Stonebwoy - Pull Up

What this video is

Released during a watershed moment for Ghanaian popular music, 'Pull Up' emerged from Stonebwoy's critically acclaimed Necessary Evil album (2013–2014), which won three Ghana Music Awards. The video captures the aesthetic energy of Accra's dancehall-urban scene at the precise moment Ghanaian artists were beginning to command Pan-African and international attention. Stonebwoy, born Livingstone Etse Satekla, had been…

Why it matters

A core document of Ghanaian dancehall's early 2010s commercial peak. 'Pull Up' exemplifies the genre fusion — reggae rhythm, Afropop melody, dancehall delivery — that defined Stonebwoy's sonic signature and contributed to Ghana's growing influence within Pan-African popular music. The video's…

The director

5TEVEN is a Ghanaian music video director active in the early-to-mid 2010s Accra music scene, credited with directing visual content for Ghanaian artists including Stonebwoy during the height of the country's dancehall and afropop commercial surge. The name…