Sarkodie Biography | Sarkodie Music
Sarkodie is a Ghanaian hip hop and hiplife recording artist who has been crowned as the very first winner of BET’s Best International Flow act at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards. Furthermore, he is the recipient of the 2012 BET Award for Best International Act: Africa category. Additionally, the Ghanaian singer was also nominated for the same award in 2014.
Sarkodie has been nominated for World Music Awards, Independent Music Awards and has been the recipient of several Ghana Music Award honors. He won Best Rap Act at the 2014 MTV Base Africa Music Awards, Best Hip Hop song at the 2014 World Independent Awards and was named 8th Most Bankable Artist in Africa by Forbes in 2013.
The Ghanaian singer first appeared on Adom FM’s popular rap competition titled, “Kasahara 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, he 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.
After battling rappers from the popular rap competition, Kasahara Level, he released his 2009 debut album Makye, with production from Killbeatz and Jayso as well as guest appearances from Kwaw Kese, J-Town, Sway and Paedae of R2Bees. The album received positive reviews from critics and fans. It was launched at the Accra Mall; in addition, a follow-up concert was held at Holy City Gardens in Accra. In 2010, Sarkodie’s “Push” and “Baby” songs were ranked ninth and thirteenth on Joy Fm’s Top 50 songs of 2009, respectively.
On 16 September 2009, he performed alongside Busta Rhymes at the Busta Rhymes Live in Ghana concert. In 2011, he released “Good Bye”, “One Time For Your Mind”, “You Go Kill Me”, “Living Legend”, and “Onyame Nhyira” as lead singles off the Rapperholic album. “You Go kill Me”, which features EL, was well-received throughout Ghana. Sulley Muntari, Castro, Deborah Owusu-Bonsu, X.O Senovoe, DJ Mensah and Funny Face made cameo appearances in the video.
In 2012, Sarkodie launched the Rapperholic album, which received positive reviews from music critics. The album features guest appearances from Efya, Chidynma, Mugeez of R2Bees, Obrafour, Jayso, EL and others. Sarkodie went on a nationwide tour to support the album. The Rapperholic album earned Sarkodie his first BET nomination and subsequent win. He was also featured on the BET Hip Hop Awards cipher alongside Talib Kweli, Jean Grae, and Ab-Soul. He was the only African act featured on the cipher.
On 7 July 2012, he kicked off his tour of Canada. In August 2012, he toured the United States. He performed in several different cities and states, including New York City, Ohio, New Jersey, Maryland, Atlanta, Chicago, Texas, and Massachusetts. After releasing his Rapperholic album, he performed in five different regions in Ghana as part of his Rapperholic nationwide tour.
On the 27th of August 2012, Sarkodie performed at the Africa Unplugged Music Festival, which was held at the Wembley Arena in London. He performed alongside R2Bees, Fally Ipupa, and Iyanya. In 2012, he joined Ludacris on stage at the 020 live concerts to perform the remix of the latter’s 2009 single “How Low”.
Sarkodie Haircut
Sarkodie haircut
Sarkodie Age
The Ghanaian artist Sarkodie was born in the year 1985 and celebrates his birthday on the 10th of July. His birth/zodiac sign is cancer.
Sarkodie Family
Sarkodie was born Michael Owusu Addo the fourth of five children, was born and raised in Tema, Ghana to his mother Maame Aggrey. He started rapping at a young age and continued throughout his educational career.
Sarkodie Wife | Sarkodie Wedding
The recording artist Sarkodie is a married man. He tied the knot with his wife Tracy Owusu Addo. He got married on the 17th of July in 2018 in an exclusive private ceremony held in Tema, Ghana.
Sarkodie Daughter
The Ghanaian recording artist together with his wife Tracy have been blessed with a daughter who is known as Adalyn Owusu Addo.
Sarkodie Education
Sarkodie attended Tema Methodist Senior High School. He earned a degree in graphic design from IPMC. He began his instrumental career as an underground rapper.
Sarkodie BET Awards 2019
The Ghanaian recording artist has made history on the 5th of October in the year 2019. He has been crowned as the very first winner of BET’s Best International Flow act at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards. The BET Awards 2019 was held at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Georgia in the USA.
Additionally, in his acceptance speech, then recording artist dedicated the award to his daughter who is known as Adalyn Owusu Addo (Titi). Furthermore, Sarkodie used that opportunity to urge the world to visit his country Ghana as part of the Year of Return celebrations.
Sarkodie Advice | Sarkodie My Advice
“Your brand [is not] strong enough, If it is strong then keep quiet. You will soon [leave]…You showed d***, one day you will show buttocks. The last thing [that I] want is attention,” he rapped.
He questioned the dancehall artiste’s claim to wealth and asked him to stop wearing cheap jewelry.
“Who gives an f*** about your chicken change property…f*** all the bragging and chill because honestly your whole bank account couldn’t buy you one tear rubber [Range Rover] Evoque but you’re claiming supremacy,” he jabbed.
Since the release of the diss track, a number of entertainment personalities, Captain Planet, D-Black, Edem, Ponobiom, Bisa Kdei, Peace Hyde, Kwaw Kese, Shatta Wale’s buddy Pope Skinny and a host of others, have reacted on social media.
Moreover, Shatta Wale’s friend, Pope Skinny is among a number of entertainment personalities who have applauded rapper Sarkodie’s diss song targetted at the dancehall artiste. The diss song, ‘My Advice’, which takes jabs at Shatta Wale, since its release, has sent social media buzzing.
‘My Advice’ seems to be Sarkodie’s response to Shatta Wale after the latter described him as “very poor”.
In the freestyle video, the rapper attacked Shatta Wale and described him as an insecure attention seeker.
Sarkodie Net Worth | Sarkodie Cars
The recording artist earns his wealth and fortune from his music career and enjoys a very luxurious life. Moreover, he owns a Bugatti. His accumulated net worth is estimated to be at a mark of 7 million dollars.
Is Sarkodie Dead?
The Ghanaian artist was rumored to be dead. Nonetheless, the rumors were not true because Sarkodie is alive and kicking and also in good health.
Sarkodie Illuminati
The Ghanaian recording artist released a song known as Illuminati in the year 2014 under the album Sarkology. In addition, the song has won the Independent Music Award for Best Song – Rap or Hip-Hop.
Sarkodie Album
- Mary
- Rapperholic
- Highest
- Sarkology
- Sarkodie, Vol. 1, Vol.2, Vol. 3 and Vol. 4
Sarkodie Songs
Song Album and Year
Can’t Let You Go 2018
Hope 2018
Body Mr. Love, 2018
Glory Highest, 2017
Pain Killer Highest, 2017
Your Waist Highest, 2017
Come To Me Highest, 2017
Far Away Highest, 2017
We No Dey Fear Highest, 2017
Overdose Highest, 2017
Light It Up Highest, 2017
Pon Di Ting 2017
Rich Nigga Shit 2017
Take It Back 2016
All Is You Mary, 2015
Sarkcess Story Mary, 2015
NewGuy 2015
Chingam 2014
Gunshot Sarkology, 2014
Lies Sarkology, 2014
Original Sarkology, 2014
Pon D Ting Sarkology, 2014
Special Someone Sarkology, 2014
Rap Attack Sarkology, 2014
Dear Rap Sarkology, 2014
Illuminati Sarkology, 2014
Down on One Sarkology, 2014
Azonto Fiesta 2013
Saa Okodie No 2012
Sarkodie Music Videos
Sarkodie Twitter
Sarkodie – Do You ft. Mr Eazi (Official Video) https://t.co/o8P2eWQYs2 via @YouTube New one off #BlackLove ft @mreazi #DoYou ?????
— Sarkodie (@sarkodie) August 15, 2019
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