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On “Gloria EP”, Phlow Has Everything Perfectly Aligned

“I’m ready for anything/ But ain’t trying to be everything… I’m leading, tryna delegate/ And be relevant”. The above bar confirms something about Phlow: She is very conscious of who she is as an artist. And ready to make an impact with her art. These hints are prevalent on her short, concise and excellently packaged six (6) track ”Gloria EP”. […]

Music 3 min read

THE CUTS: EP 03 Vol. 19

THE CUTS is a short review of songs, videos or albums that we think you need to hear or watch. The music is not genre and/or region specific. Once it is good, it will be covered. Poetra Asantewa – Hungry ‘Hungry’ examines the relationship between country/society (Ghana) and its citizens through the prism of Poetra. The poem highlights the raw […]

Music 3 min read

Mutombo DaPoet and His Children: How ‘Photosentences’ Opened Doors For Other Spokenword Artists

Not all heroes wear cape. But, sometimes, the effort of these cape-less heroes must be identified and emphasized and celebrated so that their accomplishment will not go unrecognized. Their statuses are achieved, not by the footprints they leave in the sand, but their brave move to step in the sand in the first place, and leaving a huge footprint afterwards. […]

poetry 6 min read

RHYME SONNY RELEASES CV OF SIN

‘Lord! It’s been a while/My face looks like the residential quarters of smile but deep within me is bitterness/ I’ve become bitter than the bile because the things/ I used to preach against has become my style’ This is how one of Ghana’s foremost contemporary poets, Rhyme Sonny opens his latest spoken word single CV of Sin. The poem, as […]

poetry 1 min read

POETRA ASANTEWA RELEASES ‘MOTHERFUCKITUDE’ EP

The much talked about EP is finally here. Spoken Word artist PoetraAsantewareleases her EP, Motherfuckitude; The Naked Ones. Although she has been in the art circles for some time, this is her first official release. “A lie is a dressed truth and Poetra is one of the very few who knows that what we currently call “naked truth” has actually been […]

poetry 1 min read

SPOTLIGHT: 10 QUESTION FOR A POET WITH O’ZIONN

DANIEL KOJO APPIAH known to many as O’ZIONN talks why collaboration between creative artists is important, writing deep poems and harbouring suicidal thoughts plus his beard and hair What does poetry mean to you? Poetry means several things to me. Basically it means identity to me. It means when you admire something about someone, what or who they are, you […]

Interview 7 min read

TUPAC – A Nigga with Conscience

I have been listening to JASMINE MANS’ spoken word album “The Black Boy Gold” which I got courtesy my favourite spoken word act Dzyadzorm (@dzyadorm). I’ve been listening to one track ‘Let It Be’ more than any other track on the album. It features a voice clip of legendary hip hop act, TUPAC SHAKUR. On the album’s introductory piece, Tupac […]

Uncategorized 2 min read