It's Official: Diddy Becomes Hip Hop's First Billionaire (VIDEO) posted by Isha Thorpe - 1 day ago

It's official. Diddy has announced that he became hip hop's first billionaire. 

On YouTube, Puff revealed this news that the hip hop world has been waiting for, for years now. The video starts off with the mogul eating lunch. After dining for a bit, he walks into his other office -- who knows how many he has?? Then, he drops the bomb.

"A young boy from Harlem, I couldn't even be a waiter," Puff said to the camera. "They didn't want me to be a waiter, so you know what I did? I became a billionaire."

And then, we were like...

Forbes previously reported that Dr. Dre's worth was the second highest in hip hop with $710 million. Jay Z came in third with a worth of $610 million, Birdman is in the 4th spot with $110 million and Drakerounds out the top five with $60 million. 

With the countless amounts of businesses Puff has, this new milestone has been a long time coming. Clap for him

Watch Diddy make the major announcement below

If You Like Disrespect Me With A Fokn Live Video, Just Say Fii Against Me – Yaa Pono Dares Shatta Wale

Over the weekend, Amen hitmaker, Yaa Pono and Araba Kwansimah hitmaker, Shatta Wale were supposed to mount the same stage to perform at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium but that didn’t happened, thebigtriceonline.com can state.
According to reports, Yaa Pono was prevented from performing and the excuse given was that Shatta Wale was ready and wanted to perform just at the time Yaa Pono was supposed to mount the stage, and so Shatta Wale was given the nod by the organizers to perform.
Well, we all know that the new king of Facebook live is no other person than Shatta Wale. For the past days, it’s been series of insults anytime he went live, thebigtriceonline.com can say.

Yaa Pono has taken to his IG handle and according to him, he’s daring that king of Facebook live to just disrespect him in his ‘fokn’ live video.

Yaa Pono again added that the king of live video should just say ‘fii’ and the person will realize that even gutters smell in Heaven.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ0YmSaDzIs/

Source: TheBigTriceOnline

Stonebwoy Gets Major Feature In South African Newspaper

South African newspaper, Sunday Tribune, has done an exclusive feature the Ghanaian Reggae/Dancehall heavyweight, Stonebwoy.

Stonebwoy was featured on Page 15 of the newspaper; full page feature on his music career – how he started, his breakthrough to winning local and international awards and recognition et al.

The newspaper listed Stonebwoy as “Africa’s Next Music Icon” with promising future the world should watch out for.

Stonebwoy, born as Livingstone Etse Satekla, spent over a week in Johannesburg shooting for MTV “Shuga” Series. He also took the opportunity to run some media tours in South Africa to widen his turf as well as shoot some new videos for upcoming projects.

Stonebwoy’s new album is due for release this March 2017, titled “Epistles Of Mama”.

Messi promotes hepatitis C treatment in Egypt

Barcelona's striker Lionel Messi arrives for a press conference in Cairo's northern Giza district on February 21, 2017. By MOHAMED EL-SHAHED (AFP)

Cairo (AFP) - Argentinian football star Lionel Messi was in Egypt Tuesday as the face of an initiative to promote the North African country as a medical tourism destination for hepatitis C patients.

A blood-borne viral disease, hepatitis C is highly prevalent in Egypt.

"Medication against hepatitis C saves lives, let's put an end to the waiting lists," the Barcelona FC superstar said on his official Facebook page.

Messi has signed to become the ambassador for Tour n' Cure, the Egyptian initiative said on its website.

The programme offers treatment for hepatitis C patients from all over the world "with no waiting time and at a 

fraction of the cost," it said.

It also promoted "the opportunity to take in the beauty of Egypt and visit historic landmarks during the days of the treatment, while enjoying a relaxing stay at a 5-star hotel".

Hepatitis C affects 130 to 150 million people globally and can result in liver cirrhosis or cancer.

According to the World Health Organization, it is responsible for up to 500,000 deaths yearly.

Messi's visit to Egypt was initially scheduled for December, but the footballer postponed it after a suicide bombing of a Cairo church killed 29 people.

He again deferred the visit last week after Barca's 4-0 defeat to Paris SG, Egypt's tourism ministry said, but did not give any reason for the postponement.

Boy Slowly Turning Into a Stone And Losing His Life, Thanks To Earth's Deadliest Disease.

When Ramesh Kumari was born he looked just as healthy and happy as any other baby.

But after 15 days, he started to grow black scales on his skin.

His mother was alarmed and took him to the doctor.

The doctors thought that Ramesh had a fungal infection and told his mother, Nar, that they couldn't do anything.

His condition gradually worsened.

By age six he could barely walk or speak. His body seemed to be turning to stone.

Nar and her husband, Nanda, finally found out that their son's condition was called Icthyosis.

Unfortunately, they didn't have anywhere near enough money to treat the boy.

Nar felt helpless and gave the boy as much love as possible, while feeling tremendously guilty for not being able to cure him.

Then something momentous happened. British singer Joss Stone was playing a concert in Kathmandu.

Stone wanted to do some charitable work while she was in the impoverished region.

A Nepalese singer saw a video about the boy and shared it with Stone. She immediately agreed to help.

Ramesh has started treatments that peel his hardened skin off.

Because he hasn't been able to walk for so long, his muscles have atrophied. He's getting better, but he'll need a great deal of physical therapy.

Hopefully, he'll slowly regain the strength in his muscles.

Stone's foundation raised enough money to keep Ramesh and his family in Kathmandu while the boy is treated. We wish the very best to Ramesh and his family.

Blakk Rasta still making headlines in USA; gets professors and scholars to perform in a band

In Ghana, he’s usually referred to as a radio presenter cum reggae musician but that is not all there is to his persona and the folks in USA get the actual picture and boy, they are exploring all of his attributes.

Since being in the States in the last couple of months, Blakk Rasta, who is also an activist and a lecturer, has had little rest. He’s either in the lecture halls making one of his gripping lectures or on stage, belting out chart-topping songs to very appreciative audience.

But wait, there’s always more!

From February 23 -24, Blakk Rasta is expected to wow the University of North Carolina with a series of lectures, which would be climaxed with a musical concert – under the aegis of the University of North Carolina and the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies & Africana Studies Program, the Black Students Association, Residential Education and Students Affairs.

On February 23, the Barack Obama hitmaker will commandeer a poignant lecture on the subject, ‘Navigating Civil Discourse’ and on the same day, he is expected to deliver on another intriguing topic – ‘Religion vs. Pan-Africanism in Africa Today’.

Then, on February 24, he will headline the Reggae Sound Splash, a musical concert to close what the University expects to be an eventful and memorable period.

Check this out;

The most enthralling bit about the musicalconcert is the fact that, Blakk Rasta will have some highly-revered scholars in his supporting band for the Reggae Sound Splash.

Dr. Zunguze and Dr. Boakye-Boaten, all from the University of North Carolina, will be on guitar and on drums respectively.

Few weeks ago at the University of Central Missouri , the artist/lecturer/radio presenter and activist, launched his new album, Kuchoko Revolution, which was released under the international record label, VP Records.

The launch was attended by a good number of people including Faculty Deans, Heads of Department and students of the University.

Source: entertainmentgh.com

BTS PHOTOS: Stonebwoy shoots new video in S.A FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Source:enewsgh.com

Dancehall singer Stonebwoy is reportedly shooting shooting an official music video for one of his recent singles Migraine (produced by Beatz Dakay).

The Enku Lenu singer, who also makes an appearance on MTV Base’s Shuga series, has already toured prominent media organisations in the country, including Metro FM, Trace TV, ETV among others.

Yesterday, to coincide with the Valentine’s Day celebrations, he dropped a new love song One Thing (featuring Damaris)aud it has already been widely received.

Below are some exclusive images from the video shoot:

VVIP’s Prodigal Blasts Shatta Wale and His Fans?

Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana / YFM Ghana

Isshak Abdullai

February 15, 2017 03:47 pm

VVIP’s Prodigal has taken a swipe at what seems like Shatta Wale and his movement.

Prodigal known for his bars on most of VIP/VVIP records about seven months ago had issues with the SM Boss Shatta Wale because the latter wanted to host his Sallah gig on the same street VVIP had their annual Sallah Fest feast and jams.

Months down the line, Prodigal seems to suggest in a new social media post that things are still boiling below.

In a recent Facebook post the award winning rapper begged;

“I beg anybody wey dey follow any STUPID MOVEMENT make he or she unfriend me now make I accept only real n sensible people here on Facebook ..i mean any STUPID MOVEMENT… if is hard for you to pronounce make it SM simple and short
#youcantseparateourpeople #RealzongoYouth”

 Months ago, Prodigal descended on Shatta Wale saying;

“On a real Gh artist we have to be real love n respect each other’s hustle sometimes is not abt the fame n that same fame for no make we forget who we be or forget some helping hands wen we moving up excuse my language but F*CK Shatta Wale for trying to put up a stage at Nima near to our stage on a sallah day u n I Knw is a tradition since 98 to help other upcoming showcase wat they have as we did for u few years back as big brothers if this ur pay back then F*CK you once Again. One Nima one stage one people”

YFMGhana.com

Asamoah Gyan deemed to have 'unethical hair' in United Arab Emirates

                                   Gyan was recently in action for Ghana at the African Cup of Nations

Former Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan is among a group of more than 40 players deemed to have "unethical hair" under United Arab Emirates Football Association guidelines.

The 31-year-old Ghanaian is on loan at Dubai-based Arabian Gulf League side Al Ahli from Shanghai SIPG.

In 2012, Saudi Arabia goalkeeper Waleed Abdullah was told to cut his "un-Islamic" hair by the referee before playing for his club side Al Shabab.

The Saudi rule bans mohawk-style cuts.

Some Islamic teachings ban 'Qaza' hairstyles, which include mohawks, because only part of the head is shaved, leaving other parts unshaven.

The BBC has asked the UAEFA for clarification on its guidelines and is awaiting a response. 

According to Middle Eastern football website Ahdaaf, Al Wahda's Suhail Al-Mansoori (pictured below) was told to cut his hair while UAE international and 2016 Asian footballer of the year Omar Abdulrahman, who sports a similar style, was let off.

Source:bbc.co.uk

Zimbabweans Used 109 Million Condoms In 2016

Ministry of Health in Zimbabwe has revealed that in 2016, 109.5 million of condoms were used - more than the 80 million used in 2015.

According to the Ministry, 105 million male and 4.5 female condoms were distributed in 2016, with the female condom uptake remaining low. In the report, it was stated that the use of condoms as a safe sex practice has helped the country lower the number of new HIV Infections.

With Zimbabwe ranked as the 10th highest in condom use, nearly 1.5 million are living with HIV in a country of 13 million people.

Source:peacefmonline.com

PSG 4-0 Barcelona: Catalans ripped apart in Paris

A dominant Paris Saint-Germain display saw Barcelona fall to a 4-0 thumping at the Parc des Princes on Valentine’s night.

The French giants scored twice in each half to record the massive result in the first leg of their last-16 tie of the Champions League against the Catalans.

Birthday boy Angel Di Maria struck twice – on 18 minutes and another in the second half.

Angel Di Maria scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain humbled Barcelona during a dominant display at the Parc des Princes

Di Maria gave the hosts the lead as his free-kick clipped off the wall before ending up in the back of the Barcelona net.

It was 2-0 before half-time, as Julian Draxler fired home from a tight angle to double the home side’s advantage in Paris. It was the German internationals ‘s first goal in the Champions League for his new club, following his move from Wolfsburg.

The third arrived 10 minutes after the interval as Di Maria scored his second from outside the area, before being replaced

Edinson Cavani put a superb performance in on a stunning night in France, with the Uruguayan finally scoring a goal himself.

Barcelona now need a miraculous recovery when the two sides meet at the Nou Camp in three weeks’ time.

Line-ups:

PSG: Trapp, Meunier, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Kurzawa, Verratti (Nkunku 67), Rabiot, Di Maria (Lucas Moura 61), Matuidi, Draxler (Pastore 86), Cavani.

Subs: Areola, Maxwell, Aurier, Ben Arfa.

Goals: Di Maria 18, 55; Draxler 40; Cavani 71

Barcelona: ter Stegen, Sergi Roberto, Pique, Umtiti, Jordi Alba, Andre Gomes (Rafinha 58), Busquets, Iniesta (Rakitic 73), Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar.

Subs: Cillessen, Denis Suarez, Alcacer, Digne, Mathieu.

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Source:starrsportsgh.com

PHOTOS: NIGERIAN MAN BREAKS DOWN IN TEARS AFTER DISCOVERING 32-YEAR-OLD ‘SON’ ISN’T HIS CHILD (MUST SEE)

A father was left heartbroken after discovering the son he has raised for 32 years isn’t related to him.

Oscar and his son Valentine appeared on Jeremy Kyle after Valentine’s mother said there was a chance Oscar may not be his biological father.

In a tense episode of the ITV programme, Jeremy is seen saying to the two men: ‘The DNA test results show that Oscar is not your biological father.’

Oscar went on to Jeremy Kyle with his son Valentine to find out if the pair were related

But in the shocking episode, Oscar is seen wailing as he finds out there was a zero per cent chance of the two being father and son

Valentine sat quietly once the results were read out, appearing to be speechless

Oscar is seen wailing in despair as he says to Jeremy: ‘He’s not my son?’.

Jeremy responds by saying: ‘There’s a no per cent chance he’s your son’, while Valentine remains speechless.

Oscar paid for Valentine to come over to England from Nigeria, and ‘put him through school’ here in Britain.

Later on in the show, Jeremy was seen comforting Oscar by saying: ‘Being a dad isn’t about being blood-related. It takes a man to look after a kid.’

Oscar paid for Valentine to come over to England from Nigeria, and ‘put him through school’ here in Britain

Oscar is seen staring at the card which has the devastating revelation printed on to it

Viewers described the episode as the ‘saddest ending ever’ for the show.

One person, named Amy, tweeted: ‘My heart is breaking for this man. Someone please hug him. Bless his heart.Another Twitter user said: ‘Saddest ending of Jeremy Kyle ever.’

Oscar paid for Valentine to come over to England from Nigeria, and ‘put him through school’ here in Britain

Oscar is seen staring at the card which has the devastating revelation printed on to it

Viewers described the episode as the ‘saddest ending ever’ for the show.

One person, named Amy, tweeted: ‘My heart is breaking for this man. Someone please hug him. Bless his heart.’

Another Twitter user said: ‘Saddest ending of Jeremy Kyle ever.’

Source:gossipmill.com

Ghana @ 60 Committee Outlines Programmes By Daily Guide

Ken Amankwah, chairman of Ghana 60 years on committee, interacting with Lord Commey 

The committee responsible for the planning of the country's 60^thindependence anniversary celebration has outlined a number of events for the year-long programme.

At a press conference at the Flagstaff House yesterday, Chairman of the Events Sub-Committee of the 'Ghana: 60 Years On,' Laud Oblitey Commey, took the media through the year-long programme, including the launch of a 'jubilee tech start-up challenge – a competition to unveil talented innovators whose innovations would accelerate some strands of Ghana's development – scheduled for February 22 and the re-enactment of the 28^th February cross-road mishap, when three police officers were shot dead by the colonial law enforcers.

It also includes the finals of public school 60^th anniversary debates, the launch of the 'jubilee youth entrepreneur challenge, a documentary dubbed 'Tales from yesteryears,' featuring older people recounting their experiences and memories of the independence struggle and a 'flag draping day'; all set for March 1.

On March 2, there would be a lecture on the theme for the celebration, 'Ghana: 60 Years On,' with a Muslim day of prayer and thanksgiving scheduled for March 3 and choral night as well as national symphony orchestra on the same day.

The following day, March 4, there is expected to be a 'What do you know?' quiz for secondary schools, an SDA prayer and thanksgiving and a Museums Board colonial photo exhibition.

This would be followed by a presidential awards for students, commissioning of presidential museums [a new museum to celebrate the Museums Board], 'Known your Ghana' campaign to mark the jubilee, reenactment of proclamation of independence and a National Christian Day of praise and thanksgiving.

On independence day itself (March 6), there would be an independence ceremonial parade with troops of colours, the lighting of anniversary torch, a national festival of culture, commissioning of legacy project [sod cutting for special commemorative project], masquerade festival, fireworks and an international gospel concert.

A day after independence day, March 7, there would be an open day at Garrisons nationwide for school children, followed by a musical concert with MUSIGA at the independence square from March 10 and a WBC boxing at the Accra Sports Stadium dubbed, 'Rumble@60' on March 11 and a football match between Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko on March 12.

On World Water Day, which is scheduled for March 22, there would be  conservation activities along the banks of major rivers, young writers' competition [an essay competition on what children think Ghana would be like in sixty years] on March 29 and the construction of 60 libraries in 60 deprived communities on April 25.

On May 1, there would be a TV quiz about Ghana's history for university students, the launch of an Arts and Culture Festival throughout the regions and a series of lectures.

There is also scheduled to be a mock parliament at the Accra International Conference Centre to debate environmental issues on May 25 and an event for graduates to compete for sponsorship to executive thesis findings, aside a science programme for areas critical to Ghana's development at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology [a post-graduate study for 300 men and 300 women in the sciences).

On July 1, the committee intends to organize an event to honour 20 small, 20 medium and 20 large-scale manufacturers and hold a national athletics meet in Kumasi to unearth talents on September 21 whiles launching a compact disk (CD) dubbed, '60 sounds of Ghana' that captures authentic Ghanaian music through the years and many more.

From Charles Takyi-Boadu, Jubilee House

I'm A Serial Cheater.....My Relationship With Maima Has Ended - Ice Prince

In an exclusive chat with LIB, Ice Prince revealed how growing up as an orphan shaped his life, his relationships, his label (Super Cool Catz) and relationship with Chocolate City Label.

Speaking on his relationships, Ice Prince described himself as the ‘sell out’, stating that he is the one who always messes up his relationships due to his tendency to cheat. He also exclusively informed LIB that his relationship with his French-Ghanaian girlfriend, Maima has ended.

Read excerpts of the interview below-

LIB: Have you ever been cheated on by a girl

I don’t know, I wouldn’t say I know of any. I haven’t caught any of my girlfriendscheating on me. Actually, I always mess up. It’s never them messing up. It always me. I have been blessed to date some of the very nicest girls. I take my time before I get into relationships and I have been blessed to have some amazing women come in my life but I always mess up.

LIB: Give us an example of one time you messed up?

Many times, I cheat just like any other guy and sometimes I’m caught cheating or checking out somebody else. It is not something I’m not proud of but I’m just being honest.

LIB: How do the ladies feel when they find out you cheated on them?

All of them went through hell..lol It is not something I’m proud of. Its not a good thing but I’m just been honest with you because you are sitting down here and talking to me about it and I’m an honest man

LIB: Do you think cheating is something you need to work on?

‘Definitely’

LIB: Do you think your status as a celebrity influences you to cheat?

I don’t think it’s about being a celebrity. It’s just about being a guy.

LIB: Where do you meet the ladies you cheat with

They just find me.. lool!

LIB: Can we say social media has a part to play in this?

I wouldn’t blame it on social media because you can’t reach me on social media. Ask anybody if I have ever replied their dm, I don’t. This is because I feel the ‘dm’ is where the ‘devil meet’. My dms are crazy and every time I open my dms whether it’s Instagram or twitter, the first five messages already make me want to close it because it’s full of bullshit. So I don’t even bother opening it. It is a waste of time for me to click on that arrow. If you need to reach me, you come through my guys. If it is important, you know how to reach me and you won’t dm me. So I won’t blame it on social media. All the people I have any thing to do with, we met in real life, hung out in real life and played in life.

LIB: Did you ever cheat on Maima?

Yeah

LIB: When you were defending her on social media during the whole cheating saga, was it before or after you cheated on her?

I don’t know, Guys just cheat. Whether it is in the beginning of a relationship or in the middle. I’m not here to confess my sins but honestly, it could have been before or after.

LIB: When she was being called out for cheating on you, were you defending her out of guilt?

No, she didn’t cheat on me that time. She was totally honest in that situation. I don’t think she ever cheated on me. I had to defend her then because people were saying stuffs that weren’t true and I’m the boyfriend. so, I had to fight for my girl and people were calling her all sorts of name. She was totally innocent in that situation. I did my research very deep. Even if the world doesn’t believe that, I know what I’m saying. Nobody knows what we were then. So when I defended her, it was not because I felt guilty about anything, it was because she was innocent and I didn’t like the names people were calling her.

LIB: Is it possible you never found out she cheated on you?

Maybe, just like every other girl I have dated. It’s possible they cheated and I never found out. I’m just saying I have never caught any girl I dated cheating on me. I’m the one who has been the sell out.

LIB: Talking about Maima specifically…

I didn’t catch Maima cheating. I didn’t think or suspect she was cheating. I think she was 100% honest with me. Maima was very good to me.

LIB: Are you still with Maima?

No, we are not together any more

Source: Linda Ikeji’s blog (LIB)