MEET NIGERIAN AMERICAN TWIN PRODUCERS CHRISTIAN RICH AND READ THEIR HOT MTV INTERVIEW.

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My Music colleague and Editor of MTV RapFix, Nadeska Alexis did a terrific interview with Taiwo and Kehinde Hassan, a pair of dynamic American TWIN Producers of Nigerian descent who go by the name Christian Rich. I was sitting here thinking this was one person when I discovered it was TWO until Nadeska told me on twitter!! Heard about their producing and DJíng but had no idea this was two people with all this talent. You learn something daily.

Taiwo's middle name is Christian, while Kehinde's is Rich. I love all this name suspense and read they were enlisted to help produce "Doris" Earl Sweatshirt's new album including "Chum" which is a single out of the disc that they were credited for.

Earl's Doris is due out this August 20. Christian Rich told Billboard recently that they hooked up with Earl through some Sony Music A&R's. Networking sure pays off!

I like this MTV interview. Kinda reminds me of some of the producing stories that Kanye lectured about on his "Last Call" song except for the censors as Nadeska already knows she owes me the UNCUT version lol! U can't even hear "Last call" with the censors. I'm a bad girl.

These dudes have worked with Chad Hugo and Pharrell who I interviewed in 2004, almost 10 years ago. Christian Rich is definitely one to look forward to. Our Nigerian Producers are killing it right now and we have another young lady Ebony "Wonda Gurl" Oshunrinde just 16 producing on Jay's "Holy Grail Magna Carta" album. Of course we also have the dynamic Lawrence Twins, another set of Nigerian Producers well known around the world and partners with HipHossip at Mirror Image Media. Wow what a great discovery today.

Read Christian Rich's (The Hassan's) full interview with Nadeska Alexis here on MTV.com

The Dynamic Producing Team of Christian Rich (Photo via Billboard)

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BREAKING NEWS: PRODUCER ARAABMUZIK SHOT 9 HOURS AGO IN RHODE ISLAND. #ENDGUNVIOLENCE

DukeDaGod Sent out this pic on Instagram 9 hrs ago. http://instagram.com/darealdukedagod

10am in Nigeria and we are just hearing that Hip-Hop Producer AraabMUZIK was SHOT last nite and is hospitalized. Details are still developing and his manager DukeDaGod told Billboard he was at the wrong place at the wrong time. All I can say rite now is that he was in the Rhode Island area. He is from Providence but Duke didn't mention a specific location where it happened. Shortly at midnite around Vegas time, Orellana tweeted that he will be part of the EDC (Electric Daisy Carnival) which begins June 21st 2013.

Before that tweet, he had tweeted  "Money talkin over here we aint trippin" and knowing AraabMuzik like any other life loving young man, a hater is always around the corner, and he may have been in the wrong place and wrong time like I just told you per DukeDaGod, his manager.

Either way, someone shot him and if you shoot someone, your goal is to take their LIFE. This is completely insane. Abraham Orellana is one of the music industry hard workers I know out there. He truly did not deserve this. I want everyone globally to begin praying hard for his speedy recovery. Never met this kid but his beats are SICK!!!!!!! All this shooting in the community just has to STOP!

#EndGunViolence Join me at HIPHOSSIP MUSIC FOUNDATION to help me stop this.

Abraham Orellana @Araabmuzik

Orellana, pls stay strong and get well soon. We are praying out here in Africa. You will make a FULL recovery cos u are destined too. He survived and was meant to LIVE!!

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#HIPHOSSIP5: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH NIGERIAN MEGAPRODUCER DON JAZZY.

Don Jazzy: Credits to Photographer: Moussa Moussa, courtesy TWMagazine.net

While I was in Canada, I called Don Jazzy aka Michael Collins. It was NOT planned. I have been fascinated with him and his work for so long and after the D’Banj Mo Hits break up, so much drama has been spewed online that as a Journalist, I had to go to the source. I asked him about teamwork which he called a “beautiful thing when you put heads together” you can achieve more. He spoke about his partnerships and running Mavin records and the artists. Talking about all the Mavin artists, Tiwa savage, Wande Coal, D’Prince and he described Tiwa Savage as the “perfect girl” when it comes to a female artist. He started liking music from his dad and mom who were into music, church music and more.

We spoke about the Mavin records team of artists. One of them is his younger brother. He plays drums, keyboards and other instruments. I had no idea he was an artist as I have always known him as a Producer. We then started talking about Kanye West who he says he is signed with on a Producer contract. I asked him if he regrets parting ways with D’Banj, he said no and that everyone is doing well.

We talked about I-Tunes and the future of music with no more CD's. He spoke about that not happening any soon in Nigeria. People still want their hard copy CD's and that the downloads are only picking up because of mobile phones in Nigeria. He told me the awards they got together were countless. He also told me exclusively that he did not want to attend the 2011 BET awards last year and did not “feel like it.” He promised so many new videos coming. We talked about Director X, who films R.Kelly, Drake and Bieber’s videos.

I spoke about Cashzmere as well during our Producer/Director segment on how music videos have to compliment a track. I found myself educating him as well as learning a lot from him. Mavin records have something called Solar Plexus. It is a collaboration of all the artists of the label. They have Mavin League, a community formed by the label to connect with the fans. Mavin records have their stuff together, no doubt. He definitely agreed with me that social media has changed the world of music.

Were the BET awards fair? Yes he said it was. Don Jazzy watched KJ’s interviews online and studied my son. Kay Jeezy is working on some new songs. Don Jazzy is following him on twitter. Oh am I proud of my son? After my interview, I learned recently that he signed two new producers to Mavin Records. Aluko “Altims” Timothy and Sunday “BabyFresh” Enejere, are the latest additions that will “help their project”. “We older ones are not getting younger. It is a relief to have some young legs and minds to help our project. BabyFresh and Altims are fully activated and I promise there will be many new names for activation soon,” Don Jazzy said, as he welcomed them into the fold. The two producers are not new to the Mavin family, as they have already worked with two of the artistes on the label, Wande Coal and D’Prince.

I think this guy is so exceptional that I have named him HipHossip's International Music Personality of the decade. He is a damn good Producer, do not underestimate him and he will be the most sought after GLOBALLY in the next few years. His FB shares links of Talk of Naija blog which I have never asked him if he is also a blogger but I'm loving all his moves.

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