Akwapem rapper Koo Ntakra takes us on an emotional journey of a mother – child relationship in this master piece titled ‘Obaatan’ specially dedicated to the celebration of mothers especially the Ghanaian mother.
The ‘Wurewurafo’ hit maker uses his early day life with his mother, through the struggles, pain, hardship his mum had to go through to nurture him to become who he is today in life arranged on a beautiful Afro pop beat to tell the world how appreciative his mother’s support meant to him and all in general.
Obaatan produced by virtually one of the unknown names in music production, KP’s Onit and mixed by Qhola Beatz looks to go down as one of the special songs written to celebrate our mothers on the occasion of ‘Mother’s Day’ with it storyline that most Ghanaian folks can relate to in thanking and celebrating their mums with.
The Ghanaian versatile artist, FaReed (Hiphop Alhaji) has recently been sharing some spruce photographs of himself on his Instagram page.
The Bamba Records signee, is looking great and dapper in his new photo uploads with some of his ensemble having a touch of Ankara designs, with a style and the swag connoting the relevance of his AKA (Hiphop Alhaji).
FaReed is set to release his new song “Tonight” which features reggae/dancehall artist Iwan.
Dj YoGa Out with the “Intro” to his AfroTrap Album Featuring Reed Drago & RCee
Most times people turn to limit the boundaries of Ghana Rap music to Hiplife and Afrobeat only But Over the past year Dj YoGa has been experimenting with a new sound called AfroTrap.
Trap Music is well known is the U.S and other parts of the world but Over the past Years Trap Music has grown massively in Africa most especially south Africa,Nigeria and Ghana.
Ghanaians are gradually getting used to partying and listening to Trap Music from Acts like Future,Young thug,Travis scott etc thus Dj YoGa decided to create an african version of Trap with the use of African Instruments and lyrics.
When Dj Yoga was asked how the Name AfroTrap Came to existence, he said “He had spiritual music session with Dexkwasi sometime ago in east legon and during the Session, Dexkwasi brought an argument on Trap music and after exchanging thoughts and ideas Dex said why not make Trap African and call it AfroTrap and ever Since that day We have been experimenting with the Genre.
Dj Yoga said He will always give Credit to Dexkwasi for being the first artist in Ghana and the World to Experiment Afrotrap Music and promoting it to the World.
Dj Yoga stated that he is working on an AfroTrap Album which will feature Acts like Dexkwasi, E.L, Edem, Ayat, Reed Drago, Ayesem, Pure Akan, Cj BiggerMan,Koo Ntakra,Amerado Burner and other young talents he has discovered.
The Intro to the album which features One of fastest Rising Hiphop Artist in Reed Drago and Dagaati Rapper called Rcee who is a member of the group 2kornerz currently making waves in the northern sector.
The Intro describes Afrotrap Music and also urges all music enthusiasts to join in hand with Dj YoGa to Promote the genre to the world.
Dj Yoga believes this Album will put Ghana on the Map as well as pave way for many undiscovered talents. “I am optimistic Ghanaians will embrace the new genre just like they did with other genres” he added.
Stream Dj Yoga – Afro Trap Intro Ft Rcee X Reed Drago (Prod By Dj Yoga) by DjYogaGh on #SoundCloud
Okyeame Kwame’s latest, “Mobile Money” was engineered by his own multi-talented discovery, Abochi who has now been earmarked a blessing to One Mic Entertainmen label. He’s produced major hits: “Saucing”, “Hallelujah”, “Best Rapper Alive” and is probably having others up his sleeves. His contributions through delivering a hook or two on OK’s recent songs, too have become both endearing and indispensable; including this one which features Ebony.
“My oh my!
Me fa no kɔtɔ chichinga a, ɔse ɔpɛ odwan
Mombɔ no dangbeshie
My oh my!
Menkoa kɔ kɔ se ne pɛ a, ɔse ɔpɛ dan”
“Mobile money”, a money transfer service is also the name of OK’s new spirited hiplife jam. The song is built on the famous problematic monetary exploitations in relationships. It is an argumentation of the opinions of both sides of the genders.
“If you really really love me and you really want to show me, send me mobile money.”
What is being juggled on this song, although done with sarcasm and creativity has lived with us as a controversy; perhaps in two out of three relationships.”Boy, stop that talk
You don’t wanna pay, but you wan chop” isnt only a line on this song. It’s real life.
The Cincinnati key holder is undoubtedly in the first ranks of rappers on our continent. Although veteran, although a product of the old, it is stunning how he, in his 40’s hits on themes of the current times and highlights in the most glamorous verses.
“Gold digger! Kɔ Obuasi” among other things intends a pun to refer to a money raker as a “gold digger” whose place is rather at the mines in Obuasi.
Much with his overdose with wordplay and rhyme, he is quick to show off on this song; more stylishly in these 4 bars:
Be harvesti kɔfa wo sickle
Woa blasti m’atwa wo pistol. (Piaww!)
M’alaughi m’atwa wo giggle
Rap Dacter clean as a whistle
Here, he employs an AAAA monorhyme, a poetic scheme that can be tough to pull off convincingly.
And in other parts of the song, this finesse gets more pronounced the most elegant way.
Abrantepa, Iron Boy me ne Dede yen mmatchi
Nfa mako mmɛhyɛ m’ani ase
Sɛ woanya shito a, noa Waakye
Wopɛ dea aben, ase ahye a, apɛkyɛ a, ɛnnyɛ me sika – kɔ mukaase
Na Hennessy na wobɛpɛ anom wɔ mukaase?
Okyeame Kwame isn’t yet running out of words. In his 20th year of churning out music, he has sang about everything in the extremes of salvation and sex. Yet he’s mastered the art of maneuvering around explicitness. Euphemising lovemaking in the statement, “Hyɛ mini bɛka me ho just for entertainment” is what makes the Rap Dacter as clean as a whistle indeed!
The question of whether any of the two parties in a pre-marital relationship is obliged to assume responsibility over the other or not is that dilemma Kwame Nsiah-Apau attempts to answer:
I only like you
I’m not trying to be your parent, to take you overseas or pay rent
But how could this be without rebuttal? Soft, saucy, silky-smooth in voice; clever and controversial in mind, heavily defensive in her position on this argument, is the “bad girl” Ebony who puts up a show here too.
Don’t you know now Ebony is on top?!
You make I cough
You said to me you were the boss
Little things to do then you start dey toss
Shut up! Don’t come here running your mouth.
“Poisonous” Ebony Reigns, who has become the talk of town now, and at the peak of enjoying the bragging rights for topping charts with her single is flawless in her technique on this feature. Sticking to the theme in an entrenched position, it’s impressive how she sings and raps.
Mobile Money comes fourth of releases into the year 2017 from OK – after “Adonko”, “Best Rapper Alive”, “Saucing” and will find a place on the rapper’s 5th solo album, “Made In Ghana”. The song is tipped as a huge potential hit. As friendly as it is to radio and having lines that are likely to become catchphrases, it adds to attract huge success to itself.
Whiles the song find its way to the top, the time to resist fortune hunters may be now. The “Yentua!” (We will not pay!) exclamation will become the new response to the overly demanding gold diggers. Bɔ ne dangbeshie!
Ace Highlife musician Rex Omar, best remembered for hit song, Abiba said Shatta Wale should be called a Highlife artiste rather than a Dancehall musician. He said songs the self-styled Dancehall musician produce has element of Highlife in them, hence that makes him a Highlife musician.
In an interview with JOY FM, Rex Omar said, “I have listened to three or four Shatta Wale songs, beautiful songs, big hits, every aspect of the song to me, is his own creation of a new brand of Highlife but he prefers to call it dancehall. He is using different instruments to play some of the elements of highlife.”
He cited the beats/rhythm of Shatta Wale’s ‘Baby (Chop Kiss)’ “as typical highlife. It has nothing to do with dancehall but he prefers to call it dancehall because he looks up to them.”
The veteran musician, who has over the years campaign for the sustainability of the Highlife genre, said he doesn’t understand why Ghanaians do want to be identified with their own but look up to things coming from other countries.
“Jamaica, small country like Kumasi, they believed in themselves, they’ve preserved their culture, marketed it throughout the world and Ghanaians want to be like them,” he lamented.
Rex Omar revealed that left to him alone, Shatta Wale should not hold himself out as the ‘Dancehall King,’ he should rather call himself, ‘Highlife King’.
“It would have been far much more beautiful. If I had my way, I would have advised Shatta Wale to be the ‘King of Highlife’ around the globe because most of the things he is doing [have] more highlife elements in [them]. Jamaicans will never accept him as a dancehall artiste but he sits in Ghana and he says he is ‘Dancehall King’ meanwhile I see him as a ‘Highlife King’,” he noted.
Rex Omar went to provide a brief history about the transformation has undergone over the years. “It started during our time that is why highlife or our traditional music was diluted and we mixed funk to Highlife and started calling it ‘Borga’ Highlife that is where the dilution started then it went on,” he explained.
“Then we see the bands started mimicking the American musicians and it went on and then now we see all the top Ghanaian artistes, even if he is playing Highlife, he wants to call it Dancehall or Hiplife.”
Qwabyna – Hustling (Feat. Medikal) (Prod. by Unkle Beatz)
Life has it’s own struggle and Qwabyna shares his life experience on “Hustling”. AMG Business act Medikal adds that extra punch to this record here. It’s a Nii Boi Town / Sowutuom affair. Unkle Beat on the production. Enjoy.
OGB music label signee and CEO ogidi Brown has hinted the release of his next single titled “Sika Duro“.
This will be his second single this year after Asem Sebe, his biggest song so far featuring Ghana Music Award winner Flowking Stone.
“Sika Duro” is a Hiplife song which speaks about the diverse evil ways people go through all in their quest for accumulating more wealth & money. it also preaches the fact that people shouldn’t envy other people’s wealth until they know the source.
According the Italy based musician, this next one will.definitely be a wake up call for people who are blinded by money.
It’s time to pump the vibe up. The All Star DJ, Dj Mynor a.k.a Apaawa Hene is up with a new one. The “Hiplife N Naija Mixbag”. Your favorite Nigerian and Ghanaian hit songs are in there. Download this one here and do your own thing.
I do not work at BET or know the process as well as people involved for the nomination of the BET Best African Act category. It becomes my business to know whom will be nominated and whether he or she deserves that slot again.
The BET Nomination is another opportunity for the Ghanaian flag to fly high and certainly Stonebwoy worked his magic when he received the nomination, won it too in 2015. Another opportunity has come and he is soliciting or someone will say ‘begging’ to be nominated.
Does he deserve it? I will throw that question out because i dont want to be bias. On his Facebook timeline he has written a wonderful essay about himself and why he needs that slot again. Read it here and when you are done, you can answer the heading of this article?
Read full text below.
@Stonebwoyb deserves a 2nd @BET @BET_Intl Nomination & Win!!! He has done a lot in 2016 CONTINENTALLY and GLOBALLY than any other Ghanaian Musician and he’s still breaking NEW GROUNDS with MAJOR CONNECTS. Running his own Global Territorial Tours (#GoHigherTour) in #USA and #Australia is NO JOKE!!! He played the most African shows in 2017 than any other. This 2017 alone he has worked his way on 3 major international albums “Transition” by @iamjemere Morgan and “Break The World” by @FayAnnLyons that shot to N.o 2 and N.o 3 positions respectively in the World @Billboard Charts for weeks. And next week, he is listed for @MorganHeritage’s new album #Avrakedabra which drops May 19 (Grammy Award Group’s album). And as I am typing this now, he is recording with #GRAMMY WINNING PRODUCER @TonyCDKelly. Brother deserves a nomination and a win into #BET2017 (again). Placing all the FACTS, TRUTHS here. The records are there to show!!! Bhimnation #ComeFromFar#Wogbejeke#StonebwoyForBET2017#BET#Billboard#Ghana#BhimNation??????
Jay Z arrived in Ghana in his private jet with his 30 man crew on the 4th October inclusive his boys from Rocca Wear and Def Jam Records.
The event was put together by Ghana’s leading event Management Company Charter House saw performances from then Batman now Samini, Reggie Rockstone, Obrafour, Wutah, Ofori Amponsah and Irene now Irene Logan & Jane now Efya .
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay Z (and formerly Jay-Z, is an American rapper and businessman.
He is one of the best-selling musicians of all time, having sold more than 100 million records, while receiving 21 Grammy Awards for his music.MTV ranked him the “Greatest MC of all time” in 2006. Rolling Stone ranked three of his albums—Reasonable Doubt (1996), The Blueprint (2001), and The Black Album (2003)—among the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 2014, Forbes estimated his net worth at nearly $520 million, making him one of the richest hip hop artists in the U.S.
Jay Z co-owns the New York 40/40 Club sports bar, and is the co-creator of the clothing line Rocawear.[17] He is the former president of Def Jam Recordings, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records, and the founder of the entertainment company Roc Nation.
Opanka was billed to perform at the Rush Ghana DJ Awards 2017 and even tho the crowd were the laid back type during the event he ended up hyping and entertaining them with his energetic performance as they sing along his latest banger “Wedding Car”. Check it Out and Enjoy.
AMG Business brings to us the official video of ‘Bokoor Di3’. Criss Waddle tells the new generation/youth to set their priorities straight and not put every blame on God. Song produced by Unkle Beatz. Directed by Wood Films.
The rapper, Cabum, has disclosed how unhappy he feels when his name is missing from the best rapper of the year nominees list for the Ghana Music Awards.
The rapper, who was speaking on the Kasahari Level on Adom FM with Pope Skinny, said although he is not happy about the issue, he has grown accustomed to it.
He said while he is not getting any nomination, some people have their own way of defining who the best rapper is.
“It’s a normal thing because everybody has their own best rapper… So, in a way I feel bad and in another way too I don’t,” he told Pope Skinny.
Women
The ‘Chedeshi State label artiste revealed that he prefers dating light skinned ladies to dark ones.
“I don’t often have sex but anytime I want to I prefer fair ladies to the dark ones,” he stated.
Career
When asked why he chose music ahead of any other profession, Cabum stated that he had wanted to be a radio personality but he couldn’t get the opportunity.
Nevertheless, the rapper said he loves what he does.
Father’s legacy
He revealed there have been calls for him to do remixes of songs of his father, Alhaji K. Frimpong of ‘Kyenkyen Bi Adi Mawu’ fame.
“Lots of people have been asking me to do a remix of my dad’s songs but I believe it’s time for me to do my own thing. Its destiny, he had his and I have mine so I have to do my thing my own way.”
He, however, added that, he will grant that request after he has built a strong career for himself.
Cabum is set to launch his highly anticipated debut album titled ‘The Beginning’ on May 26 at the Vienna City in Accra.
Don’t mess with Asante The Alpha because he is back than ever in the video for his Enam assisted song – ‘Kotoo Line’.
The KP Selorm / MiPROMO Media directed video clip, finds Asante The Alpha saying sorry for cheating on his girlfriend (Enam).
Still sizzling off his “H333333” hiplife track, which was a wake up song for the music industry, Asante The Alpha is definitely back with a nice love mid tempo hiphop banger.
In this love song, Asante The Alpha is basically pleading with his love (Enam) to forgive him and work things out for stepping out on her.
The Kumasi born rapper is ready to move forward, debuting his new single “Kotoo Line”.
The K Cee produced song chorus sounds pretty catchy with Enam handling the affairs on the hook.
Fans of Asante The Alpha will be pleased to know that he has some new songs and videos to be dropping soon.
we have a new video by Klu off his new Album WRIGHT.INGRAM.NESTOR 3 titled VIM UP Produced by Afrodistict (Directed by Archery) album is available in all digital music stores Enjoy the video.
Avast – Yaba Town (Feat. Luther) (Prod by Dr Ray Beat) (GhanaNdwom.com)
It’s time to make merry and Avast gives to us “Yaaba Town”. Something to party along with. Luther is featured on it with Dr Ray Beat on the production.
