Ghanaian hip hop music hit international standards and blew up locally when this young man came on the scene in late 2008. Starting off as a duo with Kwaku-t with their singles Move and Breathe off their mixtape album ‘Target Practice’ 3 years ago. Starting off rapping in the English language only and pursuing a degree in BFA Theatre Arts (Directing) and Music at the University of Ghana, Legon at the same time, the journey begun for D-Black years ago but little did we know the young man had only just started.
2010 saw the young mc and entrepreneur D-Black go solo and win numerous awards and nominations off his debut solo ‘Music, Love & Life’ album. From holding the Ghanaian hip hop flag high up at the 2009, 2010 & 2011 Channel O Awards nominated for Best Hip hop video of the Year, African Video of the year, Best West African Video to winning the Ghana Music Awards first ever Hip hop song of the year award with his 2011 hit joint ‘Get on the dancefloor’ at the last Ghana Music Awards festival to being nominated at the 2011 BET Awards in the United States of America for Best African Act plus over 26 other award nominations and wins.
Hands down Ghana’s most successful hip hop act, his just ended ‘Yes Boss Tour’ took him round the entire country and saw him sell out stadia and auditoriums in all 10 regions of Ghana. Making history as headlining the first ever Ghanaian hip hop tour successfully he’s now armed with hit songs stemming from his three year career from Breathe & Move, Somebody ft. Kwabena Kwabena, Get on da dancefloor, Ma Me Five, Asabone, the club banger ‘My Kinda Girl’ ft. Sarkodie to his new singles ‘Change Your Life’ ft. E.L & ‘Falling’ ft. Nigeria’s ‘Mo'Cheddah’, the multiple award winning D-Black once again hits the road on his second tour, this time dubbed the ‘D-Black Live in SHS Tour’.
Kicking off on Saturday 3rd March D-Black is set to electrify the stages in 5 regions, 5 cities, 5 High schools hip hop style under the theme of Drug Abuse Awareness.
Aimed at reaching the masses under the age of 21, D-Black, his Black Avenue Muzik team and NK Studios send a very simple message across to the youth on this tour saying ‘No matter your profession, gender or background, creativity and acceptance should never be influenced by drugs’.
Ghana’s hip hop front man is scheduled to perform in the Western Region, Takoradi (Arch Bishop Porter Girls Sec. School) on March 3rd , in Cape Coast on the 10th of March at the (Aggrey Memorial Secondary School), in the Eastern Region (Akim Oda – Odaso Secondary School) on the 17th of March and hit Kumasi, (St. Loius Senior High School) on the 24th of March and the Volta Region, (Ola Girls Senior High School) on Saturday the 31st of March. All students from sister schools in the various regions are invited to be a part of the ‘D-Black Live in SHS’ experience whenever the team hits your city.
The students will have the opportunity to interact with D-Black via photo shoot and autograph signing sessions as well as be a part of the soon to kick off ‘D-Black ‘My Kinda Girl’ Dance Competition’ running from the 20th of February till the 31st of March and receive also D-Black merchandise as well as ‘Say No To Drugs’ memorabilia.
The D-Black Live in SHS Tour is spearheaded by NK Studios, Mothercare Educational Centre and supported by Black Avenue Muzik and partnered by GTV & Crystal TV.
For more info call Black Avenue Muzik on: 0243-485311 or NK Studios on 0262-029130
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