AAKAOD in association with Ohenemedia Production
presents an upcoming rap fictional biopic titled ‘Dreams & Hiphop’ a
musical adventure.
The movie
revolves around Cabum, a young rapper who has ambitions of following his
father’s footsteps to be a musician. The young rapper arrives in Accra, the
capital where music keep breaking boundaries to seek his fortunes, joining his
old friends Cabum embarks on a journey that will change his life.
The film
features 15 songs from various artistes most of which are written, produced,
arranged and performed by rapper producer Cabum. It also features cameos from
various industry personalities.
‘Dreams
& HipHop’ is expected to be released on August26; the making of the movie
reportedly lasted for a duration of 10months, with the cast and crew working
off and on, offering their free time and services to complete shooting and post
production.
Directed by
renowned director, Abraham Ohene-Djan, 'Dreams & Hip-Hop' was shot with
little or no budget, in-between commercial productions using available
resources.
Using the
Bollywood melodrama concept as a reference, the film was originally conceived
as a new promotional tool for artistes on the OM Music label including Cabum,
Tijani Pepe, Luther, K’ Danso and Ken Ayie.
The story
subtly blends comedy drama and music to deliver its narrative, though a
fictitious story, the characters use their real names.
The Plot:
As a young
child, Cabum only dreamt of being like his absent father who was a musician. As
a young man though, he ended up being a mechanic. Having lived his whole life
in Kumasi, Cabum had made attempts to break into the music industry but had failed.
Now In his
mid-twenties, He decides to move to Accra to join his friends to give it a last
shot at becoming a musician.
He arrives
in Accra and is immediately baptized by the hardship of city life. Joining his
friends, he begins his journey that gets him entangled in drugs and fake
pastors.
Credit:
GeorgeBritton.com
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