Kayos KeyiD – Everyday is Payday (Remix) feat. Lil Keke (Video)

Published

8 years ago

March 5, 2015

Kayos KeyiD Pronounced Chaos Key-eye-D, the Kayos stands for Kene Agwunobi (Birth name) Young old Soul, and KeyiD represents his victory in finding his true self which consists of many Marvelous attributes including belonging to the original branch of the Biblical tribe of Judah confirmed by many respected researchers & historians after careful, intense study of the Igbo tribe of west Africa.

Kayos is an International Hip-Hop Artist, Writer and Director born in present day Lagos by way of Houston and New York, After leaving Texas Southern University’s Pharmacy program to pursue his Passion. He worked various odd jobs to survive, then transitioned from selling tickets at Time Square to selling his music and attending popular open mics in Brooklyn and Manhattan. His style is bold and unorthodox. Lyrically gifted with fluidity and adapts to various musical situations including the current state of Rap for which he developed another part-time style he refers to as “Thrill with the Boom Bap”.

He said “While recording the Key Identity album in 2009, I had an epiphany after finding my identity and I decided to add Key-iD to my name as a reminder of my new found internal peace which will grow infinitely as I continue to find new qualities in myself to explore for the sake of benefiting humanity and inspiring generations”.

He credits writing songs/lyrics and listening to much music for getting him through a lot of hard times he experienced as a kid. After getting expelled from high school, being jailed and even narrowly escaping death several times on the streets, his thoughts settled and the love for Hip-Hop took precedence over many old habits. He details how in 2008, he rocked the house at Houston’s Jet Lounge with KRS One, later backstage the master Mc said these exact words to him “You melted the steel”. Kayos still considers this a highlight in his list of personal epic moments in Hip-Hop; including meeting Jay-z’s famous Engineer/Producer Guru in Manhattan in 2012 and after spitting him a verse, said he liked it and exchanged contacts with the Mc and just few days later he would ran into Jay-z backstage at S.O.B. In recent studio session with Bun B of UGK as they collaborated on a remix for the single “Super Almighty Flow”, Bun turned to the camera and cosigned the Houston representative with a compliment saying “Lyricism is back”, that quickly went viral online as fans anticipated KeyiD’s next move. After his recent success with help from another H-town legend Lil Keke onthe remix for the hit single “Everyday is Payday” produced by Grammy nominated Platinum producer Chris Flame. Kayos Keyid has confirmed that he will release two new Albums: Golden Age Again & Poet of Parables, both scheduled for 2015, dates are yet to be announced but the fans are still showing huge excitement plus plenty support both online & the Street.

Music

Ariana Grande – 34+35 (Remix) feat. Doja Cat & Megan Thee Stallion

Published

2 years ago

January 15, 2021

HM staff writer

Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion, and Doja Cat have teamed up for a new remix of Grande’s Positions track 34+35.

Film & Television

Why Did Michaela Coel Walk Away From a $1 Million Dollar Deal with Netflix?

Published

3 years ago

July 6, 2020

HM staff writer

Michaela Coel, the star of HBO’s hit series I May Destroy You had to decline Netflix’s $1 million offer after the streaming giant refused to allow her to retain “at least 5 percent of her rights” for the show.

Coel’s success in the U.S. is largely credited to Netflix. The streamer was the U.S. distributor of Coel’s acclaimed comedy series Chewing Gum. Netflix also housed a feature musical titled Been So Long in which Coel was the lead, as well as the drama series Black Earth Rising. Coel also starred in an Emmy-winning episode of Black Mirror, also distributed by Netflix. So, naturally, Coel’s history with the streaming platform made it the premier destination for her new project. After a short negotiation with a Netflix executive, however, Coel had to find a different home for I May Destroy You in order to maintain ownership of the series.

According to Vulture, Coel recalled that Netflix made her a $1 million offer for I May Destroy You in spring 2017 but she turned it down. Why? The streamer wouldn’t allow her to retain any percentage of the copyright. Coel even discontinued her relationship with CAA after it “tried to push her to take the deal”.

I May Destry You is based on Coel’s personal experience of being sexually assaulted during the making of Chewing Gum. At the age of 32, Coel is in full creative control of the series as its showrunner, director, star, and writer. She wrote all 12 episodes and co-directed nine, stars as a young writer Arabella struggling to come to terms and process a recent assault.

The series is now streaming on HBO.

Film & Television

Ava DuVernay and Whoopi Goldberg Elected to The Academy’s Board of Governors

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3 years ago

June 11, 2020

HM staff writer

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just elected members to its 2020-2021 Board of Governors. Among the six newly elected governors are director Ava DuVernay. EGOT winner Whoopi Goldberg has been re-elected for a second three-year term.

For those not familiar with the work of the Board of Governors, here is a breakdown of how it works and what it does.

Per Oscars official website, The Board of Governors directs the Academy’s strategic vision, preserves the organization’s financial health and assures the fulfillment of its mission.

Governors attend 6-8 board meetings annually (in person or by video). Each Governor also serves on one board oversight committee and their branch’s executive committee, and they are expected to represent their branch at numerous Academy events through the year.

The Academy has a total of 18 branches, including the actors branch and directors branch, where Goldberg and DuVernay will serve. Each branch is represented by three governors who are elected for three-year terms.

Since the #OscarSoWhite campaign in 2015, the Academy has been making efforts to increase diversity across the board. After the most recent election, out of 54 governors, the number of female Academy governors increased from 25 to 26, and people of color increased from 11 to 12.