Tag: Eno Barony

• ENO BARONY: GHANA’S RAP GODDESS

  

  Born Ruth Eno Adjoa Amankwah Nyame Adom in Tema, Accra, Ghana to missionary parents, Eno Barony’s rise to fame began in 2014 when her first single ‘Tonga’ received commercial airplay. In 2021, she became the first Ghanian female rapper to win Best Rapper at the Ghana Music Awards, beating Sarkodie, Amerado, Medikal, Strongman and JoeyRead…

  verohdza

  March 29, 2023

  Ghana, Student Projects, Women MCs

  Dee Wills, Efya, Eno Barony, female rappers, Ghana

• Mixtape: The African Queens of Hip-Hop

  

  Introduction Throughout the hip-hop industry women are constantly fighting to come up on top, no matter what country or continent they are on. With the patriarchal structure, it is usually difficult for women to make music the way they would prefer or most resembles who they are because they fear it will not be receivedRead…

  pdot16

  April 20, 2022

  Australia, England/UK, Ghana, Mixtape, Nigeria, Student Final Projects, Student Projects, Women MCs, Zambia

  Enny, Eno Barony, Freda Rhymz, Sampa the Great

• Eno Barony: The importance of versatility

  Eno Barony is a Ghanaian rapper and songwriter, hailing from Tema, Ghana. She is known for songs like “Wats Ma Name” and the remix of Tonga, which catapulted her into fame in 2014. I listened to a lot of her songs like “Force Dem to Play Nonsense” and “Mind Your Business”. However, I gravitated toRead…

  tyrah99

  February 10, 2021

  Ghana, Student Projects, Women MCs

  braggadocio, Eno Barony, Tema, Wendy Shay

• The Feminist African MC Mixtape

  Please click here to access the playlist. As noted in our class discussions and reading materials, African women have faced many challenges in the hip-hop world. This playlist, “The Feminist African MC” addresses various ways African women MCs have created space for women and feminist ideologies in the male-dominated hip-hop scene in Africa, while alsoRead…

  marissabrown99

  April 21, 2020

  Album Review, Culture, Gender & Sexuality, Ghana, Political Rap, South Africa, Student Projects, Uganda, Women MCs

  Dope Saint Jude, Eno Barony, Feminism, keko, Stella Mwangi

• Eno Barony: The Rise of African Female Rappers

  As time passes, more women begin to stake their claims in the rap game. In a genre dominated primarily by men, this is no small feat. And yet artists like Eno Barony as known as Ruth Eno Adjoa Amankwah Nyame Adom, have paved the way for women in the Ghanaian rap game. In her song,Read…

  Eno Serwaa

  March 11, 2020

  Ghana, Student Projects, Women MCs

  Eno Barony

• Eno Barony: Power and Strength in Hip-hop

  

  Eno Barony is a Ghanian hip-hop artist known for her rapping and song-writing talents. Barony was first launched into the limelight after her song “Tonga” was widely listened to. Highly regarded in the hip-hop community, Eno has won several awards and headlined many Ghanaian hip-hop festivals. Notably, Barony is also known for uplifting the voicesRead…

  marissabrown99

  March 11, 2020

  Ghana, Student Projects, Women MCs

  Eno Barony, Kofi Mole

• Ghanaian Rapper Challenges Fat Shaming in Latest Single

  In her latest single, “Heavy Load”, Eno Barony advocates for body positivity and fights fatphobia. The heavily anticipated track was made by twin producers, B2. The emcee uses the title of the song as a metaphor for the bodies of women who are considered overweight by societal standards in Ghana. She encourages these women toRead…

  March 27, 2019

  Ghana, Political Rap, Student Projects, Women MCs

  Eno Barony

• Eno Barony says She’s Not About to Play with Y’all.

  

  You think being a female rapper in America is hard?  Imagine coming up on the scene in Ghana as a female rapper. The music business shows no mercy.  Hailing from the country of Ghana, Eno Barony is a female rapper who was put on the scene with her first single “Tonga” in 2014.  Since thenRead…

  savincii

  March 6, 2018

  Culture, Ghana, Student Projects, Women MCs

  emcees, Eno Barony, hip hop, Twi