Rising Ghanaian afro-fusion artist Gyakie teams up with North London’s rap riser JBEE in releasing single Scar

By CityLIfe Arts Writer

Rising Ghanaian afro-fusion artist Gyakie has teamed up with North London’s rap riser JBEE with her newest single Scar having been released last week, April, 2023, and is expected to attract significant interest among music lovers globally.

Scar is a powerful and emotionally charged R&B cut laced with Hip-Hop brought to life by Gyakie’s fierce flow over a Sosa-crafted drill beat featuring JBEE. Gyakie tells the story of a love gone wrong from both sides – hers representing pain, and his centering on doubts and insecurities. 

Scar  features ominous production underscored by heavy 808s with both artists providing hard-hitting lyrics juxtaposed by softer melodies showcased throughout JBEE’s verse.

The juxtaposition on ‘Scar’ continues into the visuals which see Gyakie and JBEE both telling their sides of the love story before coming together in the final scenes with red tones used throughout, representing the love and pain in the story that features throughout ‘Scar’ directed by Craig Capone who has worked with artists such as Headie One, Sarkodie, Chipand Ms Banks on their visuals as well as Romara Blake who is known for her work with EvaLazarus. 

Gyakie has been rising through the ranks since bursting onto the scene with her debut single Love is Pretty in 2019. Since then she has collaborated with the likes of AKA, Diplo, Blaq Jerzee, Major League DJz, and Mayorkun. Her breakout single Forever gained international recognition and has amassed over 150m streams across platforms.

North London’s JBEE is one of the go-to fresh faces in British Rap paving a lane of his own. In 2021 he released 4AM gaining over 77 million streams, going onto currently reaching 3.7million monthly Spotify listeners. It’s no surprise he picked up a MOBO nomination for Best

Newcomer at the end of last year.

Gyakie spoke on working with London’s JBEE says “Working with JBEE brought a different dimension to Scar, for me this was such a great experience to bring our two sounds together to create a deep, yet catchy single that is relatable to audiences across the continents”.

Speaking on the release JBEE said “I was in Ghana for New Year, even though it was the holiday season when Gyakie calls, you answer! We linked up in Ghana and Scar was born. Even though I am London born and raised, I’m Ghanaian myself and I’m so happy we got to collaborate and make this track. I hope the fans love this one seeing two worlds collide!”

The collaborative track provides heart wrenching insight into contemporary relationships laced with authenticity that is sure to resonate with music fans across continents.

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