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The Game had a verse on Kanye West's "Crack Music", but it didn't fit the concept Kanye wanted, so it was cut.

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MUSIC FACT EIGHT (8)

Drake graduated from High School at 25, 10 years after dropping out.

Biography of Desmond Kwesi Blackmore (D-Black)

D-BLACK 
(DA GHANA BWOUY)
The multiple award winning Ghanaian musician goes by the birth name Desmond Kwesi Blackmore , better known in showbiz as D-Black (Da Ghana Bwouy), Ghana’s premiere Anglophone hip hop artist. D-black is a music business entrepreneur, executive producer, marketer and movie director. D-Black is acknowledged by his philosophy in life, "PHD", meaning Prayer, Hardwork and Dedication

Early Life
Born in January 12, 1986 in Accra, Ghana to a father, John Derek Blackmore, who was a businessman and a mother who was a public servant. D-Black, nevertheless, grew up in a single parent home. He has a total of nine siblings, eight of whom are half-siblings.
His mother was one that did not really like Hip-hop music being played but he found a way to be introduced to stars like Jadakiss, Nas, Dr. Dre, Notorious B.I.G and Tupac. By High School, D-Black had begun writing his own lyrics and performing them, informally to his schoolmates. When he was in S.H.S, he was kicked out of Pope Johns Senior High School. He used to  run out of school to Accra and record and do other things. He was sacked when he was caught the third time that was like three months before S.S.C.E. With this reason, he registered Nov/Dec as a private student he passed against all the odds.He attended University of Cape Coast (UCC) because of the influence Accra had on him. He was studying Economics at UCC. In the second year, he told his mother his dream of film directing and study music and she asked him to opt for National Film and Televison Institute (NAFTI) instead. He convinced his mother to be transferred to Legon and do Theater Arts.  During the year at home, before coming to Legon  he met Reggie Rockstone and Peer Pressure. After that year he attended University of Ghana, Legon.

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The original title for the Michael Jackson "Thriller" song was "Starlight".

Biography of Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr. (Shatta Wale)

SHATTA WALE
Shatta Wale (formerly Bandana) was born on 17th October 1984 with the name Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr to Charles Mensah Snr and Madam Elsie. He is best known for his controversy in the music industry and the sparked up "Dancehall King" accolade that made news for over a year with other renowned artistes. He is an artiste under the record label Bullhaus Entertainment.

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When Tupac was a child and he would get into trouble, his mother would make him read the New York Times and quiz him on the articles.

Biography of Paul Nuamah Donkor (Jayso)

PAUL NUAMAH DONKOR

(JAYSO)

Paul Nuamah Donkor better known by his stage name Jayso, is a Ghanaian record producer, rapper, singer and sound engineer. He was born on June 1, 1983. He is the CEO and founder of Skillions Records.

Early Life
He had love for classic hip-hop and jazz acts like Tribe Called Quest, Nat King Cole, Das Efx, Frank Sinatra. It was just a matter of time before he developed a fondness for what he heard and decided to follow that same path. In 1999, He worked with his partner Terry Thomas Tetteyfio known as T- Kube when they were both students at the Presbyterian Boys Secondary School, Legon. The growing hip-hop movement in Ghana became a force the day rapper and producer Jayso decided to chart the course.

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Michael Jackson borrowed the Moonwalk from street dancers he saw outside of his hotel.

Biography of Sonnie Badu

SONNIE BADU

Sonnie Badu is a multiple award winning Gospel singer, songwriter, philanthropist due to his love for children and his ownership of an orphanage named "Thy Dwelling Place" and a day-care (Dizney), producer, TV presenter and author of nine best-sellers and owns a clothing line, "The worshipper's garment. He is the most successful gospel musician to emerge out of Ghana in recent years and Africa as a continent. His unique blend of intimate worship and his energetic style of ushering congregations into the presence of God is affecting lives worldwide. Sonnie leaves his audiences stunned and mesmirized emotionally and spiritually. He has a son and a wife named Ann-Mari.

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Kanye West stated he became even more passionate about clothes after his accident "'cause you never know when you're gonna be gone."

Biography of Emmanuel Andrews Samini (Samini)

EMMANUEL ANDREWS SAMINI
(SAMINI)

Emmanuel Andrews Samini A.K.A Samini (formerly as Batman Samini) is a Reggae and Dancehall artiste who was born in Accra, Ghana on 22 December 1981 to   Mr G.A Samini and Theresa Nusala. Samini is from Wa in the Upper West Region of Ghana. His name, Samini literally means 'Rain God' in his native language.He had his basic education at Holy Family Basic School and then continued to St Margaret Mary Senior High School, Dansoman for his secondary education.He has lived in Dansoman from the age of 9 and that was when he discovered the inevitable singing potential in himself. His genre of music is a mixture of high-life, dancehall, reggae and hip-hop. He calls his brand of music as the "African dancehall". Now he is named the 'King of Dancehall' (quite competed) in Ghana.

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Biography of Denning Edem Hotor ( Edem)

DENNING EDEM HOTOR

(EDEM)

Denning Edem Hotor (born 21st May 1986) is a Ghanaian recording hip-hop, hip-life artist and entertainer who performs under the name Edem. According to Hammer of the Last Two who groomed him. He raps in Ewe and is the premier rapper in that language.Edem's uniqueness is in three-fold: language, rhythmic quality and depth of lyrics. . In February 2011, the rapper became a father after the birth of his daughter and is now married to Stacey Osekere.

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Kendrick announced that after he releases his album, him and J. Cole are going to be working on their collaboration album