Throwback: Omahene Pozo featuring Ewurama Badu – Medofo Adada Me

First, Rest In Peace Omanhene Pozo. Despite your physical absence, you are still here with us. As the Twi proverbs rightly say, the tongue never rots. Your words- via your music- shall forever live. Omanhene Pozo was one of the stalwarts of hiplife. He was counted among the early stalwarts of hiplife music. A founding member of the rap group, […]

Opinions 3 min read

Trigmatic Is The Apostle Who Deserves Our Attention

The music industry has never been fair. Often, those who are expected to have a seat at the royal table for some reason end up few rows behind it. Some may even get placed in a very obscure corner of the dinning chamber. But, that’s what happens when humans are left to dictate and validate what is ‘best’. Many talents […]

Music 6 min read

Tic Tac And The Case of Veteran Artists Attempting A Comeback

There was a time when his music dominated radio nationwide. His album was raking in sales and climbing charts. The young, prodigious boy who, at age 17, released one of the cult classics within the hip life circuits, had matured into a man, studied the game and the market; serving fans what they truly wanted. His level of clout was […]

Music 5 min read

Throwback: Nana King- ‘Champion’

There’s a lot that Nana King did for hip life in its nascent stage: he founded Ashanti International Records which housed top acts such as Sonni Bali and Ex-Doe. This was in 1999 when the whole hip life movement was beginning to take shape. Embodying a flashy and sometimes gangster-like sense of American hip hop culture, Nana King, who, prior […]

Music 2 min read

Throwback: TH4Kwagees – Nana Esi

Around the 1999, a four man rap group emerged on the music scene from the Sekondi- Takoradi area of the Western Region. The rap group, SASS Squad, however, disbanded after releasing their debut album under 4Ks record imprint. Whereas Shortman and Sane Dogg stuck with the original group name, releasing another album which flew under the radar, Scooby Selah (now […]

Music 3 min read

Throwback: Akyeame – Bra Ma Yen Tsena

  When you mention Akyeame, M’asan Aba is the song that readily jumps at you. The song was their breakthrough tune and in a major way, helped define what the genre called hiplife was to become. At its inception, there was a degree of uncertainty around what hiplife was among the older generation when the genre was formally introduced to […]

Music 4 min read

Yung Pabi Tackles Irresponsible Fatherhood on “Bushman”

‘I’m crying ‘cos of what I’ve seen’, Mensa, sings in a booming distorted voice, on the opening hook of Yung Pabi’s latest single “Bushman”. Yung Pabi has for over the past week promoted the release of this single. The social media promo and the output on offer level up “BushMan”, used in this context to mean an unenlightened person, is […]

Music 2 min read

Album Review: AKAN Is Conflicted on ‘Onipa Akoma’ 

On the last track on ‘’Onipa Akoma’’, Akan pleads with all to pray for him. ‘When night falls and you’re about to retire to bed, remember to pray for Kwabena’, he raps on ‘Kae Kwabena’. One would say, praying for him should be a necessary gesture when you are done digesting his album. This incredible individual with this sheer depth […]

Music 6 min read

Throwback: Reggie Rockstone feat K.K.Fosu – AH

First of all, RIP to Suzzi Williams.  Pain is sometimes good. It serves as the fireball that ultimately light up our creativity. The inspiration born out of pain inspire creativity, some of them epic. Some of these creations outlive us and become prized works or masterpieces. From the depth of pain, genuises are sometimes birthed. Reggie Rockstone may pass as […]

Music 2 min read

Throwback Thursday: MAUDY M feat Deeba – Aware Pa

Raunchy lyrics are not the preserve of only male musicians. The ladies could be as ‘bad’ as their male counterparts. I know a few names would roll off the tongues of people if they were asked to name a few female musicians with a ‘bad’ persona. I’m not here to bore you with a list. Within the Ghanaian context, women […]

Music 2 min read
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