SPOTLIGHT: ANSA KITU, THE MAGIC PENCIL FINGER

Ansa Kitu Poses With A Complete Piece

Artists, be them visual or literary artists are capable of capturing a moment, an event, a view or even an imaginary or futuristic episode or thing in an unimaginable way, style or manner. Few are the artists who have such unfathomable talents in modern day. You can learn the arts in school, but sure there will always be something about your art that tells viewers or readers that a certain detail is lacking somewhere. Those imbued with the natural gift of the arts usually go about it effortlessly and all the details fit in to bring about the verisimilitude preconceived by the artist.

Before we delve into talking about our very own Cameroonian Pablo Picasso, Ansa Kitu, let’s take a look back at some important facts and history of pencil arts. Firstly, it should be borne in mind that the pencil used by artists derives its name from the Latin word “peniculus” meaning brush or “little tail”, to describe the small ink brushes used for writing in the Middle Ages. It is the most immediate and sensitive implement of the art of drawing because it is suitable for producing a quick sketch since pencil marks can vary according to the hardness of the graphite lead in the shaft. Consequently, the harder the lead (and the sharper the tip) the finer the line your pencil will produce.

Various Stages of Work In Progress

The modern pencil was invented in 1795 by Nicholas-Jacques Conte, a scientist serving in the army of Napoleon Bonaparte. The graphite used in these first pencils was first discovered in Europe, in Bavaria at the start of the 15th century; although the Aztecs had used it as a marker several hundred years earlier. The pencil as we know it today was first called graphite in 1789, using the Greek word “Graphein” meaning ‘to write’.

Among the masters of pencil drawing was Jean-Auguste Ingres (1780-1867), whose works include the Portrait of Mme. Guillaume Guillon Lethiere (lead pencil drawing, now in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University), John Constable, the English landscape painter who used pencil and a sepia wash in his Trees and a Stretch of Water on the Stour (Victoria and Albert Museum, London), Pablo Picasso, whose works include Still Life with Glass, Apple, Playing Card and Package of Tobacco, (now in the Winston Art Collection, Michigan). Two especially fine works of art in pencil at the Tate Gallery in London include: Alice Meynell by John Singer Sargent, and William Strang's Thomas Hardy. Other modern examples of the use of pencil, can be seen in the National Self-Portrait Collection of Ireland at the University of Limerick Etc.

Ansa Kitu: The Modern Day Pablo Picasso

Giving That Magic Pencil Finger Touch

Ansa Kitu is a young dynamic Anglophone Cameroonian pencil art artist based in London, United Kingdom. Having passed most of his adolescent life in Cameroon, where he had already demonstrated his capability at using the pencil, he decided to move over to Britain in order to showcase his talent to a greater audience and give his art a more global exposure. There is no gainsaying that his peers back during his college days used to marvel at his ability to capture portraits and sceneries so perfectly just with the use of his pencil.

Kwata Vibes in an exclusive with the artist was made to understand that, he first and foremost does pencil art out of the passion and satisfaction he derives from it. Every other thing that may emanate from his practicing his God-given talent is but secondary. While in Britain and thinking of ways to bring his art to the global audience, Kitu decided to brand and model his products under what he called Ansa Kitu Pencil Art. To galvanize and showcase the magic of his fingers, he started a Facebook Page with the same name.  CLICK HERE CLICK HERE to VISIT, LIKE and FOLLOW Ansa Kitu Pencil Art Facebook Page.

The Anglophone Cameroonian modern day Pablo Picasso is so gifted in what he does so

much so that the images and or sceneries and moments he captures are so exquisite that most viewers both on the internet and in real life are wowed at first sight and encounter. He is damn good so much so that all his finished products are always seeming and appearing alive.

The photographic precision with which Kitu captures any image or scene he draws inevitably reveals his innate ability to identify, understand and replicate detail in all dimensions. He has a fine eye for angular precision, color tone as well as color depth. Though most of his works exposed so far are all in black and white, Kwata Vibes most affirm here that the artist’s capabilities are beyond measure and there is no doubt about his ability to mix colors. He exclusively told KwataVibes that in the nearest future, the public will see other great works that he has in his reservoir of already completed works and some are in color too. More interestingly, one of Kitu’s past-time hobbies with this art talent of is his constant cartooning and or caricaturing of his friends. LOL, the caricatures or cartoon configurations that he makes of his friends usually generate a lot of laugher and hysteria among these friends and his public. You can see some of these cartoons among the pictures exhibited here.

Ansa Kitu has garnered for himself a huge following of fans, supporters and admirers of the Fine Arts. These well-wishers are always very supportive and they never hesitate to pour compliments and accolades on this fine arts gentleman. Read a few of these compliments below:

Princess Clitin W Nkume-kwene:

“He is amazing at what he does. I call him the man with the awesome fingers. He can so draw and you will love his work over a digital picture. His drawings are as real as the person or the thing he draws. Ride on dearest. You make me proud”

Hassan Einstein Rayyan:

“If there’s one person who is capable of drawing for the universe…your guess is as good as mine. Kudos bro Ansa Kitu”

McEden Wangangs: 

“Your talent na die bro. Keep it up. The future is bright”

Jocelyn Kitu: 

“This is exceptional talent. I recommend this artist. Great work!!!”

From the above compliments, it is therefore no doubt that Ansa Kitu is one of the best if the best Cameroon has to offer in recent times in terms of Pencil Art.

GET YOUR PORTRAITS PENCILED BY MAGIC FINGERS!!!

ANSA KITU

25 NYNEHEAD STREET
14 6 LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

TEL: +44 7445 327763

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DON’T OVER RATE YOURSELVES: 237 ANGLOPHONES ARE YET TO ACCEPT SHOWBIZ CULTURE

           

A lot of water has passed under the bridge over the past few weeks within the entertainment industry. For all this time I didn’t write a blog post for one reason only: I wanted to get the feel of all that was transpiring in order to put my thoughts together. This notwithstanding, I did a few Facebook posts and as I have always known, no one but for a few persons saw the esoteric underpinnings of such posts. Many, I presume saw in them only the negative and concluded that they were not worth considering for insightful decortication. This erstwhile mentality of reading an individual rather than the idea pronounced by the individual is what has fuelled the canker worm of self-sufficiency, conceit or pride, “I know all more than the others”, “am already a celebrity”, I am rich”, “the rest of y’all are haters” and all the negative personality traits you can imagine. All of these negative attributes have invariably led to what I will term “Over Rating Ourselves” which to me is the springboard on which our failure within this industry is based.   

            Over rating yourself as an entertainer, promoter, blogger or whatever role you play within this budding industry or what some have termed “Facebook Entertainment Industry” LOL is the colonialist mentality that is stifling our growth. Until we graduate from such a misconceived, misrepresented, half-baked and kwashiorkor mentality, we are heading nowhere. We shall only be executing the “Bafia Dance” which takes you one step ahead and twenty five steps behind. It saddens my heart to see what we have turned this industry into, an industry that is still crawling and struggling to find its feet. All the same, I guess there are some people who believe that because they have made it, the situation should remain in this stasis and inertia so that they can get all the shine. Unfortunately for you, even the sun has to go down for the moon to shine.

            I was fortunate last Friday night to watch a few comedy shows over TV. These shows were organised or produced by some Anglophone comedians. I was thrilled and laughed out my lungs to some of the jokes. I must confess that I was shocked that we had such good Anglophone comedians. Unfortunately, a couple of things kept cropping up my mind. As a result, I asked myself a few questions: 1) why choose to organise an all English Comedy Show in Douala? 2) Why rent a 500 sitter hall for such a show and end up with less than 100 people? Why put out entry tickets at 5k and up to 50k or more? And many more of such questions kept ringing bells in my head. I said to myself “I know your families need a meal but for sure but you need to chill” (a line from my upcoming rap song LOL). As I fought with these conflicting thoughts in my mind, I said to myself, these guys already have it imprinted in their minds that they are celebrities so they can afford to make such moves. What baffles me is the fact that they failed to realise that Anglophone Cameroonians are yet to accept or buy showbiz culture and everything that goes with it. These "celebrities" in their “church minds sure believed that the venues for their shows will be jam packed with “fans” and therefore they saw no need to even advertise such shows. For crying out loud, did these comedians ask themselves why will somebody who is yet to understand and accept a phenomenon as showbiz want to buy a ticket at 50k for an event? Why will someone incur traveling and lodging expenses and still pay for a ticket in order to attain a show in Douala or Yaoundé? And how many people who may have been interested will be able to afford a ticket to the show?

           

The above questions could not have been considered since those involved had surely over rated themselves and being "celebrities", all would have been fine. Rather, from a contrary perspective, I would have advice that such shows should be made affordable for all and in a modest location with wide publicity- in order to minimise cost of production and maximise attendance. I insist on maximising attendance because, having a crowd means more people are aware of what you are offering. In the best case scenario, if this multitude goes back home thrilled and satisfied, I bet you, your next show will be saturated. Furthermore, as more people gain awareness of and enjoy what you are serving them, they will sure gladly purchase tickets at 10k and you can then hire bigger halls for your shows, your profit will sure increase and everyone goes back home satisfied.

            To me, selling showbiz culture and getting Anglophones to accept and buy it should be primordial. Also, getting sponsors (businessmen, companies, TV houses, advertisers and others) is without doubt the foremost thing entertainers should focus on. Without these, we are heading nowhere. The talent is there but again, how do we sell it to the public is what matters. In one of such comedy shows, a comedian referred to the famous Nigerian comedians and decried the fact that they in Cameroon were unable to garner even half the cash those guys get from shows. He was right but I laughed. I laughed because seemingly he had failed to realise that the guys he was referring to had already sold the culture to their people and they had accepted and bought it. Consequently, it is not uncommon to see a Nigerian buy a ticket for 1.5 million Naira for a show.

            Comedy aside, I have release with awe how young artists have been caught in the false belief of overrating themselves. An artist comes to your DM and drops a link to their new release and expects you the promoter to jump into promoting. Even if one is to do free promo, there should be some courtesy involved don’t you think? I am saddened also by the vile and sly language of some of these artists on social media platforms.  They will not hesitate to insult, block your ass or threaten bloggers and promoters with lawsuits if your criticism doesn’t tie with their self-imposed statuses. Unfortunately within such brouhaha, I see a lot of ignorance and or neglect of what is the normal channel of doing things. All of this amounts and accrue from the fact that these overrated artists, producers, record label owners are misguided by their “small small” change that trickles itself into their sorry bank accounts. I ask myself, why would an artist, a record label that is already “established and professional” do things that show no professionalism and standard. Again, it boils down to “self-overrating” and the belief that “I can do it all”.

           

                  If you are that professional, rich, talented, and established, why not get public relations officers who will do press releases for your art, your label or make official statements when controversial issues arise. Well, because you are carried away by what you think you have in the bank, you now have the well withal to drag bloggers, promoters, and other stakeholders to the precincts in order to have them intimidated, humiliated or incarcerated. To me this is so low to say the least and to imagine that a bloggers post that overtly said the blogger will investigate an issue landed him in front of well known thugs in police insignia. By saying that the incident will be investigated ip so facto meant the info had some doubt which could only be cleared through investigations. I guess being overrated got the better half of such minds that believe they now govern our “Facebook Entertainment Industry”. Don’t overrate yourselves, if you think you are that high, then do things the right way and shit won’t bother you and your brand.

           

Another very lame and sick incident of the week just ended is a so-called artist faking his own death as a publicity stunt. Why in heaven will someone think of doing something so disgusting, lame and stupid? It still boils down to overrating of selves. I guess he believed his death will bring a lot of buzz, vibes, and hype on him yeah? But again, what impact does that bring to your art? Unfortunately, such a stunt came at a very wrong time. A time when thousands of lives are being lost on a daily basis in the two Anglophone regions and from whence this so-called artist probably hails. Yes! Agreed, people did talk about you for a few hours and after that, what next? What did you achieve out of your own death? To me, it is sick and lame because such artist’s brain has been thwarted by celebrity falsehoods. Until such individuals talk through their art in order to create an impact and make ladies develop goose pimples when listening to their songs, then their deaths to me are worth no more than dung trampled upon along cattle tracks on Fulani hills.

            In the same light, another lame incident involved a so-called artist who shamelessly posted a picture of a vagina on twitter last week. Earlier the same guy had used a naked picture for the cover art of his single or whatever it was-how far did the single or album go? Question for the gods. I guess all of this was for the same reason of generating buzz. This kind of buzz is negative buzz and in a country that functions normally, such an artist should be sanctioned with a ban of at least six months within which he should not be seen performing in such places as schools or public parks etc. but again when a country has an uncultured minister of culture, what do we expect apart from fighting over royalties with artists left and right or creating and demolishing music corporations and agencies day in day out.

           

 After all is said and done, what we need is to find ways in which we can sell showbiz culture to our people and get them to buy it. I vehemently castigate and deny all forms of negative promo and pornography as publicity stunts for all will only lead us nowhere. Overrating ourselves, falling into the doldrums and abysses of celebrity falsehoods will without doubt only lead us to stagnation and stasis whether we accept it or not. In an age where people corporate in order to succeed, we here want to corporate in order to denigrate our own brothers with sour tongues and hate speech. We rather refuse to collaborate so as not to share the shine with our brothers or sisters. We rather threaten each other with lawsuits in order to show wealth rather than see where we ourselves have faltered or genuinely discuss in order to find a way forward, my dear brothers and sisters, we shall remain in this state of stasis and stagnation. In as much as we consider criticism and critics as haters, “bad belly” people, we continue to swim in ignorance and Africa will continue to laugh at us. Whether or not you as an artist or entertainer accepts it, in this business, there will always be paparazzi and good or bad news will always circulate. Rather, we should learn from it , accept our faults and correct them. Inasmuch as you believe you are unreachable because you are a "celebrity", because you are already making "change" and the rest are beggars, we are going nowhere. For the umpteenth time, LET US NOT OVERRATE OURSELVES, let us rather SELL SHOWBIZ CULTURE & ENCOURAGE OUR PEOPLE TO ACCEPT AND BUY IT. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THROUGH WHICH WE CAN OVERCOME AND MOVE FORWARD.

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Spot Light: 237 Model Kamin Ferez Poised To Go Places

The young, pretty and talented Cameroonian model, Kamin Ferez is poise to go places within the modelling world. Her determinism in the face of all set backs that stall talents in Africa and especially Cameroon seem not to be weighing in on her at all. 

Ferez is a freelance model with an outbursting melanin flamboyance that seems to magnet camera lenses. Her chocolate tainted skin makes one wonder why some ladies must choose to tamper with theirs. She is a great fan of Camer music and sure she revealed that she is willing to show up for video shoots if contacted. Her simplicity of course is what Kwata Vibes noticed during the chitchat that led to the writning of this little article

In an exclusive chat with Kwata Vibes, she reveealed that she had come over so many setbacks but that her desire to becoming one of Africa’s top models is what had kept her going. Pretty with brains, she is soon to reveal to the Cameroonian public her upcoming projects and Kwata Bibes will sure fill you in on them when she drops. 

Keep moving forward lady, Kwata Vibes Got Your Back

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American Rapper 2Chainz Soon To Tie The Knot After Glamorous Proposal

One of America's Top 10 Rappers 40 year old Tauheed Epps popularly known by his stage name 2Chainz will soon tie the knot after he recently got down on one knee to propose to his  longtime girlfriend, Kesha Ward at the 2018 MET GALA in New York City, New York, USA. 

From every indication, the rapper completely surprised his woman upon their arrival at the gala. He some sort of ceremoniously went on one knee yesterday Monday on the stairs of The Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art. To the surprise of everyone present and the shock of Kesha, 2Chainz asked her to marry him and she said YES!!

The Georgia rapper can be pictured in pictures of the event wearing a black suit with more than two gold chains and some gorgeous sunglasses, while Kesha is seen in a stunning white gown with a plunging neckline and high slit right up to her tighs.

It is to be noted that both 2Chainz and Kesha have three kids together, two daughters and one son. Lovely family they gone make yeah!!! Congrats 2Chainz!!

Timaya Says He Is Not Davido After A Fan Derides Him On Instagram

Timaya

The King of Nigerian dance hall and Afro pop, the undisputed Timaya recently declared that he is not like Davido. After sharing a photo of himself with his girlfriend on Instagram, a fan of his took to the comment section to state that most Nigerian celebrities including Timaya himself are starting to show off their spouses (girlfriends) because of the recent Davido-Chioma trend. 

We recall that after Davido offered Chioma a Porsche as a wedding gift, there was an onslaught of social media buzz regarding the star and his girlfriend. Of course, there has been a trend of #Assurance, #Davido-Chioma, #Porsche etc etc. 

Instagram Pic By Timaya

When the above mentioned fan raised what seemingly was a deriding comment on Timaya's post, the artist stepped in to correct the miss-impression by stating that he doesn't show off his girlfriend because he isn't in his 20's. I dare say by 20s he was invariably referring to his colleagues like Davido, Wiz Kid and the rest of them. The artist when forward to declare that: "Nope. People love differently and hey,  I'm not in my 20s". Big brother talking yeah?

                            

SEE COMMENT EXCHANGE BETWEEN TIMAYA & FAN

BBN: The Power of Advertising & Promotion

A group of selected boys and girls just live in a big house, spend the day eating, gossiping, playing & doing nothg serious yet everyone seems to follow every bit of it on a daily basis.

Thousands of pple talk about it everyday, they argue about it all the time on all social networks. As they do, companies, TV stations, local businesses and agencies are bagging millions of dollars.

My question is Do 237 entertainment stakeholders learn anythg frm BBN?

This is a program that carries no educational worth and or moral worth for youngsters as many critics have argued. Despite this, during the three months that the show lasts, millions exchange hands, bank accounts smile, lives are changed and so on.

Do we or have we learned anythg from this? Have we asked why a show like this will garner so much follower-ship and dedicated fan base?

Maybe we have and maybe we haven’t learned anything and maybe again our stakeholders haven’t learned a thing but just also follow the bandwagon like the rest of them. This influence and impact on the entertainment industry in Nigeria is invaluable i bet u will agree with me and it is thanks to promotion and marketing strategy.

I just hope we in 237 see behind BBN the power of Advertising and Promotion

ZEBRA COMICS: E.N. EJOB & His Team Going Places

At least we all have at some point read and have enjoyed beautiful colored pictures in comic books during our youthful days. Am very certain that people born from the early 80s and the early 90s will sure confirm how scarce these books were back then. We sure will remember how as kids in primary school we flocked behind any kid who had a copy of such books just in order to get a glimpse. These are good old memories because technology has come right to our door steps and such books are now produced by our own compatriots. With this said, I am happy and proud to introduce Zebra Comics Inc. you may have already heard about this company that produces such great comic books but this is one more opportunity for you to know them better.

Zebra Comics was created in 2016, although the idea had been nurtured for years before then.  Zebra Comics Inc. as you may have heard before now is a Cameroonian startup company initiated and brought to life by E.N. Ejob and his friends, Franklin Agogho, Ejob Gaius, Njoka Suyru, Jude A. Fonchenalla, An Nina, and Ejob Ben. The company is focused and dedicated to producing African comic books, illustrated short story books, cartoon animations and video games. Who could have imagined some twenty or twenty five years back that such computerized form of drawing and design will be possible in Cameroon? Of course, E.N. Ejob and his team have proven their talents and have brought the name of the country into the spotlight of African graphic designing.

E.N. EJOB

It is to be noted that before Zebra comics got to where it is now, it began by publishing a magazine in November 2017 called "Zebra Comics 3-in-1, Special". This magazine was a catalogue of three stories: Aliya, Totem and Tumbu. The magazine was presented at the MboaBD Festival in November and December 2017, and it received much admiration and acclamation from the Douala and Yaoundé public present at the event. To that effect, over 400 copies of that début magazine were sold. From then on, Zebra Comics has been moving from strength to strength due to the hardworking and enthusiastic nature of the team and supportive character of the public. As a result of the companies growing name and admiration, it  ended up partnering with other animation, comic book and video game creators in Cameroon as well as in Nigeria.

As of this April 2018, Zebra Comics began officially publishing its comic books as separate editions, no longer as part of one magazine. In this light, Zebra Comics presented its first comics separate editions on April 6th 2018 during a book signing event in partnership with their new publishers Editions Akoma Mba at  the Librairie Des Peuples Noirs at the Don Bosco building opposite SNI Yaoundé.  Of course, from here forth, the mentioned library will sell future Zebra Comics titles.

During the recent book signing event, the titles presented were ALIYA ; a story about a young African entrepreneur woman who discovers that there's more to her than meets the eye. Her life is surrounded by mysteries and conspirators. Aliya consists of 40 pages of fine and interesting comic book content printed on a glossy hard cover, and all 40 pages are in color. Isn’t this worth celebrating my dear people?

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Another interesting book presented at the signing was TOTEM: A comic story set during the13th century in Africa. The book tells the story of the struggles of an Albino child called Akam who realizes that society and culture did not accept him for who he is. However, twists and turns in the story later on revealed him to be something more than just an albino. This story is imbedded deep into our African lore as well as it explores the beauty of African cultures, traditions and values. In it, you'll be able to identify certain aspects unique to some Cameroonian tribes as well as those from other parts of Africa. It’s to be noted that Totem also has the same print quality as Aliya.

TUMBU was also presented to the public during the book signing. This comic is the most..."comic", in that it not only expresses humour but it is a probe into the realities of our contemporary society. What we call “Quarter life". Tumbu is the main character through whom we observe society. It is quite a fun read. However, this book goes beyond the comic to also handle very mature themes. Therefore, so adults can easily relate and grasp the beauty of this title too. Tumbu also has the same print quality as the rest of the comics. The quality of these comic books was endorsed and assured by Zebra Comics and their partners, Editions Akoma Mba in league with Colorix printers.

Watch How 2D Comics are Drawn 

NOTICE

Zebra comics will publish quarterly that is every three months so that readers can follow up from the previous episodes. For the future, Zebra Comics also intends to launch its 2D animation program in 3 years and it's video game sector in 5 years’ time.

In an exclusive with Kwata Vibes, E.N. Ejob revealed some of his believes by stating that, it is better to adapt a story into a 2D/3D cartoon animation on characters that fans are familiar with. That's why, the comic book phase is very important. As a result, Kwata Vibes confidently surmises that Zebra Comics will within the nearest future come up with their own animated cartoons. We must be expectant of this and hail this company for what they have achieved so far. Ejob went on to reveal to Kwata Vibes that in 2019, Zebra Comics plans to start doing monthly publications. Also, we were informed that Zebra Comics Inc. has an app on Google Play Store and it is on free download and the updated version of the app will be published in May 15th 2018.

Enjoy Exclusive Pictures From Zebra Comics Gallery

Press Conference with partners

Available Zebra Comics Titles

Zebra Comics App on Playstore

Talking Comics

Everyone wants a copy of Zebra Comics

To discover more about Zebra Comics, visit their website at www.zebracomics.com or follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ZebraComicsInc/  and Instagram at  Zebra Comics Inc.

A BIG CONGRATS TO E.N. EJOB AND HIS TEAM FROM KWATA VIBES CONTINUE WITH THE GREAT JOB PEOPLE…

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237 ENTERTAINMENT: The Pharisee Mentality Killing The Industry

Most of us must have read a few passages from the bilbe and must have heard the story of Jesus and the Pharisees yeah. Unfortunately for Jesus, the Jews didn’t recognize and follow him because as they claimed, he was the son of a common carpenter they know from around the block. How could he have been the son of God when they knew his father, mother and the poor house in which they lived? Of course they denigrated him, forsake all he preached, maimed and crucified him. The story of Jesus tells me a lot about the 237 Anglophone Entertainment Industry. Here we all are trying to build something, yet, the efforts seem to be waved aside simple because people know us. A sad case in point is this attitude which to me seems to have overtaken the hearts of the Anglophone community. Because a song, a movie, a comic sketch, a Facebook Page, and or website and Blog are created by people we know we don’t seem to see any need to like, share, comment or support it in any other way.

People seem to ask themselves why they should like, subscribe or signup to a page or blog. Is it not created by that small Banso boy they call Jude Bame, the one whose father and mother we know and whose sisters we know so well? Is it not a website created by Victor Kange, Ashu Kelly, Davis E Tabot, is not a song sung by AmSnazzy Shikena, Skiezy Ayenkea, Omie G Stunnerman, or Nat Offishal. Are these not these petit freres and soeurs we see in the neighborhood everyday? Why should be click like or share on their stuff? This is the Pharisee mentality that has overtaken our 237 entertainment industry. When you don’t support, share or like, how do expect to be inform and updated with what is happening in the industry? I am saddened by the passing away of Gee Reign, a young artist and unfortunately I don’t know him because people with this our sarcastic, pathetic and sadistic Pharisee mentality didn’t click or share his stuff when a few bloggers tried to promote his work. How then do u expect that people will know him. If only one of you in my friend list here clicked like and shared his work, probably i would have heard and or seen something about him. Today on the aftermath of his demise you come out acting all infuriated that others are celebrating him only after his death. Do you by any chance see your own part of the fault, can you at least be honest enough to accept it? At least to my humble opinion, Gee Reign is getting his props in spirit ‘cos we all refused to give them to him when he was in flesh.

I am saddened by the passing away of this young artists and it is our place as those staying behind to do him justice by asking God to let him RIP. It’s a path we all will follow someday. Maybe tomorrow or after or in months or years it will be me and like the Pharisees you all are will say, ah!! Weh, this guy who created Kwata Vibes has just gone so soon when he was doing something really nice about the entertainment industry on that his Kwata Vibes Blog. I know this because the statistics on the page show for each post i make. It will stunt you to hear that some of my posts get up to 3k visits a day but can’t boast of 10 reactions on it meanwhile i have about 2.5k friends following my Timeline on a daily basis. At least you see my posts ok Kwata Vibes Page ‘cos i share them on my timeline. Yet you have ignored invites to like, follow, share and subscribe. When tomorrow you cry, lament and gnash your teeth cos Kwata Vibes is sure buried, wouldn’t you just be confirming your status as a hypocrite and a Pharisee? The worst of it is the fact that we are so quick and ready to criticize and blow out of proportion the mistakes of those who are trying to bring some life into the industry. A case in point is a small mistake made by Delly Singah Philips on her post a few days ago. Everyone seemed to have seen the error yet they chose to ignore, or call her attention to it and rather preferred to make a mockery of it. In fact where do we want to carry this industry to if at all we want it to go somewhere.

If we want this industry to thrive and gain a status that can confidently compete with other industries in Africa and why not the world, then we must graduate from your hypocrisy and Pharisee mentality. We must learn to recognize people, projects and efforts made to pull the ship of the industry forward if we are going to succeed. To those admonishing others for celebrating Gee Reign, sure you think “RIP” is the exclusive right of his family and close friends yeah? Nope, not at all, because it is our place in the industry to celebrate him whether we knew him or nah. Our carry home message is for us to think again, and ask ourselves what we want for this industry whether we be content developers and supporters, promoters or viewers. I am not the first to make such lamentations about 237 Anglophone Entertainment Industry you sure will agree. People like Kyng Lloyd, Brian Mackwright Afanyu, Pius Bery, Boom La, Bae's Boo, and many others have spoken and written, but did we listen? My only cry now is for us all to kill that Pharisee Mentality in us so that tomorrow we shouldn’t regret and say like the Pharisees themselves, if only we had known. I done tok ma own. 

Sincerely Yours

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