{"id":1259742,"date":"2022-11-29T19:10:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T19:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/29\/m-anifest-announces-kookusi-as-winner-of-mycleanandpure-challenge-ahead-of-manifestivities\/"},"modified":"2022-11-29T19:10:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T19:10:19","slug":"m-anifest-announces-kookusi-as-winner-of-mycleanandpure-challenge-ahead-of-manifestivities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/29\/m-anifest-announces-kookusi-as-winner-of-mycleanandpure-challenge-ahead-of-manifestivities\/","title":{"rendered":"M.anifest announces KooKusi as winner of #MyCleanAndPure challenge ahead of Manifestivities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1669749019_887_WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-17-at-10.54.01-AM1-1024x770.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>Budding Ghanaian rapper, KooKusi, has emerged winner of a contest organised by award-winning musician M.anifest.<\/p>\n<p>The contest dubbed #MyCleanAndPure challenge was to help celebrate new acts with impressive talent.<\/p>\n<p>The criteria was simple, a creative remix of his \u2018Clean and Pure\u2019 hit off his \u2018Madina To The Universe\u2019 album featuring Patoranking.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Got melodies or bars? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Duet?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Duet<\/a> with me on this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GenNext?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#GenNext<\/a> open verse. Winner will be paid to perform @ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/manifestivities22?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#manifestivities22<\/a> on Dec 18\ud83d\ude80<\/p>\n<p>Tag me &#038; hashtag <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MyCleanAndPure?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MyCleanAndPure<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/manifestivities22?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#manifestivities22<\/a>. Submit your entry by Nov 20th. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nT3Lsbo7uG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/nT3Lsbo7uG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 M.anifest \u2013 Madina to the Universe (@manifestive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/manifestive\/status\/1591864752518885376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Many came through with their renditions attached to the duet template provided by M.anifest.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, M.anifest announced the line-up for his December 18 festival.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"LoBv6tAXAVY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KooKusi wins M.anifest\u2019s #MyCleanAndPure challenge, set to perform at Manifestivities\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LoBv6tAXAVY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>At the press conference, he also drew the curtain on the #MyCleanAndPure, naming KooKusi\u2019s entry as the ultimate winner.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Reflect, write, record, shoot your own video, animate lyrics in post-production yourself, and get the hardest step was the patience part\ud83d\ude02<br \/>Couldn\u2019t wait kakra mpo .<br \/>With your retweet i might make the cut nti y\u025b me show wai \ud83e\udd32\ud83c\udffe<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MyCleanAndPure?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MyCleanAndPure<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/manifestivities22?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#manifestivities22<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UxYMBTQOA3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/UxYMBTQOA3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 #5foot3 (@Kookusi_Jnr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kookusi_Jnr\/status\/1592565888137297921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>KooKusi, known outside music circles as Kofi Kusi-Boadum will be sharing the stage with the likes of Kwesi Arthur, Gyakie among others.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-myjoyonline-com wp-block-embed-myjoyonline-com\"\/>\n<p>The rapper cum pharmacist will also be paid for the performance.<\/p>\n<p>In February, KooKusi released his #5Foot3 EP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Budding Ghanaian rapper, KooKusi, has emerged winner of a contest organised by award-winning musician M.anifest. The contest dubbed #MyCleanAndPure challenge was to help celebrate new acts with impressive talent. The criteria was simple, a creative remix of his \u2018Clean and Pure\u2019 hit off his \u2018Madina To The Universe\u2019 album featuring Patoranking. Got melodies or bars? 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