Here are a few gist-worthy stories, links and things from the day –
1. Did Wizkid strong arm Tanzanian artist Alikiba’s set at the Chris Brown concert in Kenya? Word is both Wizkid and Alikiba wanted to go right before Chris and were holding up the show. Wiz ended up going first, followed by Alikiba. But minutes into Alikiba’s set, they cut the mic and brought Chris on. 0_o #savage
2. Nas’s opening to DEEP, his new joint with Robin Thicke, rocks. Actually, all of Nas’ bars on the track go. (Random question – in Nigeria, who’s got the equivalent to Nas’s lyrical flow?…some immediate names that come to mind for me are MI and Vector tha Viper. Who are your picks?)
3. An excerpt from an interesting op-ed piece from the New York Times, White Schools vs. Black Hair in Post-Apartheid South Africa:
More than 60 years after that legislation, schools in South Africa are still using a de facto form of the pencil test to classify natural black hair as untidy or exotic, and thereby exclude noncompliant black children from academic opportunities. There have been numerous reports of black students being barred from examinations, suspended and even expelled because of their “untidy” hair. Among the Pretoria High School for Girls protesters, one student had been forced to change schools three times because of her Afro.
…the idea of having to switch schools simply because you aren’t allowed to wear your hair as it naturally grows out of your head, seems crazy. Literally unimaginable. Here’s the full article.
4.
“These guys think we elected them to be motivational speakers sha”
– one reader’s response to to Vice President Osinbajo’s speech at the 22nd Nigerian Economic Summit happening in Abuja currently. LOL. Zero chill.
5. Speaking of zero chill, the internet made this video of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump singing to each other. I almost choked on my coffee this morning while I watching it.
6. Designer, Bibi Lawrence’s Spring/Summer 2017 collection is out and it’s beautiful. It’s a lookbook ful of clean lines and sophisticated finishings. Funke ‘Jenifa’ Akindele seems to agree.
7. Finally, Samsung decided it no longer wants any part of its exploding phone problem. The company has permanently stopped production of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, on account of them catching on fire and burning people.
xo,
Lola
