It was 1998, when a 28-year-old Jay Z spit that lyric on “Money, Cash, Hoes,” a standout single off of his best-selling album Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life. At that point in his life, Hov retired as a Brooklyn drug dealer and graduated to a label owner and multiplatinum rap star. Jay was right, he had led a life that ...

Favourites Algeria were handed a difficult African Nations Cup draw on Wednesday, grouped with fellow World Cup finalists Ghana as well as form teams Senegal and South Africa. Algeria are the highest African side in the Fifa rankings after reaching the last 16 of the World Cup in Brazil earlier this year and winning five of their six Nations Cup ...

Head coach of Algeria Christian Gourcuff admits there is no clear-cut favourite in Group C of the 2015 Afcon. Reacting to Wednesday night’s draw which pitched the Desert Foxes against Ghana, Senegal and South Africa, the former Lorient gaffer spoke to the website of the Algerian Federation “I think that is a tough draw; a very dense and homogenous group ...

Chipolopolo coach Honour Janza has summoned 24-home-based players for Zambia’s preliminary pre-2015 Africa Cup training camp that kicks off next Sunday. Football Association of Zambia spokesperson Nkweto Tembwe said the training camp will run from December 14-23 in Lusaka. “Players are expected to be in Lusaka from 14-23 December. Full camp that includes foreign based players will commence on December ...

Spectre will be the title of the 24th official James Bond film, its makers have announced. Director Sam Mendes revealed the title at a launch event at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, where principal photography is due to begin on Monday. Daniel Craig will play 007 for the fourth time in the film, to be released in the UK on 23 ...

President Vladimir Putin has warned Russians of hard times and urged self-reliance, in his annual state of the nation address to parliament. Speaking to both chambers in the Kremlin, Mr Putin accused Western governments of seeking to raise a new iron curtain around Russia. Russia has been hard-hit by falling oil prices and by Western sanctions imposed over its role ...

Patriotic Front National Chairperson Inonge Wina says it is worrying that most young people are not showing readiness in taking up the leadership mantle in the country. Ms Wina says it is worrying that young people are too relaxed to take up the front roll in the country’s politics. Ms Wina says she is personally bothered that young people appear ...

The Zambia National Women’s Lobby has encouraged former First Lady Dr. Christine Kaseba not to bury her vision for Zambia following her failure to win the presidency of the Patriotic Front during the General Conference held in Kabwe. Chairperson Beauty Katebe has told QFM News in an interview that the former First Lady should not be demoralized but soldier on ...

The Zambia Civic Education Association (ZCEA) says there need to understand the root cause of teenage pregnancies in the country. ZCEA executive director Judith Mulenga says girls falling pregnant should not be blamed because in most cases it is not their fault. Ms. Mulenga states that there is need to understand the root cause of teenage pregnancies, beyond the physiological ...

The National Restoration Party (NAREP) has observed that the wrangles in the ruling Patriotic Front and the former ruling party MMD have the potential to lead to voter apathy in the forthcoming presidential election. NAREP Presidential Aide David Kapoma has told Q fm news that a lot of people are in a state confusion as to what is happening in ...