WANLOV & THE AFRO GYPSY BAND

WANLOV THE KUBOLOR is a controversial figure. His sarcasm, sharp yet unconventional opinions and ‘strange’ lifestyle has caught him in a love-hate affair with a cross-section of Ghanaian society. However, one fact remains:  he is a gifted musician. Wanlov, who is a half of FOKN Bois displays his artistic brilliance on his album Wanlov & The Afro Gypsy Band (he […]

EVOLUTION OF GH MUSIC BY ADOMAA

The Ghanaian music scene, like all products has undergone a lot of changes. Each generation of Ghanaian musicians have added or withered it down to reflect global trends and/musical taste of that generation. The music of the 50s was heavily influenced by European (British) sound. The likes of E.T Mensah, Lord Kitchner made music which leaned towards classical English grooves. […]

PROJECT HIP HOP 2 REVIEW

C-Real and EL have carved niches for themselves within the music fraternity. Both command legions of fans. EL’s fame cut across both worlds of hip hop and hip life whereas C-Real commands greater respect within the hip hop scene. Recently, C-Real has tried winning hearts of fans within the hip life turf by releasing hig life/ afro pop tinged songs […]

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 […]

KENDRICK LAMAR TALKS ORIGINAL NAME OF NEW ALBUM

KENDERICK LAMAR HAS REVEALED his 16 track album To PIMP A BUTTERFLY (TBAP) -which has been voted the best black album of the last decade, kicking Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy off that perch- was to have been called TU Pimp a Caterpillar. “Me changing it to Butterfly, I just really wanted to show the brightness of life and the […]

THE CUTS

The Cut seeks to bring to readers 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. ELI FT WANLOV- GOLD COAST Anybody who has been following Eli Muzik on social media might have seen some of his social […]

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 […]

EmCEO ALBUM OUT FOR FREE DOWNLOAD

EmCEO by Ghanaian rapper, C-Real will be available for free online download. The album, which was released in 2012 boasted hit tracks such as Opeimu (featuring M.anifest), Hewale, Do The Azonto (feat. EL), IBeTheSwag, Is A Wrap and EmCEO (featuring J-Town). Regarded as one of the hest hip hop albums out of Ghana, the release of EmCEO as a free […]

FRICKY TALKS LIFE AND DREAMS ON STORY ABOUT NOTHING

STORY ABOUT NOTHING may not be an apt title for a song which talks about the struggles of life and dreams of making it. But, that’s the story Fricky is recounting in this new single. Story About Nothing was inspired by the rapper’s encounter with a homeless man one night as he was heading to the studio to record. On […]

EXCLUSIVE: C-REAL OUTDOORS NEW SINGLE ‘LYRICAL WARS’

C-REAL IS HIP HOP. The MC has never failed to represent the hip hop movement. Highly regarded by many hip hop fans as one of the most fearsome lyrical assassins of this era, it seems 2015 is a shaping up as a busy year for him. Fast on the heels of the release of his collaborative album, Project Hip Hop […]