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LADIES IN HIP-LIFE

Like all other parts of the world, the music industry of Ghana could be counted as one of the fastest growing industries. Hiplife in Ghana is not a game for men only. There are female talents who do great in the industry too. These females aint "dull", you know what i mean when i say "dull", i mean " )mo ngyaegyae )mo ho....", direct translation from "twi" will be, "they dont leave leave their body".......lol

They hit the game hard in the face and make the name. Some of these female artistes are, Abrewa nana, Mzbel with the hit "16 years", LA with the hit, "ogya" and many others.

As the phase of Gh music changed, some of these artistes were able to change in its direction. This has made way for much more female talents to rise into the scene. Among these are singer/rapper Tiffany,Becca, Irene and Jane (now gone solo), Dela of mentor fame, Adina of Stars of the future and many more.

watch out for biographies of some these artistes.

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B- Nice (Biography)

The introduction of HipLife music has influenced many talents of Gh and African descent, on the all other parts of the world. One of these great talents is a lyricist, songwriter, rapper, producer of Gh descent known as Kweku Brew A.K.A B-Nice.

Born on July 3rd and raised in the Western region of Ghana. Unlike many other, B-Nice realized his rapping talent at a very tender age. He grew up listening to artistes like; Gyedu Blay Ambulley, Daddy Lumba, Amakye Dede, Papa Yankson, C. K. Mann and more, the music of these great musicians influenced him to put pen to paper to get something started. In 1999, while he was living with TH4-KWAGES, he became a toast of many shows even at his tender age.

He moved to the United States at a very young age where his dream of becoming a rapper got bigger. Rapping and singing to lyrics by some Hiplife MC's like Rockstone, Obrafour, Obour, Batman, Castro and some powerful Hip Hop MC's like Jay-z, Cassidy and 50 Cent.

B-Nice has recorded several sounds with VinGY, including some freestyles and one hit track, "YOU COOL WITH THAT". He also worked with the Hood Africans to produce one single hit known as “MAYA DE”.

These collaboration helped B-NICE establish a name for him self on Facebook, My Space and Hi5. “MAYA DE" his debut song hit the streets in january 2009 and top the charts in the Bronx for several weeks. The pressure was on after ' Masom' to deliver another hit called 'GHANA NAIJA' , but it was not until the third track 'BUWUMU' gave him another hit fondly called {shake} a ladies song which stayed on the streets for weeks also.

B-Nice started doing shows with musicians like; BATMAN SAMINI, Castro, Akwadaa, Hood Africans and some other rappers from USA and GHANA.

His first mixed tape, “KYE NO MAM ME” was out on 27^th April 09 and is “hitting” the stores and the streets of New York.The "KYE NO MA ME mixed tape includes hit track's like "MAYA DE" and "GHANA NAIJA" Remix. Produced by Dee Jay Nyce CEO of N$E, Nyce Entertainment and recorded under the record label, BMB Production in conjunction with 3G Media Inc".

B-Nice has met rappers like Reggie Rockstone, Batman Samini, Kokovelli, Th4 kwages, Nana Fremah, Castro and many others.

WATCH OUT FOR BE NICE IN YOUR HOOD…….. DA NEXT KING ON DA BLOCK…………remember to grab your own copy of his tracks in the next music store across the street. You can also get to meet him on facebook………..

B-Nice, Kye no ma me ….da new king on da block…..

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Ndex Dadabee (Biography)

Ghana has many uncelebrated foreign based rappers. Most of these rappers are usually uncelebrated because their releases are not promoted in Ghana. I would be very glad if u took some minutes of your time to read this post… It is about one of the greatest young U.S based Ghanaian rappers ….. Just relax and let me tell you about this guy…………

Dexter Kwasi Owusu was born in Dallas, TX. After five (5) years, he was brought down to Ghana, he attended UPS and Alsyd. N-Dex realized his rap potential at an early age. By 13, he had already begun recording some of his sounds. He was sent back to the States at the age of 15 where he continued his sounds recording whilst he was still schooling.

In college(back in the States), Dexter “N-Dex” Owusu was known for his great rap skill. In 2004, he declared rap as his career. He released a mixtape entitled Ghanaboy Vol. 1 in 2006; it was a great success; he therefore released a “wild” album with the same title, “Ghanaboy”. Realizing that his music was doing good on the market, N-Dex released his next mixtape in 2007.

He later decided with Jean Pierre Duplan, his manager to do something more African and more “Gh-ish” for his fans back in Ghana; his motherland. N-Dex managed to acquire some beats from Hammer, a Ghanaian sound engineer, known for his great Hiplife instrumentals and began to do some hiplife tracks. He released “Flow me fans” which beat his imagination of how well it was going to do on the market. It is not surprising, how “Flow me fans” is making waves, because it is actually a great masterpiece.

Currently, he is working on a whole Ghanaian/ African album; “Nothing be simple” which he expects to release on 16^th November. Aside this album, he is also working on “OPM” (other people’s music) 3, which according to him, is expected to be released on 4^th July.

Some of his greatest hits are, “Flow me”, “Africa lady” remix and “Sormia”. He is also working with other Ghanaian rappers such as M3NSA, WANLUV (da kuborlor), and R2BEES.

If you really love music and hiplife, then you’ve got to hear N-Dex, when he does his own thing with the MIC. You can access some of his tracks at lifestylzgh.com

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SAMINI (Biography)

I guess you already know who I am talking about. Read through and know who i am talking about.............

Emmanuel Samini A.K.A Batman hails from Wa in the Upper West Region of Ghana. He was born in 1981 to Mr G.A Samini and Theresa Nusala.

He had his basic and primary education at Holy Family Basic School and then continued to St Magaraet Mary Sec school, Dansoman for his secondary education.

He has lived in Dansoman since he was 9 years and that was when he realised the great talent he possessed.

Batman did his own thing in the group popularly known as “Trinity” which was made up of himself, Kokovelli and K.K Fosu .He gained recognition in the eyes of Ghanaians and Africans as a whole with his unique “Ragga” style and “signature tune”….”KPOOOOI” which made him different from all other ‘Ragga artistes in Africa and the world.

He has featured close to 50 tracks with other musicians (both released and unreleased).Samini has performed outside Ghana in countries like canada, UK, Holland and Italy and has shared the stage with artists like shaggy and Ja Rule; he has collaborated with artists from all over Africa including Tu Face Idibia. Unlike other artistes, he does great in live band performances.

Batman does most of his tracks at Ashanti International Studios i.e. with Nana King and Kwame 'G'. He also works with Roland of Best Brain Digital studios.

His debut album, Linda won him two GMA Awards for Hiplife Artist of the Year and New Hiplife Artist of the Year. In 2006, he followed suit with his sophomore album, Samini, which can boast of smash hits like Odo. The self-titled album was to set the stage for his gradual emergence as Samini, an identity that would portray him as an authentic African artist.

On December 22nd, 2006 (his 25th Birthday), Batman officially changed his name to Samini. Today, Samini can pride himself as a consummate musician with several Ghana Music Awards including Best Artiste of 2007, and a Music Of Black Origin (MOBO) Award. He also won the 2008 Hiphop World Award for Best African Artist in Nigeria.

He is the face of MTN in Ghana, and his ringtone/ caller tune can be heard on MTN across Africa.

Some of his hits include Odo, Samini Music, Linda, Gyae shee. His latest hits include “Baby’ and “Movement”

Reference: modernghana.com

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