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Cameroonian Music Legend And ‘Soul Makossa’ Hitmaker Manu Dibango Dead

Ebenezer Donkoh Mar 24, 2020 1

Veteran Afro jazz star Manu Dibango has died. The musician died Tuesday, March 24, 2020, a few days after being admitted to hospital suffering from the coronavirus, his official Facebook page said. "It is with deep sadness that we…

PepsiCo Drops Lil Wayne Over Emmett Till Controversy

Ebenezer Donkoh May 4, 2013 0

Lil Wayne's controversial lyrics referencing Emmett Till have cost him a lucrative gig with PepsiCo. Weezy had signed on to represent Mountain Dew, but the soda brand decided to drop him this week, saying in a statement that "offensive…