The Big Friday Show launches on MTV Base with Basket Mouth as Host

Legendary Nigerian comedian Basketmouth has been revealed as the host of THE BIG FRIDAY SHOW – the edgy new Friday night music and entertainment show from MTV Networks Africa and STV.

Airing every Friday night on STV a Nigerian terrestrial channel every Friday from 6 to 7 pm, with repeats at 11pm (in Nigeria). South Africans will also get to see the show because  the episode then repeats a week later on MTV BASE at 16:50 CAT and repeats at 21:25CAT , THE BIG FRIDAY SHOW brings fireworks, fun and Nigerian youth culture to Friday night TV.  Among the regular slots featured on the show will be:interviews with the hottest Nigerian celebrities; entertainment news and gossip from the digital sphere in C-VON’s and Bella Naija’s V-Log of the week; a club review highlighting the best places to party when the weekend lands, and a weekly restaurant challenge where Lagos’ top chefs create”THE BIG FRIDAY SHOW SPECIAL” for their menu.

As you would expect from a funnyman of Basketmouth’s stature, comedy will be akey component of the show – with side-splitting pranks, spoofs and zanyskits bringing laughs aplenty to Friday night viewing...(see more)

Interview: Dbanj On MTV Rap Fix hosted by Sway

Wednesday’s (June 29) episode of MTV's RapFix Live featuring G.O.O.D. Music's new artiste D’Banj was more of the consistently fresh content viewers have come to expect from Sway and the RapFix Live team.
Here are clips from the interview.
This is good promo for our own, love him or hate him, D'banj gets bigger n bigger."...did someone say Genevieve"

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Lagos stand up! Rick Ross A.K.A Boss is hitting town.

The “Teflon Don”, American rapper – Rick Ross is an exciting new addition to the MTV Africa Music Awards bill. The rapper along with Kenya’s P-Unit, South Africa’s Jozi and Nigeria’s Wande Coal will join DJ Arafat (Ivory Coast), 2Face (Nigeria), Daddy Owen (Kenya), Banky W (Nigeria), Fally Ipupa(DRC), Teargas (South Africa) and Cabo Snoop(Angola) on stage at the event.

This is Rick Ross’ first ever visit to Africa and we hear the rapper is very excited about the opportunity to perform here. Rick Ross is not just a performer but also a nominee as well. He is nominated in the Best International Category. Following the trend set by international nominees who performed at the MAMAs in prior years, it is safe to assume that Rick will be walking away with the award.

Making their first appearance at the MAMAs, Best Group contenders P-Unit are going head to head against Uganda’s Radio & Weasle, South Africa’s Teargas and multiple MAMA winners and Nigerian music phenomenon, P-Square. As well as performing at the 2010 show, former MAMA winners Jozi are also nominated in the Artist of the Year category, where they are pitched against 2FACE, P-Square and Fally Ipupa. Wande Coal faces a tough race in the Best Anglophone category, where Ghana’s Sarkodie, Kenya’s Daddy Owen and South Africa’s Biz Nuz are also in the running.