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NO CENSOR EP04 - Richie Mensah Ghana’s Most Influential Music Executive of All Time | Lynx Entertainment
On this episode of NO CENSOR Podcast, the homies pay homage to Richie Mensah of lynx Entertainment, a music legend for his enormous contribution to the Ghana music industry with his midas touch on artist like Asem, Eazzi Baby, Zigi, OJ BLAQ, MzVee, Kuami Eugene and the current artist of the year and the Touch it hit maker KiDi.
Richie is a Ghanaian singer-songwriter and record producer. After producing records for several artists, Richie set up Lynx Entertainment record label and released his debut album All of Me on the label in 2008. He has since then gone on to win several awards both as a singer and record producer and is fast establishing himself as one of the biggest names in the Ghanaian music industry.
He became the first artist signed to the record label. He went on to sign ASEM, OJ Blaq, Irene Logan, Eazzy, Zigi and MzVee as well as producing for and collaborating with Tinny, Okyeame Kwame, VIP, Praye, Bradez, Irene and Jane, Obour, Becca and several other big names in the Ghanaian music industry. He also worked on Originality the third album of Nigerian R&B star Faze. The artistes on the record label have had critical and commercial success with songs such as "Frema", "Pigaro", "Runaway", "Wengeze", "No More Kpayor", "You Say Wey Tin" and "One Gal" with the label winning the "record label of the year" award at the Ghana Music Awards in 2009. In 2010, the artistes on the Lynx Entertainment record label Richie, ASEM, OJ Blaq, Eazzy and Zigi collaborated on Africa's Moment, which was featured on Hello Afrika, Sony Music's release in conjunction with the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The song was also featured in the Vodafone advert that staged the first ever flashmob in West Africa. Lynx Entertainment released Back 2 Zero in July 2011. The album featured all the artistes on the record label as well as several renowned Ghanaian musicians such as Gyedu Blay-Ambolley, Tinny, V.I.P, Okyeame Kwame, Efya, Trigmatic, Sonni Balli, EL, Jael Wiafe, Ayigbe Edem and Iwan.
In January 2017, Richie was appointed Director of Music and Industry Standards by the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) to work with MUSIGA's newly established Membership and Business Development Office and lead on their industry standardization efforts.
Production discography (this includes the following)
¥ Adina – Why
¥ Adina – Araba album (produced 9 of the songs on the album)
¥ Afriyie (Wutah) – Love of My Life
¥ Asem – Give Me Blow
¥ Asem – Pigaro
¥ Asem – No More Kpayor
¥ Asem – Manager
¥ Asem – School Dey Be
¥ Asem ft Sway – Suuliya
¥ Asem – 2010 Fylla
¥ Asem ft VIP – Ebi Your Own
¥ Becca ft Samini – Fire
¥ Black Prophet ft Asem – Behave
¥ Bradez – Simple
¥ Chase – Finally
¥ Chase ft Efya – Give Me Your Heart
¥ D3 – Good Girls Gone Bad
¥ Dela ft Asem and Richie – Got Me Bound
¥ Eazzy – Bo Wonsem Mame
¥ Eazzy – Wengeze
¥ Eazzy ft Richie – One Gal
¥ Eazzy ft Jupitar – Gogo wind
¥ Echo ft Tinny – Golo Golo
¥ Efya – Little Things
¥ Efya – Best in Me
¥ Irene – Runaway
¥ Irene – Kabilla
¥ Irene and Jane – Heated Up
¥ Lynx ft Asem, Tinny, Okyeame Kwame, Edem, 5Five – Swagger Like Us
¥ Lynx ft All Stars – Yen Ara Asaase Ni
¥ Lynx ft Asem, Richie, Zigi, Eazzy, Guru – Fire
¥ Jay Ghartey ft Tinny – Go Hard All Day
¥ KiDi – Say You Love Me (co-produced)
¥ KiDi – Say You Love Me skit
¥ KiDi – Thunder (co-produced)
¥ KiDi – For Better For Worse (co-produced)
¥ KiDi ft Adina – One Man
¥ Kuami Eugene – Boom Bang Bang (co-produced)
¥ Kuami Eugene – Ebeyeyie
¥ Kuami Eugene – Heaven
¥ Kuami Eugene – Rockstar
¥ Kuami Eugene – Son of Africa
¥ Kuami Eugene – Show Body
¥ Kuami Eugene ft Eddy Kenzo – Give It To Me
¥ Kwaku T – Kwaku Tutu
¥ Kwaw Kese ft Prof Jay – Who Be You
¥ Lady Prempeh ft Asem n Richie – Odo Yi Wohe
¥ Mimi ft 4x4 – Leave Me Alone
¥ MzVee ft VVIP – Borkor Borkor
¥ MzVee ft Stonebwoy – Natural Girl
¥ MzVee ft Shatta Wale – My Everything
¥ MzVee ft Pappy Kojo – Mensuro Obia
¥ MzVee ft Efya – Abofra
¥ MzVee – Come and See My Moda
¥ Obour ft Okyeame Kwame n Richie – Killing The Game
¥ OJ Blaq ft Asem n 4x4 – Chale Wote
¥ OJ Blaq – Biggie Boy Lover
¥ Okyeame Kwame ft Richie Woso
¥ Praye – Wonkoa
¥ Richie – Frema
¥ Richie – Yaaro
¥ Richie – Changes Faces
¥ Richie ft Asem – When I Get You
¥ Richie ft Adina – London
¥ Richie ft Sway – Intoxicated
¥ Ruff and Smooth – Azingele
¥ Scientific – Africa Unite
¥ Shatta Wale ft MzVee – Dancehall Queen
¥ Stonebwoy – Can't Cool
¥ Stonebwoy ft MzVee – Come Over
¥ Tiffany – Fake London Boy
¥ Tinny – Incomplete
¥ Tinny ft Asem, Richie, Okyeame Kwame – Ringtone
¥ Tinny ft Samini n 2Face – Now You Know
¥ VIP – I Think I Like Am
¥ Zigi – U Say Weytin
¥ Zigi ft Sonniballi – Amanda
¥ Zigi ft Eazzy – Let's Get it Started
Guest from left
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Shot in Hunukane studio here in AbeleMkpe - Accra.
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