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The Jaded Renegade

Ameyaw Debrah "The Jaded Renegade" says it as it is!!!

Kwadea returns with new album, new look and new nameSeptember 26 2009

After four years in the musical wilderness and countless rumors of insanity, hip life star, Okomfo Kwadea is back in a big way!

Ahead of his October 3 comeback concert to launch his new album, which is appropriately titled ‘Mea Me Nie’ (meaning this is me), the rapper and OM Studios have embarked on some heavy media blitz. This includes the premiering of the video to the title track on the various local TV stations and granting of interviews to the press. The video basically talks about his return and all the rumors surrounding his hiatus. As usual very unapologetic in his lyrics and style, the track has generated a lot of excitement all over the country.

In an interview with TV Africa Dzifa Nkansa, Kwadea said he is back to change the hiplife game which had taken an unfortunate turn in his absence. He said his new album shows a lot of growth and versatility and is packed with many surprises for his fans. He promised to deliver exciting performances at the Accra Conference Centre on October 3, adding that all the rumors and bad press had not taken away any of his energy.

Kwadea now spots a new-look with his low haircut but says h

Bronx Princess: A journey to GhanaSeptember 23 2009

Every now and then, some Ghanaian parents living abroad would send their notorious kids to families in Ghana for some good old Ghanaian parenting aimed at reforming them. A similar captivating tale is told of a 17-year-old teenager's journey as she leaves behind her mother in New York City to reunite with her father in the award winning documentary, ‘Bronx Princess’.

Rocky Otoo is the Bronx-bred teenage daughter of Ghanaian parents, and she's no pushover. She is a sassy high-achiever bound for college. With freedom in sight, Rocky rebels against her mother's rules. When their relationship reaches a breaking point, Rocky flees to her father, a chief in Ghana. What follows is captured in Bronx Princess, a tumultuous coming-of-age story set in a homeland both familiar and strange.

By confronting her immigrant parents' ideas of adulthood, Rocky reconciles her African heritage with her dream of independence. Her precocious — and very American — ideas of a successful, independent life conflict with her father's traditional African values. Reconciling her dual legacies becomes an unexpected chapter in this unforgettable young woman's education.

Filmmakers Yoni Brook and Musa Syeed met a 17-year old Otoo in 2008, at her mother’s beauty supply shop in Mount Eden. The high school senior was set to graduate, and then visit her father in Ghana. In an interview with Otoo, she revealed …“I hadn’t seen my dad in two years. Yoni and Musa thought it was an amazing story. They found me at school the next day and asked to shoot a documentary.”

Otoo is a bright and outgoing young woman. She’d recently landed a role in the school musical and agreed to the documentary plan. “I thought it would be an amazing opportunity,” Otoo said. “It was glamorous.” Brook and Syeed trailed Otoo, cameras in hand. “It was unscripted,” she said. “I walked and talked. The cameras followed me. Eventually, I forgot that the cameras were there.”

Blitz Blitz the Ambassador Scores 'Bronx Princess'September 23 2009

Blitz The Ambassador composed the score for the PBS documentary 'Bronx Princess' which recently aired on the network. EST. The film spotlights a Bronx-bred teenager, Rocky Otoo, who leaves her mother in New York City to reunite with her father, a chief in her native Ghana. Many analysts believe the new album from Blitz, 'Stereotype' is one of the best rap albums of the year!

"I related to Bronx Princess because it's about a young Ghanaian-American who's trying to reconcile her growth in America with her family experiences in Ghana. So, one thing that was really important in writing and composing this score was trying to capture that authentic sound and do it how it is done back home," Blitz says.


Born and raised in Accra, Ghana, Blitz the Ambassador grew up to the sounds of Afro-Beat, Highlife, Jazz, and Motown. But when his older brother introduced him to Public Enemy's classic album, It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, as a young boy, he was changed forever. “I had never heard young Black people express themselves in that way before,” recalls Blitz.

After moving to the U.S. to attend college, Blitz con

The Ghana MTV Africa Music Awards ExperienceSeptember 19 2009

Although Ghana isn’t really in contention for any major awards yet again in the MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs), the country is not going to be left out of the experience entirely. We still stand a chance to grab some laurels in Nairobi come, October 10.

To start with, Africa’s Dancehall King, Samini for the second year running has been nominated in the Best Performer category. Again he faces stiff competition from some of the best Africa has to offer, including P-Square, D’Banj, Nameless, and Blu 3. To increase Samini’s chances of winning this one for Ghana, text ‘BP SAMINI’ to short code 6262 via your phones. Or vote online at www.mama.mtvbase.com or mtvmama.mobi.

In the Listeners’ Choice category, Samini’s hit song ‘My Baby’ will join Kwaw Kesse’s ‘Who Be You featuring Professor Jay’ to battle it out for the radio hit of the year. They are competing with Nigerians Naeto C, P-Square and D’Banj. To vote for Samini text ‘LCD’ to 1773. To vote for Kwaw Kesse text ‘LCC’ to 1773. You could even win a dream holiday for four people to Kenya, staying at Ol Seki Mara Camp and Almanara Beach Resort, so get texting for

Ras Wayo: I am very disappointedSeptember 18 2009