Exclusive Interview with P•Hýphα˚ - "Nigeria's Phuture"



Q.) So tell us, how did your music career begin and what inspired you?

A.) i started writing poetry when i was 12. My mum had just died and i had a lot of anger bottled up inside and writing provided an avenue for self-expressionism. The music aspect took me by surprise a few years ago and i gradually started inculcating my poetry in my music and i've never looked back ever since.

Q.) You mentioned something earlier about being an "Indie-Artiste", could you elaborate on that?

A.) Sure! Indie-Artiste is a 'nickname' for INDEPENDENT ARTISTE. It's a genre of music that's growing fast globally. It has to do with singers, painters and basically craftsmen who have no outside sponsor(s) or financial backup from anyone. Am an Indie-Artiste because am neither under any record label or management. I don't have to wait around for permission before i can do my thing. its tough but its fun and definitely worth it.

Q.) I listened to your new #HitSingle - "IDGI" featuring Ty Magic. Am sure your fans are eager to know as well as I am how this song came to being and who are the ladies you refer to in this EPIC love story?

A.) Well, "IDGI" meaning "I Don't Get It" was a song inspired by my derailed love-life. I wrote this song on my Annual vacation in Akwa Ibom State during this last christmas holidays. The "ladies" i refer to are two beautiful muses (the source of inspiration that stimulates an artiste, especially a poet). They represent my past and my Phuture.

Q.) So they're figments of your imagination?

A.) No! They're a big part of my life. Always have been. To everybody else, the song is a poetic enigma. To the two of them, its a Dossier of an encrypted nature.

Q.) So are you in a relationship at the moment?

A.) No!

Q.) Why? I mean a young prominent lad like yourself?? When was your last relationship and how long did it last?

A.) My last relationship ended over a year ago and it lasted for more than two years.

Q.) Ok! Back to your music, you released your first album compilation (mixtape) on your birthday last year and you're working on releasing the second one on your birthday this year? Can you confirm this please?

A.) Certainly. My first mixtape is titled "I DID IT FOR #HipHop -The LP"  and is basically my foundation in the music industry. It portrays my growth as a recording artiste and as an individual. Its an Eight track mixtape and will be released on hard copy a couple of years from now. Right now, am working on my second project titled "Memoirs Of a King" which will be out on my birthday, September 27th, 2012. Its a compilation that's going to surpass the expectations of my rapidly growing fanbase & the world alike.

Q.) How's it going considering you're an Indie-Artiste?

A.) So far, its going great. I Started recording fresh songs this year and i'll be shooting my first music video in February so all-in-all, I owe everything to GOD.

Q.) I really wish you well Hýphα˚. I read through your bio and noticed you share the same birth-days with some great people of our time. For example, Bishop David Oyedepo, Lil' Wayne and your late father. How does it feel to be ranked with such an elite group?

A.) My Dad always said i was special but i never really understood what he meant until he died a few years ago. My Mum always said that I was her birthday present to my Father and that's really special to me considering they're both in Heaven. Its great sharing such a symbolic day with great men like Bishop Oyedepo and Lil' Wayne. I've always had a connection with these trendsetters and am thrilled to have been born on the same day as they were.

Q.)For those who aren't acquainted with you or your music, how would you describe yourself to them?

A.) Well, to be sincere, I am an Enigma! A riddle in a puzzle left only for the adventurous to solve. I am the euphemism for my Society's Ill Nature. My music speaks beyond me. It speaks volumes of life, spirituality and the consequences of our choices. I am a light set upon the hills. I Am P•Hýpha° King of the Mo'adib and Hybrid of the Mujahideen. I bet they'd be more confused after reading that.

Q.) Wow! I like the fact that the more i try to understand you, the more am drawn by your aura and poise. Tell us where we can listen to your songs online because am sure everyone willl be itching to hear what you have to offer?

A.) Visit - www.reverbnation.com/hypha - Its easier to follow my music via that artiste page. Video uploads and Exclusive singles + my show schedules are always posted up there before any other website gets it.

Q.) Its been great featuring you on my Blog and I do hope you find happiness in your love life because am certain that Mrs. Right is somewhere out there, waiting on you.

A.) *laughs* it was great being here and I do hope I find love, even if its in a hopeless place. Thank You!





TRIBUTE TO COVENANT UNIVERSITY'S VERY OWN BIMBO AWEDA

LIFE IS TRANSCIENT............

Right now, i lack the appropriate words to express how shaken i am by the loss of our very own eagle "BIMBO AWEDA" (2009 MIS set) . We have lost another of our dear friend, colleague, brother, loved one due to the silent killer "sickle cell anaemia". I never knew you personally and i cannot even recall the face, am sure one way or the other during my stay at covenant university we must have crossed each other’s path, am sure i must have sat close to you probably few chairs or several rows away, it doesn’t really matter, what matters is that you were one of us and i use this medium to express how we feel, let this be our (on behalf of i and my fellow Covenant University friends) tribute to you. Bimbo.. You will greatly be missed..... We pray that the lord will receive you, sleep... sleep well......... ADIEU BIMBO! As you embark on yet another journey, this is an end to your pains, the pains you lived through all your life on earth, you are in a better place i believe, where there is no pain....... where there is no sorrow..... The Lord giveth and he also taketh, who are we to question him? We shall defnitly meet to part no more..........till then.......... GOODBYE.....

My heart goes out to the entire family of the Aweda’s and may Grant you all the fortitude to bear the loss.

SIGNED: Motunrayo Reis-Alade

GET COLORED BY "HANNAH ADEOYE" CEO "COLOR ME"

Hello all......... here is just sneak peak into the colorful world of Hannah Adeoye, the CEO and the brain behind "COLOR ME" .......... ENJOY......

How and when did you get yourself into this profession?

I have always been an artistic person and a fashion lover, then I took a major step after school to build and combine both, then I came up with "Color Me" with the major aim of styling up and adding colors to "Her" natural looks.

What did you study?

I studied Public Relations and Advertising in Covenant University.
Are you living your dream or what was your childhood dream?
I am living my childhood dreams 100%

You wanted to become a .........and you ended up as a makeup artist, what happened along the line?

My early passion was to become a Nurse, but along the line my passion changed, as I grew older, my artistic passion grew stronger and I kept building on it.

What inspired the name "color me"?

The Name "Color Me" was formed based on the whole idea of transforming a natural Lady to Extreme beauty by enhancing her existing features with a bit of Glam and colors. I started living my dream full-time in 2010

What is your family background?

I'm the 5th of 6 children, there’s no one with this passion apart from my mom who use to be a fashion designer way back 

Share with us some of the memorable moments in the course of your duty?

It’s always so wonderful when my clients appreciate my artistic nature. I love to express myself with pretty colors

How would you compare the acceptance of a makeup artist 10 years ago and now?

Makeup artists are well appreciated now in Nigeria due to more awareness created by the pioneers. Ladies are highly fashion conscious these day and they are the reasons why "Color Me" gets paid

 How lucrative is this business and what are the challenges involved?

My major challenge in the Makeup aspect of "Color Me" is mobility. Being a makeup artist, one has to meet up with clients wherever they may be, at anytime of the day. Well, I'm gradually adapting to this aspect of my job.

What is your greatest achievement so far?

My achievement so far is being a beauty journalist for a newspaper house in Abuja. This has been so Awesome and helpful to my career too.

How would you describe your style in one word?
In one word, I'll say my style is Simple.

What is your favourite scent/fragrance?

My favourite fragrance is rose essential by bvlgari.

What are your favourite things?

I am  crazy about bags...I LOVE BAGS

what is your beauty regimen?

My beauty regime is cleanse, wash and moisturize. This is my daily regime in a nutshell

A CHAT WITH THE CEO OF ELECREISITY MAKEOVERS



Makeup and beauty consultation happens to be one of the fast thriving businesses in the industry today, every woman feels the urge deep down within her to enhance her beauty, to bring out her inner person. I caught up with the CEO “eclecREISity” makeovers Atinuke Reis early yesterday and had a brief session with her. Sit back and relax as i let you in on how it all began.

How and when did you get yourself into this profession?

ANS: My mum and sisters noticed d flair I had for mixing colors and make up. Basically I got into this business through their encouragements. I started in June 2011 during my national youth service year 

What did you study?

ANS: I studied history and international relations at the Lagos state university

Are you living your dream or what was your childhood dream?

ANS; Yes I'm living my dream, love what I do but it wasn't my childhood dream

You wanted to become a .........and you ended up as a makeup artist, what happened along the line?

ANS; I never thought I would become a makeup artiste but I discovered it along the line and I'm good at it, trust me it’s a lot of fun

What inspired the name “ELECTREISITY”?

ANS; The name "electREIScity” was inspired by the word "electricity", that is "light” or “illumination”. We know what light does for us, it brightens our world. So a few words were altered in the middle bringing in my surname "Reis" and it rhymed and that's how I came about "electREIScity”,  “electrifying your looks".

When did you go into it full time?

ANS; I started the business full time in October 2011

CEO  "electREIScity” makeovers Atinuke Reis

What is your family background?

ANS; .I am from a family of five, two sisters, my mum and dad. We hail from Lagos state. A strong catholic family. My full names are Atinuke Gloria Reis

Share with us some of the memorable moments in the course of your duty?

ANS; My memorable events are one too many but at the end of it all i feel fulfilled because i help enhance that inner beauty.

While growing up did you see somebody who influenced you in this profession?

ANS; .Growing up, Tara Durotoye of "House of Tara" was a great influence in my craft. She was and is very successful in her field. So I'll say she inspired me.

How would you compare the acceptance of a makeup artist 10 years ago and now?

ANS; Years back, being a makeup artiste didn't sound professional, and there we're only a few people in it. But with time people started paying more attention to it and right now, make up business happens to be the one of the most lucrative business.

How lucrative is this business and what are the challenges involved?

ANS; its paying bills for a lot of people. When people know you are a makeup artiste, they are thrilled and want to learn from you.

Share some of the challenges you have faced?

ANS; By the grace of God, I have not faced any major challenge but I'm sure when the challenges come i would be victorious.

                                           Work done by  "electREIScity” makeovers.

What is your greatest achievement so far?

ANS; My achievements- being happy with what i do and being appreciated by people who feel i took a big step in improving my craft

What is your favorite scent/fragrance?

ANS; Golden goddess by baby phat &fantasy by Britney spears

How would you describe your style in one word?

ANS; Electrifying

What is your beauty regimen?

ANS; use only trusted make up products
-Wash your face regularly and especially when oily
- Use tested and trusted face washes for your face.

 -Clean and clear products by Johnson&Johnson are highly recommended.
-No matter how tired you are never sleep with makeup on
- Always moisturize at night because your nerves are at rest when you sleep thereby     enhancing a great skin

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HOW TO CARE FOR THAT OILY SKIN THE "CLEAN AND CLEAR" WAY.

The skin is the most sensitive part of the human body as it spreads across the entire human anatomy. Oil is produced endogenously by the body which helps keep the skin healthy. But too much of oil can leave your face looking bloated and unattractive, which no one wants .An excessively oily skin especially on the face  is every woman’s night mare. Excess oil which inhibits dirt most times can lead to blemishes and an acne prone face. If not treated properly or put under control, it could make you not want to stir in the mirror. Attaining that smooth, flawless and healthy skin on your face is as easy as following these various steps judiciously.

CLEANSE

It is as easy as performing that little ritual of washing your face with luke warm water, cleansing your face in the morning and at night is the single most effective way to manage an  oily skin, dermatologists agree. “Always use a gentle cleanser, i personally recommend (clean and clear morning burst facial cleanser). I never use a bar soap or my bathing soap for my face, i feel it is not healthy. Never make a mistake of using a sponge to wash your face, it is not needed, it only further gives you irritations The simple trick is working your hands gently up and down then sideways for a few minutes repeatedly, if you do that twice per session, it is enough to clean out all the surface dirt on your face, and of course clean and clear face wash has citrus bursting beads in it which penetrates deep in the skin and relieves the skin with its natural goodness.

EXFOLIATE

Exfoliation is a process that takes care of the skin and keeps it radiant and glowing, it takes away dead skin cell from the face surface leaving it looking cleaner, brighter and healthier if carried out consistently. I would recommend clean and clear black head scrub because I use it personally. it is really effective; it has dual purposes, for exfoliation and also to combat black heads on the face, fewer black heads in days. One of the benefits of exfoliating is that it keeps your skin looking younger.

TONE

A toner can also be called an astringent. Toners are meant to remove all traces of oil, makeup and dirt, but a good cleanser should do this. I firmly believe it’s up to you. If you like the way your skin feels with toner, buy it, use it, and enjoy it. Cleansers also restore the PH balance of your skin and it prepares your skin to receive the moisturizers. Clean and clear astringent is also a good option.

MOISTURIZE

This is largely dependent on your skin type, if you have an oily skin; go for the non greasy moisturizer, this you should do immediately after applying a toner. Moisturizing helps to seal in your natural oils and it acts as a barrier between your skin and the environment. Getting that flawless face you have always desired is this easy .

STAY YOUNG…………..FAB AND GLAMOROUS…..

            Temitope Bamgbose CEO Top fashion and her lovely kids

                                               Inner view of the store :-)

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TopFashion store is all about class,its about poise, its about elegance, its about celebrating feminity, its about trendy and sophisticated looks....its a one stop 4 all ur fashion needs....girls get ready cuz fashion just got better in Nigeria *winks* errrrr..... who says i dont love to be fab also, i got my self a little black dress too plus  i was also  there at the store opening on the 6th of january 2012, it featured city people magazine, econium magazine and all other media outfits. If you wanna stop by, it is located at number 24 Allen Avenue Ikeja, Lagos.