Guvna B, Ghana and Suicide

By Richie Cooley

This essay shares a few thoughts on severe depression, suicide, and Christianity by reviewing some of the songs by Hip-Hop artist Guvna B.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Richie Cooley
• Release date: Apr 23, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215549896

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Guvna B, Ghana and Suicide

by Richie Cooley

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Richie Cooley (April, 2023; edited: May, 2023)

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Table of Contents

I. The Latest Deluge

II. The Lives of Guvna B

III. The Laws of Ghana

To A.L.

I. The Latest Deluge

I don’t know if it’s just me, but I can’t seem to go far these days without hearing of people drowning in deep sorrow. Maybe—to a small degree—my own struggles just make it easier to recognize similar despair; but I don’t think this is the chief factor.

I think the bigger reason for the explosion in heartfelt cries is that the information superhighway has allowed for more authentic, independent voices to emerge. We can now look deeply into the hearts of many; we can read many proverbial diaries—such frankness and transparency no longer being taboo or discarded by professional entertainment corporations.

And let me tell ya…people are suffering. There is loneliness and boredom and depression abounding which