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  • It was fun and crazy – Seyi Shay recounts romantic relationship with Vector

    It was fun and crazy – Seyi Shay recounts romantic relationship with Vector

    Nigerian songstress, Seyi Shay has revealed she was once dating with Vector, the rapper.

    In a recent episode of Sharing with Seyi, the popular musician, whose real name is Deborah Oluwaseyi Joshua,  reflected on the on screen chemistry she shared with Vector in a film they starred in, revealing it felt natural to get intimate for the role because “we were an item”.

    During her podcast episode, Shay made it known that the they had dated years before she gained fame or landed the movie role. She also described Vector as “an amazing, super intelligent and loving” person.

    “I want to go back in time a little bit to 2018 when I started in a movie titled ‘Lara and the Beat’. It was myself, Somkele Iyamah and Vector the viper,” she said.

    “It is crazy because a lot of people asked how the chemistry between us was strong and realistic in the movie.

    “Well, many years ago before I became famous, myself and Vector was an item. So, it was natural to fall in character.

    “Vector is an amazing person, super intelligent and loving.”

    Shay revealed that while filming intimate scenes with Vector felt awkward, their past relationship and the support of his wife, who was present on set, made it easier.

    She said she and the rapper have remained great friends.

    “Funnily enough, his wife was present on the set and every scene we had to kiss or get intimate and she was supportive,” she added.

    “So, it was just a funny tand crazy experience. However, he and I remained great friends. Even though it was awkward for both of us to at that role but it was easier to do those scenes because we were familiar with each other.”

  • Controversial singer, Portable disses Vector Tha Viper

    Controversial singer, Portable disses Vector Tha Viper

    Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has thrown jibes at veteran rapper, Vector Tha Viper.

    Vector name-dropped ‘Zazu’ in a viral snippet of an unreleased song, which didn’t sit down well with Portable who has now taken to his social media page to drag him.

    Portable claimed that he was bigger than Vector, stressing that Vector is just a rapper and can’t do without a singer like himself.

    Continuing, the Zaazu crooner  also said he doesn’t regard anyone as a pacesetter in the music industry, adding that it was only God who paved the way for him.

    Speaking in a recent Instagram live session, he said, “God is my own pioneer. So nobody should claim he paved the way for me. Vector the Viper that song you subbed me, don’t you know I am a king? I control the country and streets. Can you control what I control?

    “You dey wine? You blow reach me? Are you not a rapper? Isn’t we; singers that would give you the chorus of your song? Instead of you to reach out to me for a feature, you are mimicking me. You blow reach me?”.

  • Vector weds girlfriend, Yinka Cooker on low key wedding

    Vector weds girlfriend, Yinka Cooker on low key wedding

    Nigerian sensational rap artist, Olanrewaju Ogunmefun, a.k.a Vector, has married his girlfriend, Yinka Cooker, in a low-key wedding.

    The 38-year-old musician got married to Yinka, a physiotherapist, on Wednesday, December 21.

    Although both Vector and his wife did not make news of their wedding public, photos and videos from the event have been shared on social media by friends which were also reposted by Vector’s wife on her Instagram page.

    Videos from the simple ceremony capture the rapper and his wife donning plain white clothes while surrounded by family and friends who came to bear witness of their unification.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls that sometime in December 2020, it was in the news that Vector welcomed his first child with his girlfriend.

    Pictures of the baby shower went viral on social media several weeks ago as the rapper was seen all smiles with his beautiful girlfriend.

    This got a lot of people talking as the rapper has kept his love life away from social media.

    The award-winning rapper, on December 21, 2020, took to the microblogging platform, Twitter to make the announcement in style.

    Vector shared photos of his newborn baby’s edges, stating that he would be spending on hair products.

    He captioned the pictures, ”Hair products bills loading!”

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Vector had released three studio albums, including State Of Surprise and The Second Coming (2012).

    In anticipation of his second studio album, he released a mixtape titled Bar Racks. Lafíaji, his third studio album was released in December 2016.

    He also released a mixtape in October 2018, The Rap Dialogue, in an effort to keep the spirit of Nigerian hip-hop alive. In November 2019, his fourth studio album, Vibes Before Teslim: A Journey To Self-Discovery, was released.

    Vector is the voice behind a Sprite commercial that aired on radio stations across Nigeria since 2009. He also had “the longest freestyle rap in Nigeria”.

    In November 2019, he signed a joint venture with Starstruck Management Inc and Create Music Group to release his 4th studio project Extended play titled “Vibes Before Teslim: A Journey To Self-Discovery”.

  • Singer, Vector reveals the only means to money ritual

    Singer, Vector reveals the only means to money ritual

    Nigerian rapper, Vector has shared his opinion on money rituals saying the only ritual for money is work.

    The singer said that the only way to gather wealth is to work hard.

    Vector noted that money is a printed paper used for exchange and cannot possibly emerge from human blood.

    “The only verifiable concept of anything beyond the physical is one’s own spirit. Money wey na paper and printing ink wey dem dey make for designated printing press na him one silly person dey believe say, if him kill person, e go get When collaborating with another human being alive gives you a higher probability of making the same money? The only ritual for making money is work,” Vector noted.

  • At some point, I got tired of my feud with Vector— MI Abaga

    At some point, I got tired of my feud with Vector— MI Abaga

    Popular rapper, MI Abaga has opened up about his rift with Vector, a colleague in the music industry.

    TheNewsGuru recalls that in 2019, both rappers engaged in a protracted feud that saw them pour out their grievances in diss tracks.

    MI had released ‘The Viper’, a beef song aimed at Vector, a move which provoked the latter to put out ‘Judas the Rat’, a diss track for the Jos-born artiste.

    The rap talents however, sheathed their swords with the release of ‘Crown of Clay’ their collaborative song, in March.

    Speaking about the rift in a chat with Chude Jideonwo, MI said at some point, he got tired of Vector’s harmful comments about him.

    “Anytime I’ve been asked about Vector, I speak glowingly about him. I have called him one of the best freestylers, called him a great artist. You can check my tweets. Type MI Vector and see what I’ve said about him,” MI said.

    “If you find me one clip, ever, of Vector saying something nice about me, one clip, I’ll apologise. Every single time I’m involved in one form of issue, he pops up, says something about me and it’s always something negative.

    “It’s always shade. At some point, I just got tired. There also came the narrative that MI is not going to respond cause he’s scared. And I think that situation was very unique because I had just started.”

    M.I also said that he was silent at a point because he was adhering to the advice of music industry figures.

    “The thing was heating up. Every egbon (senior) in music business called me and told me to say nothing,” MI said.

    “I got on a plane someday and met this West African director of a multinational company, a powerful woman, who was in tune with what was going on. She also advised I don’t respond to whoever it is that’s saying things about me.

    “I tweeted and she tells me ‘you see, your tweet pops up on my screen, so be careful what you say on your platform’.

    “Even coming to that situation which I hadn’t prepared for before, I had to be like, ‘hey you know what, I can’t respond willingly, I can’t talk about this the way I want to talk about it but it was time for me to say something’.”

     

  • Single women should get taser to protect themselves against abusers-Vector

    Single women should get taser to protect themselves against abusers-Vector

    Nigerian rapper, Vector has urged women to get a taser to protect themselves from male abusers.

    Taser is a non-lethal electroshock weapon used to incapacitate targets via shocks that temporarily impair the target’s physical function and makes them harmless.

    In recent times, claims of sexual assault among women has witnessed a sporadic increase.

    Sharing his thoughts on the issue in a Twitter thread on Wednesday, Vector said the use of tasers by women would go a long way in attacking the scourge.

    “Dear single woman, if men won’t stop touching you, get a taser. Make sure it’s one of those that doubles as another thing (like keyholder). The results will be shocking henceforth. If he say na mistake, you self go say you no know when e shock am,” he wrote.

    The outspoken rapper said it was about time women come up with ingenuities to challenge the menace in view of the perceived helplessness of relevant authorities.

    “This lesson is something men was forced to understand about life. If no one will help you, help yourself. If it’s okay for you to shocked by their act, it’s okay for them to be shocked by yours too,” he noted.

  • Why awards mean nothing to me-Vector

    Why awards mean nothing to me-Vector

    Popular rapper, Vector Tha Viper, has taken to his Twitter handle to reveal that awards do not mean anything to him anymore.

    His opinions come shortly after he missed out on being nominated at the 2020 Headies Awards.

    Vector said that he stopped entering for awards because he does not want to compete with other rappers.

    He wrote, “As for the Headies. I stopped entering for it because I don’t want to compete with rappers (I can easily beat them on a one on one but that was Unilag). I’m grown now. Awards actually don’t mean anything to me anymore. Let new people win awards.”

    He further disclosed that he had to intentionally stop trying to outdo veteran Nigerian rap artiste, Mode 9. He tweeted, “I intentionally removed myself from the idea that I have to outdo mode9. It’s not necessary. Ask him about me in the studio and he will tell you. I don’t care about clout. I just want to make music. Fuck money too. That shit comes and goes anyway.

    He continued, “Make Hennessy tell una how much my deal is worth as a rapper? Lol. But that’s not me. I can brag but it only brings more fake people around you anyways. Stay humble and live easy. Accolades are just accolades. Peace to everybody who deserves peace.”

     

  • Finally! MI, Vector end years-long beef, speak on likely collaboration

    Finally! MI, Vector end years-long beef, speak on likely collaboration

    Nigerian rappers M.I Abaga and Vector Tha Viper have decided to sheath their swords and end their famous beef which dominated the Nigerian rap scene last year.

    In the third and final part of “The Conversation”, a Hennessy Nigeria documentary series based on the rivalry between M.I and Vector, the duo met face-to-face and discussed what transpired between them.

    The episode started with both rappers previewing what the other had said during the course of the series. At one point, M.I said he had the impression that Vector just doesn’t like him, while Vector said he believes M.I is cunning and deceptive.

    Later, M.I and Vector were invited into the same room.

    Vector first addressed the M.I reference in his first single “Kilode” in which he rapped “What the heck do you want from me? Asking if I could kill M.I, why would I?” to which Vector said he didn’t think M.I would take an offence.

    They also talked Headies Lyricist on the Roll reference in M.I’s “NotjustOk/Savage” track. M.I rapped: “To the headies wassup wassup… You’ve been a blessing to the game to lots of us, but that lyricist award mehn we got to talk. Not tryna say I deserve to play cause I f*ck with everyone who emerged in that. The criteria of the win it doesn’t favour the men spitting new raw shit that’s word and facts…”

    The beef reached a climax in 2019 in which both rappers released a slew of diss tracks at each other.

    When asked by the interview if there is the possibility of a collaboration, Vector replied: “If this energy is pure, then there is no way I don’t see a collaboration happening”

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  • Nigeria not giant of Africa, Vector declares

    Nigerian lyricist, Olanrewaju Ogunmefun, popularly known as Vector Tha Viper has praised Nigerians for their greatness in the face of growing challenges.

    The rapper took to Twitter to state that Nigeria as a country is not great, rather it is its citizens who are great.

    As a form of appreciation for all Nigerians, the rapper said that Nigeria is not the giant of Africa but Nigerians are.

    “Nigeria is NOT the giant of Africa… Nigerians are.” he tweeted.

    Vector Tha Viper who is involved in the highly publicized Vector-MI rap battle supremacy, recently came out a new man with the release of his new EP “Vibes Before Teslim: The Journey To Self Discovery.”

    He revealed that he had experienced moments of revelations, and he is grateful to his fanbase.

  • Blaqbonez slams Vector

    Blaqbonez slams Vector

    Calls him:’ A very competitive person’

    Budding rapper, Blackbonez has thrown a jab at Vector.

    The controversial rapper has shared his opinion on the lingering beef between M.I and Vector.

     

    According to him: “I personally think it (the beef) has gone from the first stage. Like MI said in his song, the first song Vector got popping with, there was a line at MI.

    “He said ‘can I kill MI?’ He also referred to the fact that he’s short, he told LITV.

    Blackbonez also added that Vector got it wrong from the beginning.

    “No, at that time, MI was undisputedly the top guy. He was the popping guy. He was the number one in anything you could talk about when it comes to rap.

     

    “So, if somebody new is coming and the first verse we hear from the person is sort of mentioning your name, not in a respectful way, I understand that it’s fair to have a problem with that person.

     

    “Like you’ve not even done anything and you’re already disrespecting me, do you understand? So, I think from then on, there’s been a little bit of friction.

     

    “MI has probably worked with almost every rapper in Nigeria over the years, him and Vector have never worked together. So, I feel like, it’s always been there but it’s never been out in the open like it is now.

     

    “And Vector to me is a very competitive person. I feel like he sees MI as.. you know.. like he’s coming out and there’s a top dog I need to kill to become the top dog.”