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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…

19 Apr

Obrafour Sues Drake For Copyright Infringement

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Ghanaian rapper Obrafour has sued Drake for $10 million for sampling his 2003 remix of "Oye Ohene" on the song "Calling My Name" from his "Honestly Nevermind" album. Obrafour claimed in court documents in New York that the Canadian rapper violated his copyright when he used a portion of his song without his consent and that parties involved in the making of "Calling My Name" have financially benefited from his work. Recall that on June 20, 2022, the God’s Plan rapper Drake stunned his fans with his 'Honestly, Nevermind' and sampled Ghanaian rapper Obrafour's 2003 remix of 'Oye Ohene' on…

23 Nov

Highlife Influenced My Style – Obrafour

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Obrafour has told the media recently his style of music and everything that embodies his musical persona was derived from Highlife. While interacting with Graphic Showbiz, the indigenous rapper who is considered the greatest GH rapper of all time cited the likes of Nana Ampadu, Adofo and the Ramblers as his musical influences and how they set him on the path of greatness. “Growing up, I remember my dad used to have a pile of records of Highlife albums and will play it every Sunday from morning to evening. I used to listen to the likes of Ramblers, Nana Ampadu,…

05 Nov

I’m ready to face you in court – Ayisha Modi tells Obrafour

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The unofficial PRO and die-hard fan of Bhim Nation President Stonebwoy, Ayisha Modi has reacted to the lawsuit filed against her by rapper Obrafour aka Rap Sofo and his management team. Recall some months back, Ayisha appeared on the Delay Show claiming to have invested $45,000 in Obrafour’s ‘Kasiebo’ project without getting a penny back. This issue caused the veteran Ghanaian hiplife musician and rapper to react where he threatened to sue Ayisha Modi. Obrafour after waiting for weeks without getting an apology from Ayisha has decided to take her to the courts for him to seek justice. But Ayisha…

05 Nov

Obrafour sues Aisha Modi, Delay for GHC800,000 over defamatory statements

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Ghanaian hiplife musician Eliot Michael Okyere Darko, known in the showbiz space as Obrafour, is dragging Stonebwoy’s PA, Aisha Modi, and media personality Deloris Frimpong Manso ‘Delay’ and the producers of her show to the Accra High Court over defamatory statements. The “Moesha” hitmaker’s latest action follows some claims made by Aisha Modi on ‘The Delay Show’ a few weeks ago regarding how she sponsored Obrafour’s project and got nothing in return. In the said interview, Aisha Modi claimed that she single-handedly invested an amount of $45,000 into Obrafour’s famous “Kasiebo” album which he dropped a decade ago but got…

30 Sep

Andy Dosty Joins The Kumerica Agenda Claims Obrafour Can’t Compete Rappers From The Movement

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Popular radio presenter, Andy Dosty has indicated that the new wave from the Kumerica movement and their talents might be too much for the legends like Obrafour to compete. During their discussions today in the studios of Hitz FM, Dosty expressed that Obrafour is a legend but he feels the new champs from Kumerica can battle the over two decades, rap god. According to him, the hunger for the new talents to achieve success with their music career makes them stand tall against any rapper in the country. Mr. Logic however defended ‘Rap Sccfo’ that his deep and mature lyrics…