Hiplife is an ultra-dynamic amalgam of Rap, Hip Hop, Reggae and local musical styles from Ghana. Its creative center is the capital, Accra. Powerful and playful at the same time, this style has become the dominant urban sound in a country where more than 100 different languages and dialects are spoken.
Awesome Tapes From Africa The musicologist, ethnologist, DJ and curator of the Ghana Hiplife evening, Brian Shimkovitz, keeps a blog “Awesome Tapes From Africa”, with which he archives products of West African tape culture and offers background information on political and economic conditions.
Kwaw Kese
With his massive sound and deep, relaxed vocals, Kwaw Kese regularly cleans up at the Ghana Music Awards. His interpretation of Hiplife gathers together all kinds of styles, from Irish Folk to Norwegian Black Metal.
Bradez
The two brothers from the Ghanaian capital Accra have become one of the latest Hiplife sensations, with their original sounds and clever lyrics. They made the breakthrough with their prophetically titled second album “The Breakthru”, which shook up the Ghanaian charts with no fewer than three number one hits.
Sway
This British Hip-Hop icon of Ghanaian extraction adds some extra spice to the line-up for this evening. Sway’s style is not just appreciated by the critics, it wows young people from Brixton to Kaneshie, a suburb of Accra.
Appietus
The extremely creative but also highly competitive Hiplife scene in Accra is agreed on one thing at least: Appietus is a trend-setting and highly respected producer and beat architect whose productive output is legendary.
2010 was an adventurous year for the music industry without a pinch of a salt. Not much needs to be said, Celebrity Publicist, radio and TV presenter, Quame Junior has analyzed the year under review and has thus come out with the following predictions for the 2011 GMAs.
The categories for nominations are yet to be outdoored but inferring from the activities and systematic experiences of past years the following songs and artiste could make the list.In this year’s awards, all musical works produced and or released from December 1, 2009 – November 30, 2010 were presented to the GMA Academy for consideration. The following are my predictions:
1. Gospel Song of the year:
Efunumu ba - Cecilia Marfo
Mma Mma - Florence Obinim/ Princess Ifeoma
Halleluiah – Cee, Isaac And Ampong
2. Hip-Hop Song of the year:
Intoxicated - Richie
Somebody - D Black
My life - Trigmatic
No More kpayor - Asem
3. Reggae Song of the Year
- Valentine – Morris D’Voice
- Thanks And Praise – Iwan
- African Reggae Fever – Rocky Dawuni
4. Best Rapper of the Year
- Okyeame Kwame
- Captain Planet (4×4)
- Asem
- Guru
- Promzy (VIP)
- Paedae (R2Bees)
- Trigmatic
- DBlack
5. Best Male Vocal Performance (Solo/Group)
- Morris D’Voice
- Richie
- Iwan
- Jay Ghartey
- Fresh Prince (4X4)
- Muggees (R2bees)
- SK Blinks
- Trigmatic
- Fritz
6. Best Female Vocal Performance (Solo/Group)
- Cecilia Marfo
- Florence Obinim
- Cee
- Bertha
- Celestine Donkor
- Efyah
7. African Artiste(s) Of the Year
- Bebe Sumtin
- Wande Coal
- Tuface
- P-Square
- Banky W
- MI
- Fally Ipupa
8. Hip Life Song of the Year
- Away – VIP
- African Girls – Castro
- Aha Yede – Nana Boroo
- Wo Bekumi – Dr. Cryme
- Wengeze - Eazzy
- Sweet Mistake – Samini
- Azingele – Rough N Smooth
9. High Life Song of the Year
- Forever – Becca
- Dzata Bi – Adane Best
- Meda Enda – Bless
- Daddy - Kofi B
10. Instrumental of the Year
- Nacy
- Richie
- Kaywa
- Appietus
11. Most Popular Song of the Year
- Away – VIP
- No More Kpayor – Asem
- I Think I Like Am – VIP
- African Girls – Castro
- Efunumu Ba – Cecilia Marfo
- Halleluiah – Cee/Isaac/Ampong
- Wengeze – Eazzy
- Sweet Mistake – Samini
- My Life – Trigmatic
- Miss Doctor – 4X4
- Aha Yede – Nana Boroo
12. Afro-Pop Song of the Year
- I Think I Like Am – VIP
- My Lady – Jay Ghartey
- Lagos To Vienna – KNii Lante
- Wengeze - Eazzy
13. Artiste(s) of the Year
- VIP
- Richie
- Asem
- Nana Boroo
- Castro
- Becca
- Eazzy
- Trigmatic
- Tinny
- Cecilia Marfo
- D Black
14. Hip Life/Hip Hop Artiste(s) of the Year
- VIP
- Asem
- Ayigbe Edem
- Castro
- Nana Boroo
- Eazzy
- DBlack
- R2Bees
- Trigmatic
- Richie
15. High Life Artiste(s) of the Year
- Becca
- Amakye Dede
- Adane Best
- Gyedu Blay Ambolley
16. Gospel Artiste(s) of the Year
- Cecilia Marfo
- No Tribe
- Cee/Isaac/Ampong
- Florence Obinim
17. Discovery of the Year
- Morris D’Voice
- Iwan
- Jay Ghartey
- DBlack
- Nana Boroo
- Eazzy
- Zigi
- Dr. Cryme
- Trigmatic
18. Best Collaboration of the Year
- African Girls – Castro/Asamoah Gyan
- Aha Yede – Nana Boroo/SK Blinks
- Get On Da Dance Floor – DBlack/Dr. Cryme
- Kiss Your Hand – R2bees/Wande Coal
- Intoxicated – Richie/Sway
- Tempo – Samini/Muggees
- Trigger – Samini/Ghetto KB
- Shokoli – Echo/Iwan
19. Album of the Year
- Progress – VIP
- Twinkle – Eazzy
- My Time – Iwan
- C.E.O – Samini
- U.K.N.R. – Richie
- Music, Love & Life – DBlack
- Permanent Stains – Trigmatic
- Reggiestration – Reggie Rockstone
20. Producer of the Year
- Richie – Lynx Entertainmen
- Paradise Entertainment
- Bullhaus Entertainment
- Samini Music
- King Bling
- Black Avenue Muzik
22. Record of the Year
- Valentine – Morris D’Voice
- My Lady – Jay Ghartey
- Yaaro – Richie
- Female friend - Reggie Rockstone
23. Best Music Video of the Year
- I Think I Like Am – VIP
- Aha Yede – Nana Boroo
- Wengeze – Eazzy
- Get On Da Dance Floor – DBlack
- Somebody – DBlack
- Intoxicated – Richie
- My Life – Trigmatic
- Sweet Mistake – Samini
24. Song Writer of the Year
- Shame On You – Okyeame Kwame
- Somebody – DBlack
- My Life – Trigmatic
- My Lady – Jay Ghartey
- Yaaro - Richie
