Identified as the King of GH-Rap and an African Hip-Hop Star, he goes by the
birth name Desmond Kwesi Blackmore , better known in showbiz circles as
D-Black, Ghana•s premiere Anglophone hip hop artist.
D-black is a music business entrepreneur, executive producer and multiple award-
winning Anglophone hip hop artist from Ghana.
Outside of making music, he runs his own marketing / advertising / events firm
“Black Avenue Works†that specializes in corporate & social events, product / brand
marketing and advertising . There are subsidiaries of Black Avenue Works ,
namely “Black Avenue Muzik†and “Black Avenue Filmsâ€.
Black Avenue Muzik is an Independent Record Label and Distribution outlet based
in Ghana. Black Avenue Muzik is distributed internationally by Sony Music
via Rockstar 4000.
D-Black da Ghana Bwouy released his debut solo album titled 'Music, Love &
Life' on the 24th of September 2010 on his Black Avenue Muzik Label &
Rockstar 4000 / Sony Music Entertainment. The Album•s first single „Somebody• was officially released on the 2nd of May 2010 with it•s video premiered exclusively all around Africa in July. The song “Somebody†made it into the Ghanaian top 10 Charts on 9 Radio stations around the country barely 3 weeks after its release.
Following the huge success of his first single, D-Black followed up in
September with an even bigger record “Get on da dance floor†ft. Dr. Cryme.
This club banger true to its title hit the dance floors heavy all around the
country and Africa almost immediatly. An award winning video for this
banger of a tune was released in November 2010 with a follow up remix to
the song released in February 2011 where D-Black featured Nigeria•s Ice
Prince & Kel, South Africa•s HHP, Efya and Dr. Cryme from Ghana.
Keeping the appetite of D-Black•s fans still whet, he released the video for a
grimey non-commercial hiphop track off his album “Believe†for the hiphop
D-Black fans even before dropping the video for club banger “Get on da
dancefloorâ€. The Official music video for the third single off D-Black•s “Music, Love and Life†album titled “Asabone†which means Dirty Dancing dropped on the 1st of
May 2011.
D-Black recently in June released two singles off his upcoming sophomore
album set for release in March 2012. The Two songs titled “Ma Me Five†and
“My Kinda Girl†ft. Sarkodie are creating a huge buzz around Africa now.