Mugeez


Rashid Abdul Mugeez, professionally known as Mugeez, is a Ghanaian rapper, singer and songwriter. Born in Bimbila, he became known through the influential Hip hop and hiplife duo R2Bees, which he formed with his cousin Faisal Hakeem in 2007. The last album by R2Bees, Site 15, from 2019, made it into the top 10 on the Billboard Chart. He has also worked with Ed Sheeran on Boa Me. In April 2019, Mugeez founded his own record label, Extrial Music, to promote his solo projects as well as up-and-coming artists.

Early life

Rashid Abdul Mugeez developed his love for rap while attending school, which led to him and his cousin forming R2Bees in 2007.The duo released their debut album, Da Revolution, in 2009. A follow-up, Da Revolution II, came in 2012, before the pair were nominated for Best International Act at the 2013 BET Awards. Various R2Bees singles appeared over the next few years, while Mugeez also struck out on his own, featuring on singles with the likes of Criss Waddle, Mr. Eazi, and DJ Breezy. In 2017, he was featured on Fuse ODG's single "Boa Me," alongside Ed Sheeran. The two cousins lived in the same house and also attended the same primary, junior, and senior secondary schools in Tema. Beginning their career early, they started off representing their school in school music contests. This led them to participating in the popular radio competition Kasahare, which they won. Their continuous performance gained them popularity within their community.

Career

2007–2012: Foundation of R2Bees and "Da Revolution" – First Album R2Bees

In 2007, the two cousins officially formed the music duo R2Bees in Ghana. Mugeez is the lead vocalist of R2Bees, while Omar Sterling is the rapper and the CEO of R2Bees Entertainment and KillBeatz's Joseph Addison is R2Bees’ official producer. R2Bees’ lyrics are in Twi and Ghanaian Pidgin English languages and their music is a mixture of Afrobeat and Hiplife, a Ghanaian music style that fuses Ghanaian culture and Hip Hop.

2019: Foundation of Extrial Music

After the Site 15 album featuring Afrobeat artists Wizkid, Burna Boy, King Promise and Kwesi Arthur with tracks like "Over", "Sunshine", "Yesterday" and "My Baby". Mugeez founded his own record label, Extrial Music to promote his own solo projects as well as support up-and-coming artists. Kicking things off, Mugeez released the singles "Regular" with Sarkodie and "Your Number" with Juls and King Promise. Mugeez also signed Tecknikal, an artist from Ghana, as the first artist under his record label. After the foundation of Extrial in April 2019, Mugeez teamed up with DJ Mic Smith and Kwesi Arthur to release the single "Dripping". "Chihuahua" is Mugeez's first solo single in 2020 and was released on March 27 after an exclusive pre-release on Audiomack. On 8 May 2020 "Six In Da Morning" was released.

Awards and nominations

BET Awards

Ghana Music Awards

The Headies

Nigeria Entertainment Awards

Selected videography

YearTitleDirectorRef
2015MakomaNana Asihene
2015Gboza Featuring DavidoJustin Campos of Gorilla Films
2016Tonight Featuring WizkidSesan Ogunro
2017Plantain ChipsThisIsbutta
2017OverUnknown
2018Could This Be Love Featuring EfyaBabs Direction
2018WE DA VIBEJustin Campos
2018SUPA Featuring WizkidBabs Direction
2018BeautifulJustin Campos
2019YesterdayUnknown
2019Site 13David Duncan
2019Picture Featuring King PromiseJustin Campos
2019SunshineJustin Campos
2020Yawa Featuring SarkodieJay
2020Dripping Featuring DJ MicSmith and Kwesi ArthurLex McCarthy
2020ChihuahuaDavid Duncan
2021Fine Wine Featuring King Promise and JoeboyCentury Films
2021EbosoSix & Jags
2022Need Your Love Featuring GyakieNimi Hendrix
2022Another One Featuring StonebwoyJustin Campos
2022Sure BankerDavid Duncan