Julius Kweku Doh

DID GYEDU BLAY-AMBOLLEY REALLY INVENT RAP?                                                 BY:  J. KWEKU DOH           Gyedu Blay Ambolley invented rap! The response you might get to such a statement might be, you must be joking, or in some parts of the world, who is Gyedu whatever. As incredible as it might sound, Gyedu Blay Ambolley claims to be the inventor of rap. His argument is premised on the fact that, The Guinness Book of Records recognizes The SugarHill Gang, an American rap group as the pioneers of rap music. Rap as we know it today can be traced back to spoken word which was predominant among African-Americans and can be traced back to African music especially West African cultur...

       rapperholic Album Art Sarkodie, hands down; is the leader of the new school, no two ways about that. It wouldn’t be wrong therefore if I referred to his second studio opus, Rapperholic as a modern day hip-life classic. Its lyrical content and production might not match up to a classic such as Obrafuor’s Tofa, however, in this modern day’s hip-life scene where artists only make singles for a name, it is refreshing to know that at least a few still believe in putting together complete, and I mean complete albums. With the release of his landmark debut “Makye”, most people expected the young rapper to get caught up in the sophomore slump that often characterizes the career of most artists after very successful debut efforts. However, Sarkodie proves why he could be regarded as the most prolific among the new breed of hip-life acts. Witty lines, clever wordplay, humor, delivery, braggadocio, and a pack of conversational storytelling, Rapperholic has...