By Beatrice Materu Journalist Mwananchi Communication Limited What you need to know: The industry loves to pretend it’s fair, but if it were a football match, men would have the whole field while women play barefoot on gravel. Being a female artiste in Africa is like playing chess, except your opponent moves freely while you have to submit a written request before making a move. Work twice as hard, prove yourself five times over, and still someone, somewhere, will whisper, “She must have a sponsor!” Meanwhile, a male artiste buys a yacht, and the world erupts in applause: “The grind never stops!” The industry loves to pretend it’s fair, but if it were a football match, men would have the whole field while women play barefoot on gravel. Record labels
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In true girls’ girl fashion, Monaleo and Doechii are using Twitter to spread some major “girls supporting girls” energy this Women’s History Month. Related: Monaleo Fondly Reflects On Pregnancy Before Suggesting She’s Open To Having More Kids: ‘BRB Finna Work On Bby #2’ Monaleo Shares Her Love And Support For Doechii Monaleo took to her timeline to show some love to Doechii, calling out her latest success and accomplishments. In a post to X, she wrote, “oh doechii the superstar that you are. nobody fits this role better than her! she is baskinggg in all her glory and it feels good to see a black girl win like this. how can you hate????” Doechii Responds With Gratitude Of course, Doechii wasn’t about to let Monaleo’s love go unnoticed. She responded with
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Two months before Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial begins in New York, the U.S. Attorney’s office today brought down a new charge against the ‘All About the Benjamins’ performer and shoved back hard on the former mini-mogul’s efforts to have evidence snagged by federal agents squashed. “The S2 Indictment contains no new charged offenses but includes additional allegations related to the racketeering conspiracy charged in Count One,” a short accompanying letter to Thursday’s superseding indictment says. This is the second superseding indictment against Combs since his arrest last fall. “Specifically, the S2 Indictment contains additional allegations as to the means and methods of the racketeering enterprise related to forced labor.” According to prosecutors, one of the ways that forced labor was induced was Combs demanding sex with staff. “These