Mantse Aryeequaye

13 Jan

Mantse Aryequaye Sues Obrafour And Hammer

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Mantse Aryeequaye, the founder of the Chalewote Street Art Festival, has sued rapper Obrafour and music producer Hammer, for allegedly claiming ownership of the ‘Killer Cut Blood’ phrase in the popular ‘Oye Ohene’ song. In a writ of summons issued by an Accra High Court, the complainant, Mantse, had claimed that Obrafour registered the phrase as his own in the U.S in September 2022, without his permission or any rights transfer. He stated that until this development, he did not fault Obrafour and Hammer the producer of the ‘Oye Ohene’ song for adopting his popular 'Killer Cut' phrase derived from his spoken word piece without consent. Mantse said he…

20 Apr

Obrafuor’s $10m Copyright Suit Against Drake: Another Ghanaian Makes Claim For Disputed Soundbite

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A new twist has emerged in the $10 million copyright suit filed by Ghanaian rap legend, Obrafuor against Canadian rapper, Drake. Obrafuor filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York in which he is demanding the said amount from Drake over copyright infringement in his 2022 song 'Calling My Name' off his ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ album. However, in a twist of events, the founder of Chalewote Street Arts Festival Mantse Aryeequaye has claimed the very soundbite on the Obrafuor song that was used by the Grammy Award winning rapper. In a series of tweets, Mantse said he is the…