Sarkodie - songs without internet 2019

Sarkodie - songs without internet 2019

Michael Owusu Addo professionally known as Sarkodie, is a Ghanaian hip hop recording artist and entrepreneur from Tema.[3] His contributions to the Ghanaian Music Industry have earned him numerous accolades, including the Vodafone Ghana Music Award for Artiste of the Decade. In 2015 , Sarkodie was ranked the 19th most Influential Ghanaian by e.tv Ghana.[4] He is considered one of the major proponents of the Azonto genre and dance.He is the most awarded rapper on the continent. Sarkodie is often named as one of Africa's greatest hip hop artists.[5] MTV Base ranked him sixth on its list of the Hottest African MC's in 2014.[6] In 2013, Lynx TV ranked him first on its list of the "Top 10 Ghanaian Rappers of All Time".[7] In 2015, AfricaRanking.com ranked him third on its list of the "Top 10 African Rappers of 2015".[8] In 2015, The Guardian listed him as one of its top five hip hop acts on the African continent.[9]

Sarkodie is the fourth born of five children. He was born and raised in Tema. Sarkodie started rapping at a young age and continued throughout his educational career. He attended Tema Methodist Senior High School and proceeded to IPMC where he earned a degree in graphic design. Sarkodie began his music career as an underground rapper. He first appeared on Adom FM's popular rap competition titled, "Kasahare Level" and started gaining attention from there. It was through some of these rap battles that he met his former manager Duncan Williams of Duncwills Entertainment. He also met musicians, Edem and Castro, who introduced him to Hammer of The Last Two, an established record producer. Hammer decided to feature Sarkodie on two songs off the Volta Regime album after being impressed with his rap flows. After this exposure, Sarkodie recorded his debut album Makye. His first single "Baby", featuring Mugeez of the duo R2Bees, became an instant hit and made Sarkodie a household name within the Ghanaian music industry.[10]