Cabum a young rapper who has ambitions of following his father’s footsteps to be a musician, arrives in Accra to seek his fortunes, joining his old friends he embarks on a journey that will change his life. The story subtly blends comedy drama and music to deliver its narrative, though a fictitious story, the characters use their real names.
As a young child, Cabum only dreamt of being like his absent father who was a musician. As a young man though, he ended up being a mechanic. Having lived his whole life in Kumasi, Cabum had made attempts to break into the music industry but had failed.
Now In his mid twenties, He decides to move to Accra to join his friends to give it a last shot at becoming a musician.
He arrives in Accra and is immediately baptized by the hardship of city life. Joining his friends, he begins his journey that gets him entangled in drugs and fake pastors.
The film features 15 songs from various artistes most of which are written, produced, arranged and performed by Cabum. It also features cameos from various industry personalities.
The film was originally conceived as a new promotional tool for artistes on the OM Music label. Cabum, Tijani Pepe, Luther, K’ Daanso and Ken Ayiah using the Bollywood musical style as a reference.
Dreams and Hip-Hop was shot with little or no budget, in-between commercial productions using available resources. The cast and crew worked for almost 10 months, off and on, offering their free time and services to complete shooting and post production.
