R2Bees is a Ghanaian music duo known for hits like Slow Down and Tonight. They blend highlife, hiplife, and Afrobeat styles.

R2Bees

R2Bees is a Ghanaian hip hop and hiplife duo from Tema, comprising two cousins, Faisal Hakeem (Paedae da Pralem/Omar Sterling) and Rashid Mugeez (Mugeez). They were nominated for the 2013 BET Awards. In March 2019, the duo released their third studio album, Site 15.1

R2Bees often sing and rap in their native language Twi and Pidgin. R2Bees is one of the top purveyors of Ghanaian hip pop subgenre hiplife, which mixes rap with sounds of highlife (African pop music) and reggae. In 2012, R2Bees was featured in the Forbes list of “African celebrities to watch in 2013”. R2Bees have performed on the same stage with international musicians such as American R&B singers Mario and J Holiday.2