E.L. grew up in Dansoman, Accra. His interest in music production began at a young age. He started rapping in JSS (Martin de Porres School and Jack and Jill Secondary School), was making beats by Senior Secondary School (Presbyterian Boys Secondary School), and often skipped classes at university to record songs in his bedroom.
After graduating from the University of Ghana, Legon, and completing his national service year, the young artiste began producing music fulltime. Despite the skepticism of close friends and family, E.L. invested all his funds into building his own recording studio so he could focus on a music career. He developed a musical style fusing R&B, hip-hop and alternative genres.
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In an era when the Ghanaian music scene has been crying out for a flamboyant artiste with the talent and personality to keep tongues wagging and scores of crowds entertained, enters ASEM.
Nana Wiafe Asante Mensah – otherwise known as ASEM – is the star whose music is making waves at the length and breath of the country even before its official release.
ASEM is the youngest of five boys to his parents. It was while sneaking into his family boys' quarters to bond with his brothers as they listened to hip-hop music that he developed a strong passion for music. It was in those surroundings that his desire to grow up to be a master entertainer and lyricist soared to its apogee. This explains his ability to put together mind-boggling lyrics laced with humorous punch lines and gasping metaphors.
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 Abena Yankson’s desire to praise her maker began long ago when her talent was identified in the formative years of her life. By the very tender age of 9, Abena was showcasing her musical talent on the big stage; by that age she had already mastered ‘big stage’ abibi ndwom (a local musical type) performances under the tutelage of her grand auntie.
Her impressive and captivating performances were however limited to Christian programmes and mainly to the official functions (camp meetings) of the Methodist Church in Ajumako circuit.
It is not surprising that abibi ndwom has been cleverly fused with pop rhythms on this album. She was the lead vocalist for a number of singing groups in her hometown, Ampia-Ajumako in the Central Region where she was born and spent the first decade of her life.
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 Kwame Asare Obeng (A-Plus) is a hiplife artiste who seems to take great interest in rapping about politics and social issues.
He released an album, Freedom of Speech I right before the 2000 elections in Ghana. The hit track, "Mesuro mpo na merekeka yi o" talked about how he was afraid of what he was saying and doing but he was still saying it, in the light of democracy as he lambasted politicians.
Another song used Dr. Ephraim Amu's Yen ara asase ni chorus. His style was new and a welcome addition to the hiplife landscape. Other than his political songs, he also has a lot of socially conscious songs, pitting him against the likes of Sidney, Obrafour, etc.
After J.A. Kuffour had taken over the mantle of power from J.J. Rawlings in 2001, he released "Freedom of Speech II" which criticized the wrongdoings of the NPP government and implored them to do better lest they got voted out of power in the next election (2004). The New Patriotic Party won another term in office but it did not prevent A-Pluz from releasing "Agye gon" - analysing the 2004 campaign promises, etc.
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