D-Black
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D-Black(rapper)
Identified as an African Hip-Hop Star. He goes by the birth name "Desmond Kwesi Blackmoore" (born.....in accra Ghana). better known in the showbiz circle as D-Black, Ghana's premiere Anglophone hip hop artiste.
Outside of making music, he runs his own marketing / advertising / events firm “Black Avenue Works” that specialize in corporate & social events, product / brand marketing and advertising . There are subsidiary companies of Black Avenue Works that D-Black is director of namely “Black Avenue Muzik”, an independent Record Label and Distribution outlet, Black Avenue Clothing, Livewire Events and “Black Avenue TV”, producers of ‘THE EFGH Show’. D-Black is the official brand ambassador for Ciroc Ultra Premium Vodka in Ghana, Brand Ambassador for The Rlg Brand of VIVA phones in the West African Sub Region, and the face of the Black Avenue Clothing Line. With two solo albums under his belt between 2010 and 2013, the rapper has received over 50 award nominations with 12 wins around the African continent. He recently signed a 2 year digital distribution deal with Universal Music, Africa for his next album.
Life and music career
NOMINATIONS AND AWARDS
| Years | Award | Song | results |
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| 2009 | Channel O Music Video Awards for Best West African | Move | Nominated |
| 2010 | Ghana Music Awards for Hip-Hop / Hiplife Song of the Year | Breathe | Nominated |
| 2010 | Ghana Music Awards for Music Video of the Year | Breathe | Winner |
| 2010 | Museke African Music Awards for Music Video of the Year | Breathe | Nominated |
| 2010 | African Music Awards, London for Music Video of the Year | Breathe | Winner |
| 2010 | Channel O Music Video Awards, South Africa for Best HipHop | Breathe | Nominated |
| 2010 | Channel O Music Video Awards, South Africa for Best Music Video | Breathe | Nominated |
| 2010 | Sound City Music Awards , Nigeria – Best Collaboration | Somebody | Nominated |
| 2010 | Sound City Music Awards, Nigeria – Best New Video | Believe | Nominated |
| 2010 | 4SYTE Music Video Awards – Best Overall Video | Breathe | Nominated |
| 2010 | 4SYTE Music Video Awards – Best Storyline in a Video | Breathe | Winner |
| 2010 | 4SYTE Music Video Awards – Best Directed Video | Breathe | Nominated |
| 2010 | 4SYTE Music Video Awards – Best Collaboration in a Video | Breathe | Winner |
| 2010 | 4SYTE Music Video Awards – Best Group Video | Breathe | Nominated |
| 2011 | Ghana Music Awards – Hip hop/ Hiplife Artist of the Year | None | Nominated |
| 2011 | Ghana Music Awards –Hip hop Song of the Year | Get on Da Dancefloor | Winner |
| 2011 | Ghana Music Awards – Songwriter of the Year | Somebody | Nominated |
| 2011 | Ghana Music Awards – Collaboration of the Year | Somebody | Nominated |
| 2011 | Ghana Music Awards –Album of the Year | Music, Love & Life | Nominated |
| 2011 | BET Awards – Best International Artist of the Year (Africa) | - | Nominated |
| 2011 | Ghana Gospel Industry Awards – Alternate Gospel Song of the year | Somebody | Nominated |
| 2011 | Ghana Gospel Industry Awards – Alternate Gospel Video of the year | Somebody | Winner |
| 2011 | Channel O Music Video Awards – Best African West | Get on Da Dancefloor | Nominated |
| 2011 | 4Syte Music Video Awards – Best Photography in a video | Somebody | Nominated |
| 2011 | 4Syte Music Video Awards – Best Hiphop Video | Get on da dancefloor | Nominated |
| 2011 | 4Syte Music Video Awards – Best Collaboration in a video | Somebody | Nominated |
| 2011 | Music Video Awards – Best African Act | Get on Da Dancefloor | Nominated |
| 2011 | 4Syte Music Video Awards- Best Edited Video | Get on Da Dancefloor | Nominated |
| 2011 | Ghana Hiphop Awards- Male Hiphop Artiste(of the Decade) | - | Nominated |
| 2011 | Ghana Hiphop Awards- The Next Big Thing Award | - | winner |
| 2011 | Ghana Hiphop Awards- Hiphop album(of the Decade) | - | Nominated |
| 2011 | Ghana Hiphop Awards- Best Collaboration | Breathe | Nominated |
| 2011 | Ghana Hiphop Awards- Hiphop Artiste of the year | - | winner |
| 2012 | Ghana music awards-Hiphop Song of the year | My Kinda Girl | Nominated |
| 2012 | Ghana music awards- Music Video of the year | My Kinda Girl | Nominated |
| 2012 | HSH Awards-Most Influential Artiste | - | Winner |
| 2012 | Hiphop World Awards(Best International Artiste) | - | Nominated |
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