STONEBWOY: THE RISING PHOENIX

2015 IS SHAPING UP TO BE the best year for Livingstone Etse Satekla aka Stonebwoy Burniton, as his winning spree at both the local and international scene continues. Last weekend in Los Angeles, the 2015 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards winner added the 2015 BET International African Act trophy to his growing collection. Stonebwoy, the dancehall/reggae artists warded off competition from […]

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THE CUTS

The Cut bring to its readers a weekly music or albums list by mostly Ghanaian artistes that this writer deem worth listening or having in your playlist. The music is not genre and/or regionally specific. Once it is good, it will be covered here. EL – BAR 2 It’s officially out. The long awaited BAR 2 mix tape by EL […]

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THE CUTS

The Cut bring to readers each week music or albums that the writer deem worth listening or having in your playlist. The music is not genre and/or regionally specific. Once it is good, it will be covered here. JAYSO feat M.anifest – 3NYOM’NO Paying homage to the pioneers like Obrafour, Reggie and Buk Bak for the ‘swag’ they invested in […]

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REPUBLIC BAR WINS WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE

‘The Republic Bar has some pricey gems some of these businesses could pick and keep their customer service tool boxes forever glistening’. THE FIRST TIME I HEARD of The Republic Bar was in an article written by Nana Sakyiamah (@nas009) of Adventuresfrom.com (I think).  The image I formed after reading her article was a plush hangout point exclusively reserved for […]

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A TOUCH OF DRAKE AND SKEPTA ON WIZKID’S ‘OJUELEGBA’

It is said that whatever Drake (Aubrey Graham) touches turns into gold. Those who coined this statement backed it up with solid examples. The ‘Drake Effect’ has indeed paved the way for some artistes to hit mainstream. The list runs tall- from Migos (Versace), ILoveMakonnen (Tuesday), Fetty Wap (My Way), The Weekend (The Zone), Future (Tony Montana), to PND (Over […]

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7 CASTRO D’ESTROYER ASSISTED SONGS HE LEFT A MARK

TODAY MARKS EXACTLY A YEAR since news broke over the disappearance or alleged death of hiplife/highlife artiste CASTRO D’ESTYROYER (Theophilus Tagoe) after an alleged jet ski accident. The social media buzz was so loud, replete with various accounts of what really transpired at the Peace Holiday Resort, Ada where the singer/rapper and his friends, prominent amongst them, footballer Asamoah Gyan, […]

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OPEN LETTER TO SARKODIE

Dear Sarkodie, I hope this letter finds you in good shape considering how the past week had been a busy one for you. You returned from the States and thrilled fans with a set of spectacular performances at the Ghana Meets Naija event. From the statements of fans who attended, you ‘killed’ it. You again proved to the hundreds at […]

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THE CUTS

The Cut bring to readers each week music or albums that the writer deem worth listening or having in your playlist. The music is not genre and/or regionally specific. Once it is good, it will be covered here. DAVIDO feat MEEK MILL – FANS MI A crisp, eye-catching and rich video by Nigerian afro pop artiste Davido for his song […]

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HOW D-BLACK IS SURVIVING THE RAP GAME DESPITE…

‘‘If rap skills sold, D-black would have been poor. Fortunately, networking and marketing is the highway to big purses and D-black knows his way around getting it’’. It was at a seminar in 2013 on the importance of branding especially for those in the creative art industry that a very vivid example was given by the speaker, Basil Anthony, CEO […]

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THE CUT

M3NSA – GHETTO FEAT SARKODIE It was a few months ago that M3nsa announced during a performance with Sena Dagadu at Republic Bar, Osu of his yet to be released album RED RED. RED RED is a collaborative album between one half of the FOKN Bois-Mensa and ELO, a producer and multi instrumentalist from Budapest. The first single, Ghetto which […]

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