December 23, 2024
Chicago 12, Melborne City, USA
My Take

Dear Gen Zs, Ghana Didn’t Start In Year 2000

Esther Smith is getting a lot of media hype lately. As someone who saved to buy each of her first three albums and can boast of being able to sing at least 80% of her songs, I can say for a fact that I have paid enough attention to her career and appreciate what she

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My Take

The Man Who Made God’s Head Big

I had four people in the whole world I wanted to meet one day (meet, not see) they are people I called, my favourite humans from a distance. Michael Jackson, Joseph Hill (Culture), Lord Kenya and Rev. Kusi Berko. I always knew it was going to be quite difficult to realise this dream with MJ

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My Take

Paddle Your Own Canoe

You can’t be rich by following the examples of the rich. When you hear the stories of most of the people who made it big from small beginnings, there’s always a point where you are kept in the dark—and that is where everything changed. How did Despite move from selling cassettes into music production, building

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Timeless

2016, October, inside Flagstaff House, the office of the then Chief of Staff, Hon. Julius Debrah

Julius Debrah: Isaac, who do you think is winning this year’s election? Me: NPP is winning. Even me, it’s not possible for me not to vote for Nana Addo this term. Julius Debrah: You are the one who has told me the truth. I have a feeling Ghanaians won’t keep us beyond the 8 years.

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Timeless

Meet Gloria Sarfo: The Generalist

Acting in TV series is not the same as acting on stage with a live audience; acting on stage with a live audience is not the same as acting in a Kumawood movie; acting in a Kumawood movie is also not the same as acting in a Ghallywood movie. When you look at it this

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My Take

Wodemaya is special- and this is why

At a time when content creation is dominated by scandals, sensationalism, sex and controversy, one person decided to be different and stand out by championing positivity and warmth. Wode Maya, a young Ghanaian content creator, has become an international phenomenon by telling the positives of African story and leaving the negatives for others to feed

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Timeless

Hip Life Greatest 10: Really?

Yesterday, I saw a publication in the Daily Graphic that sought to rank the best rappers of all time in the history of Ghanaian music. I don’t have a problem with any ranking that puts Sarkodie first and Obrafour second. Sarkodie being the best is no longer arguable. However, putting Kwaade ahead of Lord Kenya

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