What Inspire ''I Go Yarn'', ElDee

Nigeria is blessed with talented Artist. The only problem is rather than singing against the ills of the Government, they rather align themselves with it or remain quite. However, Hiphop Start Lanre Dabiri AKA elDee says Nigeria's problems won't be solved until people start speaking up. That's why the hip-hop artist decided to write 'I go yarn'. In this, our very first edition of My Song, eLDee talks about what led him to write the song and how it became the anthem of one of his country's biggest protests: Occupy Nigeria. Although Occupy Nigeria is long over but the societal problems are not fully cared for. You can watch the video below.

Akon Floats A New Foundation Called Konfidence In Senegal

 

Born in The United States to Senegalese Parents in 1973 as Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam, and popularly called Akon grew up in the West African Country from his childhood days till when he was age 8.

Akon who recalled his days in the Jungle of Senegal in his own words...''What I remember the most really was running wild there, barefooted, swimming in dirty lakes, selling fruits, picking mango trees, hoping not to get caught because they don't take kindly to thieves in Africa.''