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Tyler the Creator doesn't smoke, drink or do drugs.

Biography of Rebecca Akosua Acheampong (Becca)

BECCA

Born Rebecca Akosua Acheampomaa Acheampong, known as Becca, is a Ghanaian singer, songwriter and actress. She was born on 15th August,1984 in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. She is the fifth born and the first girl of a family of nine children of a family of Christian faith. She is one of the multi-talented female musicians on the continent with the best vocals earning her international recognition and many achievements. She is also interested in the empowerment of women in Ghana.

Early Life

As a child prodigy, Becca showcased her talent as a singer by participating in School Talent shows as well as church activities and always came up with one of the top most prizes at all times.Each and everytime she excelled and built on her God-given talent.

She studied at Morning Star School and after she had her high school education at one of the prestigious girls' school in Ghana, precisely, Cape Coast's Wesley Girls' High School. She furthered her education in Croydon College, London. In Croydon College she studied to become a fully qualified Childcare and education worker.

Becca relocated to Ghana after several years abroad to start up something inspired by her talent.

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MUSIC FACT THIRTEEN (13)

Will Smith was the first rapper to win a Grammy.

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Kanye West would leave meetings crying all the time before he got signed. 

Biography of Livingstone Etse Satekla (Stonebwoy Burniton)

STONEBWOY BURNITON

Stonebwoy Burniton (born Livingstone Etse Satekla) hails from the Anloga, Volta Region of Ghana as the 4th child of 7 siblings born on Saturday 5th March 1988 in Ashaiman. He is a Ghanaian based musician specialised in Dancehall, Reggae, Afrobeats genres but has featured on Afropop, R&B and Hip-Life tracks due to his versatility. On a global scale Stonebwoy Burniton is a talented songwriter, singer and performer. He initially started of by working with S24 Studios, Samini Music, High Grade Family and Asasease Music. He is currently not signed up to a Record Label; his career is presently being managed by his own BURNITON MUSIC GROUP (BMG) (Ghana and UK). 

Early Life

He studied at Methodist Day Secondary School the same year with rapper Sarkodie where he gained his High School Leaving Certificate. He continued his tertiary education at University of Professional Studies to earn a degree in Marketing in 2013. He realised his talents and abilities as a lyricist and script writer at an early age, remembering writing and acting drama pieces as far back as fourth year in primary school. Since then he has never stopped singing both songs that he has written and composed and those by artists he is influenced by.

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MUSIC FACTS ELEVEN (11)

The first of March is "J.Cole Day" in Fayetteville each year.

Biography of Jane Awindor (Efya)

 Jane Fara Fauzzier Afia Boafowaa Yahaya Awindor (Efya)

Jane Fara Fauzzier Afia Boafowaa Yahaya Awindor better known as Efya, was born on 10th April, 1987. She is a Ghanaian neo soul vocalist, songwriter, performer and actress. Efya got her first exposure to fame when she participated in the maiden edition of the Stars of the Future talent show. She  is now an award winning vocalist with major hits and has one of the best mixtapes in the music Industry of Ghana.

Early Life

Efya was born in Kumasi, Ghana and has two brothers and a sister.She attended Garrison, obtained her Secondary Education from Yaa Asantewaa Secondary School and tertiary education from University of Ghana with a degree in theatre and music. She relocated to Accra when her mother enrolled at the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI). She began her singing career like most do, in the church choir, but prior to this, Efya had designs on an entirely different future, filmmaking. Wanting to follow in her mother’s footsteps, Nana Hemaa Adjoa Awindor, a filmmaker who became a celebrity in her own right, as the host of a popular Ghanaian TV Show, Greetings From Abroad in the 90s. The show was highly acclaimed, and thus gave Efya, the opportunity to understudy her mother in film production. Her emergence on the music scene was not until 2008, when she randomly auditioned and gained national recognition, as a runner-up in CharterHouse Stars of The Future talent hunt. With Kojo Antwi, Aretha Franklin and The Temptations as one of her favourite artistes, she was good to go.

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The Original title for Michael Jackson's song "Thriller" was Starlight.

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The Game had a verse on Kanye West's "Crack Music", but it didn't fit the concept Kanye wanted, so it was cut.

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Drake graduated from High School at 25, 10 years after dropping out.

Biography of Desmond Kwesi Blackmore (D-Black)

D-BLACK 
(DA GHANA BWOUY)
The multiple award winning Ghanaian musician goes by the birth name Desmond Kwesi Blackmore , better known in showbiz as D-Black (Da Ghana Bwouy), Ghana’s premiere Anglophone hip hop artist. D-black is a music business entrepreneur, executive producer, marketer and movie director. D-Black is acknowledged by his philosophy in life, "PHD", meaning Prayer, Hardwork and Dedication

Early Life
Born in January 12, 1986 in Accra, Ghana to a father, John Derek Blackmore, who was a businessman and a mother who was a public servant. D-Black, nevertheless, grew up in a single parent home. He has a total of nine siblings, eight of whom are half-siblings.
His mother was one that did not really like Hip-hop music being played but he found a way to be introduced to stars like Jadakiss, Nas, Dr. Dre, Notorious B.I.G and Tupac. By High School, D-Black had begun writing his own lyrics and performing them, informally to his schoolmates. When he was in S.H.S, he was kicked out of Pope Johns Senior High School. He used to  run out of school to Accra and record and do other things. He was sacked when he was caught the third time that was like three months before S.S.C.E. With this reason, he registered Nov/Dec as a private student he passed against all the odds.He attended University of Cape Coast (UCC) because of the influence Accra had on him. He was studying Economics at UCC. In the second year, he told his mother his dream of film directing and study music and she asked him to opt for National Film and Televison Institute (NAFTI) instead. He convinced his mother to be transferred to Legon and do Theater Arts.  During the year at home, before coming to Legon  he met Reggie Rockstone and Peer Pressure. After that year he attended University of Ghana, Legon.

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The original title for the Michael Jackson "Thriller" song was "Starlight".

Biography of Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr. (Shatta Wale)

SHATTA WALE
Shatta Wale (formerly Bandana) was born on 17th October 1984 with the name Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr to Charles Mensah Snr and Madam Elsie. He is best known for his controversy in the music industry and the sparked up "Dancehall King" accolade that made news for over a year with other renowned artistes. He is an artiste under the record label Bullhaus Entertainment.

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When Tupac was a child and he would get into trouble, his mother would make him read the New York Times and quiz him on the articles.

Biography of Paul Nuamah Donkor (Jayso)

PAUL NUAMAH DONKOR

(JAYSO)

Paul Nuamah Donkor better known by his stage name Jayso, is a Ghanaian record producer, rapper, singer and sound engineer. He was born on June 1, 1983. He is the CEO and founder of Skillions Records.

Early Life
He had love for classic hip-hop and jazz acts like Tribe Called Quest, Nat King Cole, Das Efx, Frank Sinatra. It was just a matter of time before he developed a fondness for what he heard and decided to follow that same path. In 1999, He worked with his partner Terry Thomas Tetteyfio known as T- Kube when they were both students at the Presbyterian Boys Secondary School, Legon. The growing hip-hop movement in Ghana became a force the day rapper and producer Jayso decided to chart the course.

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Music  Fact Five (5)

Michael Jackson borrowed the Moonwalk from street dancers he saw outside of his hotel.

Biography of Sonnie Badu

SONNIE BADU

Sonnie Badu is a multiple award winning Gospel singer, songwriter, philanthropist due to his love for children and his ownership of an orphanage named "Thy Dwelling Place" and a day-care (Dizney), producer, TV presenter and author of nine best-sellers and owns a clothing line, "The worshipper's garment. He is the most successful gospel musician to emerge out of Ghana in recent years and Africa as a continent. His unique blend of intimate worship and his energetic style of ushering congregations into the presence of God is affecting lives worldwide. Sonnie leaves his audiences stunned and mesmirized emotionally and spiritually. He has a son and a wife named Ann-Mari.

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Kanye West stated he became even more passionate about clothes after his accident "'cause you never know when you're gonna be gone."

Biography of Emmanuel Andrews Samini (Samini)

EMMANUEL ANDREWS SAMINI
(SAMINI)

Emmanuel Andrews Samini A.K.A Samini (formerly as Batman Samini) is a Reggae and Dancehall artiste who was born in Accra, Ghana on 22 December 1981 to   Mr G.A Samini and Theresa Nusala. Samini is from Wa in the Upper West Region of Ghana. His name, Samini literally means 'Rain God' in his native language.He had his basic education at Holy Family Basic School and then continued to St Margaret Mary Senior High School, Dansoman for his secondary education.He has lived in Dansoman from the age of 9 and that was when he discovered the inevitable singing potential in himself. His genre of music is a mixture of high-life, dancehall, reggae and hip-hop. He calls his brand of music as the "African dancehall". Now he is named the 'King of Dancehall' (quite competed) in Ghana.

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Biography of Denning Edem Hotor ( Edem)

DENNING EDEM HOTOR

(EDEM)

Denning Edem Hotor (born 21st May 1986) is a Ghanaian recording hip-hop, hip-life artist and entertainer who performs under the name Edem. According to Hammer of the Last Two who groomed him. He raps in Ewe and is the premier rapper in that language.Edem's uniqueness is in three-fold: language, rhythmic quality and depth of lyrics. . In February 2011, the rapper became a father after the birth of his daughter and is now married to Stacey Osekere.

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MUSIC FACT NUMBER THREE (3)

Kendrick announced that after he releases his album, him and J. Cole are going to be working on their collaboration album

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MUSIC FACT TWO (2)

J.Cole's 2014 Forest Hills Drive is the first rap album in 25 years to go platinum without one feature.

Biography of Kwame Ametepee Tsikata (M.anifest)

KWAME AMETEPEE TSIKATA

M.ANIFEST

Kwame Ametepee Tsikata (M.anifest)  born in November 20, 1982 is talented Ghanaian songwriter and rapper. He started music when he was young believing to the blood of his grandfather, an ethnomusicologist, J.H. Kwabena Nketia. He was tipped by the BBC to be on of the African acts to be looked out for and he surely has proven them right with awards and achievements in his name. He is attracted to the youth with his trend in African fashion. He is gradually taking over Ghana and the world.

EARLY LIFE

M.anifest is the son of Ghanaian lawyer and academic Tsatsu Tsikata. M.anifest attended University of Ghana Primary School and continued to SOS Hermann Gmeiner College in Tema. Later migrated to the Twin Cities (Minneapolis-St Paul) in 2001 to attend Macalester College where he graduated in 2005 with a BA in economics.

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MUSIC FACT NUMBER ONE (1)

After Hurricane Katrina, Young Jeezy opened his house to survivors, giving them a place to stay and recover.

Biography of Michael Owusu Addo (Sarkodie)

MICHAEL OWUSU ADDO

SARKODIE

Michael Kwesi Owusu Addo (born July 10, 1988), is widely known by his stage name Sarkodie or Obidiponbidi, is a recording hip-life and hip-hop artiste and a brand ambassador from Tema, in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. He has many achievements associated to his name in the music industry in Ghana and basically one of the best in history.Many Ghanaians recognize him as one of the leading hip hop and hiplife artists in the country. He is considered one of the major artiste who brought of the Azonto genre and dance back to life in Ghana and the world at  large.

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Biography of Elom Adablah (E.L)

Elom Adablah (born 28 June 1983), better known by his stage name EL, is an award-winning Ghanaian record producer, rapper and sound engineer.

Early Life.

EL grew up in the largest estate in West Africa, Dansoman, Ghana. He first attended St. Martin De Porres School in Dansoman, where he excelled as a top student and later transferred to Jack and Jill School where he completed his Junior Secondary School level. He then gained admission to the Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School, where he discovered his musical talent. After high school, he pursued a degree in economics and political science at the University of Ghana, Legon.

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