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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DARK SUBURB: From The Pit Of Darkness To The Bright Lights

Dark Suburb is the bridge between the old genres of music/performance between the ‘seen’ (what is known) and the ‘unseen’ (the unknown) that they are advancing. A YEAR AGO, not many knew the name of band Dark Suburb. That seems to have changed. The Accra based  Alternative Rock band is steadily building a formidable fan base and breaking through the […]

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FUSE ODG IS SELLING MORE THAN MUSIC

AMONG THE MANY by-products of the Azonto era is the birth of a genre which is unmistakably Ghanaian. The Azonto breeze blew across many continents resulting in many articles written and documentaries made in its honour. It nearly led to an ownership war between Ghana and Nigeria, thanks in part to Chris Brown’s mis-education and mis-representation of Azonto history. Another […]

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THE WAR CONTINUES- SHATTA WALE SUED BY CHARTER HOUSE

News filtered in yesterday that Ghana’s leading event organising house, Charter House have sued the self declared ‘dancehall king’ and Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) 2013 Artiste of the Year winner, Shatta Wale to the tune of Ten Million Ghana cedis for defamation. Shatta Wale is being sued for what is described as posting defamatory videos against Charter House on […]

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