Sarkodie is a well-known Ghanaian rapper and businessman who is widely regarded as one of the best rappers in Africa. He has received multiple BET awards. With the release of the single Baby, he shot to fame in his native Ghana. You Go Kill Me, Borga, One Time For Your Mind, and Illuminati is among Sarkodie's most well-known songs. He has received a slew of prestigious local and international honors over the years, including a BET Award in 2012, numerous Ghana Music Awards, and 4Syte TV Music Video Awards. He is not only Ghana's most successful rapper but also one of Africa's most successful rappers.
Sarkodie Facts
Sarkodie was born on July 10, 1985, in Tema, Ghana to Emma Maame Aggrey, who raised him entirely on her own. Michael Owusu Addo is his real name.
Sarkodie was raised with three older brothers and one younger sister.
He holds a degree in Graphic Design from IPMC College of Technology, one of Ghana's largest IT educational training institutes.
Through the help of fellow rappers Castro and Edem, Sarkodie was introduced to the legendary Hammer of the Last Two.
Sarkodie made history in 2012 when he became the first Ghanaian rapper to win a BET Award.
Sarkodie founded the Sarkodie Foundation, a charity, in 2013. The foundation's sole goal is to assist underprivileged children throughout Ghana.
Sarkodie predicted the 2015 Ghana judiciary scandal in his 2012 song Pizza and Burger (with Jayso). In the song, Sarkodie warns a number of corrupt Ghanaian officials, including judges, to stop engaging in bribery and corruption because ace Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Armeyaw Anas is coming after them and exposing them. Three years after the song's release, Anas exposed several corrupt judges in Ghana's Judicial Service in what became known as the Ghana judiciary scandal of 2015. Sarkodie told CitiFM that he knew Anas would eventually expose the corrupt judges, which is why he rapped about it.
Sarkodie was ranked 19th on e-TV Ghana's 2015 list of the most powerful Ghanaians.
The current President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, wished Sarkodie a happy birthday in 2015. Nana Addo wished Sarkodie good health and a long life in his birthday message, hoping that his music would continue to inspire Ghana's youth.
Mary is Sarkodie's fourth studio album, named after his late grandmother Mary Lokko. Lokko, he claims, was constantly pressuring him to do live music, which is why Mary is a live album. Mary was discharged on the 12th of September, 2015. It's worth noting that Mary Lokko was born on September 12th. Lokko died in Sarkodie's car while he was driving her to the hospital in 2012.
He made history in February 2016 when he addressed students at the prestigious Harvard University in the United States.
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