Month: February 2019

Young rapper, Awal talks about his relationship with Sarkodie. Moreover, he revealed that he is not disappointed that his “godfather” Sarkodie has not signed him to the Sarkcess Music Label yet.

He made these statements to Andy Dosty on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM. Awal stated:

“I don’t think Sarkodie signing me is going to be a big thing. If he signs me it’s good, if not its also fine and others can also sign me.”

Also, he added that he wasn’t jealous at all when Sarkodie signed Strongman. However, he was happy for a brother.

“I felt happy for a brother [Strongman] and that also motivated me to work extra hard. Maybe Sarkodie has seen something in him that he has not seen in me, I only think I have to really work extra hard”

Furthermore, he commented on the rumors that he and Sarkodie were not on good terms. He stated they still have a good relationship.

“We are still close and have a good relationship. To me, that’s all that matters. I am working on a new song and I have sent him [Sarkodie] the song for him to do a verse for me”

Awal Mohammed was the second runner up at the 2010 edition of TV3’s Talented Kidz. He also partook in MTN Hitmaker 2018, a competition he absolutely had so much confidence of winning.

Veteran actor, Fred Amugi talks about the movie industry. Moreover, he claimed that due to jealousy in the Ghana Movie Industry, a lot of actors and actresses use black magic popularly known as “Juju” to stay relevant. He spoke about this on Starr Chat with Bola Ray

“It’s coming to my knowing that people are working out through black magic. And that goes with the present crop of actors. Even among the producers and directors” 

Also, he commented on the issue of sex for roles saying,

“as for that area, I’ll say it’s in every profession. It’s everywhere.”

Furthermore, Amugi addressed claims by Rosemond Brown that the two dated:

“were both managed by one person, and that was the only link between them”.

Mr. Amugi also added that the few actresses he admired in the industry include Nana Ama McBrown and Roselyn Ngissah.

“I worship Nana Ama McBrown a lot, shift her to the left she commands it, shift her to the right and she’s on her path. So is Roselyn Ngissah”

Multi-talented young and versatile artist, OV is out with her first major single. Moreover, OV is a blend of Reggae, Dancehall & Afropop. Also, this is her first single after emerging winner for the just-ended MTN hitmaker(season 7).

Currently, she is under the auspices of Burniton Music Group. This is the Independent record label owned by multiple-award-winning Reggae/Dancehall act, Stonebwoy and Manager Sidi Mohammed popularly known as Blakk Cedi

Furthermore, this song is ‘Want Me’ and features her label boss Stonebwoy. Prince Dovlo directed the video and Street Beatz produced the song.

Ghanaian comedian, DKB talks about the entertainment industry. Moreover, he stated that the Ghana Music Industry currently has some grounds and battling it out boot for boot with its Nigerian counterparts. This is due to the introduction of the many ‘beef‘ in the industry.

He made these statements on Nana Romeo’s Accra FM mid-morning show. Furthermore, he emphasized that the likes of Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy and Sarkodie should be applauded for these ‘beefs’. This is because it revived the Ghanaian music industry. Also, he made the point that prior to all these beefs Nigerians were on top in this country musically.

Moreover, he spoke about his shock when he realized that some Nigerian music acts like Burna Boy, Simi, Jidenna and other top stars were in the country to perform in December. However, he heard nothing about them. He emphasized that this was made possible because the local music stars had taken over the discussion on the airwaves.

Also, he used what happened in December 2018 as an example to back his case. He reiterated that because the big names were beefing, their fans were going every length of the earth just to get a ticket for the various show they were organizing. He stressed that this went a long way to bring a lot of buzz and life into the music industry.

Ghanaian musician, Okyeame Kwame talks about the challenges in the industry. Moreover, he revealed the biggest challenge to sustain the status high up on the pedestal once they get there. According to OK, it is quite easy to do. However, it is possible once an artist has a very good management team.

Furthermore, the ‘Bra’ singer revealed that many of the artists who fell off the road at one point in time did so because they failed to put together a proper management team. Okyeame added that currently, the dynamics in the music industry is not the same. In the past years, one person could be the whole management team of an artist. He made these statements in an interview with B Ice on Agyenkwa FM.

Okyeame Kwame about his management team

Okyeame Kwame stated that currently, he has a road manager. This person caters solely for his travels and ensures that he gets to all his destinations and shows on time. Also, there is a brands manager. This person ensures that he remains relevant and appealing to his fans all the time.

Also, he stated that the brand manager has the responsibility of ensuring that their artist does not get caught up in any form of scandal that will downgrade the brand. He stressed that the brand manager will also have to ensure that anytime the name of the particularly artiste is mentioned, some particular idea may spring up in the mind’s eye of any fan.

Furthermore, the ‘Woara’ hitmaker further noted that a social media manager is another key part of any artiste’s brand positioning.

However, he quickly added that there are some other artists who made a name and a mark for themselves without proper management team. He revealed that such cases are exceptional. This is because such acts have the music or whatever they do in their heart.

Fast-rising Dance hall songstress, Unyx has a new song on the way. Moreover, the song will get the streets talking. The song is ‘Me Dat’ featuring talented duo, DopeNation.

The highly anticipated song and its official music video come after months of Unyx keeping a high profile — a 2019 symbol of exciting new projects to come. Moreover, fans speculated about the new music on the horizon. This was after the singer first posted BTS photos with Dopenation

Furthermore, Twist DopeNation produced the song and will be out on Saturday, 2nd, February 2019. Esianyo Kumordzi directed the music video. Her manager, Chika Blaze spoke about her career.

“I think she’s an extraordinary young woman and she’s really kind of a pretty comprehensive profile of what goes in to making her this talent that she is”

“The work ethic, the talent, luck, the hustle, the vision. She’s a really, really interesting woman and the music video will be out soon.

Ghanaian singer, Wiyaala talks about her plans for the kids in her town. Moreover, she disclosed that she is helping the talented youth in the Upper West Region through her “Child Star Talent Show”.

According to the “Lioness of Africa”, she’s working with her team to unearth and groom all talents from Funsi her hometown including surrounding villages.

Furthermore, the singer already established an annual festival dubbed the “Djimba World Festival” in her hometown, Funsi. The festival seeks to showcase the culture and heritage of the people of the North.

“Funsi is growing. We now have the annual Djimba World festival where we want to involve all the village and local talents. Watch the videos, parts 1 to 4. I’m proud of what we did”

Also, she disclosed she’s already working with one of such talents:

One of the boys in the talent show has recorded a song with me. We’ll do a small video when I get back to Funsi. I trained the small girls for dancing”

Ghanaian film, Lucky gets several international film festival selections. Moreover, this is after a successful premiere in Ghana. The movie received raving reviews from peers and industry insiders

The first was Lights Camera Africa Film Festival 2018. Furthermore, this came one week ahead of its release in September of 2018. The 75 Minute clip received official selection by the Festival International du Film PanAfricain de Cannes 2019. Moreover, this made ​LUCKY ​the first full-length feature film selected from Ghana, throughout the history of the festival. The third selection is the Hip Hop Film Festival West Africa 2019. This takes place in Abijian, Cote D’Ivoire on 25 February, 2019.

Ghanaian filmmaker, Togbe Gavua wrote and directed the story. Toge is a Ghanaian filmmaker, who is dedicated to telling a true “African Story.” The film follows the story of Lucky Barima Mensah, a handsome Twitter-famous university student who lands a date with the most desired girl on social media Nuttifafa

He tries to raise money to take Nuttifafa on a date that he cannot afford. Therefore, he teams up with his longtime friend Wadaada, a loud, flamboyant third year student of the University of Ghana, to raise money which becomes an adventure that leaves the audience on the edge of their seats.

LUCKY​ ‘s story reflects the experience of many young people today who use social media. ​Also, LUCKY continues to participate in film festivals and will eventually do campus tours in Ghana, the US and UK.

Rufftown signee, Wendy Shay starts the year off right. Moreover, she released the latest single for 2019. The title of the song is ‘All For You’.

Moreover, in December, Shay launched her debut album. The album launch was a huge success. This was because a relative of hers bought one of her cd’s for over GHc 25,000.

The single, ‘All For You’ was produced by MOG Beatz.

It comes along with a music video, which was directed by Yaw SkyFace.

Ghanaian musician, Captain Planet of 4×4 opens 2019 with a hot new single. Moreover, through last two years, Captain Planet had various bangers. This makes him a serious contender for various awards during Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.

Therefore, this shows that the breakup of 4×4 didn’t hit him hard.

‘Monkey Dey Work Baboon Dey Chop’ is a feel-good fun song. The song features rapper Joey B. Last year was a renaissance year for Joey. For a while, nobody heard from him. However, the last year, he showed a different facet of his artistry.

Mix Master Garzy produced the song.