NaaKay of the Hiplife duo Nkasei who made waves in the Ghanaian music industry with their authentic tune and talent is back again. The hardworking artist who took up rapping from his secondary school days and never looked back, is bent on bringing back the beauty in Ghanaian music. NaaKay believes every youth must dare to do a lot when they have the energy hence as a preacher who follows his own words, he has decided not to sleep after producing hits after hits but to do more for the generations yet to come. This time, he has decided to do it solo and under the brand, Afro Yesus

According to the talented artist, the change of name was necessitated when he had a spiritual experience which changed his entire perception on life. Thus, he has decided to inculcate these changes in his come back. Afro Yesus as he is known now believes that names have purpose thus, he had to change his name to reflect his purpose for coming back and doing music again and by far, demonstrating what he represents. He further explained that, Afro represents his African background and the Yesus which is from Yesu, represents someone who is enlightened.

Afro Yesus stated that, he is currently working on a 25-track album which will be released in the third quarter of next year. However, an EP will be released in January to deal with the long wait. The EP according to him will go a long way to throw more light on the differences between Naakay of Nkasei and Afro Yesus.

He heightened the delight of his fans by assuring them to expect a lot of good vibes and positive energy in his music. He outlined that he will release songs that deal with hardship in our everyday lives, as humans; and soulful lyrics that touches the deeper core of who we really are.

The artist hail from Elmina in the central region of Ghana and had his tertiary education at Takoradi Polytechnic where he had his HND in accounting. It is worth noting that the talented artist once taught at the Harvard College laying emphasis to his versatility as a person.

Afro Yesus (Then NaaKay) along with his longtime partner, shy produced amazing albums under Nkasei such as “Bisa”, “Nsenkyireni” and “Action”. These albums saw the duo, trending on all available spaces in the country. Their songs remain relevant and a  good source of entertainment even till date.  Songs like ‘Nkuro Eduro’, ‘Alogo Springi’,’Shake your Wele Wele Wele’, “Monkey”, “Eko Mamo” and “Ashesh3” and “Tuobodom” are still fresh in the minds of fans even after decades. This goes a long way to explain the nature and quality of songs Afro Yesus is capable of putting together.

The award winning artist is definitely an amazing artist to look out for especially with his renewed determination to do more.

Police Have Arrested Charles Nii Armah Mensah Populary Known as Shatta Wale.

A statement published by the Ghana Police Service reads:

After we publicly declared him and one other person wanted, the suspect, Shatta Wale, turned himself in today Tuesday 19th October, 2021, at 8.59pm.

He has been arrested to assist the Police in investigations for his alleged involvement in the creation and circulation of information intended to cause fear and panic.

As stated in previous statements, the public is advised to desist from publishing false information, capable of disturbing the peace of the country or risk being arrested and prosecuted.

Two in Police Custody for Spreading False Information in Connection with Alleged Gunshot Attack on Shatta Wale. A statement released by the Ghana Police Service read:

The Police have today, 19th October, 2021, arrested Kojo Owusu Koranteng, also known as Nana Dope and Eric Venator, alias Gangee, for allegedly spreading false information with the intention to cause fear and panic.
The arrest of the suspects is in response to the alleged circulation of false claims on the alleged gunshot attack on Shatta Wale.
Preliminary investigations by the Police reveal the widely reported gunshot attack on Shatta Wale yesterday Monday, 18th October, 2021 was a hoax.
Shatta Wale and one other person popularly referred to as ‘Deportee’ are currently being pursued for their possible involvement and knowledge of the circulation of false information with the intention to cause fear and panic.
No one will be spared if Police investigations point to their possible criminal culpability in this matter.
We want to caution any individual or group to desist from making false claims and engaging in acts, capable of disturbing the peace of the country because the law will come after you.

The Ghana Police service has announced that comedian Funny Face is in their custody for allegedly threatening some individuals.

The service made this announcement via their social media outlets saying:

“Funny Face in Police Custody for Allegedly Threatening Some Individuals. The Police have today, Monday, 18th October, 2021, at 10:14 pm arrested Benson Nana Yaw Oduro Boateng, popularly known as Funny Face for allegedly threatening certain individuals via some Social Media platforms. Due to the history of the suspect, the police shall submit Benson Nana Yaw Oduro Boateng to the court for an order for psychiatric examination, to determine the next line of investigative action.”

Funny Face in Police Custody for Allegedly Threatening Some Individuals.

The Police have today, Monday, 18th October, 2021, at 10:14 pm arrested Benson Nana Yaw Oduro Boateng, popularly known as Funny Face for allegedly threatening certain individuals via pic.twitter.com/fOu7ltKu2A

— Ghana Police Service (@GhPoliceService) October 18, 2021

Multi-award winning rapper Gilbert Bani known as A-Q in the music circles, has scooped up two nominations at the 2021 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMAs). A-Q has been honored with nominations for Best African Rapper/Lyricist as well as Best Artist Duo or Group in African Hip Hop with Chike.

Celebrating musical excellence and creativity across the continent, the All African Music Awards will once again exhibit the multi-faceted and rich cultural diversity of African music.

“Thank you to everyone that has voted and will vote, Let us bring this home,” expresses A-Q.

Stream/Download GOLDEN here:  https://africori.to/golden

A-Q’s latest offering Golden was released in May 2021 this to a critical claim and followed in the step of his 2020 album God’s Engineering.

With his highly impeccable penmanship and hunger to continually push the envelope a lot can be expected from A-Q going forward. With another project earmarked to drop in the last quarter of the year.

To vote for A-Q visit http://afrima.org . Voting ends November 20^th.  

Connect with A-Q:

Facebook:  A-Q Nigeria’s most creative rapper (https://www.facebook.com/ThisisAQ/)

Twitter: @thisisAQ

Instagram: @thisisaq

YouTube: https://youtu.be/EOqvtqkO9Hc

Album: https://africori.to/golden

Mona Montrage aka Hajia4Real/ Mona4Real has received her first music award at the just ended Ghana Music Awards UK. She won the nod for Uncovered Artist of The Year.

Even though she came to the music scene not long ago, Hajia4Real has proven she is in to stay. She has so far released 4 songs and it has more than 100k views on YouTube and all music platforms.

Performing at the Ghana Music UK awards were acts like Medikal, Irene Logan, Jackie, Kofi Jamar, Hajia4Real and many more.

Hajia4Real surprised the audience with her  stage performance. For someone who is still young in the music industry, she really did well to win hearts.