THE CUTS: EP 03 VOL.3

THE CUTS is a weekly round-up of songs and videos that has caught our attention or think you must hear. The music featured here aren’t genre specific. THE CUTS is delivered every FRIDAY Wayo feat Joey B – Muscatella Two things are noticeable listening to ”Muscatella”. First, the sing along hook could become a catch phrase: ‘she’s sweet like Muscatella/she […]

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Interview: Rapper Lykay Talks Music and His Projections For 2018

In 2017, Lykay released his debut EP, “The Deity”, a hip-hop project that was greeted with an appreciable degree of acceptance from the ears that heard him. The 7 track EP is steep in real 90s hip hop with a few trap influences. His calm demeanor and strong voice makes me stand out among the many rappers out here who […]

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Poet SharkMellon Tackles Greed And Corruption on “Merchants of Accra And Lagos”

Poet and Playwright, Sharkmellon (real name Shakiru Akinyemi) has had and seen enough of the debilitating effects of corruption and greed, perpetuated by the ruling class and their cronies across many African countries. His frustrations and fears are contained in his latest poem, “Merchants of Accra And Lagos”. Sharkmellon provides the background and inspiration behind this spoken word poem: It’s […]

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Watch: Burna Boy And Lily Allen’s ”Heaven’s Gate” Video

Nigerian artist Burna Boy is not letting his personal issues cloud his artistic aspirations. His new video, “Heaven’s Gate” featuring British pop act, Lily Allen, is one to love. Carrying homemade video aesthetics, “Heaven’s Gate” shows Burna Boy on a kitchen counter singing, whiles his ‘’mom” cooks and dances. Again, we see him in a living room surrounded by “members […]

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Watch: Sarkodie’s ‘Light It Up’ Video

The latest video for Sarkodie’s “Light It Up” employs a couple of styles to deliver the theme of the song. From fire performances, multiple imaging, use of waves for scene transition to colour and lightening grading, “Light It Up” seems to be the simplest video by Sarkodie, considering the couple of videos off his album, “Highest”. The opening scene of […]

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THE CUTS: EP 03 VOL. 2

THE CUTS is a weekly round-up of songs and videos that has caught our attention or think you must hear. The music featured here aren’t genre specific. THE CUTS is delivered every FRIDAY COREY feat Yung Mesa – In My Mind Think Kanye West and 808s & Heartbreak album: the heavily auto tuned vocals and and the fuison of hiphop […]

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Throwback: Sony Achiba – ‘’Domera Wo Yare’’

Somewhere in 2004, Ghanaians became aware of a certain Sony Achiba, a rapper based in Kumasi. Sony Achiba earned a notable presence within the hip life space for two reasons. First, his abortive attempt to create a sub-genre under the big umbrella called hip life. He emerged on the scene with a sound he named ‘Hip-Dia’, a fusion between hip […]

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THE CUTS: EP 03 VOL. 01

THE CUTS is a weekly round-up of songs and videos that has caught our attention or think you must hear. The music featured here aren’t genre specific. THE CUTS is delivered every FRIDAY EL feat DopeNation – Ayeyi Any Ghanaian with a bit of religious exposure knows how important it is to praise God for his mercies and blessings in […]

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NXWRTH Soaks Pain Over Orbital Vibes on ”MAMA”

It is quiet hard to recall any young producer tipped for stellar achievements in the not far distant future like Nxwrth. Over a short period of time, the 21 year old producer and member of Collective, LaMeme Gang has played a significant role in shaping the sound of the group. On Monday, Nxwrth put out his first single of the […]

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Music Videos To Watch From Pappy Kojo, Zed Ay Kay and Official Kwame

Pappy Kojo feat Cool Joe & Medikal – Fuoco “Fuoco” translates from Latin (and Italian) as ‘Fire’, and judging from this new single, it’s clear Pappy Kojo is fanning a huge ball of fire. Tapping into his hiphop roots- like he did on his breakthrough song ‘Realer’- ‘Fuoco’, produced by Luviuz and featuring Cool Joe and Medikal, carries a menacing […]

Music 2 min read
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