Kayso – Your Type No Dey

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Kayso has been making beats for a decade, producing hits for some of Ghana’s most talented artists, ranging from the most commercially successful (Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, Becca, Ice Prince from Nigeria) to the most critically hyped (Wanlov the Kubolor, Wiyaala, Dex Kwasi, Ayat).

At the height of his craft, Kayso has decided to focus on his own music, unleashing Your Type No Dey:

“Your Type No Dey represents a growth for me. For a while I have been producing music for so many artists which has been a good ride but I decided to introduce to the world a different side of me which I felt was not being shown: I can also sing, and I love music that’s chill and energetic at the same time.”

“This EP idea came about when I first made the song “Your Type No Dey” at the Ground Up studio in Tema. it’s an afro-electronic song where I was singing about some girls I have come across in my life and how they are special. I performed it to a few people last year and the response was overwhelming. So I decided to make a whole project inspired by my interactions with people, the way of life of people around me and Ghana as a whole, over beats that have that fresh afro-electronic vibe. And so this is it, “Your Type No Dey” , which means you are special, one of a kind.”

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4X4

4×4 was founded in 2002 after a successful collaboration with hiplife titans Buk Bak. Since then 4X4 have dominated much of the hiplife game, with a string of hits and four highly successful albums.

In 2012, 4×4 truly went international when they joined hands with 8 other African acts including Fally Ipupa and 2Face Idibia to form the ONE8 Supergroup, which recorded the global hit single Hands across the World with international R&B superstar R Kelly.

Their latest album, Waist & Power, contains 3 of the biggest Ghanaian hits of 2011: the title song Waist & Power, Yesi Yesii and more recently Womanizer. The album displays each member’s specific style: Captain Planet raps in four different Ghanaian languages, CoDed adds his ragga/dancehall flavor, and Fresh Prince sings the R&B hooks. Powered by beats by Ghana’s finest engineers, in particular Appietus on the 3 hits mentioned above, the album also features production by Kaywa, JQ, BBryte and Playboi.

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In 2012, 4×4 truly went international when they joined hands with 8 other African acts including Fally Ipupa and 2Face Idibia to form the ONE8 Supergroup, which recorded the global hit single Hands across the World with international R&B superstar R Kelly.

Their latest album, Waist & Power, contains 3 of the biggest Ghanaian hits of 2011: the title song Waist & Power, Yesi Yesii and more recently Womanizer. The album displays each member’s specific style: Captain Planet raps in four different Ghanaian languages, CoDed adds his ragga/dancehall flavor, and Fresh Prince sings the R&B hooks. Powered by beats by Ghana’s finest engineers, in particular Appietus on the 3 hits mentioned above, the album also features production by Kaywa, JQ, BBryte and Playboi.

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