From the opening words of ‘Ghost’, you know this is a part of X.O Senavoe you’ve never heard before.
Rapper X.O Senavoe has released a new single
titled ‘Ghost’. From the opening words of ‘Ghost’,
you know this is a part of X.O Senavoe you’ve never
heard before.
“Drowning all my sorrows in this vodka, having a ball, wondering when you’ll grow one/I been hearing that you f****rs wanna show out, oh boy, click click on my shot gun”.
If you think that was an incredible start, you should wait until the end. ‘Ghost’ is everything you wanted X.O to be – fearless, bravado-spilling, multi-bar-lacing, and all with effortless delivery, as he lays claim to being one of the greatest African rappers ... ever.
Among many things, ‘Ghost’ is X.O’s indictment of the idea that Africans need to rap in a particular way, or language or tongue, to be considered among the “greatest”.
His ability to do so seamlessly is matched by the irony he points out in his lyrics: “Sorry, I forgot, I’m from Africa right, so I gotta spit something we relate to, like how, if I rap in English, even if, I’m the greatest ever – they no go rate you”.
Produced by Gafacci, ‘Ghost’ is laced on a hard-hitting symphony of bass, 808s, synths, and high-hats which provide the perfect canvass for X.O’s re-emergence. The hook, which is in Twi and translates to “one who’s ghost refuses to agree that you’re dead” is simply eery, and befits the song title.
But the ante is upped when X.O, who represented Nigeria in the BET cypher, flexes his linguistic muscle rapping in Fante, and both Asante and Akuapem Twi for the first time ever.
Listen and download.
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