RUMOR SHARED SOME ‘POLITICAL’ TRUTH

The schemes of politicians are well documented, especially African bred politicians. The promise to serve the country and better the life of their people has, forever, remained a big hoax. Where such promises had been fulfilled, it had been a pale of what was promised. The interest of the politician, under this political dispensation called democracy, is not one to […]

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MIXTAPE REVIEW: BAR III (The Lomi Era) by EL

On the second installment of his BAR mixtape series, EL intoned on ‘Inside Out ‘ that he is not about to back down; that he is here for the long haul; and that he is the Best African Rapper:’they still can’t find a rapper that matches the bars i write/Ebi like I go be the BAR for life… I’m literally […]

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STARGO IS A PROBLEM

Since announcing his BAR III Mixtape and subsequently releasing both the track list and features list, I have gone back to listening to BAR I (2014) and BAR II (2015) respectively. The idea is to try and guess the kind of tape EL would put out (BAR III) than reminiscing on the ‘dopeness’ of the tapes. And I have a […]

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C-REAL BUSINESS SUITES, DRESS AND SHOES (BSDS) EP REVIEW

It’s becoming quite a thing now that artistes are choosing to share special moments with their fans. Social media ‘meet and greet’ seems not to be enough. Artistes are not inviting their fans to their birthday parties. They are rather, giving them gifts to last them a lifetime to commemorate their special days- free music. The first to walk this […]

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BEEF: IS NOT ABOUT WHO WON. IT IS ABOUT WHAT NEXT FOR THE RAP GAME

‘Rap ‘beefs’ generates competition and excitement. The excitement leads to attention and who is the best rapper‘. From L-R : M.anifest and Sarkodie (photo via twitter) BEEF. This word provokes trepidation and excitement among music fans. The former, borne out of the infamous and violent ending of two talented American rap artistes-Tupac and Notorious BIG-at a young age, ending what […]

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MUSIC REVIEW: ANSAH LIVES ULTRAMARINE DREAM EP

Wake up man, wake. It’s past 5 in the morning. Matter of fact, where’s that Jazz? You know you gotta play me that Jazz?’ the voice of Kwame Jackson opens 6AM BLUES INTERLUDE, one of the 7 songs on Ansah Live’s debut EP, ULTRAMARINE DREAM EP. When @Flynimaboy tweeted the link to Ansah Live’s EP- a name I was seeing […]

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ALBUM REVIEW: MAKING TASHA PROUD BY JAYSO

I initially hesitated writing a review about JaySo’s new album for two simple reasons. First, I have written a lot about or on JaySo this year. I have done four articles (if you include this review) already. Secondly, what more is there to say about the album? Making Tasha Proud (MTP) is the perfect Christmas gift to fans albeit, it […]

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BAR 2 CONCERT REVIEW

After months of promotion and expectation, the BAR 2 concert, headlined by rapper EL and put together by his label BBnZ Live came to pass on Saturday, 29th August, 2015. This is the second event in what is shaping up to be an annual event. The first event was hosted in July last year. The World Trade Centre came alive […]

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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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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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