Great news in the Showlove Music camp. Our first artist is
counting to make history with a total of five nominations.
Truth is I wanted seven but I can put my greed away for a second.
Thank you for keeping the music alive, for not giving up on us when the album
was delayed... We promised you quality and now with a total of eight
nominations(three Channel O awards nominations)... Altar Ego is definitely
making the impact that we planned it to make.
Now I could sit here and say that it's an honour to be nominated and it is, but
I would be fronting if I said I don't want these awards... I want each and
everyone of them and so does my young'n... He's almost as competitive as I am.
Please help us scoop these joints... Please vote for the camp.
Last night was another great evening in the Showlove Music
camp.
AKA was named the fourth best dressed man in South Africa by GQ magazine. This
is a great honour. It's always been our focus to not live in a rap box.
This is the other side, we're utilizing hip-hop to open doors that we weren't
even allowed to knock on. Gave me great joy watching the likes of Oscar
Pistorius,Loyiso Gola,Maps Maponyane,Trevor Madondo vibing with us... All under
30... All getting it done... All dapper.
Moments like such are a true testiment that hard work,consistency and
innovation can kill any obstacle and foe. We compete with ourselves, are dreams
are huge and everyday we get closer to touching them.
I guess Pharell and Kanye have shown us how to do it.
Backpackers can be cool. Well let's not front, the rest of the outfit has to be
fresh and the backpack has to be fly.
Here are a few fly options.
I would advise you to actually have something in the bag
though.
I recently asked ladies on twitter what scent they love on a
man. I was pleasantly surprised that the obvious choices weren't frequently
mentioned despite being the best sellers.
I was surprised that Marc Jacobs didn't get any love.
Truth be told, as weird as this ninja is... He has a
flawless brand.
The scents from his camp are amazing. I would recommend them
more for evening functions, they are quite bold and distinguished but not the
sweeter scents that work during the day.
Like I always say, good cologne shouldn't be sprayed all day
and never spray your clothing... What a waste.
I've found that two sprays behind your ears and one on your
torso will last you and make that impression when you hugging that dime,homie.
I'm a promoter by profession. I used to write a weekly
'editorial' on my old website called, "The Lab" and I guess these are
now extensions of that.
I remember writing about social networks and pissing off a
few promoters in the game. Understand that this was prior to Twitter and the
phenomenon that is now BBM.
I stated that many were not promoters before social networks
and and would be in danger if these platforms were ever to die.
Please note that I respect social networks. They have been
great for Showlove, Head Honcho and are an integral part of AKA's success. In
the same breath, we are in the streets, we are in your face, we've gone on
tour, we hand out flyers, we randomly stop at a brand manager's office to say
hi and give them a cd or invite them to our event.
There is absolutely no substitution for the personal touch
and these platforms have made us forget that. Some of you don't even have each
other's numbers... Only BBM pins yet you call each other friends.
I understand the inconvenience but it is essential to note
that these are mere tools of convenience. You need to have several tools. You
have to be able to take it old school and actually communicate.
People treated BBM crashing like Hurricane Katrina and then
the purple text and the purple text requesting no more purple text. Let's all
relax... We're still here.
Sorry to all those who spent more money on airtime over the
last few days than they did in the last six months.
