My Dirty Boxers

  Guess who's in town to see me, my very own drama queen. (Photo credit: Bennie Gold) It’s a random musing day and that’s because I’m still struggling. I don’t know who is after my life by sending malaria my way. I don’t know how to feel right now but I will be fine. I know I have haters who are bent on pouring hypo on my Detty December but God will not allow them to overcome me because I don’t know why malaria is visiting the lion’s chamber at this crucial time. Again, it’s about random musings so let’s do it. Today is Dara’s wedding, my former senior art director that Noah’s Ark stole from me; great guy by all standards but today is not the day to write about him or any of my other ten gladiators that brought sunshine into my work as the Strategy Lead at Riquesa… Not today but soon. So my mom heard I’m sick and guess what? She blitzed into town to come take care of me, can your mom ever? LMAO small malaria, mamma don show. I’m already asking her to pack her load and return ...

  This article isn't about my illness alone, you can like to read till the end. (Photo credit: Google) I’m ill, it’s not a surprise and there’s no one around me that would bat an eyelid. The only part of this I don’t like is the timing, Moiste beach tonight with Showmax/TikTok and Magodo with Despe are important events to attend but the son of man cannot can. Dara’s wedding is tomorrow, I must be there even if I have drip hanging on my arms, Kizz Daniel live in concert later tomorrow night is another event I cannot miss. Adekunle Gold’s catch me if you can follows on Sunday… The devil can’t win this battle. What am I writing about today? Certainly not about my illness. There are few interesting developments and I will share three of them. One is extremely heartwarming, or can I say all are interestingly heartwarming? But one of them gives me butterflies. I have found a new worship partner. I wrote about my take on Dunsin Oyekan and a few people came for me LOL but my very goo...

  Welcome December, it's about to get litty litty. (Photo credit: Google) Hello December, welcome. We all waited for you and now that you’re here, it’s important to align you with our plans so you don’t move mad. Welcome again. From January till date, it’s been a rollercoaster and as always, the plan is to celebrate and damn odds with reckless abandon. We know there are consequences but your job is to swallow them all and allow us to have fun without inhibitions, you know the drill? November was nice to me, I faced the knife and you wouldn’t even be able to tell if not for the red eyes from yesterday. Oh, the Wild Turkey presentation went well but I’m not trying to steal Ese’s thunder; my part there was just about 20% but if there were gbas gbos I’d be the one to take all so allow me to shine. Okay, I want to have a conversation with you and I hope you listen attentively. Starting this evening, I am having fun. Yes, I have a got2b plan to present tomorrow but not physically s...

  I know my gender can most times let me down but today, I want you to know it's not easy and men also cry. (Photo credit: Google) Yesterday was a little weird but not like I didn’t expect it. I understand how the stan culture works and when people choose to stand with someone, they go to any length in defending their superheroes. I know how I go to war when people bring up the obvious weaknesses in Kizz Daniel or when they try to knock the people I like. No hard feelings really; the Laycon post was never to shade the guy or call him dumb, it was my way of appreciating the amazing team that built a narrative around him which worked brilliantly. In hindsight, can we say he is at par with the perception built for him? My answer is no and I’ll leave it there. I had a debate last night with Black and his girlfriend – Becca. It was about the need for men to show emotions when they’re hurt and not bottle it in because society sees men as superhuman beings and should never let the gen...

This is my song of the moment and it tells me lots of things about owning my own success. I will celebrate it and flaunt it to your faces, deal with it. Maintain same energy too. (Photo credit: Tekno) Kizz Daniel’s Buga is living rent-free in my head and I’m not complaining. The rhythm of the song and the quality of the guy’s delivery speaks of class, I don’t stan nonsense. Unfortunately, there’s a limit to how I can explore that song; my guy is saying “whatever happens, show off, flaunt it… Do shakara” but we live in a world where you can’t even post fine pictures without someone saying you’re proud… You can’t be grateful for a new achievement without someone saying you’re showing off, it is their own witchcraft trust me but you have to be careful too, err… Scratch that, abeg show off. Flaunt your achievement, you labored for it yeah? Then enjoy it! You just got a new car? Post it and insert a deep quote. Your baby just arrived? Serve us fresh JPEGs and send us your house addr...

  Been resisting the urge all these while but I can't hold it back anymore, is Korede Bello living up to the hype of Godwin? (Photo credit: Woodin) There would be days like this and if you’re a fan of the act under review, I can’t stop you from taking offense but in your heart of heart, you’ll know that the question I’m raising is valid and while it might not really be my business, but I have to ask… Is Korede Bello living up to the hype? I remember the days of Dorobucci by Mavin, whoever your fav was in that clan then, you’d agree with me that Korede Bello was the star of that particular track and from then, at least for the two to three years that followed, he looked like the closest to the top among the rave of the moment then. Remember the most controversial Headies award ever? The one that had Reekado Banks, Lil Kesh, Cynthia Morgan, Korede Bello and Kizz Daniel? While the first two on this list were the most touted, I actually thought that award belonged to Kizz Daniel an...