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GuiltyBeatz | |
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| Birth name | Ronald Banful |
| Born | January 17, 1990 Palermo, Italy |
| Origin | Accra, Ghana |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Record Producer, disc jockey |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Website | www |
Ronald Banful (born January 17, 1990), known professionally as GuiltyBeatz, is a Ghanaian DJ and record producer. [1] [2]
GuiltyBeatz was born in Palermo, Italy, he relocated to Ghana at age six. He was introduced to music at the age of 1, when he received his first piano. His interest for music was realized when he was a child and his passion has grown ever since. At the age of 12, GuiltyBeatz began to create his own personal beats with the "Music DJ" application on his Sony Ericsson phone. It was during this period that he became known for producing. His career started off more or less as he created beats for rap battles in Junior High School.
At age 17, GuiltyBeatz received a personal computer which enabled him to study and master beat making with Fruity Loops. He improved daily by recreating beats from hit songs in the American Music Industry. Aside beats making, GuiltyBeatz is a talented piano player and he single-handedly learnt this skill. He achieved this by gathering inspiration from people around him. Self taught talent has given him an upper hand in the Ghanaian music industry.
In April 2010, GuiltyBeatz was signed by the Ghanaian record label Star Productions. [3] He then began using Logic Pro for music production. Guilty had the opportunity to work with Ghanaian musical acts such as Sarkodie, R2Bees, Efya, DCryme, Atumpan, Stonebwoy, Pappy Kojo, Jeed Rogers, Chase, Mr Eazi, Bisa Kdei and many more. [4]
He has also had the opportunity to work with talent artistes outside Ghana, such as Jesse Jagz, Wizkid, Wande Coal, Cabo Snoop (Angola), KaySwitch and Mr. Walz in Nigeria. He has stretched as far as the UK to work with Mr Silva, Sway, Tribal Magz and Moelogo.
Guiltybeatz started his music production career actively when he joined Star Productions (S.T.A.R Baby) in 2010. He began deejaying in 2018. As an Afro-Pop producer, GuiltyBeatz released his debut single, "Chance" featuring Mr. Eazi, in 2016. [5]
GuiltyBeatz in 2018 released "Akwaaba" that featured Mr Eazi, Patapaa, Pappy Kojo. In 2018, "Akwaaba" was first ranked by Face2Face Africa on its list of "Top 10 most popular African songs of 2018". [6] This track turned out to be his big break, and got him several awards and nominations. [7] [8]
GuiltyBeatz has production credits for three songs on Beyoncé's album The Lion King: The Gift in 2019. [9] [10] [11] He has production credits for three songs off the album namely, "Already", "Keys to The Kingdom" and "Find Your Way Back". [12]
| Title | Artistes | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Chance (Fre Me) | GuiltyBeatz featuring Mr Eazi | 2016 |
| Nobody Dey | GuiltyBeatz featuring Mr Eazi x Omo Fuji | 2016 |
| You can go | GuiltyBeatz featuring G-west | 2017 |
| Fire | GuiltyBeatz featuring King Promise X Joeboy | 2018 |
| Akwaaba [14] | GuiltyBeatz Featuring Mr Eazi x Patapaa x Pappy Kojo | 2018 |
| Genging | GuiltyBeatz featuring Joey B | 2019 |
| Pilolo [15] [16] | GuiltyBeatz Featuring Mr Eazi x Kwesi Arthur | 2019 |
| Freedom | GuiltyBeatz, Mr Eazi x J.Derobie feat. Sherrie Silver | 2019 |
| Title | Artistes | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tell Me Your Name | Chase featuring Paedae produced by GuiltyBeatz | 2011 |
| Getaway | Efya produced by GuiltyBeatz | 2013 |
| Bad Girl | Jesse Jagz featuring Wizkid produced by GuiltyBeatz | 2013 |
| Gidigidi | Gage Noi featuring Rashid Metal | 2014 |
| No way | Pappy Kojo produced by GuiltyBeatz | 2017 |
| Abena | Pappy Kojo featuring Mr Eazi and Bisa Kdei produced by Guiltyz Beatz | 2017 |
| Die from your love | Abonda featuring GuiltyBeatz | 2018 |
| 1 man 1000 | Flowking Stone produced by GuiltyBeatz | 2018 |
| Do you | Sarkodie featuring Mr Eazi produced by GuiltyBeatz | 2019 |
| Ogye Me Din | Mugueez (R2Bees) produced by GuiltyBeatz | 2019 |
| Happiness | King Promise produced by GuiltyBeatz | 2019 |
| Bra | King Promise featuring Kojo Antwi produced by GuiltyBeatz | 2019 |
| Snack | Ms. Banks produced by GuiltyBeatz | 2019 |
| Thank you | Mr Eazi produced by GuiltyBeatz | 2019 |
| Bogada | A-star featuring GuiltyBeatz | 2019 |
| Bounce | Kida Kudz produced by GuiltyBeatz | 2019 |
| Already | Beyonce featuring Shatta Wale and Major Lazer produced by GuiltyBeatz [a] | 2019 |
| Find Your Way Back (Circle of Life) | Beyonce produced by GuiltyBeatz [b] | 2019 |
| Keys to the Kingdom | Beyonce featuring Tiwa Savage and Mr Eazi produced by Guilty Beatz [a] | 2019 |
| If Orange Was a Place | Tems produced by Guilty Beatz [a] | 2021 |
| Me & U | 2023 | |
| Love Me JeJe | 2024 |
Notes
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| Year | Award ceremony | Prize | Recipient | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | All Africa Music Awards | Best African Collaboration | Won | [17] [18] |
| Song of the Year | Won | [19] [20] | ||
| 2019 | Vodafone Ghana Music Awards | Afropop Song of the Year | Won | [21] |
| Best African Collaboration | Won | [22] | ||
| 2019 | 3Music Awards | Producer of the Year | Nominated | [23] |
| Viral Song of the Year | Nominated | [24] | ||
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