"It's weird and sucks that I robbed you," Mack writes to Lamar via text message.

Macklemore 's Grammy nightmare came true Sunday (Jan. 26), when he took home the Best Rap Album trophy, beating out Kendrick Lamar 's major label debut, good kid, m.A.A.d city.

The rapper, a newcomer himself, ironically completed the feat with an album called The Heist , which he and producer Ryan Lewis delivered independently.

"You got robbed," Mack wrote via a text message to Lamar after the show. "It's weird and sucks that I robbed you. I was gonna say that during the speech.

Then the music started playing during my speech, and I froze. Anyway, you know what it is.

Congrats on this year and your music. Appreciate you as an artist and as a friend. Much love."

Mack posted a screen shot of the text to his Instagram, reports HipHopDX .

Elsewhere online, both he and Lamar were Twitter trending topics during the broadcast, and actor Michael Rapaport (longtime hip hop head and co- star of genre cult classic Higher Learning ) refused to hold back when he weighed in.
"Macklemore won best Rap record at the Grammys.OMGOODness.hiphop is dead & KILL the d--n Grammys.

where the hell is RAKIM? Macklemore ain't Rap," Rapaport wrote, according to Complex.com .

"... RAKIM,KRS1 & BDK are shaking there d--n heads to break beat Over the fact that Macklemore won best Rap album at the bulls--t

a-- Grammys," he added [note for the non- believers: "BDK" is Big Daddy Kane ].
Prior to winning the award, Macklemore predicted that it would be a travesty if he won , and news leaked that the Grammy committee debated whether or not Mack and his DJ partner are even hip hop enough.

Ultimately, however, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ended up with four wins total — also including Best New Artist and Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for "Thrift Shop" — and helped to make television history when, during their performance (of "Same Love"), 33 same sex and straight couples were married in a mass ceremony officiated by Queen Latifah .

Lamar, nominated seven times , lost in every category.

"You know he raps and people receive it as that, it's just opinions," Lamar told MTV News on the pre-show red carpet about Macklemore. "He just needs to do him. I wouldn't listen to what nobody got to say."

Accra-based radio and television talk show host on relationship, marriage, love and sex, Akumaa Mama Zimbi known in private life as Mrs. Joyce Akumaa Dongotey-Padi, has been named as the 50th Most Influential Personality in Ghana in the year 2013.

The 100 Most Influential Personalities Award is an annual list of 100 Ghanaians whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events in the country, and this is the fourth edition assembled by e.tv Ghana.

Akumaa Mama Zimbi, the host of ‘Odo Ahomaso’ on Adom 106.3 FM and Multi TV, is also currently reigning as the most influential TV and radio personality in Ghana on the entire social media, according to starcount.com, which is an internet survey firm.

Starcount.com ranks the world’s top celebrities and brands based on their popularity and engagement from 11 of the world’s biggest social media networks such as Facebook, twitter and YouTube, to produce the ultimate social media chart.

They also show the social media ranking of stars across thousands of countries and categories like sports chart, TV chart, music chart and film chart.

This current rating makes Akumaa Mama Zimbi the most influential Ghanaian female celebrity, after Yvonne Nelson and Eazzy on the entire social media.

Mama Zimbi, who is currently co-ambassador for World Heart Day 2013 in Ghana, is the founder and executive director of Mama Zimbi Foundation (MZF), a non governmental organization which initiated the Widows Alliance Network (WANE) that supports vulnerable widows and their needy children, with membership of over 8,000 widows across Ghana.

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Two popular urban radio stations in Accra with the finest presenters and Deejays will face it off at the upcoming Ghana DJ Awards slated for February 25.

Y107.9FM, the Official frequency for the young and the young at heart has 5 nominations in 5 different categories.

YFM’s DJ Champagne and JOY FM’s DJ Black are in a fierce competition in the biggest category of the Ghana DJ Awards namely, Best DJ of the Year.

The competition toughens between the two stationsas Star presenter and Deejay of YFM, Sammy Forson battles it out with DJ Black in two other significant categories, Best Male Radio DJ of the Year and Best Music Promoter of the Year.

Jay Foley, Station Manager of YFM in an exclusive interview shared their pleasure to gain nominations again in the Ghana DJ Awards this year.

He said “We are very pleased to gain another set of nominations this year after receiving 3 accolades in the Ghana DJ Awards last year. Over the past years, YFM Deejays and presenters have been nominated and given several awards at different prestigious awards ceremonies in Ghana including the Ghana DJ Awards.

It comes with a great feeling and a sense of achievement when you are recognised and given the nod to even do more of what you do best.

We are hopeful to win in the categories we have been nominated in again this year.

He concluded by congratulating all Deejays and Presenters who have been nominated in the various categories of the Ghana DJ awards.”

The Ghana DJ Awards is an annual event that seeks to award and recognise Deejays with exceptional performances in the music industry.

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When Ghanaian celebrities step out to attend events, most of them are usually seen in clothes made by foreign designers.

Few of these celebrities proudly wear Ghanaian made goods and acknowledge thedesigners for their good works on red carpets.

Events like Ghana Music Awards, 4syte Music Video Awards, Movie Premieres, BASS Awards and all the big concerts held in the country are heavily attended by our stars in expensive designer clothes from outside.

On most of our red carpet at events, celebrity’s clothes, shoes, handbags, belts and other glossaries are mostly foreign designer made.

Derick Kobina Bonney popularly known as DKB has described Ghanaian celebrities who attend events in foreign designer clothes and acknowledge the manufactures of the costume on red carpet as ‘waste people.’

DKB made this statement last Saturday January 18 at the nominees’ announcement party of the 2014 Ghana DJ Awards, the event scheduled for February 22 this year.

He said it is sad to see these people promoting foreign goods but complain of Ghanaians not supporting their stars in their field of work
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When everybody thought it was one of his usual jokes he was sharing on the night, the ‘Boys Boys’ TV host said he is serious about it and it’s different from his witticisms for the night.

“Some Ghanaian celebrities are waste, I am serious. It’s not a joke.

Some of them buy clothes from abroad and pay huge sums of money for it and advertise it for free when they get on red carpet without earning anything from it.”

He continued that foreign celebrities who are seen in designer attires on red carpets wear them for free but don’t purchase them with their money.

“The Hollywood celebrities some of us are copying wear designer clothes for free and some are even contracted for their services but my own colleagues will buy the expensive foreign goods and promote them for free which to me doesn’t augur well for our industry’

He advised victims of his problem to use local goods to boost the producers of the local fabrics.

“Let’s help our local people so that they will also help us in our job. How may Ghanaians can even buy those foreign goods?”

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The introduction of sexually explicit lyrics in the music industry worldwide as a tool or medium of sending messages to their targeted audience has reared its ugly head in the Ghana music industry.

It is said among well noted industry players that the music industry is set to educate, inform, entertain and reform the human race worldwide.

Leading musicians, who have made their mark in the industry, such as Kojo Antwi, Daddy Lumba, Pat Thomas and Amanzeba, have in the past years carved a niche of creating music which have content of sexually explicit words, but yet has been well thought through before bringing it out for the public consumption.

Arguably, the hottest song of the moment is “Tonga” by Joey B, featuring Sarkodie. The song has been very popular especially after its release in mid December.

The song has received some condemnations due to its lyrical content which seemingly smacks of some sexually explicit words.

While people are referring to the word “Tonga” in a metaphorical sense as representing the Vagina, the owner of the song, Joey B, says it is an acronym for “The Only Nice Girl Around”.

One of such examples which can be made out of such controversial music which has made history in the Ghanaian music industry is “Moses”, by A.B Crentsil, banned by the government during the 1970’s.

It can be said, the music as at the time was not given air play on the Ghanaian radio waves because of its suggestive words.

It was at the just launched Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) 2014 that it was announced that the organizers (Charter House) would be sponging out any music with sexually suggestive and explicitly music which made it during the year under review of the VGMA.

At the press launch of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2014, Mrs.

Theresa Ayoade, who is the Executive Director of Charter House emphatically, said they would only reward music that is morally sound and they would reject every song that has sexually explicit or violent lyrics.

She added that their mandate is to endorse songs and it is the right thing to do in order to promote the industry.

When it comes to ‘Tonga’, there are two questions involved.

Is the Board going to examine the lyrics literally for sexually explicit words to disqualify it or are they going to make inferences as the public is doing except Joey B?

Mrs. Ayoade didn’t just end there, she advised musicians to create radio edit songs to make it through the nominations.

What if the DJs play the “explicit” song from December till date and then an unknown lyrically edited version with its originality maintained, is entered tomorrow, is it going to be considered objectively over the unedited one for nomination?

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A popular Akan/Twi movie actress, Nana Yaa Appiah, has told NEWS-ONE that combining her active Christian lifestyle and acting career has been a major challenge for her.

“I cannot play certain roles and have had to reject many scripts because my pastor does not like to see my buttocks or breasts, not even a small part of it in movies. He would get angry because it is against the teachings of my church.

I attend the Open Bible Faith Ministry at Atonsu and as you can see, I can’t even pierce my ears more than double. I sing at church and I am bound to be a role model,” Nana Yaa noted.

Interestingly Nana Yaa is a very pretty lady with well rounded curves that could raise eyebrows if exposed in movies.

She is tall and light-skinned, has an infectious smile and the type of body that could excite any right-thinking adult male.
Nana Yaa admitted that the job of an actress has become very competitive and her selective attitude puts her at a disadvantage, but she does not have a choice because she is a practicing Christian and would have to abide by the teachings of her church and her pastor.

Asked if her church does not know she needs to work to get money to pay her tithes and offering, Nana Yaa said her choice of career is not motivated by money.

“Acting movies in Ghana is not all about making money.

The movies for which I was paid very small monies have rather helped me enter places I could not have entered. It has opened doors for me.

So sometimes, you consider some of these things rather than focus on money for now….there was a time a family invited me to spend holidays with them in Europe simply because they love the way I act,” she stated.

Nana Yaa emerged on the Akan/Twi movie scenes in 2009 and with support from Samuel Akwesi Nyamekye of Miracle Films, she has since acted in some 70 movies.

Though she started mostly by playing the role of a pastor’s wife, Nana Yaa later switched to other roles which have earned her numerous accolades including Osofo Maame, Dede, Mama G and Lady Posh.

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Your shoes are the frist thing people subconsciously notice about you. Always wear good shoes , matching your outfit, ideally.

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Ahuma ‘ Daddy Bosco’ Ocansey , administrator of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) has been appointed Chairman of the 2014 BASS Awards Committee .

The committee is responsible for this year ’ s edition of BASS Awards ; the biggest Reggae and Dancehall Awards in Africa .

The award is specially designed to show gratitude to reggae and dancehall musicians, to serve as an annual gathering of lovers of reggae and dancehall and generally present top notch entertainment to the public.

The announcement that Bosco is the head of the committee has been received with applauds and lots of recommendation because of his reputation and track record in the promotion of reggae and dancehall music .

He will be working on the committee with other music heavyweights including Kwasi Nyarko ( Root Eye) , Nii Ayitey Okai ( Black Santino) , Edward Ohene - Djan ( Eddie Ranks ) , Elorm Beenie , Isaac A . T . Mooney ( King Lagazee) , Zapp Mallet , Makeba Boateng and Ezekiel Tetteh .

Together they will be responsible for the call of entries and collation of submitted materials or works for this year ’ s awards . They will also be responsible for sorting them out , pruning down the numbers, properly placing them in the categories they fit and coming out with the final nominees list.

The announcement was put out by the event’ s organizers .

They explained that members of the committee were chosen based on their track record of helping to promote and develop reggae and dancehall music in the country and in Africa .

Conspicuously missing from the list were Talent Manager and Chief Executive of Bullhaus Entertainment Lawrence Asiamah Hanson , popularly referred to as Bulldog and Rude Buoy Sterling , both who were part of last year ’ s committee.

Organisers also announced that musicians and record labels who had works released between January and December last year were encouraged to submit them for nominations this year .

Launched in 2013, BASS Awards is the first of its.kind and the future looks very bright as it touches on one of the most respected genre in the world.

It is an established fact that Reggae and Dancehall have made a tremendous impact among music lovers and the artistes themselves hardly get noticed or appreciated .

The name of the event was derived from Rhythms and BASS ( pronounced Base ) , which happens to be the basis for the reggae and dancehall genre .

The BASS Awards is jointly organised by Rackus Productions , Bullhaus Entertainment and Solid Multimedia .

This year ’ s event is under the theme ‘ Turn It Up ’ , obviously in reference to taking the Awards to the next level after its successful launch last year .

She's not happy with her cover look at all.

Nicki Minaj fronts the new music issue of ESPN magazine, along with basketball star Kobe Bryant. They both have snazzy shoes.

Footwear aside, though, Nicki is not happy with the cover at all. Despite saying she felt "honored" to be a part of the shoot with.Kobe, she described the final photo as "when retouching goes wrong." Specifically, she's not happy with her forehead's proportions, and accuses retouchers of post-production trickery:

A fivehead worked wonders for Tyra Banks though, so the retouching could be worse,much worse. Why, it could involve a FAKE PIGEON.