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Suing Sarkodie Is To ‘Set Example For The Younger Ones To Learn From It’ – Mark Okraku Mantey

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Mark Okraku Mantey, CEO of Slip Music, has revealed that his impending lawsuit against Sarkodie for copyright infringement is to serve as a lesson to up and coming artists about the dangers of copyright infringement.

In other words, he is using the top rapper in the country as a scapegoat to teach others some lessons on what they need to avoid doing.

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Mark Okraku Mantey To Sue Sarkodie For Cover Of Daasebre Gyamemah’s ‘Kokooko’

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Mark Okraku Mantey has revealed plans to sue rapper Sarkodie for his tribute cover of the late Daasebre Gyamenah’s single ‘Kokooko’.

Sarkodie, a few days ago, released the song, featuring Akwaboah, as a sort of tribute to the late highlife star. He first performed the single, also with Akwaboah, on Christmas Day during his rapperholic concert.

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Mark Okraku Mantey Crowns Sarkodie As Hiplife King

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okraku-mantey-1_optMusic producer and Hitz 103.9 FM’s manager, Mark Okraku Mantey, on Kwaku Sintim Misah’s show The KSM Show on Metro TV has mentioned that Sarkodie tops all hiplife artistes at present.
When asked to list his top artistes in Ghana, he chose Kwabena Kwabena, Bisa K Dei, Ebo Taylor and Amakye Dede.

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Mzbel Hits Hard At Mark Okraku Mantey: Says He Is A Fool Who Should STFU

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Mzbel

Mzbel is getting into fist fights with everyone these days- and not just war of words but war of filthy words!

After Mark Okraku Mantey suggested that Mzbel used not to complain about terrible things people said about her, but is now doing so  because her songs are not doing well- the ‘Sixteen years’ singer fired back on Instagram.

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Lord Kenya Says He’s Not Interested In Royalties From His Hiplife Songs | Says His Focus Now Is Winning Souls For God

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Lord Kenya

If you thought he was playing around with his new found profession – evangelism – then you got it wrong. Evangelist Kenya, a one-time rap heavy-weight champion and Hiplife artiste has stated that he has no interest in collecting royalties that has accrued from his Hiplife songs; and even if he does, he will give that money to his former manager – Mark Okraku-Mantey.

However, he urged the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO) to give him royalties from his gospel songs.

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Shatta Wale Talks About How Mark Okraku Mantey CHEATED Him + How KOD F**Ked His Nescafe Deal Up + MORE

The Ghanaian music industry is full of vampires—those who claim to be angels but continue to take unfair advantage of upcoming artistes with talent. In a new song titled-My Star Sign, Ghana’s self acclaimed dancehall King-Shatta Wale has taken his fans back to his beginning, talking about how some known names cheated him and f**ked … Read more

Kumi Guitar…The Name on EveryOne’s Lips | He Has Been Here With Us For Many Years—Unnoticed!

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Kumi Guitar-Nana Yaw Kumi

I am amazed as to how quick Ghanaians forget things—perhaps, the rebranding of Nana Yaw Kumi by Mark Okraku Mantey has worked so well that people do not even remember the fact that, Kumi Guitar has ‘always’ been in the industry…

The whole talk and extensive buzz about Kumi Guitar (real name Nana Yaw Kumi) nearly got me confused into thinking that, out of no where a musical ‘revolutionist’ has emerged. To be frank, Nana Yaw Kumi has always loved music but has struggled to get the attention he deserves.

Before I take you back to the early days of Kumi Guitar, let me reveal the ‘obvious secret’—Kumi Guitar was featured in a song by Reggie Zippy some years ago. At the time, he called himself ‘Nightmare’.

Watch Kumi Guitar (Nightmare) in Reggie Zippy’s song-Virgin

Any individual who was at Adisadel College between 2001-2003 will remember the nickname ‘Nightmare’ or the formal name-Nana Yaw Kumi, of Canterbury House.

Full of humour and with great understanding of music, Nana Yaw Kumi thrilled us to great self-composed high life songs almost every weekend during our school Entertainment nights. Sometimes, he challenged himself by taking up rap music and he was really good at that too.

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Reviewing The Entertainment Commentators On Radio | Starting With Peace Fm‘s Entertainment Review

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Socrate Sarfo

I will start this article by quoting myself ‘It is difficult to be a real critic but more difficult to be really criticized…’

Interestingly, Entertainment in Ghana has gained remarkable grounds with many radio stations holding several discourses each week aimed at strengthening the fast developing industry.

Though prominence is mostly given to Music and Movies, occasionally, several sectors of the Art industry is considered—-and those who sit on the ‘talking benches’ seem not to be accountable to anyone.

Today, I’ve decided to hold some of them accountable, the same way they hold others accountable with their sharp and sometimes, rough teeth.

I will look at the popular Entertainment Radio Shows in a sequence, starting with Peace Fm’s Entertainment Review hosted by Kwasi Aboagye…

Now the Host-Kwasi Aboagye 

With many years of radio experience, you cannot really find fault with the presenting structures he throws unto the table each week. When he has a to host interview segments, he pushes the boundaries to ask the hard question, which has in the past abruptly ended some of his interviews—-simply because, it gets tough for the persons at the other side.

On Entertainment Review, Kwasi Aboagye’s primary responsibility centres around being able to hold his panel within reasonable moderation, thereby ensuring they do not stray off the pathway and probably not throw punches at each other—when dissenting.

With a robust approach and strange sense of firmness, Kwasi is able to bring on path when there is an attempted escape. Occasionally, he is forced by his own underlying principles to join the discussions in length, especially when he feels his panel members are losing focus on the substantive issue.

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Photos: Ghana Gospel Industry Awards Nominations/Cocktail Night

The nomination night for the second Ghana Gospel Industry Awards (GGIA) took place last night in Accra. In attendance were veteran and new gospel musicians as well as members of the awards’ various committees. DSP Kofi Sarpong, Bessa Simons, Carlos Sakyi, Mark Okraku Mantey, Rev Thomas Yawson, Rev Mary Ghansah, Prince Tsegah, Selina Boateng, Lady … Read more