Review: Jayso – 0106 Vol. 5

“2020 is a movie. What we failed to do is to choose which genre”. A tweet summed up the horrid year we are still enduring. For what was to be a year full of dreams and success, 2020 has turned out to be a bad dream where losses have tilted the scale of progress, leaving many reeling. The losses inspired […]

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Skillions: DemoTapes

In 2006, a group of young rappers formed the first rap collective in Ghana. They would go on to release a cult classic. Their vision for hip hop in Ghana was thus planted. Thirteen years on, they are still playing important roles in pushing the genre across the globe. In 2006, a group of young, talented, hip hop enamored youths […]

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Talking Verses: Joey B’s Flawless Verse On ”Kate”

Joey B has come a long way from his days as a Skillionaire to his current position as the patriarch of the new wave. He is indeed the leader of the new school. Joey B has mastered the art of subtlety influencing a new wave of artists with both his music and fashion sense. One thing I find interesting yet […]

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Beat Bang: Skillions boss Jayso shares his Top 5 Productions

“I only got interested in production because I couldn’t find a producer who made the kind of beats I wanted” – Jayso told BeatPhreak JAYSO needs no introduction as far as the music scene in Ghana is concerned. His imprints on the scene is as huge as those of a bear on a muddy land. His profile and influence strides across […]

Beat Bang 5 min read

JAYSO PREMIERS NEW VIDEO AND TALKS SKILLIONS REUNION ALBUM

For all those who have been asking and wondering for years, if there would ever be another album from one of the most inspiring, hip hop shaping collective Ghana has ever heard or  assembled a decade and half ago, have their worries calmed and questions answered. Skillions, the Old Generation have an album in the works. This disclosure was made […]

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JAYSO TALKS DEBUT ALBUM ”JAYSO”

IT IS SUCH A surprise that rapper, producer, singer and songwriter, JAYSO still has no album to his name despite his long association with rap. But all is about to change in a matter of months. Speaking to him at the sidelines of the Chalewote Art Festival last week, the Skillions Records boss disclosed that his self titled album ‘JaySo’- […]

Music 1 min read
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