Ghetto Child Entertainment Set to Drop First Artist On The Label.

Ghetto Child Entertainment, a new record label situated at Ashongman Estate is poised at bringing a change in the Ghana Music Industry. The record label which has been in existence for the past 5 years have finally gained grounds to record, produce and manage its own artist. After years of sacrificing, and serving lots and lots of musicians, Eric aka Ras Seku I has finally signed unto his label a female artist by name Tekie. Tekiemusiq is a young beautiful female songstress who's been in the game for years. She comes on board with a vast majority of skills. She does Reggae, Dancehall and Afro Pop music.

Ghetto Child Entertainment is set to release their first brand new single, titled 'KONONGO KAYA' by the end of 2020. The single is anticipated to be the Christmas banger. The song features Ghana's reggae icon and the current reigning King of Reggae Dancehall in Ghana, Ras Kuuku.

Fans, loyalist and industry players are patiently waiting for the release of Konongo Kaya. EntertainmentFocusGh will monitor and bring you up and close to the release date of the song. We wish Tekiemusiq and Ghetto Child Entertainment the best of Luck.

DJ Tag Gets 2 Nominations in the Upcoming Ghana DJ Awards.

The Ghana DJ Awards is set to premier on Saturday, the 21st of November, 2020. This year's ceremony marks the 8th anniversary of the Ghana DJ Awards, under the theme 'In The Mix Together', and will be preceded with a conference dubbed 'Ghana DJ Clinic' set to hold on Friday, November 20th.

As we patiently wait for the event day, Entertainment FocusGH will like to acknowledge all the nominees who made it to the list this year. Ghana's very own DJ, DJ vyrusky who won the overall best DJ last year is leading in this years nomination list with am impressive 7 nods.

Fameys's fast rising DJ, DJ Tag has been nominated twice in this years awards. He's been nominated for Discovery DJ of the Year and Artiste DJ of the Year respectively. DJ Tag though might be a rising star nut he is not newcomer in the DJ world. He's played more shows and has won the hearts of many event organizers and industry platers. DJ Tag is heavily respected in the Apokalypse Night Club and the Rockstone's Office for his display of show.  DJ Tag doesn't just play or break records, he moves music and helps to shape the sound. 

DJ Tag's collaboration with Fameye on stage is amazing and the rapport between the two brings out fireworks anytime Fameye is performing.

Entertainment FocusGH wishes DJ Tag the best of luck and encourage him to always bring out the best.

Kobby Major: The Light Of Takoradi Rap Music.

Kobby Major, ( Born Dennis Beesley Tandor) is one of Hip-Hop's great students who graduated with a degree in Lyricism and flow. He resides in the Western Region, which is the heart of Ghana. The award winning Emcee / rapper had his basic education at Ridge International and then went to Ghana Secondary and Technical school popularly known as GSTS. He proceeded to Regent University of Science and Technology where he studied Marketing Management.

Growing up in Takoradi and recognizing his call to be an Emcee at an early age, he developed his rap skills, his lyrical  prowess, his art of storytelling and his style of flow so fast that it made him one of the gifted Emcees to ever rise from Takoradi. Kobby Major's rising up as rapper wasn't a joke. He engaged in different rap battles on the streets of Takoradi with equally great emcees but was still cementing his footprint on the music scene in the region as one of the deadliest lyricist. His aptitude in mind-blowing lyricism has earned him the accolade as one of the true sons of the Hip-Hop culture. Kobby is inspired by the world acclaimed Hip-Hop legends like Tupac Shakur, Nas, the Notorious B.I.G, Snoop Dogg and Lil Wayne.

Kobby Major has three solidified and groundbreaking Hip-Hop Albums to his credit. His classics are the exemplar of apt creativity, lyricism, diversity and versatility. He is affectionately called the Barman by his cult fan base, The major minds. He's released 3 barman series, thus Barman Vol 1, 2 and 3.  His debut project, I-Kobby mix-tape birthed the actual claim of him being a true Hip-Hop evangelist. He proceeded with The Unorthodox Tape, a follow up of his debut project which set him from his competitors as a genie. The Unorthodox Tape earned him a nomination at the Western Music Awards and also won him the Best Hip-Hop artist at the Western Showbiz Awards in 2018. In his quest to celebrate the Hip-Hop genre, Kobby Major surprised his fans with the True School Ep, which is a bridge between the old school Hip-Hop and the new school Hip-Hop. His discographies remain undaunted among the list of great Hip-Hop masterpiece in the Western Region of Ghana.

As an artiste who believes creativity has no boundaries, he has collaborated with notable talents like Ayesem, The Township, Swit, Cee Levels, Kofi Bentil, Eka among others tapping into their enormous ingenuity to churn out great songs which are widely played across the radio and television stations in the region. He is one of the top-charting artists on the musical charts across the region. He has performed on enviable stages like Made In Taadi Concert, Mexx Concert, Westside Carnival, Orange festivals, etc. 

Kobby Major has lots of hit records and other enviable accolades to add to his mouth-watering repertoire which are currently accumulating huge numbers on online music platforms. Listen to Kobby Major's songs via links.

http://www.soundcloud.com/kobby-major

https://www.youtube.com/c/kobbymajor

Sex And Sexuality In The Hiplife Business

Hiplife to this day is a male-dominated industry, and it's very difficult for female rappers to rise, and if so, become extremely successful. Because of this male dominance, many have come to see hiplife as a genre exclusively for men. Hiplife is thought to be aggressive, masculine and manly. The authenticity of hiplife has been tied to masculinity, hence it is less likely for the Ghanaian society to accept female rappers doing the job of a man.

Most female rappers are either advised to quit doing rap music and start singing or are asked to quit music in general if rap is what she considers to do. Hiplife music tends to be misogynistic. Ever since its inception in the early 90s, women have been exploited and sexualized by hip-life artiste and most of them have also been character assassinated because they chose to do hip life or rap music.

In Ghana and Africa as a whole it's very difficult to breakthrough the music scene with rap music if you are a female. Ghana can only boast of two female rappers in a genre filled with over 1000 male rappers. Eno Barony and Freda Rhymes are currently the only two female emcees in the Rap business. Year after the year they both keep releasing good Hip - Hop content and put in much energy, but it's sad to say these two ladies hardly even win any award with regards to Rap music. This highly male dominated culture which only sees females as either Video vixens or objects to be used in hip-life just to make money must stop.

Women need to be encouraged more in the rap game. Just as most men share their stories through rap music, women also go through struggles that they also need to put out through music. We must encourage and empower our women in the rap game so as to help raise and build our communities. Undoubtedly Eno Barony is lyrically dope than most of the males dominating the rap game in Ghana but little is done for her to keep up the fire. 

She's put out a lot of good quality rap songs, laced proper verses, shot doper videos but hardly is she recognized by the industry. Women must be encouraged and thought the business side of music. In the Hip - Hop culture misogyny is still there but we have a lot of women who can boast of their successes through the Hp-Hop culture. The likes of MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Missy Elliot, Lauryn Hill, Eve and a few others can boast of great achievements through Hip-Hop music. 

Our women should not be denigrated, we need to push more women to do rap music and be thought and encourage them. We need to award them to keep them motivated. 

Women also have a voice in Hip-life.

Amakye The Rapper Set To Release First 3 Playlist Update On September 7

Able to juggle the profound and the profane along with the mainstream and the underground, Amakye the rapper is a solo Emcee whose been keeping it real with Hiplife and Hip - Hop since his days in high school. Born Kwadwo Amakye-Ansah Jnr in the suburbs of Accra, Amakye has been recording songs and engaging in rap battles in different parts of the country.

Amakye the rapper's reputation as a rapper who doesn't celebrate materialism in his lyrics has earned him so much respect in the Hiplife and Hip - Hop circles. Amakye the rapper was raised in Ashongman Estate in a small home held together by his parents. He didn't grow up in abject poverty. His parents believed in education so much that they gave Amakye the best of schooling. Young Amakye maintained good grades, played basketball and had a successful graduation.

Amakye is said to release the First 3 playlist update. This playlist update is a dedication to the core fans of Amakye whose been waiting to hear from the rapper who can tell their stories. Its a 3 track playlist update with productions from Kofi Strings, JIJ and Pongs Gh Session. The playlist update will be available on all digital platforms on the 7th Of September.

Fans, industry players, Djs, event organizers and the streets can't wait for Amakye to drop this playlist update. 

 

Shatta Wale & Wendy Shay Drops H.I.T (Haters In Tears)

Self acclaimed Queen of Ghana Music Wendy Shay and Dancehall Guru Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr a.k.a Shatta Wale has released another hot banger titled H.I.T (Haters In Tears). The song was heavily produced Paris Beats. 

The song talks about the issues surrounding the Ghana Music industry. It talks about the just ended Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA). Wendy Shay cautions Ghanaians that she's a good girl gone bad and Shatta Wale on the other side talked about the awards scheme and how low it has become.

There's no doubt that anytime Wendy Shay and Shatta Wale hits the studio, their collabo becomes an automatic H.I.T. They gave us 'Stevie Wonder' last year which became a nation wide banger. We hope this new banger gets the buzz it deserves from the King and Queen of Ghana Music.

You can stream H.I.T (Haters In Tears) via link below.

https://kv-online-talent.lnk.to/WSHIT

Check The Tag: Fameye's DJ Tipped For DJ Artiste Of The Year

Benjamin Tagbor a.k.a DJ Tag is the Artiste DJ of Ghana's New Artiste of The Year at the just ended Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA). He  plays a lot of  Hip - Hop music, Afro beats, RNB and he's a monster on the fader. DJ Tag is not a newcomer in the DJ world. He's a born leader and a trailblazer and one of the most important DJs in Accra, Ghana. He's a native of the Ga soil and was born in 1997. DJ Tag is heavily respected in the Apokalypse Night Club and the Rock stone's Office.

DJ Tags presence in the streets of Agbogba caught the attention of DJ Shiwaawa who helped him get his start in radio. When you get put on by DJ Shiwaawa you are destined to be an all time great. DJ Tag was part of the early DJs who toured with the late Ebony Reigns at the early stages of her career, that alone should let music lovers know how important DJ Tag is to Ghana music. He released his first mixtape, 'THE PLUG MIXTAPE Vol 1' around March last year and its available on Audiomack and Boomplay.

DJ Tag doesn't just play or break records, he moves music and helps to shape the sound. DJ Tag tho is a young DJ has enough skills that brings out the best in young artiste. It's not surprising that his Artiste has won the New Artiste Of The Year at the just ended VGMA. He's collaboration with Fameye on stage is amazing and the rapport between the two brings out fireworks anytime Fameye is performing.

It is not surprising that fans all across the country is rooting for DJ Tag to win the Artiste DJ of the year in the upcoming Ghana DJ Awards slated for November 2020.