Ghanaian rapper M.anifest has added another international screen credit to his growing body of work, with his music featuring in the second episode of the new British crime drama series Hit Point.
The rapper announced the development on social media, revealing that Ezra Collective’s “Streets Is Calling”, featuring M.anifest and South African singer Moonchild Sanelly, appears in the episode.
The placement is the latest example of M.anifest’s music travelling beyond the conventional boundaries of the African music industry.
Known for his intricate wordplay, multilingual lyricism and ability to blend hip-hop with African musical influences, M.anifest has built a career around collaborations that cross geographical and musical boundaries.
His work has included collaborations with artists such as Burna Boy, Damon Albarn, Erykah Badu, Tony Allen and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
His connection with film is not entirely new.
In 2016, M.anifest was announced as music supervisor for a planned film adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s short story On Monday of Last Week. The film was to be directed by Ghanaian filmmaker Adoma Akosua Owusu, with M.anifest responsible for the music.
He has also been credited with co-creating and performing the credits song for Forever Tree, a short film described as a groundbreaking Black historical fantasy project.
These projects point to an aspect of M.anifest’s career that extends beyond recording and performing music. His work has increasingly found a place in visual storytelling, where music can help establish atmosphere, character and a sense of place.
His latest appearance on Hit Point! is particularly notable because “Streets Is Calling” itself represents a meeting of different musical traditions. The track brings together London-based jazz collective Ezra Collective, M.anifest from Ghana and Moonchild Sanelly from South Africa.
M.anifest’s contribution sits comfortably within that cross-cultural approach. His music has long drawn from hip-hop while incorporating African rhythms, languages and cultural references. His sound reflects both his Ghanaian upbringing and his years in the West.
The collaboration with Ezra Collective therefore feels like a natural extension of an artistic career built around musical exchange.
For Ghanaian music, the placement also carries significance. When a Ghanaian artiste’s work appears in an international television production, it creates another route through which audiences unfamiliar with the country’s music can encounter its sound.
M.anifest’s announcement of the Hit Point feature on social media has consequently been welcomed as another indication of the rapper’s continuing international reach.
From collaborations with some of the world’s most recognised musicians to contributions to film and now a British crime drama, M.anifest’s career continues to demonstrate how Ghanaian music can move comfortably between local identity and global audiences.
