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Shatta Wale Tears Ghanaian Blog Into Pieces For Saying Popcaan Is Begging Him For A Collabo (See Post)

Written by Oko Lamptey on March 24, 2021. Posted in News. Leave a Comment

Multiple award-winning dancehall star, Shatta Wale, born Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr has taken a Ghanaian blog to the cleaners for making it look like Popcaan was begging him to work with him.

Shatta Wale was reacting to a write up made by the blog which had the headline “Popcaan Begs Shatta Wale For A Collaboration” which had gone viral.

To register his displeasure, Shatta Wale took a screenshot of the publication and set the record straight on the whole issue.

According to him, Popcaan never begged him for a feature as was being suggested by the blog but rather, the Jamaican artiste was trying to help push Ghana’s music industry.

Shatta Wale went on to say that some of these publications was the reason he had left Ghana and is currently having fun in the United States of America because such posts may cause him to commit a sin.

The Ayoo hitmaker questioned when Ghanaians would learn and stop taking things and misrepresenting them when they were not the case at all.

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He added that the blogger could have done justice to the story by rather thanking Popcaan for throwing the spotlight on Shatta Wale instead of making the Jamaican look bad.

Shatta Wale’s post on Facebook read: “So when will we learn Ghana ..How can you say this to a world star …You won’t even say “Thank you Popcaan for giving shatta wale a chance to shine” or something better for the world to see that another superstar is giving your own brother a chance ..This is the reason I left Ghana cuz these things will oneday make me SIN!!! Popcaan never Begged me for a collaboration..He just wants to help our Sad and vicious music industry.. ,Memba ! I am not one of those hype artiste !! Pussy!! #BlowUp #1DON“

Many fans of the dancehall star took to the comment section to react to his concerns.

3Music Awards Needs To Be Applauded For Recognising And Promoting Alternate Music In Ghana – Music Enthusiast

Written by Oko Lamptey on March 22, 2021. Posted in News. Leave a Comment

Ghanaian music enthusiast and entertainment pundit, Prince Opoku Frimpong has highlighted the pivotal role that 3Music Awards is playing in the music industry due to their promotion and recognition of alternate sound.

Prince Opoku took to social media to speak on the matter following many complaints of lack of support for burgeoning and upcoming artistes.

According to him, upcoming artistes in countries like Nigeria are given enough platform to shine and they are given the necessary support to make it into mainstream music.

He however said the situation was not the same in Ghana since it appeared we were only practicing a “one-way” system where an artiste would only be recognized if he produces a hit song.

In continuing, Prince Opoku indicated that looking around, he has come to the realization that it is only 3Music Awards that is fully dedicated to recognize burgeoning artistes and give them a platform to be celebrated for their hard work.

He then went on to quiz if the longstanding “one-way” to fame canker in the Ghana music industry was the fault of the media or the audience who give ear to whatever content is produced.

Prince Opoku in his post highlighted the talent of a young Nigerian musician who is receiving the necessary push which would cause him to blow out soon.

His post on Facebook read: “Chanced on his music over the weekend and I have been hooked ever since.The name is Chike and his sound is unique, This got me thinking. Nigerians make a conscious effort to introduce alternate sounds to their music space and these up and coming ones receive all the support they need to maintain that space.Can we say the same for our Ghanaian music space? Is it not the oneway kind of system, where you need to have a hit to be talked about? Do we have space for alternative music? This is why i applaud #3musicawards for coming up with such an amazing category to appreciate people doing that kind of music, afterall, they stand a chance of winning Grammys oneday.Who do we blame, the media or the audience?Just some questions we all need to find answers to? Have a blessed Monday.”

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Popular Female Radio Presenter Ohemaa Woyeje Launches Her Music Career With “Jungle Hunt” (Watch Video)

Written by Oko Lamptey on March 20, 2021. Posted in Music, News. 1 Comment

Ghanaian female radio personality Harey Adjoa Yeboah Asuama Kusi popularly known on Ghana’s airwaves as Ohemaa Woyeje has ventured into music.

The popular radio star has dropped her first song titled “Jungle Hunt” which she sang together with Jamaican superstar, KGenius.

The song was released in the early hours of March 18, 2021, and it is already gaining massive views.

In the music video, Ohemaa Woyeje and KGenius put their patois on display as they sang in the popular Jamaican slang.

The song takes the lines of a king (KGenius) looking for a natural African queen (Ohemaa Woyeje)

The story line continues with Ohemaa Woyeje describing all her natural attributes – which gets KGenius to even appreciate her the more.

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Ohemaa Woyeje also put her Africaness on display as she was seen clothed in regal and royal African-inspired attire throughout the video shoot.

Samini, Akwaboah, Or Worlasi’s Albums Could Have Made It To The Grammys But Ghanaians Prefer ‘Noise’ Over Quality – Music Enthusiast

Written by Oko Lamptey on March 18, 2021. Posted in News. 3 Comments

A music enthusiast and content creator, Prince Opoku has claimed that there were many quality albums that were produced in Ghana which deserved Grammy recognition.

The music enthusiast took to Facebook to lament how Ghanaians prefer ‘trashy’ music to quality sound and well-thought-out lyrics.

According to Prince Opoku, many artistes in Ghana did so well and could have seen their songs entering the Grammys but many Ghanaians would rather hype ‘noise’.

Prince Opoku had a number of albums and artistes he considered had done so well in the year under review and could do well with a little push.

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He cited the examples of Samini’s Untamed Album, Akwaboah’s Matters Of The Heart Album and Worlasi’s The Man And The God Album as perfect Grammy candidates.

His post on Facebook read: “It could have been Matters of the Heart by Akwaboah Music Untamed by SAMINI The man and the God by Worlasi But the Ghanaian audience will not allow, they will choose noise makers over quality sound Let me come and be going”.

Many social media users agreed to this assertion but unfortunately, these albums did not receive as much push as possible to ensure that the crossed Ghana’s borders.

There has been a lot of discussions and commentary about Ghanaian artistes, their songs and their branding following the recent Grammy Awards.

The 2021 edition of the coveted awards scheme saw Nigeria’s duo, Wizkid and Burna Boy picking up awards.

Ghanaians Hate Anything Ghanaian – Dada Hafco Laments The Disregard For Highlife For Other Genres Following Grammy Debate

Written by Oko Lamptey on March 16, 2021. Posted in News. 2 Comments

Ghanaian musician, Terry Asare Boamah, popularly known as Dada Hafco has commented to the treatment Ghanaians give to highlife genre of Ghana music.

The musician took to Facebook to share his frustration at the way highlife musicians are treated and wondered why and how that was the case.

He recounted how sometimes even the gatekeepers of the media see highlife musicians like “villagers or kolo”.

According to him, highlife music needs to be owned by Ghanaians before it is attributed to another country.

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Speaking on the importance of highlife music, Dada Hafco indicated that even Burna Boy employed the services of a Ghanaian guitarist who played a pivotal role in making Odogwu a hit song.

Dada Hafco went on to lament how Ghanaians appreciated foreign music, a certain way of dressing and patois over authentic Ghanaian-owned highlife music and musicians.

He added that Ghanaians needed to embrace highlife and own it before the credit is given to other nations.

He said this would be a difficult task because of the low patronage and appreciation for the genre.

Dada Hafco cited the example of Shatta Wale who was trolled after his song got nominated in the Highlife Song Of The Year just because he is noted as a dancehall artiste.