Sarkodie
Michael Owusu Addo (born July 10, 1987) known professionally as Sarkodie, is a Ghanaian rapper and entrepreneur from Tema.
With a career spanning 10 years at the top of his game and a decade since his landmark debut album, 2009’s joyous Makye, one of African music’s biggest and best-loved hip- hop albums; Sarkodie has embarked on his exciting new chapter in his career with latest project ‘Black Love’.
Sarkodie was influenced by the American rappers such as Ja Rule, Tupac, Biggie, 50 Cent, Nelly and more that filled the airwaves in his hometown of Tema, Ghana.
As well as having tens of millions of album sales and over 80 awards to his name in his native Ghana, Sarkodie’s sound, a fizzing blend of hiplife, hip-hop and Afrobeats, has led to sold-out shows at London’s O2 Kentish Town Forum & performances with an impressive array of international names.
His contributions to the Ghanaian music industry have earned him numerous accolades, including the Vodafone Ghana Music Award for “Artiste of the Decade”. He was announced the first winner of BET’s Best International Flow act at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards.
