In at least the last half-decade, the voice of the underground has found just the right platform and place to anchor their voice. Mi Prime Entertainment's Bless The Mic show every Thursday's night at the Tantra Night Club has proven to be a solace to hear both the very best- and very worst of underground music and entertainment.
Pass-throughs from Wanlov the Kubolor, Kochoko, Macho Rapper, Scientific and Skillions have graced the show- so has Sarkodie, Ghana's latest music heavyweight at some stage in his career.
This show provides the platform for about 80% of Ghana's finest rap artistes, and credible contenders for the sole ticket for the motherland in Channel O's Sprite Emcee Africa. Gigs on the night usually include live freestyles, vocals, rap performances and the occasional renditions from musical instruments. Every performance here is generally appreciated and there is an environment of extreme rapport and camaraderie.
Bless The Mic is home to happiness- and perhaps that provokes the only conspicuous flaw to this extraordinary concept. Its embracement of any repertoire, regardless of mediocrity contributes to little or no standards at all in activity. A top producer in Adenta, a suburb of Accra once in a conversation said, "The thing about Bless The Mic is you either belong here or just don't''. This is entirely true. Those who patronise the show embrace it fully as a religion. However new patrons may either cherish it for its simplicity, uniqueness and vibrancy; while others may despise the relative chaotic atmosphere, unorthodox renditions and the occasional mediocrity.
There could be a handful of criticisms but the naked truth however remains, that Bless The Mic will continue to entertain lovers of underground music, and home and hone Ghana's brightest talents struggling to make it from the underground. There may be a lot of additions to the show, and obviously a lot of support from corporate bodies would go a long way in greasing the wheels that push this great concept of nursing, grooming and exposing the future of the Ghanaian music industry.
Bless The Mic will hopefully stay for a long time- and the brain behind Mi Prime Entertainment, Pee Y's ingenuity duly appreciated and rewarded.
Long Live Bless The Mic! Long Live the future of Ghanaian Entertainment!!!
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