Okyeame Kwame
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Okyeame Kwame
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| Birth name | Kwame Nsiah-Apau | ||||||
| Also known as | Okyeame Kwame, Rap Doctor | ||||||
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April 17, 1976 Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana |
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| Genres | Hiplife, rap, Afro pop | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actor, philanthropist | ||||||
| Years active | 1997–present | ||||||
| Associated acts | Asumadu, Ebony Reigns, Kwaw Kese, Stephanie Benson, Kwabena Kwabena, Deborah Vanessa | ||||||
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| Spouse(s) | Annica Nsiah-Apau (m. 2009) |
| Children | Kwame Nsiah Bota, Sante Antwiwaa Nsiah-Apau |
Kwame Nsiah-Apau (born 17 April 1976), known by his stage name Okyeame Kwame and nicknamed Rap Doctor, is a Ghanaian musician, songwriter, creative director and entrepreneur.
Kwame Nsiah Apau was born in Kumasi, Ashanti Region of Ghana. He is the third of six siblings. His two younger brothers, Kwaku Nsiah Boamah nicknamed "Stone" and Kwaku Nsiah Amankwah nicknamed "Kunta Kinte", also perform nowadays as the hiplife duo "Bradez". His parents expected him to become a physician, yet he gained interest in rap music from a very young age, having written his own songs and performed in local shows ever since he attended the Anglican Senior High School in Kumasi. He later attended Kwame Nkrumah University, where he studied music and specialized in classical guitar, later graduated as a linguist. From 2015, Okyeame Kwame is studying for a master's degree in Marketing Strategy at the University of Ghana Business School.
In 1997 he achieved notoriety as a member of the "Akyeame" hiplife duo, together with fellow Ghanaian Daniel Kofi Amoateng (under the stage name Okyeame Kofi). They recorded together the albums "Nyansapo" ("Witty Knot", 1997), "Nkonsonkonson" ("Shackles", 1998), "Ntoaso" ("Continuity", 2000) and "Apam Foforo" ("New Testament", 2002). He performed solo under his own record label One Mic Entertainment, in Accra since they parted in 2004. He also featured renowned Ghanaian highlife and hiplife artists as Daddy Lumba, Kojo Antwi and Ofori Amponsah.
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