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Asakaa, or Ghana drill, is the latest hot sound from Africa, following the global success of Afrobeats.

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Each year in the Ghanaian music industry, there are a lot of artistes that emerge. Unfortunately, there are only a few that make it into the limelight. | Pulse Ghana

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+ The style of music now widely known as drill first emerged on the south side of Chicago. It contains a brooding, sinister quality that separates it from other contemporary hip-hop subgenres. The songs aren’t overly complicated — they contain a quick hi-hat and a thick undulating bassline. The real draw comes from its rich emotional texture. Drill would eventually spread from Chicago to London, where it stirred up controversies about youth crime. It was Pop Smoke, from Brooklyn, who ultim...

Yaw Tog breaks down the Ghana drill scene and his career journey for Audiomack.

In 2020, drill music truly became a global commodity. Uniting communities in Europe, America, Australia, Africa, and more, the Chicago-pioneered music style found appeal among a nexus of youth-led hubs in various cities across the world, providing a channel for expression and helping to document their lives under varying social conditions. As drill spread geographically, individual communities have stamped their identities on the sound, leading to a broadening of its thematic and sonic scope. O...

Every year, a new star is born and just like the previous years, new stars were born and infused into the Ghana music scene. There were over 100 of them born this year, but a few stood out with their creative content. See below a set of new industry shot callers: Dead Peepol While Donald Trump and the United States were trying hard to ban Chinese video-sharing app, TikTok, the fast-rising duo found their luck with it. It’s the major social media application that shot t...