GiST
Ends her Working
Relationship With
Black Avenue Muzik
After a year of working together, Black Av-
enue Muzik and rapper Freda Rhymz have
ended their relationship. Even though their
initial contract made room for an exten-
sion, both parties have agreed not to renew
their production and business management
agreement. Born Freda Baffour Awua, Freda
Rhymz made history by emerging the win-
ner of the sixth season of the MTN Hitmaker
music reality show. She is the first female to
win that reality show.
[ Freda RHYMZ ]
March 2018, under our tutelage as an up-
coming act, Freda Rhymz has performed at
numerous concerts…”
After winning the reality show, Black Ave-
nue Muzik, Charterhouse Ghana and MTN
Ghana came into an agreement for the for-
mer to assume production and managerial
role of the artiste. Through intense effort,
Freda Rhymz released three official singles
and music videos between March 2018 and
May 2019 under Black Avenue Muzik.
She released ‘Jammin’ (a Hip-hop/Rap song),
‘I Dey Go’ featuring Kelvyn Boy (an Afrobe-
ats song), and ‘Pay’ featuring D-Black (an
Afrobeats/Hip-hop song)’. Apart from the
songs/videos, the rapper also released two
freestyle music videos within that same pe-
riod and two label singles and music videos
-‘Kokorkor’ and ‘WataBamBum’. Some of the known platforms the rapper
has graced include the 3Music Awards 2018,
Ghana Meets Naija 2018, #FillTheDome
Bhim Concert 2018, Stonebwoy Ashiaman
to the World Concert, 4syte Pent Hall Week
Concert, MTN Festival of 9 Lessons and Car-
ols 2018, MTN Hitmaker 2018 Finale, 3Music
Awards 2019, UPSA 2018 Concert, Island
Rave 2018 and more.
“We have successfully completed an E.P
which will be handed over to her at no ex-
pense as an act of goodwill from the label,”
Black Avenue Muzik said in a statement.
The label added that “After joining us in 2018
and after her first single/video release in “We at the Black Avenue Group wish her the
very best in all her endeavours, her music
career going forward and may the media
continue to give her music and talent the
deserved push,” the label concluded.
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During her stint with the label, Freda Rhymz
received nominations in some awards
schemes including ‘Best Female Act’ at the
Ghana Entertainment Awards 2019 USA and
‘Best Next Rated Act’ at the 2019 edition of
the 3Music Awards.