Colossium Magazine March Issue_2019 | Page 15

[ J. DEROBIE ] N the EmPawa artiste takes West Africa by storm with his new single igerian Afropop star is definitely not waiting till he grows gray hair before giving back to soci- ety. Empawa is indeed a laudable initiative which is not just pro- ducing stars but giving others the opportu- nity to live their dreams. Success is indeed brewed when preparation meets opportuni- ty. Such can be said about the latest Ghanaian music sensation, J.Derobie. From the suburbs of Teshie-Nungua , this music artiste has tak- en West Africa and indeed the entire Africa by surprise with his hit single, Poverty. The single since its release has received massive airplays on radio and TV with a spike on YouTube streams. Social media was not left out of the craze, both fans and music lovers as a whole took to the various platforms to show their love for the hit single with self-recorded sing along videos. It is not surprising that J.Derobie was chosen as part of a group of rising artistes flown to South Africa for a master class music session with the Afropop star, Mr Eazi. J.Derobie is definitely warming the waters as long as his career in music is concerned. Ghana, Africa and the rest of the world is patiently waiting for his take over. Popcaan collaborates with J.Derobie for a remix ver- sion of the Ghanaian danchall act’s hit single; Poverty. Popcaan shared a video of him on social media singing along to his verse on the song. Fans of both artistes have highly anticipated the release since the news broke out. Check out Popcaan’s instragram page for more up- date: @popcaanmusic 15 | Colossium . March 2019