The Independent (Freetown)
March 21, 2007
Posted to the web March 21, 2007
Ghana has had a man who calls himself a prophet. He is not a prophet who has come to gain converts for the kingdom of heaven but to swell the number of the music world.
Black Prophet was born in Accra , Ghana, in 1977. He says even as a young boy he was always interested in music. His lyrics, which often deal with the suffering of people living on the streets or in ghettos has invoked much support in Ghana. He sings for the poor and marginalized. These are the people who have not been fortunate to be within the circle of influence. Black Prophet has also been inspired by some of reggae's greatest. But like a messiah, he has come to condemn what many feared to do: singing against political corruption, social problems , and many ugly issues that indicate that the beautiful ones are not yet born.
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Black Prophet came up the hard way. After some family problems, he was forced to hit the streets of Accra with his musical mission. He went through a hard time experiencing hunger, criminal activities and fights; basically he experienced the survival of the fittest phenomenon. Many of his lyrics are based on those times and this makes Black Prophet an artist with what on may arguably call a unique style. When the inspiration came to start his music mission , he and friends in Accra formed a band called 'Thunder strike".
Stealthily he rose on the music-ranking ladder. He has been especially catapulted to fame through his recent CD entitled 'legal stranger".
In the Netherlands, he met some musicians from a group called 'Herb-a-lize It Sound System" and others from an organisation called 'Black Star Foundation". When he returned from Netherlands he staged several performances.
His album 'Legal Stranger' is expected to hit Sierra Leone soon.
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