There have been a lot of similarities in various beats we listen to on radio. When a song is played it doesn’t take too long to mention which engineer produced that beat. Before long, the engineer comes in with their signature tunes; like ‘Jay Q’, ‘The Last Two’, ‘Morris Baby Face’, ‘Ro Ro’, ‘Appietus’, ‘Killbeatz’, ‘Kaywa’ and ‘You Know The Name Right’ followed by ‘It’s A Hit’.
It has been an opinion that all too often; sound engineers tend to lose focus and direction after attaining mainstream success. They have been accused of rather sampling their old beats for the next available artistes.
What wasn’t said about Jay Q, Hammer and Appietus as constantly doing the same beat. They were persistently criticized for doing the same beat for more than one artiste.
People were frequently 'on Jay Q’s head' for the reason that they believed his ‘Kpanlogo’ beats were the same as heard in Buk Bak, VIP, Castro and Shilo songs. Most people also think the beats Hammer did for Obrafour were simply a repetition for Kwaw Kese and Tinny with a few changes.
These arguments will forever be there since every engineer has a particular instrument he enjoys using, which makes their beat similar in a way; which also gives them the best beats and enables them to bring the best in them. This is why the xylophone, the shakers, the claps, konkers are heard in every Jay Q’s beat and ‘base’ in Hammer’s instrumentals.
Currently there has been gossip in the media that the brain behind the youngest award winning recording label Lynx Entertainment and the reigning recording engineer of the year- (who is tipped to win the award again this year) is also doing a similar beat for numerous artistes. Similar beats that come to mind are Bradez’ ‘Simple’, Asem’s ‘Pigaro’, VIP’s ‘I Think I Like Am’.
Zigi, who was signed on the Lynx Entertainment with an exposure party at the Aphrodisiac Nite Club, came to the rescue of his boss (Richie), promising to give money to whoever can name songs done by Richie which has the same beat.
“Anybody who tells you Richie’s beats are the same, tell the person to listen to ‘Run Away’, listen to ‘Wengeze’, listen to ‘Pigaro’ and listen to ‘Catch Your Eye’ and tell me the similarities, if the person does that, I will give the person GH¢10,000.00” he said.
It baffles Asem to hear people think Richie’s beats are similar. “You see, when I hear stuff like that it baffles my mind, is it ‘Gologolo’ which sounds like ‘Pigaro’ or is it ‘Woso’ which sounds like ‘Run Away’ or it is ‘Simple’ which sounds like ‘Gimme Blow’ or it is ‘Suuliya’ which sounds like ‘Intoxicated’ or it is ‘Wengeze’ which sounds like ‘Bo Wo Sem Ma Me’.
“In as much as we are creative, at times you can think of an idea of a song, you put it on the radio and you can see the same idea, someone has used it, in as much as we are human beings, there will be certain similarities”.
“Like when you play ‘Simple’ and you play ‘Pigaro’, you get the same similarities but that doesn’t mean it’s the same beat or Richie is not creative enough but maybe because of the feel around that time, Richie wants to create the groove”.
“People don’t get it, there is a groove in town, we don’t just make music, we make grooves, when you go to the clubs, people turn to dance in a certain form so you turn to do music to suit how they dance but you don’t abuse it, that’s is why even after ‘Simple’, ‘Pigaro, ‘I Think I Like Am’, ‘No More Kpayor’ is very different from the other songs”.
Though Asem concurs there are certain similarities in Richie’s beats in songs like ‘Simple’, ‘Pigaro’, ‘I Think I Like Am’. He said they are deliberate; which is to get a groove into the system of the people and see how best they can introduce new things.
“When ‘Simple’ came out and maybe Richie keeps on doing ten songs which sounds the same, then you have the cause to complain. Give me examples of Richie’s song which sounds the same ‘Simple’, ‘Pigaro’, or ‘I Think I Like Am’, you will not find a fourth song, it’s intentional; it’s to get a groove into the system of the people”. Asem ended.
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