THE PERSONAL JOURNAL OF Ikayowusu

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Inspirational

Have you heard? Various Artists - Hamilton:

Alexander Hamilton founded the Federalist Party; he wrote over half of The Federalist Papers; he was a chief aide to George Washington during the Revolutionary War; he e…

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Personal

What is the most effective way to learn?

An old teacher of mine told me a story that stuck with me the rest of my life: A pottery teacher split her class into two halves. To the first half she said, "You will s…

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Journal

Starting A business in Ghana While a Student

If you do manage to get a product that seems to be working and funding, then you'll enter a whole series of new challenges building the company, but don't worry about th…

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Music/Poetry

A REVIEW of E.L’S B.A.R III ALBUM

“It’s not a mixtape; it’s a tradition” raps E.L.. It’s time for the most relevant Hip-Hop mixtape in the country. The VGMA Artiste of the Year presents the thi…

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Steve Jobs

Branding yourself as an artiste in 2016

I Iove Apple even though I still don't own an iPhone after I lost my iPhone 4s. I love Apple because of branding and Steve Jobs. Today in history Apple debuts its iconic…

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Personal

GHANA MUSIC: The revolution will not be televised

So I wrote an article on the new era and someone sent me this mail after he read it. "Dude, you said what I thought but how are we going to know the new era is started o…

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Personal

Let's talk about lyricism in Ghana music

People always say Ghanaians don't care about lyrics and shit but I have never bought into that crap talk. I have had many personal experiences to back my believe. I reme…

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Hello, I’m Ikayowusu.

This is my corner of the internet: a record of what I’m thinking about, learning, and noticing along the way.

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