#simplyhiphop

[yoyotinz]

Chale Wote 2016(‪#‎SpiritRobot‬): yoyo tinz ‪#‎RoboSapiens‬ will be stationed inside the Old Kingsway Building in James Town, on Saturday and Sunday, the 20th and the 21st of August.....  cc @accradotalt​

[yoyotinz]

New post- on one major lesson we could all learn from @brightackwerh's @theprizegh win: http://yoyotinz.com/write-ups/bright-ackwerhs-kuenyehia-prize-win-a-lesson/

By: Moshood Balogun

Photos by: naa oyoo quartey, visual octopi

[yoyotinz]

#MusicMonday: Afemakpor (Jinku Remix)

Do you remember 'Afemakpor'-Delasi's ode to his late dad?  If you don't, you can read more about it from our review of the music video here.

Delasi has been journeying around the globe with his Thought Journey album since its release, and is currently up to a lot in his motherland and wherever music takes him. While in Kenya, he collaborated with some dope artists and producers. Today we are happy to share with you a hot banging remix from the talented Kenyan producer Jinku who's ''Amadeyo' EP  (Released via Sofa Lounge Records) made rounds on the internet on prestigious blogs like The Fader.

Here's what Jinku had to say about remixing Afemakpor:

''To be honest I really struggled with this song, and I had almost given up. The original had this really great African sample and without that, I really wondered what I could create. So I tried to recreate that using Delasi's own vocals. I don't know the context of the song, to me it felt like a love song that was trapped in a tribal beat. I just wanted it to be sensual and Delasi's words to be felt more than the beat, so I gave the song more space. I just imagined I was scoring an intimate dance scene between two star crossed lovers''

You can stream and download 'Afemakpor' (Jinku Remix) here, and follow Delasi for more updates on his subsequent thought journeys.

[yoyotinz]

#StreetArt

Stills from the day 2 of “Meeting of Styles” graffiti event !! 

its exciting for us to see Moh, Khali, Deff art, Bright Ackwerh come together with other artists like Ian, BlackBoneGH, Nii Nortey and Scare Crow- after they all met  a graffiti workshop organised by Alliance Française Accra.

The workshop was part of the annual Alliance Française Hip Hop festival in collaboration with yoyo tinz in November. It was headed by international graffiti artist Da cruz, who touched on the need for collaboration and working with time and speed. 

The final day of the event is today. Meet us in James Town when you can, before the sun comes down. 

[yoyotinz]

#GraffitiTinz: Meeting of Styles.

Today, the 6th of May is Day 1 of a three-day graffiti art event to be held inside James Town, Accra. The event, Meeting Of Styles, is put together by a line-up of graffiti artistes known as Ghana Graffiti. This is how they are describing the event:

MEETING OF STYLES is an introductory graffiti art event by the Ghanaian crew Ghana Graffiti. The crew is set to challenge societal defects using street art as a medium to communicate with the citizens of a disturbed biome. Altering physical space with thought-provoking and creative content for social change and aesthetics is the function of the crew even as the members individually address various topics of a changing world. The graffiti crew hopes to be an artistic body of exclusively street artists pushing GHANA beyond corridors.

This one is the introductory Meeting of Styles event, and it ends on Sunday, the 8th of March 2016. You should pass through James Town between today and Sunday to enjoy and engage with graffiti art and artistes and enthusiasts. And of course, yoyo tinz will be around.

For more information, see attached poster, visit the event facebook page, or just enquire with us.

[yoyotinz]

Sarkodie: Take it Back                                                                                    Dir: Alexx Adjei

Ask any Ghanaian who Sarkodie is and they will likely marvel at the question, surely  you don’t need to ask, you should just know. His impact on Ghanaian music can be felt beyond its borders and overseas, arguably, in a league of his own, a cosign from him can do wonders for your career, ask Fanti Van Damme - and he proves this in his latest single critiquing an art form, you can tell he genuinely loves.

Take it back is a retrospective look at the GH Hiphop scene, comparing it to what it looks like now, with visuals to back. The music video starts with a quote; and if you are a film nerd like me you'll know the quote is from a poignant scene in the Matrix, said by lead character Neo - an anagram for One meaning the 'The One' thus in the first few seconds of the video Sark cements his position in the industry.

We then see cuts of a turntable, good old Chuck Taylor's and black and white effects through out the entire video, connotating a nostalgic look at a moment in musical history; especially when he says 'yεn kɔ back to Reggie Rock, yεn kɔ back to Saturday Cypher with DJ Black' referring back to a time when GH Hiphop was in its heyday, suggesting its not so now. The video is littered with both literal and abstract imagery; for example the hour glass when he talks about the lack of cappa when battle rappers of today duke it out, or the faces of Sark's rap idols. The more abstract imagery are the random dancers, who sometimes wear gas mask (don't ask, I don't get it either) or the image of a lion. However, one scene I really like, which is also woven throughout the video is the 'rap battle' scene, where a few rappers are battling it out but only Sark can be heard, cut to a guy wearing a gas mask carrying a sign that says 'weak flow' - suddenly it clicks, he's protesting the current state of rap. I get where Sark is going with this, and he's one of the few who can release a track like this and isn't to be argued with. He takes it upon himself to call out out the so called 'rappers' who he believes are undoing the great work that him and his peers have done while congratulating the few who have kept a standard. You can liken this to the Jay Z Death of Autotune single; moment of silence! Short video, and I like the song more than I do the video but I get it, and that's all that matters. Like Neo, Sark is taking the game back! 3 stars. P.S: So glad he shouts out Kofi Kinaata, y'all sleeping on him. Review by Yoyotinz member Hephzie Twitter: @HephzIsBlessed Blog: http://hephziek.blogspot.co.uk/

[yoyotinz]

#StreetArtSaturday

Since last year GraffArt Ghana have been dedicating graffiti works to the Independence Day of Ghana. This is the work of Rufai and his colleagues during last years independence celebration, on the 6th of March. we found it in our archives and thought it will be a great way to say bye bye to month March . 

Français Depuis l'année dernière Graffart Ghana ont réalisé plusieurs graffiti pour célébrer l'indépendance du Ghana. Ceci est l'oeuvre de Rufai et ses collègues au cours des dernières années de célébration indépendance, le 6 Mars. Nous avons retrouvé ses photos dans nos archives et nous pensions que ce serait une excellente façon de dire au revoir au mois Mars .

[yoyotinz]

Second episode of season two of our ‪#‎gintartinz‬ series. it features @Abladzo_Kwame. The home boy sings about resilience in the face of life's adversaries in a song he calls "Balotelli". Watch.

FRENCH

Deuxième épisode de la deuxième saison de notre série ‪#‎gintartinz‬ avec @Abladzo_Kwame. Il chante sur la résilience face à des adversaires de la vie dans une chanson qu'il a intitulee "Balotelli". Regardez.