Kwadwo Nkansah, better known as Lil Win, released the official soundtrack for his Ghana–Nigeria movie *A Journey to Africa (Nzulezu)* at noon on Monday, November 9, recruiting Medikal and Fameye for the lead track.
Before the release, Lil Win had drawn up a five-name wish list—Sarkodie, Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy, Medikal and Fameye—and ended up landing two of the five.
Shared on his Facebook page under the caption "Medikal Ft Fameye Journey to Africa soundtrack", the song pairs Fameye's highlife vocals with Medikal's rap verses alongside cover art placing the musicians and cast over the Western Region stilt village of Nzulezu.
The soundtrack package also features theme songs performed by Kumawood star Lil Win himself, including a record titled *Nzulezu*.
Frank Fiifi Gharbin, also known as Director One, directs the film. It follows Lil Win's 2024 Ghana–Nigeria collaboration, *A Country Called Ghana*.
Lil Win previously said he paid Ramsey Nouah over US$40,000 for a role in that film, whose cast also included Victor Osuagwu and Charles Awurum.
For the Nzulezu production, five Nollywood regulars—Patience Ozokwor, Kanayo O. Kanayo, Mike Ezuruonye, Zubby Michael and Destiny Etiko—flew into Ghana on September 30 to shoot on the water, with financial backing from Jomoro MP Dorcas Affo-Toffey.
During the shoot, the chiefs and people of Nzulezu enstooled Lil Win as the community's Nkosuohene, or development chief.
Within hours of Monday's noon drop, listeners were splitting the song in half: praising Fameye's chorus ("I knew my goat Fameye would deliver, doing this since the days of YOLO," one fan wrote) while debating whether Medikal's playful Twi bars fit a film score.
"Medikal did well, but that point when he wanted to bring those playful bars was unnecessary for a movie soundtrack. Fameye did all-round well," another listener commented, while a third argued: "It should be in English, I think, because it's an international movie."
Then again, if Kanayo O. Kanayo and Lil Win are sharing a canoe in Nzulezu, did anyone really come for Queen's English?
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