Tonto Dikeh & Van Vicker Fight

While some stars try so hard to stay away from controversies, some are busy swimming in it. One of the people in the latter group is star actress, Tonto Dikeh.

It all started on the set of a new movie, the director noticed that Tonto Dikeh and Ghanaian star actor, Van Vicker were rehearsing their lines separately, counter to the normal coming together for rehearsal before shoot. The movie director steps in to bridge the gap between the duo, but is presence stirred up Tonto’s anger as she started throwing tantrum.



The situation worsens when Tonto lit her cigarette and started puffing,Van Vicker told her politely to stop or she smoke outside.Tonto took that to be an insult,and she started insulting Van Vicker by using words like fuck you,who the fuck do you think you are,asshole,motherfucker.

According to source, It took the timely intervention of cast and crew on set, before they could calm Tonto dikeh down as she threatened to hit Van Vicker with the table by the side.
Source: nigeriafilms.com

Alex Snubs Jay-Z

Many African designers, without doubt, will not turn down an opportunity to work with top hop hip mogul Jay Z’s Rocawear clothing line.

However, Ghana’s representative at the just-ended Big Brother Amplified reality show in South Africa, Alex Biney, has stated that he once blew such a chance.

Alex told NEWS-ONE in an exclusive interview that he was back home to establish his Boomaye clothing line.

Although he said Rocawear was one of the places he nurtured the dream of becoming a fashion designer, he needed to move on because of his principles in life.

“I started out doing marketing. I actually started out data entry for Rocawear but I left to pursue marketing for Russell and after that I got into fashion.

I go to work from 9am to 6pm and then after 6, I go downstairs for the fashion side where they design Phat Farm stuff and I helped out there and also learned.

So I started doing that on computer and after leaving Russell, opportunity presented itself from a clothing line called Inkslingers.

They were starting out new and they needed somebody to help them so I went on board as a marketing personnel but eventually I started designing my own stuff and became a partner of the company,” he narrated.

“The type of person I am, I’m always driven …my father always instilled in me that being the best or being excellent is not enough.

It is being excellent continuously and you can only achieve that when you wake up every day and set new challenge for yourself, so working with Jay Z’s clothing line or working with Russell was good but at the end of the day, for the person I am, I want to have my own brand.

I wanted to establish myself as a designer and I set such a goal for myself. It just motivates me to come in and perform at different levels.

Some people will see it differently but this is how I choose to see my life. I always want more,” he explained.

Besides coming home to pursue a career in the fashion industry, he also confirmed that he was entering Ghana’s growing movie industry.

“I met Lydia Forson and hopefully I will have the opportunity to work with her.

I had the pleasure to meet Jackie Appiah and she was cool.

So hopefully I can work with her. Of course, I need Nadia Buari in my life; I need her in my life man, so movie is an avenue that I wanted to tap into.

Nadia has an incredible smile that is what drew me or piqued my interest about her.

I watched her ‘Beyonce’ and ‘Who Owns Da City’ movie but I am not a Nadia fanatic.

I will definitely like to work with her,” he spoke about some of the actresses in the movie industry.





Last Saturday, Alex was at the Exopa Fashion Café organized by the Exopa Modeling Company, in collaboration with NEWS-ONE at the Exopa Burge, as part of efforts to create some links for his fashion bid.

“I am at this event to build a relationship with Exopa and make new connections and re-establish myself in Ghana as a designer.

Already I have relationships in New York but if I can establish myself here, if I go out there it will be easy for me.”

Currently, he has created some designs and is trying them to get people’s attention.

Talking about his experience at Big Brother, Alex said the response after his return was ok, adding that it was taking him some time to realize he had been on TV.

Alex spent almost all his life in the United State of America. He spent 12 years in New York and 8 years in London. He left Ghana at the age of 2 and returned at 6 and left for New York when he was 19 and returned at 31.
Source: news One

Amber Rose Confirms "020 Live" Appearance In Ghana On Twitter

American model Amber Rose has confirmed on micro-blogging site, Twitter that she will be hosting the second edition of the annual Vodafone 020 Live concert featuring Trey Songz slated for The Dome of the Accra International Conference Centre, September 20.

Amber Rose, who is best known for her high-profile relationships with rappers Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa tweeted on Wednesday as follows: “Rosebuds just confirmed that I’ll be in Ghana Sept 20 to host @vodafoneghana 020 Live! #vodafone”

Amber is also noted for posing for a Louis Vuitton, walking the runway for Celestino and being the face of Boadicea the Victorious perfume. She has also made cameos in music videos for Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Mary Mary, Nicki Minaj and Fabolous.

US R&B star, Trey Songz has already been confirmed to perform at the Vodafone 020 Live concert alongside VIP, Five5, R2Bees, Stay Jay, D Cyme, RnM and multiple winner, D’Banj.

Source: Buzz

Sarkodie Rocks New York City

“Sarkodie is absolutley 100% AMAZING. He is a great performer. I was screaming and crying the whole time. I didn't get very good seats but to be breathing the same air as him was great. Oh my God, when he did the azonto song, it felt like the roof was on fire”, a female fan said.

So it was with the great enthusiasm that fans had been looking forward to his 8-city tour came to a reality on 20th August, 2011. While a few people danced in the aisles - the arena was just beginning to fill - it was clear that everything was going to be ok.

Commencing the show were Akwaada Nyame, B-Nice, Adjeley, Kwaku Nsroma and 2 Shy who thrilled the audience. There were hiplife/hip hop heads, teen girls, a bit of middle-aged folks, awkwardly bumping their heads along to their music. Flip Man and Lady B were the MCs for the nite.

Spotted in the VIP section was Ghanaian boxer and Joshua Clottey and Naana Frema. Lighter came on next and proceeded to deliver the most consistent and well-received set of the night. Clad in a simple T-shirt, black sneakers fresh out of the box and jeans trouser, the MC—known to many simply as “Sarkodie opened with “Moment For Life” and let loose a sick flow of raps.

“Respect to my fans, without them I wouldn’t have been here. $40 aint no joke”, he said. In Sarkodie’s interview he granted to Ghana Music.com he said “normally shows that I peform outside are me and other artistes but this show was my show. Am not sure about the number of people I saw but they were over 1000 fans who came to see me perform.”

Commenting on the guy who threw the bottle at him, he also said “I say sorry to him too because he didn’t try. I also wanna big up DJ Mensa. The show was on him”. Sarkodie took a moment to praise Terry of TM Entertainmentz and Stephen Nketia of Urban Effects for making his tour happen live in USA.

Kwaw Kese was expected to join Sarkodie but he was spotted taking it easy in the VIP section. According to a Stephen Nketia, “The show was great. What people didn’t expect we gave it to them in a grand style”. Next stop for TM Entertainmentz team is Maryland.

Makola African Market, Ghana Music.com, Makola Market, Rapid Solutions, Urban Effects, Hitz Radio and Motherland Entertainment were the sponsors.


Source: Nii Atakora Mensah/Ghana Music.com

Van Vicker Sets For New Record

Celebrated Ghanaian actor Van Vicker is taking his career to the next level with the shoot of a new movie with working title, ‘Distance’.

The movie, being produced and directed by Van himself under his Sky Orange Production, features some of the best actors from Ghana and Nigeria. He would be using Kofi Adjorlolo as one of the lead casts, as well as himself. ‘Distance’ will be the third movie from the stables of Sky Orange after ‘Friday Night’ and ‘Raj’.

Van said he would be shooting another movie in November and hopefully more next year. “I want to debunk the whole idea that I don’t work in Ghana,” he told BEATWAVES a couple of weeks ago at the Golden Tulip hotel.

The synopsis of the new movie is yet to be made public but the story, Van emphasized, was very intriguing. Van has not only become a household name but one of Ghana’s most talked-about male movie stars whose daring approach to acting helped the country’s movie industry.

Even though he started out in the entertainment world on radio and as a television personality for Metropolitan Television (Metro TV), it was not until 2003 that he carved a niche for himself through his appearance in the Ghanaian television series ‘Suncity’.

The series ran for a total of 10 episodes, and soon Van was cast in his first film ‘Divine Love’ as a supporting actor. The movie exposed him more to the industry. Thereafter he has been consistently cast in leading romantic roles.

As Africa’s undisputed romantic leading man, Van has helped turn the Ghanaian movie industry into a fierce competitor in the world of African movies. So far, he has starred in top movies including ‘Beyoncé’, ‘The President’s Daughter’ (2006) ‘Keeping the Promise’, ‘Mummy’s Daughter’ (2006) ‘The Return of Beyoncé’ (2007) and ‘A Woman’s Honor’.

He has also won a number of awards including, Best Male Actor 2006 – GMA (competitive) Ghana at 50, Best Male Actor 2007 Ohio (honoree) and Screen Nation Film and TV Awards, UK (competitive). He also got nominated for Best Lead Actor and Best Upcoming Actor at the 2008 Africa Movie Academy Awards held in Nigeria.


Source: Francis Addo/ Daily Guide

Tupac's Homeboys Smoke His Ashes

Tupac's homeboys smoked his ashes In “Hip hop, woah!” news, members of Tupac Shakur’s crew, The Outlawz, smoked his cremated ashes at a wake. Like Keith Richards’s snorting of his father’s ashes, Young Noble and EDI Mean of west coast rap crew The Outlawz confirmed that they did indeed roll up the their founder member Tupac Shakur and smoke him at a memorial party. When asked about the long-rumoured incident, Young Noble told Vlad TV: “Yes, it’s definitely true… Had a little memorial for him with his mum and his family. We had hit the beach, threw [in] a lot of shit he liked at the beach. Some weed, some chicken wings, he loved orange soda… Pac loved that kind of shit, so we were giving him our own farewell.” EDI Mean chipped in that he came up with the plan to smoke Pac: “I came up with that shit. If you listen to ‘Black Jesus’, he said, ‘Last wishes, niggas smoke my ashes’. That was a request that he had. Now, how serious he was about it? We took it serious.”

Source: dummymag.com

Kanye West Ex - Amber Rose To Host Vodafone 020 Live Concert In Ghana

Its official! Reports coming in suggest that Vodafone Ghana has confirmed that American model Amber Rose will host the second edition of the annual Vodafone 020 Live concert slated for The Dome of the Accra International Conference Centre, September 20. Amber Rose is best known for her high-profile relationships with rappers Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa. The controversial model is on record as saying that, being with Wiz Khalifa was the best decision she made after going through a rough relationship with ex-boyfriend Kanye West. She also noted for posing for a Louis Vuitton, walking the runway for Celestino and being the face of Boadicea the Victorious perfume. Rose has also made cameos in music videos for Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Mary Mary, Nicki Minaj and Fabolous. Vodafone is expected to make an official announcement later in the week as part of the surprises the telecoms company promised Ghanaians when the 020 Live concert was launched last week. Already, US R&B star, Trey Songz has been confirmed to perform at the show, he will be joined by VIP, Five5, R2Bees, Stay Jay, D Cyme, RnM and multiple winner, D’Banj.

Amber & Kanye

Source: The Buzz