$pacely<\/a> is no longer at his first try. After nearly 5 years in the collective La M\u00eame Gang and his solo project Fine$$e Or Be Fine$$ed<\/a> <\/em>released in 2019, the rapper has found his place in the Ghanaian rap scene, particularly abundant. With Keanu<\/em>, whose title is inspired by one of his many aliases, he adds a stone to the edifice of his solo career and remains faithful to the guiding principle of his group: to propose the freshest music possible, and represent Accra\u2019s creativity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n On Keanu<\/em>, the day one fans will thus find what made the success of the group and the artist. On tracks like “Rio de Janeiro” or “Paradise”, $pacely masters brilliantly the summery sounds, the bumpy rhythms and the nonchalant flow that he has often proposed to his audience. However, on other tracks, we can see a clear artistic turn towards a darker musicality, inspired by the asakaa sound, the local drill music phenomenon. “Ofr3”, which features the pioneers of the genre Kawabanga and Kwaku DMC, is a good example, or “Easy Come”, whose dark and saturated basses are characteristic of drill music. In terms of bars, the track “Va Bene” should also be pointed out: in addition to $pacely\u2019s verse, it lets us hear a French verse from Togolese artist Green.Nagasaki. With less Afrobeats and more hip-hop, Keanu <\/em>proves that $pacely is a fierce rapper, before being a singer, a musician or an influencer. A reminder for his public, which he dedicates in the video of “Roll Call”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keanu<\/em> <\/a>by $pacely, out now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Listen to Keanu<\/em> in our Pan African Rap playlist on Spotify<\/a> and Deezer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n