter, it is evident that things  are no longer cool with Wizkid and his boss, Banky W. Word out is that Wizzy feels he is being underpaid. What we are hearing is that they signed a 25/75 deal, where Wizkid the artist gets 25% of all the money he pulls in, and the label, EME (Empire Mates Entertainment), which Banky owns, gets the remaining 75%. A couple of weeks ago, Wizkid tweeted this- "Don't take loyalty for stupidity...don't!"




It's obvious that Wizkid feels he is being cheated in the deal...and that is the same opinion the general public share. But my bit in this whole saga is that it was a business deal between the two, and Wizkid signed the document. I bet he didn't know he would one day be one of the biggest musicians in the country. I remember when my friend was managing Eldee, and he made me go with him to an award show back in 2009. Wizkid was not big then; as a matter of fact, the only place I had heard him at the time was on M.I's first album. Me, my friend, Eldee, M.I, Banky W, Wizkid and a couple of instrumentalist were in this studio at Ogba ( lagos) where they rehearsed for their performance that night. I saw as Banky worked with this small figured kid, and made sure he had a part of that performance.







People need to remember that Banky invested in the kid, and he definitely has to reap from his investment. Maybe the contract is up right now, and Wizkid doesn't want to renew his contract, it's all good, but people shouldn't paint Banky as the bad guy...it's all business. I ain't saying Wizkid has to stay with Banky or feel indebted to him all his life, but I just wish they could have worked things out. The EME movement was really starting to be like Voltron, and then they lost their red lion.






Wizkid is currently pursuing international recognition and I wish him all the best. He is signed to Akon's Konvict Music, and he also has a contract with Tinie Tempah's Disturbing London management team. 

Niyola Speaks On How She Became The First Lady Of Banky W's E.M.E Label

I can make that bold claim that the E.M.E crew (Banky W, Skales, Niyola, Shaydee and Wizkid) ruled 2012, and they are not slowing their roll in 2013. Niyola is set to drop an album this year...and the boss himself, Banky W is also dropping his R&BW album this year. In current news, Niyola spoke about how she  became the first lady of Empire Mates Entertainment-














I met Banky W before...4, 5 years before if not more…when he first moved back to Nigeria. We had always been friends but I left the industry for some time and I was trying to make a comeback with a new song called ‘Unpredictable’, so I featured Skales on the song. I went to the house one day (EME quarters), I played the song for Banky and we got talking. 

It was around that time that the DELSU rape incident happened and we were talking about the incident and he said he thinks a female should do a song that addresses the rape issue. He said we should work on something together and that is how we started working. That’s when I think he decided that he wanted to sign me.  (popoffcentral.blogspot.com)


Niyola, a.k.a miss eniola akinbo was actually around in the mid 2000s when the Nigerian music industry was taking the form it has right now, but she didn't get marketed the right way. I think linking with Banky is the best decision she could have made for her music career. Banky is creative and hardworking...with him, she can't go wrong. I heard her new single (Don't Go There)  on the radio and I was really feeling it. It's great that she got a second chance. And I think that female r&b/pop act lane is really open in Nigeria...we don't have enough females doing that R&B thing.


During the interview, she also spoke on what she likes doing in her spare time-

 I love cooking. I don’t like going out that much. The job requires that I do but I really don’t like going out. I’ll rather just stay indoors, read up stuff and learn. I love learning. (popoffcentral.blogspot.com)


Hmm! This is definitely my kind of girl. lol!


You can check out  her latest video here- Don't Delay Me


Bank W Speaks On Upcoming Album- R&BW

Nigeria's very own R&B King, Banky W has been spending more time working on the talents he has on his E.M.E (Empire Mates Entertainment) label for the last 2 years. Wizkid, Skales, Shaydee and Niyola did their thing in 2012. In fact, I think E.M.E ruled the airways in 2012. But, it is now time for the boss to drop something. He is comfortable enough to come back to the forefront and do his thing. He has two singles out already- "YES/NO", and "Good. Good Loving". And, you have to trust Banky never to disappoint. You can read what he has to say about the album below.






When he was asked in a recent interview what the album would sound like, this is what he had to say-

Its R&B, the album is called R&BW because you know you have R&B done by BW so it’s R&BW. It’s me just doing my brand of pop R&B music, doing the Naija, Afro R&B thing. I think every album that I have had ever has been similar in the sense that it is R&B but it will have its rap influence, its pop influence but it is still the fundamental R&B ish type of sound. So it is still that sound but it is just fresher and more today. It is just taking things to the next level. The two singles out now are ‘Yes/No’ and ‘Good. Good Loving’. They are doing fantastic. I feel very great about where it is and I am very grateful that fans are still letting me do what I want to do. Hopefully we can make the most out of that this coming year.  (popoffcentral.blogspot.com)




That's great to hear. By the way, this is going to be Banky's third album. I wish him all the best.

Bank W Speaks On Relationship Status

Sometimes, it is real hard for artiste to get a girl that truly loves them when they are at their peak. It is hard for them to find someone that can understand the kind of life they live, and ride along. That's why you see artiste like D'Banj still single when at a marriageable age; MI is still single; the P-Square twins are in their mid 30s, and still not married (although they do have baby mamas)...and Tuface got married just recently. In a recent interview, Banky W, who clocked 31 this year, speaks on why he is still single, and available.







What is your relationship status now?
I am single and available.

You are single and available, so how do you handle your female fans?
I just appreciate them; they are fantastic; you can’t get too caught up. You can’t let it get into your head. You can’t indulge in a lifestyle where you start to slip up because you are single. But I do appreciate them and try to live up to everybody’s expectations.






I remember you said you wrote the song, You are the only one for me, because you were hurting at the time. Are you still hurting now that you have attained a marriageable age? 
No, I don’t think so, because marriage is the most important decision of one’s life. It can make or break you. So, I think one should never rush into it. So, you have to have the right state of mind, you have to be in the right state physically. And more importantly, you have to find somebody that is on the same page with you at that level; that’s a challenge. The truth is that in my business it is very hard to find somebody, because of what is going on now and how fast your life is. Everyone is asking, even my parents are asking where is the girl; but hopefully, I will find the right person soon. It is not something I am afraid of, it’s not something I am running away from, it will definitely happen.

What’s your ideal woman?
I don’t think there is anything such as an ideal woman, I think the perfect woman for me, hopefully, when I see her I will know. (lindaikeji.blogspot.com)





Banky W Speaks on Battling Cancer



Who would have thought that funloving, sex-symbol, R&B singer, Banky W had one time battled cancer. He features in the new edition of Y! Magazine, where he speaks on the matter. You can read some excerpts from the interview below-


"...when i was about to be operated on by a doctor, he cancelled while i was right there on the operating table, because he was nervous about how far it had spread, and if he was expert enough to deal with it. I think that's when it set in on how serious it was because we then had to go from one referral to another, trying to find the specialist who could operate on this particular strain of cancerous tumors. It was arguable the scariest time of my life.




It doesn't really specify here the exact time he had this problem. I guess he went into full remission from the chemotherapy, or what ever way his cancer was treated, or else he wouldn't be speaking on it in past tence. If that's the case, i think that's great, cos i would hate to hear about him passing in the near future or anything like that.



I know the side-effects of Chemotherapy is "hair-loss", and i am starting to think maybe that's why Banky always wears one form of head gear or the other in public. All that aside, he is a young talented Nigerian artist, and has contributed emmersely to the Nigerian music industry...i wish him all the best.


You can read more about this by getting the July edition of Y! Magazine, which contains the full interview.