Private | |
Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | 2006 |
Founder | Ball J "Albert Ayeh-Hanson" |
Headquarters | Accra, Ghana. |
Area served
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Africa |
Divisions | 36 Men |
Website | Official website |
Nu Afrika Records |
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Nu Afrika Records, LLC is a Ghanaian entertainment company established by rapper/record producer Ball J. The company is located at Spintex road, Accra-Ghana. It is a full service entertainment company housing a record label and a video production company called 36 Men. The company has worked with almost all the top music and movie stars in Ghana and across Africa such as Guru, Kwaw Kese, Sarkodie, Patoranking, Castro, Stonebwoy, Stay J, EL, Joey B, Nhyiraba Kojo, R2Bees, Obour, Yaa Pono, Praye, King Ayisoba, Rocky Dawuni, Ben Brako, Kojo Antwi, Hammer, Reggie Rockstone, Eddie Watson, Ingride Alabi, Ivan Quashigah etc.
Nu Afrika Records was founded by Albert Hanson commonly known as Ball J in 2006. For the past 9 to 10 years the company have been producing, recording and managing most of Ghana's prominent Hiplife and Hip hop musicians like Guru, Kwaw Kese, Sarkodie etc. Nu Afrika stands for New (Nu) Africa (Afrika). Most songs produced by Ball J or owned by the record label has the phrase "Take Y'all To Nu Afrika" "This Is Nu Afrika" or "Ball J Beat" or "Ball J, where is my grammy" "Ball J Beat on it", "Oh my Ball J Beat" or "Weiye Ball J Beat (This is Ball J's Beat) in the song. The company is best known in the early 2007 to late 2009 for camping young talented artists such as Ntelabi, Obrekuo, Torgbe, Ivy, Rose, Shao Qan, Asabia, Screech, Frank P, D’LO, Bubbles, Fargo, Guantoahene, Hoodboy and putting them together on a song or mixtapes. Nu Afrika Records pride its self in upgrading African culture and at the same time preserving it through entertainment with their main goal of promoting hip hop made in Ghana (GH Rap) for the global audience and hopes to put Ghana on the world map. In 2011, Nu Afrika records released "Ya Tia Tia" music video which got nominated that same year for best special effect and best hip hop video in the 4syte music video awards.