Nneka talks Comparisons to Lauryn Hill and making of Heartbeat

http://www.hardknock.tv Nneka talks to Nick Huff of Hard Knock TV about the making of the song Heartbeat and the meaning behind it. Nneka also talks about Nigeria, Africanizing America and what she thinks about all the comparisons to Lauryn Hill, Bob Marley, Alicia Keys, M.I.A, etc.

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[musictelevision]

Great interview Nick Huff :) - Nneka is the real deal and speaks, sings and executes music of substance far beyond the majority of artists out there. She is a true activist. And the best thing is that her music is cookin' baby!

5 Heart Rating ♥♥♥♥♥

Peace Love Groove,

Gregory J. Chamberlain

MUSIC TELEVISION

[hardknocktv]

@musictelevision Thanks Gregory!

Pleasure meeting you at the Amoeba instore.

Peace

[hizbawite]

Thanks hardknocktv i love ur inteview's i always feel like the artist always are free to speak what ever is on their minds..... i must say i love Nneka her music is so up lifting to me being form East Africa Eritrea that is.and hearing her say what she just said i have always felt that way about Nigerian being to produce that much oil and still being poor made no since to me..i wish her all the best in the music world which can be hard and,i will be supporting her in her music.

[hardknocktv]

@hizbawite Thank You! We appreciate your support!

[kimmaytube]

Thank you for posting this inteview. Just subscribed. :o)

[hardknocktv]

you're welcome! we will be posting more from the interview in the next week

[missfreeyourmind]

Can people talk about something other than her looks? This is what is wrong with the world today. She has a very powerful message thats shes trying to get out. A message that a lot of people are completely unaware of, yet NEED to hear. Yet as she gains popularity people only care for her face. Is she mixed? etc etc. WHO CARES?! She grew up in Nigeria and her message is about the plight of Africa.

If you want to listen to an artist for her looks I'm sure you can find a Beyonce video to watch...

[k2datrack]

Represent that shit guuuurrrrrl! Naija to the fullest...no stoppin us now! haha!

[HabeshaQween]

I love the message that she's talking about and what her music is about. But all these superficial comments about how pretty she looks just shows the kind of world we live in. Anyway, Nneke is an amazing artist and will continue to support her and let others know about her music!!!

[HabeshaQween]

@missfreeyourmind Thank you, I was kinda mad that people keep talking about her looks like thats all she had to offer and how her hair looks crazy.

[kndrquinn08]

She's so pretty, and her music is amazing :)

[MrGoatmeat]

i love you!@@

[aMMt3129]

@envymeforgood I read a book of her brother Antol Egbuna "Oyibo"and there is written, that they born in Nigeria and their mother left the father, went back to Germany and left the children with the father. When the brother became 18 both of them came back to Germany, but the mother still didnt want to take care of them. She send Nneka back to Nigeria and Antaol went to his uncle. But there it didn´t work, he got a girlfriend and moved together with her. He is still living in Hamburg.

[envymeforgood]

@aMMt3129 Her mother is full blooded (German) her farther is full blooded (Nigerian) she was born in Germany but moved to Africa because of the criticizes about her being biracial and her interracial parents so she moved to Africa where she adopted two Nigerian parents to raise her who where both full blooded Nigerians she says it in her document where she talks about her life i just seen it she is half German half Nigerian plus the song half cast she say what she is and talk about her self!

[FLpolo]

i watched this video just to look at her. Damn she's beautiful, but i liked the content of what she was saying too.