Category: Ghana
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Sarkodie “Illuminate”
For my third blog i decided on a song called “Illuminate” by Sarkodie. The title on the song was what really captured my interest so I decided to give it a listen. I had to translate some parts of the video to understand what he was talking about as he…
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E.L.- State of the Nation Address
Elorm Adablah, known by his stage name E.L., is a well known Ghanian rapper. His fame is not limited to his home country, but E.L. has made also made his name known in the United States by working with a variety of artists from Sarkodie (another Ghanian artist) to Fabulous…
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Trigmatic x My Life
I appreciate the injection of Trigmatic’s personal struggles in the song My Life. By including topics like his faith in God and his relationship between his wife, the song relates to many listeners with similar experiences. My Life’s mood and overall direction of the song resembles I Tried by Bone…
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Sarkodie
Sarkodie, a hip hop artist, rapper, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, was born Michael Owusu Adoo in Tema, Ghana. Sarkodie is well known throughout Ghana, and continously seen as a multifaceted artist for his approach to music. Unlike many other African artist, Sarkodie has the ability to cater to a wide range…
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Sarkodie -“Illuminati”
Known as Sarkodie, Michael Owusu Addo is one of the biggest Ghanaian hip hop hiplife recording artist. He is recognized in America with winning a BET Hip Hop Award and by being ranked in MTV’s list of the Hottest African MC’s. In 2013 he released one of his controversial songs…
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Sarkodie -Hand to Mouth
Sarkodie is a Ghanaian rapper from Tema. He was raised by a single mother along with his siblings. Sarkodie started rapping at a young age and continued throughout his life no matter what he was doing, even after earning a graphic design degree from the IPMC. When he was young…
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Obrafour “Odasani”
Obrafour was born as Michael Elliot Kwabena Okyere Darko in 1976. In his 2014 single “Odasani” ft M.anifest who is also a well known rapper as well, they share an intentional message with us. M.anifest was born Kwame Ametepee Tsikata, November 20, 1982) is an award winning Ghanaian rapper and songwriter. Obrafour has…
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Sarkodie
Michael Owusu Addo, or Sarkodie, is a Ghanaian hip hop and hiplife recording artist. He was the first Ghanaian artist to win an award for the Best International Act at the 2012 BET Awards and was nominated in the same category at the 2014 BET Awards. Sarkodie is often named as…
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“Jesus is Coming” by FOKN Bois
Jesus is Coming Music Video FOKN is a legendary group from Ghana whom are known for not holding anything back when writing their song lyrics. Lyrics that seem to have frivolous meaning are actually crafted with the purpose for its listeners to receive a clear message. It goes without saying…
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‘Bisa’: Gotdammit…Pure Gold.
Image for single ‘Bisa’ by Blitz the Ambassador ft. Nneka and Ty Stumbling over this track was quite literally like tripping over gold. The auditory experience alone is eargasmic and the content is just the extra bit of sweetness that makes it the delectable track it is. “Bisa”, which…