Note (for the uninitiated): Don’t Drop The Mic (#DDTM) is an urban variety show which happens every Saturday - except the last one of each month - at various lo...
Dawson Baiden is a self-proclaimed hip-hop head, street art enthusiast, sneaker lover, geek and Afro boy, who loves to share hip hop music from all over the wor...
By: Selorm Jay
It was the day after moving between Kay-ara’s 50/50 affair and Akan’s Akoma mu Nsɛmsɛm shows. Barely rested, I hopped on a 6am flight to Lagos...
Kwesi Arthur is undoubtedly one of the most exciting names to have buzzed in rap music circles in Ghana this year. His debut EP, Live From Nkrumah Krom, has bee...
People who came out to the The Shop, Accra last Saturday evening for THE 50/50 AFFAIR WITH KAY-ARA can be conveniently grouped into two: day-ones who wanted to ...
“African Electronic Dance Music” duo, RedRed recently played their first show in London; our very own Hephzie comes through with this concise and exciting recou...
After the mid-October launch of his critically-acclaimed debut album, Onipa Akoma, Akan has gone on to have another launch event in Kumasi, and in-between, ...
Close to a year after emerging from a long hiatus, Kay-Ara is ready to cement his comeback with a solo-act show dubbed "The 50/50 affair with Kay-Ara" - the imp...
Oshomah Native refers to himself as a 'human rainbow' - an alias informed by his multiple identities and influences: he was born in Takoradi (in the Western Reg...
by: moshood
In 2015, a young rap musician who, as part of a re-branding, had changed his name from Quabena Shy to Akan, released an eponymous EP which, in it...
There is a dearth, in Ghana, of programs and spaces which afford artists/creators optimum conditions that enable them indulge in/cultivate their work.
It is ...
Multidisciplinary artiste Blitz the Ambassador has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund post-production cost for his first feature film, The Burial of K...
BY: moshood
SCRAPA is a graffiti artist whose primary subject is hip hop. Using the visual medium of graffiti, he "highlights codes and languages" of the cu...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAkobT47koI&t=340s
Some two years after gaining ground with Akan EP, Akan is set to quench fans' restless anticipation with t...
In the words of the late, legendary Prince, "albums still matter." So, it follows that musicians working on - and releasing - albums, is an essential thing. Art...
Le Reve Africain is a Paris based organisation that is interested in propelling African artistes and their careers. To this end, Afro Pepites Show, an initiativ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SY1gkNblH8
Lil Shaker & Kojo Cue: Pen and Paper
Dir: Esianyo Kumodzi
My editor usually isn't this excited when he asks...
Kojo Cue took to his social media accounts two days ago to make an announcement which should be exciting news to fans - and potential fans - of rap music.
“O...
Africa Dialogues is an African-thought leadership platform which brings together "distinguished individuals to foster productive dialogue about Africa's future ...
Note: 'Freestyle' is used advisedly in here; because we acknowledge a blatant misuse of the word - which we’ll write about soon.
As part of warming things up...
Last Saturday, the 29th edition of the pan-africana initiative, Arctivism, took place at the Abajo Art + Culture cafe - which venue is a significant and symboli...
It's that time of the year again; and people in the country, on the continent, and beyond, are getting themselves ready for another edition of the annual Chalew...
There's so much to be talked about when it comes to hip hop culture. Over the years, the love hip hop has received has been met, expectantly, with stereotypes ...
