# rain.labs > rain.labs (Rain Labs) is a cultural company in Accra and London that builds independent African artists into global brands, through artist development, release strategy, global distribution, DSP marketing and brand partnerships. Also known as Rain Labs, rainlabs and Rain Labs Entertainment. rain.labs is a cultural company, not an agency: one pipeline from the rooms where records are made to the platforms, press, brands and partners that take them further, with releases reaching 120+ platforms. - Website: https://rain-labs.vercel.app - Email: info@rainlabs.co - Accra office: East Legon Hills, Accra, Ghana - London office: Suite 2806 Unit 3A, 34–35 Hatton Garden, Holborn, London EC1N 8DX, UK - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rain_labs/ - X (Twitter): https://x.com/rain_labs ## What we do - [Label Services](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/about#label-services): Release strategy, DSP pitching, Public Relations, Radio & TV plug-in, DSP digital marketing, Campaign management - [Artist Development](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/about#artist-development): Brand and identity development, Artist positioning, Songwriting camps, Creative development - [Global Distribution](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/about#global-distribution): Digital Service Provider (DSP) distribution, Catalogue management, Platform relations, DSP services - [Commercial and Partnerships](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/about#commercial-and-partnerships): Brand partnerships, Catalogue monetisation, Sync placements, Sonic branding ## Artists on the roster - [DJ Juls](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/dj-juls): Producer / DJ, Accra / London. A producer who helped define the modern Accra–London sound: percussive, warm, unmistakably his. - [Jiire Smith](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/jiire-smith): Vocalist / Songwriter, Dubai / Abuja. Abuja-born singer-songwriter based in Abu Dhabi; the first African artist on Apple Music Up Next Middle East. - [Darkua](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/darkua): Afro-soul / Songwriter, Accra. Afro-soul writing with a cinematic sense of arrangement and restraint. - [AD DJ](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/ad-dj): DJ / Selector, Accra. A selector's selector, sets built on Accra's dancefloors and the diaspora circuit. - [Ess Thee Legend](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/ess-thee-legend): Rap / Performance, Accra. Sharp, image-conscious rap built for the stage as much as the stream. - [Freddie Gambini](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/freddie-gambini): Rap / Producer, Accra. A writer-producer working the harder edge of Ghana's independent scene. - [Ginius](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/ginius): Afropop / Songwriter, Accra. Afropop writing with a pop instinct and a stylist's eye. - [Joey B](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/joey-b): Rap, Accra. Sharp, unhurried rap with a wit that lands on the second listen. - [Josh Blakk](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/josh-blakk): Vocalist / Guitarist, Accra. A vocalist and guitarist nominated for Best Male Vocal Performance at the Telecel Ghana Music Awards. - [Kidi](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/lord-kidi): Afrobeats, Accra. A sharp, image-conscious presence with a project titled Where Do We Go From Here. - [Kofee Bean](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/kofee-bean): Vocalist / Songwriter, Accra. A commanding, image-forward vocalist with her single You're a Star out now. - [Kyla Blac](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/kyla-blac): Vocalist, Accra. A striking, editorial presence with a voice built to match the imagery. - [OliveTheBoy](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/olivetheboy): Vocalist / Songwriter, Accra. A songwriter with the AVANA EP behind him and a distinct visual world to match. - [Sablar](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/sablar): Rap, Accra. A sharp, understated presence with a sound to match. - [MAUIMØON](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/mauimoon): Vocalist / Producer, Kampala. A Ugandan-Rwandan singer-songwriter and producer known for the R&B single Maybe it's You. - [Turunesh](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/turunesh): Vocalist / Songwriter, Dar es Salaam / Toronto. An East African singer whose R&B collaboration Virgin Denim turns first love into song. - [SUPA GAETA](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/supa-gaeta): Vocalist, Accra. A stylist-first artist whose single '1 Thing' with realjaeghost is out now. - [Y'AKOTO](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/yakoto): Vocalist / Author, Accra. A vocalist and author whose book, The World Needs More Love, extends her voice onto the page. - [YUNG D3MZ](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/yung-d3mz): Rap, Accra. A striking, image-forward presence built for the edge of the frame. - [Mellissa](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/mellissa): Artist, Accra. - [Anabel Rose](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/anabel-rose): Artist, Accra. - [Ko-Jo Cue](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/ko-jo-cue): Artist, Kumasi. - [DJ Boat](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/dj-boat): Artist. - [Jubed](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/jubed): Artist, Accra. - [Mike Mungu](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/mike-mungu): Artist, Kampala. - [Karun](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/karun): Artist, Nairobi. ## Artists we have worked with - [Cina Soul](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/cina-soul): One of Ghana's most distinctive voices, soul, highlife phrasing and unguarded songwriting. - [Darkoo](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/darkoo): A London-born, Nigerian-Ghanaian writer whose hooks have travelled from the underground to the UK charts. - [Baaba J](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/baaba-j): A Ghanaian afro-indie and folk voice that has spent five years quietly building real ground in the domestic market. - [Gyakie](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/gyakie): Ghana's Song Bird, R&B-schooled songwriting, debut album AFTER MIDNIGHT out now. - [Logos Olori](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/logos-olori): A voice for THE FREE, independent by instinct, single 24 Karat out now. - [Stefflon Don](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/stefflon-don): A London-based vocalist with a presence that carries a room. - [Tommy WÁ](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/tommy-wa): A warm, unguarded presence with a sound built for wide-open spaces. - [T'NEEYA](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/artists/tneeya): A quiet-intensity songwriter with a distinct visual language to match. ## Success stories - [Island 54, Stefflon Don](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/work/stefflon-don-island-54): A debut-album DSP campaign led across Africa and co-run in the UK and US, multi-territory YouTube Music out-of-home, four playlist covers and 400k+ first-week streams. - [Peace and Love · JUNCTION, DJ Juls](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/work/dj-juls-catalogue): DSP strategy and marketing, end to end, across Juls’ last two albums: 50M+ streams on Peace and Love and 300k+ first-week streams on JUNCTION. - [Diamond in a Process, Jiire Smith](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/work/jiire-smith-diamond-in-a-process): An emerging-artist release: debut EP Diamond in a Process, owned by the artist, moved through rain.labs distribution. - [Diamond Baby, Mellissa](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/work/mellissa-diamond-baby): The debut EP Diamond Baby, led by the viral “Goodboy (Kweku)”. It passed 10M+ streams, made her Apple Music’s Africa Rising cover star, earned an Ebro Darden interview on Apple Music 1 and an On The Radar freestyle, and named her one of Spotify’s Artists to Watch 2026. - [Africa Now DJ Mix, DJ Boat](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/work/dj-boat-africa-now): rain.labs led the campaign for DJ Boat’s selection as Apple Music’s Africa Now DJ Mix curator for September 2026. ## Experiences - PJ Morton (Live show, Accra): Staging and cultural production around PJ Morton's Africa Tour: Accra stop. We managed show production and a two-day writing camp leading to his Grammy-nominated album “Cape Town to Cairo”. - Africa House × Audiomack, Accra (Brand & platform partnership, Accra): rain.labs co-hosted the Accra launch of Africa House with Audiomack. An Open House industry panel discussion and long-table lunch in the afternoon, a mixer at night, and our artists and DJs on the decks. - CNM International Songwriting Sessions: West Africa (French Embassy / CNM, Accra): French and West African songwriters spent a week at Smallgod Studios, Accra, writing together. They made 33 songs in five days. rain.labs organised the travel logistics and the camp on the ground for CNM and the French Embassy. ## Journal - [5 WurlD Songs We Can’t Stop Playing](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/5-wurld-songs-we-cant-stop-playing) - [BEST OF THE MONTH: FEBRUARY](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/best-of-the-month-february) - [Afropop sensation dami tnt unveils his sophomore ep “supanova”](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/afropop-sensation-dami-tnt-unveils-his-sophomore-ep-supanova) - [Moliy’s phenomenal rise continues alongside jamaican icons shenseea and skillibeng in the remix of ‘shake it to the max’](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/moliys-phenomenal-rise-continues-alongside-jamaican-icons-shenseea-and-skillibeng-in-the-remix-of-shake-it-to-the-max) - [I AM THE BLUEPRINT](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/i-am-the-blueprint) - [BEST OF THE MONTH:JANUARY](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/best-of-the-month-january) - [Spotlighting 2025: Predictions in Fashion, In-Person Experiences, and Community Engagement](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/predictions-for-creative-landscape-2025) - [CUE : THE PHOENIX AMONGST THE FLAMES](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/cue-the-phoenix-amongst-the-flames) - [Afropop sensation Blnde reaches a new height with her promisiing track “Omo to sexy”.](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/afropop-sensation-blnde-reaches-a-new-height-with-her-promisiing-track-omo-to-sexy) - [All eyes on KvngVidarr, new talent in young legend roster](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/all-eyes-on-kvngvidarr-new-talent-in-young-legend-roster) - [Afrobeats Icons and the Rising Stars set to Redefine Music in 2025](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/afrobeats-albums-being-released-in-2025) - [RAIN. TRENDS REPORT 2024](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/rain-trends-report-2024) - [BEST OF THE MONTH : NOVEMBER](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/best-of-the-month-november) - [Renowned rapper Ladipoe explores new artistic ground through music and an upcoming christmas film](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/renowned-rapper-ladipoe-explores-new-artistic-ground-through-music-and-an-upcoming-christmas-film) - [A Rose by Any Other Sound](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/anabel-rose-something-about-a-rose) - [BEST OF THE MONTH : OCTOBER](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/best-of-the-month-october) - [Afrofusion Gem Minz releases his highly anticipated debut album ‘By Any Minz’](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/afrofusion-gem-minz-releases-his-highly-anticipated-debut-album-by-any-minz) - [Mellissa embodies optimism and appeased mindset](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/mellissa-embodies-optimism-and-appeased-mindset) - [Xenia Manasseh concludes her compelling ‘love/Hate’ series](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/xenia-manasseh-concludes-her-compelling-love-hate-series) - [Artist X Brand: How Collaborations Are Shaping Music and Culture](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/artist-x-brand-collaborations-davido-wizkid-puma) - [ALL EYES ON KOLD AF, DELTA’s VERY OWN](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/all-eyes-on-kold-af-deltas-very-own) - [BEST OF THE MONTH:SEPTEMBER](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/best-of-the-monthseptember) - [South African R&B gem Yamiko returns with her new ep “Rear View Mirror”](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/south-african-rb-gem-yamiko-returns-with-her-new-ep-rear-view-mirror) - [BEST OF THE MONTH : AUGUST](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/best-of-the-month-august) - [BEST OF THE MONTH : JULY](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/best-of-the-month-july) - [Yardland festival explores african sounds](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/yardland-festival-explores-african-sounds) - [BEST OF THE MONTH: June](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/best-of-the-month-june) - [King Kerby’s Perfect Seven ‘Saba: Deluxe’](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/king-kerbys-perfect-seven-saba-deluxe) - [BEST OF THE MONTH: MAY](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/best-of-the-month-may) - [MAUIMØON RETURNS WITH ‘MAYBE ITS YOU’](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/intelligence/mauimoon-returns-with-maybe-its-you) ## Optional - [About](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/about): mission, approach and the four pillars - [Contact](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/contact): artist enquiries, brand and cultural partnerships, labels and platforms - [Sitemap](https://rain-labs.vercel.app/sitemap.xml)