M.anifest Was Ralph Ellison On ‘Invisible Man’

On September 8 2016, rapper M.anifest released his fifth studio album, ‘’Nowhere Cool’’. Events surrounding the release of the album helped elevate ‘’Nowhere Cool’’ to the level of ‘most anticipated album’ for one key reason: curiosity following his battle with Sarkodie. Last year, June 30th, M.anifest overtly called out Sarkodie, arguably Ghana’s best musical export in the last decade on […]

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Kwesi Arthur Remixes ‘Grind Day’ And Releases New Video

‘Don’t remix an already banging song unless you are going to make it better’. This has been a sermon I’ve been preaching for a while. But, as it is with artists, a hot song is one they often can’t resist laying a verse(s) on for variety of reasons. Tema based and GroundUpChale artist, Kwesi Arthur has seen his influence grow […]

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“Decemba2Rememba”: A Worthwhile Musical Experience

Four hours of pure fun and excitement. A fulfilling night of incredible energy and showmanship. These were some of the highlights this year’s “Decemba 2 Rememba” offered the many who filled the auditorium of the Accra International Conference Centre. Organized by Citi FM, “D2R” (as it’s known for short) is an annual event, with its white trademark white tops and […]

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New Music: Wanlov Wraps Up 2017

There are a few days to end the year and as they say, a lot could happen within these couple of days leading to the end of year. For Wanlov (The Kubolor), the many events that have characterized 2017 need to be recapped. And he did it on this unexpected song, “GH Wrap Up 2017”. ”2017, Nana (Addo) si yentua […]

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THE CUTS: EP 02 VOL. 14

THE CUTS is your weekly round-up of songs and videos-and anything that has caught our attention and think you must hear or see. The music featured here aren’t genre specific.—————————————— bigBen – ‘Back To JTown’ EP Nigerian act, bigBen’s five track EP, “BACK TO JTOWN” is a fusion of rap trap and afro music featuring artistes like Ko-Jo Cue, Efraim […]

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Ebony Tackles Domestic Violence on “Maame Hwe” Video

It’s the renowned Chinese artist, Ai Weiwei who said that ‘art can be used to change society’. The test of an artists worth is their ability to speak about or use their influence to cause societal change. For many, Ebony’s new song and video ‘Maame Hwe’ may be a surprise for the simple fact that, she may be the last […]

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Odunsi The Engine’s “In The Morning” Drips With 90s Delight

Watching the video of ‘In The Morning’, the new visuals from producer, singer/songwriter, Odunsi The Engine, I got transported back to the mid-90s, when the Ghanaian movie scene was taking shape. The Kwame Dracula directed video seems to have taken a little inspiration from the 90s era, when African filmmakers were figuring out how to produce very quality pictures. The […]

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Mark Asari Shows His R&B Side on “Minus To Plus” EP

Steeped in mid- 90s R&B sound “Minus To Plus” is a celebration of love, success and a better future. The late 80s and the early 90s babies had their teenage years defined by R&B music. From memorizing and karaoking some of the soul bearing lyrics from black American singers to slipping few romantic lines into letters to their childhood crushes, […]

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Press Release: KayMad Present ”BOUGAINVILLEA”

KayMad is a rapper and creative artiste at dZZZdope, Inc. who wrote and recorded “Bougainvillea”, a neo-soul tape. According to him, ”Bougainvillea’ expresses my thoughts on life, psycho social pressure, Afro-socialization, depression and suicide: which has a period of time, developed into a bigger body of work to be exhibited this month. The project covers very sensitive topics and features […]

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