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GHANAIAN RAPPER POPE NST
RELEASES NEW ALBUM
“CLASS OF 2023: DELUXE EDITION”
September 15, 2023: Pope Nst is no stranger in Ghana's music scene. He is a young man working to make a difference with his voice and creative songwriting skills. He is doing so much, from rap battles on TV and radio, releasing freestyle videos, to yearly EPs and mixtapes.
 
His latest project—“Class of 2023: Deluxe Edition”—is another version of his first studio album after the release of "Time (Mixtape)" in 2019 and three EPs in subsequent years as an independent artist. The new album will be available after September 26, 2023.
 
Pope is about to graduate from the University of Ghana Medical School. Accordingly, “I was inspired by my classmates to make this album which started in 2020 when I requested for WhatsApp voice notes from my mates. All the songs were born out of my university experience.”
 
The album was produced by Prince “Ipappi Fosu.” This is Pope's second album on the MEII Enterprises (New York City) label.
Pope describes key songs from the
"Class of 2023: Deluxe Edition" album:
UGMS: This is an acronym for University of Ghana Medical School. An idea to write a song for my school came up after our 60th anniversary celebration in March 2022. I chose the highlife genre because I wanted something both alumni and current students can relate to. I have recorded over 50 songs and this is the only one I didn’t rap. So I think it’s special.
Kogara: “Kogara” means “I’m fine" in Kassem, the local language of the people of Navrongo. God is my everything and I am grateful for how far he has brought me. I stayed and studied in Navrongo, a town in the upper east of Ghana, for six trimesters before entering medical school. It was such an adventure and experience, living in the northern part of the country, so far away from home. Pope Nst – Kogara Official Music Video
New Day: Hayford Amenano (a colleague) is on the intro. This track is a great breakfast before work. This is the first song I wrote when I finally got admission to study medicine in Legon. I had to write my high school final exam and medical school entrance exam twice because I didn’t qualify on the first attempt. Anything is possible. Don’t stop. Keep pushing until you hit the target.
You No Be God: Shout-out to Antonia Annoh, my classmate. Her voice note was perfect for the intro. This is a love song, I started on a hard note to capture the needed attention for the message it carries. We should try our best to show love and help one another. As the legend Akwasi Ampofo Adjei said “If you do good, you do for yourself”.”
Korama: Korama describes that special one. It brings the goodness of a loved one to life. The song is real, not just fiction. It took me three years to finish it. A few days after I had released my single “I.S Girl” in 2019, I met Korama and Yasmin, classmates, on my way to the library. Korama said she loves my music and even plays it to her mom, so I should use her name in one of my songs. Funny enough, I wrote a song for her in 2020. I didn’t like it. I recorded another one in 2021 and I didn’t like it either. Finally, I conceived this piece for her in 2022. I hope she enjoys it. Pope Nst – Korama Official Music Video
“Class of 2023: Deluxe Edition” (MEII Enterprises 2023)
can be found on digital platforms worldwide
after September 26, 2023.
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