Entertainment
Music: Big Mozy Bounces Back With Eclipse
After few years of miss
ing in action in the music industry, Port Harcourt-based popular music star and cofounder of the defunct stone cold group, Moses “Big Mozy”, Mabadeje, has bounced back to the industry with a new album titled Eclipse, the album is expected to hit the market with full force soon.
Big Mozy, as he is popularly known, who is the current 1st vice president of Performing Musicians Employees Association of Nigeria (PMAN), Rivers State chapter in an interview with The Tide Entertainment said the new album will not only take the industry by storm, but re-launch is music career.
The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) graduate of Human Kinetics (Physical and Health Education) stated that music is a childhood talent and he has been in the music industry for the past two decades with many albums and singles to his credit.
The vasertile musician explained that his escapades in music took hin to Lagos where they formed a group titled ‘Down to Earth’, before he relocated to Port Harcourt two years later and formed a three-man music group called ‘Stone Cold’ with himself, Peter and Joe.
He reiterated that the group in 2000 released its debut album titled “Port Harcourt”, two years later, they came out with two albums titled. “Face Fear Face” and “Landlord Travel and See”. These songs he said made the group very popular and were well patronized in Rivers State and beyond.
According to him, it was at this peak that the group disintegrated and agreed to drop the name of the group, but one of them, Peter continued to use the name, this is why he is popularly known today as, “Peter Stone Cold. He disclosed both himself and Joe joined radio broadcasting, while he joined 99.1 FM Port Harcourt, Joe gained employment with Ray Power, Abuja.
The popular artiste, who plays all genres of music said music is all about creativity and not vulgarity. He called on upcoming artistes to be original in order to gain respect, recognition and patronage. He condemned some of the lyrics and music videos of most modern musicians which he said are not only vulgar but promotes immorality in the society.
The PMAN top shot lauded the warring factions in PMAN for resolving their differences and their resolve to give peace a chance. He said now that peace has returned to the association, all hands must be on deck to rebrand PMAN and give it a right of place in the Nigerian music industry.
Entertainment
They Booed, Threw Bottles At Me – Tems Recounts
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
Entertainment
Primeboy Pleads For Mohbad’s Burial
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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