Ghanaian rap powerhouse Kweku Smoke links up with Dikoo on “Mmereniho,” the sixth track off his seventh studio album “No Days Off.”
Kweku Smoke builds the record around that conviction. He is not rapping to be discovered anymore. He is rapping knowing people are listening.
Produced by SC4 and Whydah, the track runs just under three minutes. But the concise runtime works in the record’s favour. Both artists say what they need to say and exit cleanly rather than padding the runtime with unnecessary verses. Dikoo’s contribution blends naturally with Kweku Smoke’s gritty delivery throughout. So “Mmereniho” flows as a genuine two-way collaboration rather than a lead rapper with a supporting act filling space.
The record also dropped on the same September 4 date as Black Sherif’s “Sun Sherif” EP – which sparked friendly debates across Ghanaian social media about which project to stream first. But “Mmereniho” holds its own as one of “No Days Off’s” most immediately engaging tracks.
The hard-hitting production and sharp lyricism on this record sit alongside “Powerhouse” with Kwesi Arthur and “Faith” with Lasmid as the collaborative standouts on the whole album.
For Ghanaian hip-hop fans following Kweku Smoke’s journey from “Yedin” with Sarkodie through “kweku Jesus” and now this seventh studio album, “Mmereniho” is the record that confirms the world is finally listening.
Stream “Mmereniho” off “No Days Off” and tell us – is this your favourite track on the album?
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