Mugeez
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Birth name | Rashid Abdul Mugeez |
Born | Tema, Ghana |
Origin | Tema, Ghana |
Genres | Hip hop, Afrobeats, Highlife and Dancehall |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Instrument | Vocal |
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | Extrial Music |
Rashid Abdul Mugeez, professionally known as Mugeez, is a Ghanaian singer and songwriter. Born in Bimbila (Northern region, Ghana), he became known through the influential Afrobeat/Hiplife duo R2Bees (Refuse To Be Broke), which he formed with his cousin Faisal Hakeem (aka Omar Sterling) in 2007. The last album by R2Bees, Site 15,[1] from 2019, made it into the top 10 on the Billboard Chart.[2] He has also worked with Ed Sheeran on Boa Me. In April 2019, Mugeez founded his own record label, Extrial Music,[3] to promote his solo projects as well as up-and-coming artists.[4]
Early life
Rashid Abdul Mugeez developed his love for rap while attending school, which led to him and his cousin forming R2Bees in 2007.[citation needed]The duo released their debut album, Da Revolution, in 2009.[5] A follow-up, Da Revolution II, came in 2012, before the pair were nominated for Best International Act at the 2013 BET Awards.[6] Various R2Bees singles appeared over the next few years, while Mugeez also struck out on his own, featuring on singles with the likes of Criss Waddle, Mr. Eazi, and DJ Breezy.[citation needed] In 2017, he was featured on Fuse ODG's single "Boa Me," alongside Ed Sheeran.[7] The two cousins lived in the same house and also attended the same primary, junior, and senior secondary schools in Tema.[citation needed] Beginning their career early, they started off representing their school in school music contests.[citation needed] This led them to participating in the popular radio competition Kasahare, which they won. Their continuous performance gained them popularity within their community.[8]
Career
2007–2012: Foundation of R2Bees and "Da Revolution" – First Album R2Bees
In 2007, the two cousins officially formed the music duo R2Bees in Ghana. Mugeez is the lead vocalist of R2Bees, while Omar Sterling is the rapper and the CEO of R2Bees Entertainment and KillBeatz's Joseph Addison is R2Bees’ official producer. R2Bees’ lyrics are in Twi and Ghanaian Pidgin English languages and their music is a mixture of Afrobeat and Hiplife, a Ghanaian music style that fuses Ghanaian culture and Hip Hop.
2019: Foundation of Extrial Music
After the Site 15 album featuring Afrobeat artists Wizkid, Burna Boy, King Promise and Kwesi Arthur with tracks like "Over", "Sunshine", "Yesterday" and "My Baby". Mugeez founded his own record label, Extrial Music to promote his own solo projects as well as support up-and-coming artists. Kicking things off, Mugeez released the singles "Regular" with Sarkodie and "Your Number" with Juls and King Promise. Mugeez also signed Tecknikal,[4] an artist from Ghana, as the first artist under his record label. After the foundation of Extrial in April 2019, Mugeez teamed up with DJ Mic Smith and Kwesi Arthur to release the single "Dripping".[9] "Chihuahua"[10] is Mugeez's first solo single in 2020 and was released on March 27th after an exclusive pre-release on Audiomack.[11] On May 8th, 2020, "Six In Da Morning" was released.
Awards and nominations
BET Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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BET Awards 2013 | R2Bees | Best International Act: Africa | Nominated[12] |
Ghana Music Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2015 | R2Bees | Group of the Year[13] | Nominated |
Lobi | Highlife Song of the Year[13] | Nominated | |
Killing me softly | Afro Pop Song of the Year[13] | Nominated | |
2014 | R2Bees | Group of the Year[14] | Won |
Hiplife/ Hip Hop Artist of the Year[15] | Nominated | ||
Artist of the Year[15] | Nominated | ||
"Slow down" | Best Collaboration of the Year[14] | Nominated | |
Vodafone Song of the Year[14] | Nominated | ||
2013 | R2Bees | Artist of the Year[16] | Won |
Hiplife/ Hip Hop Artist of the Year[16] | Won | ||
Group of the Year[16] | Won | ||
Slow down | Best Collaboration of the Year[16] | Won | |
Life | Vodafone Song of the Year[16] | Won | |
"Odo" | Highlife Song of the Year[16] | Won | |
Bayla Trap | Hip Life/Hip Hop Song of the Year[16] | Nominated | |
Odo | Male Vocal Performance[16] | Nominated | |
Mugeez | Song Writer of the Year[16] | Nominated | |
2011 | Kiss your hand | Afro Pop Song of the year[17] | Won |
Collaboration of the Year[18] | Won | ||
R2Bees | Hip pop/Hiplife Artist of the Year[18] | Nominated |
The Headies
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2013 | R2Bees | Best African Artist[19] | — |
2014 | Nominated |
Nigeria Entertainment Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2013 | R2Bees | Western African Artist or Group of the Year | Nominated |
2014 | African Artist of the Year (Non-Nigerian) | Nominated |
Selected videography
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Year | Title | Director | Ref |
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2015 | Makoma | Nana Asihene | [20] |
2015 | Gboza Featuring Davido | Justin Campos of Gorilla Films | [21] |
2016 | Tonight Featuring Wizkid | Sesan Ogunro | [22] |
2017 | Plantain Chips | ThisIsbutta | [23] |
2017 | Over | Unknown | [24] |
2018 | Could This Be Love Featuring Efya | Babs Direction | [25] |
2018 | WE DA VIBE | Justin Campos | [26] |
2018 | SUPA Featuring Wizkid | Babs Direction | [27] |
2018 | Beautiful | Justin Campos | [28] |
2019 | Yesterday | Unknown | [29] |
2019 | Site 13 | David Duncan | [30] |
2019 | Picture Featuring King Promise | Justin Campos | [31] |
2019 | Sunshine | Justin Campos | [32] |
2020 | Yawa Featuring Sarkodie | Jay | [33] |
2020 | Dripping Featuring DJ MicSmith and Kwesi Arthur | Lex McCarthy | [34] |
2020 | Chihuahua | David Duncan | [35] |
2021 | Fine Wine Featuring King Promise and Joeboy | Century Films | [36] |
2021 | Eboso | Six & Jags | [37] |
2022 | Need Your Love Featuring Gyakie | Nimi Hendrix | [38] |
2022 | Another One Featuring Stonebwoy | Justin Campos | [39] |
2022 | Sure Banker | David Duncan | [40] |
References
- ^ "3rd studio album, Site 15". Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Billboard chart". Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Extrial Entertainment". Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Tecknikal joins Extrial". Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Daraloye, Emmanuel (1 December 2021). ""Back 2 Basics": Is R2Bees the New Preacher of Love? - Afrocritik". Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ Writers, Times Staff (30 June 2013). "BET Awards 2013: Complete list of winners". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ Fuse ODG ft. Ed Sheeran & Mugeez - Boa Me (Official Music Video). Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Mugeez bio on AllMusic.com". Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Dripping". Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Chihuahua". Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Audiomack". Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "BET Awards 2013: Complete list of winners". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ a b c "Winners at the 2015 Ghana music awards". 11 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2014 Nominees List Out – Check It Now". Ghana News Report. 2 March 2014. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ a b Victor, Adebayo Adeyemi (4 May 2014). "List of winners at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2014". Ghana Web. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Vodafone Ghana Music Awards winners". Ghana News Report. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ "2011 Ghana Music Awards winners". 9 April 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ^ a b "GMA nomination out". 26 February 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ "Olamide wins big @ Headies 2013 + full list of winners". Vanguard. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ R2Bees - Makoma (Official Video). Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Music Video R2Bees – Gboza feat. Davido". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ "R2Bees – Tonight ft. Wizkid (Official Video)". Hitz Ghana. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "[Video Download]: R2bees – Plantain Chips (Official Video)". Ndwom fie Ghana. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ R2Bees - Over (Official Video). Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ R2Bees - Could This Be Love ft. Efya (Official Video). Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ R2BEES - WE DE VIBE(Official Video). Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ R2bees Ft Wizkid - SUPA (Official Video). Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ R2bees - Beautiful (Official Video). Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ R2Bees - Yesterday (Official Video). Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ R2Bees - Site 15 (Official Video). Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ R2Bees - Picture ft. King Promise (Official Video). Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ R2Bees - Sunshine (Official Video). Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ R2Bees - Yawa (feat. Sarkodie) | Official Video. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Dripping - Dj MicSmith x Mugeez x Kwesi Arthur (Official Video). Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Mugeez - Chihuahua (Official Video). Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ R2Bees - Fine Wine feat. King Promise & Joeboy (Official Music Video). Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ R2Bees - Eboso (Official Music Video). Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ R2Bees - Need Your Love (feat. Gyakie) [Music Video]. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ R2Bees - Another One (feat. Stonebwoy) [Music Video]. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ R2Bees - Sure Banker (Music Video). Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.