Adidowood

Adidowood is the most densly and geographically biggest of the neighborhoods of Lomé-Togo.

Adidowood was formerly known as adidogomé. From Hip hop/Rap music some crew from Awatame based on Ramx records studio changed the name of adidogomé to adidowood like Englewood and Hollywood. Pioneering rapper immortal Adze brought media attention to his neighborhoods adidogomé.

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History

Adidogomé is one of the neighborhoods of lomé. The people of adidogomé speaks Ewé language. Most of adidogomé artists are singing in their local language. Rapper Adze brings the image of Adidowood in the years 2000 online by his music.

In 2009 ramx studio and lil C invited rapper hodada from hope raw record for featuring that push togolese hip hop to another level. Hodada and immortal Adze recorded the song title also we are soldiers.

From the music Rap Adze set up another style of rap named IJRAP or investigation journalism Rap - IJRAP Media (IJRAP labs, IJRAP studio).

Rapper Adze.

Rap journalism and investigation is the multimédia result or conclusion of research in any domain according to the reel sources.

Methodological guide to Rap journalism and investigation

IJRAP Media logo

This method is based on an inseparable triptych: The Written (The Proof), The Audio (The Impact), and The Visual (The Transparency).

STEP 1: INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH (Scientific Writing)

Before writing a single rhyme, you must act as a researcher or an investigative journalist. No facts must be invented.

• Source Collection: Gather official documents, written archives, mathematical formulas, or record oral testimonies from your village elders.
• Cross-checking and Fact-checking: Verify every piece of information at least twice with different independent sources.
• The Summary Dossier: Write a clear text document (an article, a demonstration, or a report). This text constitutes the raw and legal database of your project.

STEP 2: LYRICALIZATION AND AUDIO PRODUCTION (The Oratory Art)

This step consists of translating the technical or historical dossier into a powerful musical work without altering the truth.

• Metric Transposition: Translate facts, figures, and abstract concepts into rhymes, metaphors, and storytelling. Complex terms must be explained simply through the chanted text.
• Sound Design: Use instrumental music whose tempo and mood match the subject. Integrate real audio clips (samples) directly into the audio: a witness's voice, the sound of the investigated location, or logical sound frequencies for mathematical work.
• Recording: Delivery your voice with clarity. The flow (delivery speed) must prioritize the immediate understanding of the information rather than technical performance alone.

STEP 3: VISUAL DOCUMENTATION (Proof through Imaging)

The video does not serve as entertainment or a simple aesthetic illustration; it is the visual guarantor of the investigation's authenticity.

• Field Capture / Animation: Film the locations mentioned, the faces of the people interviewed, or create dynamic 2D/3D animations to model mathematical formulas or statistical data.
• Overlay of Proofs (Visual Chaptering): Display on screen, at the same time you speak them in the rap, official documents, scans of historical texts, graphs, or equations.
• The Access Booklet (Total Transparency): The final product (video) must link back (via a QR code or a link) to the complete written dossier from Step 1 to allow the public to verify the sources themselves.

Immortal Adze Awards

Adze Kossivi edem (immortal Adze) Awards.

• 1st price of wiki Love folklore 2023.
• 6th price of wiki science competition 2025.

Demographics

Adidowood or adidogomé has a population estimeted at around 300,000 inhabitants. The majority of adults especially, women are involving in trade.

Young people go to school while others learn trade

Immortal Adze - Adidowood

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Geography

Adidowood is located Northwest of lomé south of Zangura district.

Gallery

Pictures

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Reference

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