{"id":7541,"date":"2025-08-12T16:43:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T20:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/?p=7541"},"modified":"2025-08-12T16:43:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T20:43:44","slug":"lyrical-joe-august-5th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/lyrical-joe-5th-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyrical Joe unveils a 12-Minute Music Video for His ''5th August'' Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ghanaian rap sensation <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/Lyrical Joe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lyrical Joe<\/a><\/strong>, renowned for his powerful lyricism and captivating storytelling, has once again captured the hearts of hip-hop fans with the release of a new 12-minute music video titled <strong><em>5th August 9<\/em><\/strong>. This latest track is part of his celebrated annual <strong><em>August 5th<\/em><\/strong>, rap series, a tradition he has faithfully maintained for nine consecutive years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born Joseph Gamor on August 5, 1995, in Accra, Ghana. <strong>Lyrical Joe<\/strong> 's musical journey has been marked by resilience and passion. Orphaned at a young age, he drew on his life experiences to shape his art, drawing inspiration from hip-hop legends like <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/Jay-Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jay-Z<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/Lil Wayne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lil Wayne<\/a> <\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/eminem\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1657\">Eminem<\/a><\/strong>. Since bursting into the spotlight as the only Ghanaian rapper on <strong>African<\/strong> <strong>X-Factor<\/strong> in 2011, <strong>Lyrical Joe<\/strong> has steadily established himself as one of the country's most respected lyricists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong><em>August 5th&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong> series is an annual gift to his fans, celebrating both his birthday and his artistic growth. The series has received critical acclaim, with the fifth installment winning Best Rap Performance at the 2021 <strong>TGMA<\/strong> (Top Ghana Music Awards) 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Produced by <strong>Phredxter<\/strong> and directed by <strong>Nii Josiah<\/strong>, this new 12-minute music video showcases <strong>Lyrical Joe<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>'s unique talent, propelling Ghanaian rap to new heights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/1bCnq7HaURPc4HcIsWKEsg?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Download the app&nbsp;<strong>Magazine Hip-Hop<\/strong>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/ca\/app\/magazine-hip-hop\/id6746479131?l=fr-CA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>App Store<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/underground-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reseau-social-Hip-Hop-1-1024x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reseau-social-Hip-Hop-1-1024x169.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reseau-social-Hip-Hop-1-300x50.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reseau-social-Hip-Hop-1-768x127.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reseau-social-Hip-Hop-1-1536x254.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reseau-social-Hip-Hop-1-2048x338.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reseau-social-Hip-Hop-1-18x3.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghanaian rap sensation Lyrical Joe has once again captured the hearts of hip-hop fans with the release of a new music video.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":7548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1904,1722,1902,1903,606],"class_list":["post-7541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afrique","tag-5th-august","tag-afrique","tag-ghana","tag-lyrical-joe","tag-magazine-hip-hop"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7541"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7559,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7541\/revisions\/7559"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}