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A song by Grammy-nominated Ghanaian Singer and songwriter, Ruby Amanfu is featured in the trailer for ‘Self Made,’ a limited series by streaming giant, Netflix. ‘I’m a Ruler,’ written by Amanfu and Tommee Profitt reflects the story of Madam C.J Walker, America’s first empire-building, barrier-breaking, self-made female millionaire. Scheduled to premiere on March 20, it tells “the untold and highly irreverent story of black hair care pioneer and mogul Walker (played by Octavia Spencer) and how she overcame hostile turn-of-the-century America, epic rivalries, tumultuous marriages and some trifling family to become America’s first black, self-made female millionaire.” Carmen Ejogo, Blair Underwood, Bill Bellamy and Tiffany Haddish are other stars of the show. Meet America’s first empire-building, barrier-breaking, self-made female millionaire Octavia Spencer stars in Self Made, a limited series inspired by the incredible life of Madam C.J. Walker pic.twitter.com/VGAi2uNVW7...

US based Ghanaian Singer and Songwriter, Ruby Amanfu was “honoured” to have contributed to Beyonce’s 2016 album ‘Lemonnade.” She did backing vocals on the song ‘Don’t Hurt Yourself’ off the sixth album by the American Grammy winning act. In an interview with Billboard.com, she shared how the song came together. “I sang sounds, not lyrics — my vocals were recorded before completion of the lyrics. So I’m just honored that my voice was already present when the lyrics were being put to the track. Music can be inspiring to lyricists in the same way that lyrics can inspire music, and I think that sometimes we forget the former.” The quality of ‘Lemonade’s visual quality caught her by surprise: “ Jack reached out to me the weekend the HBO special came out to congratulate me. I had no idea what the HBO special would be about or contain, so of course I scurried to turn on HBO Go and load up the show. I was so mesmerized by the visuals and pure art of Lemonade that I didn’t ...