{"id":99133,"date":"2015-03-13T12:41:51","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T12:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=99133"},"modified":"2015-03-13T12:41:51","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T12:41:51","slug":"mogoawards-nominee-profile-okyeame-kwame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/03\/mogoawards-nominee-profile-okyeame-kwame\/","title":{"rendered":"#MOGOAwards Nominee Profile \u2013 Okyeame Kwame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">His rise in the Ghanaian music industry has not been a surprise to keen observers; Okyeame Kwame showed signs of his creativity in the early days as a member of the duo Akyeame.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;1air714PxxpwEDQlvfzF0Emx6msSHjw1&#8243;]In one of his songs, he talked about being the favourite rapper&#8217;s favourite rapper. Few can begrudge Kwame Nsiah Apau for making that statement because over the years his music has fueled the emotions of many.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">His lyrics speak volumes and the rhythms he churns out have kept Ghana and the world dancing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">He became prominent in the late 90s as one half of the hip-life group\u00a0<strong>Akyeame<\/strong>\u00a0with friend and group member\u00a0<strong>Okyeame Kofi<\/strong>. They enjoyed six years of success releasing 4 albums until in 2003, Kwame and his partner in rhyme\/close friend, Qofi, decided to try their hands at solo careers. In 2004, he began his solo career and saw even more success as his career quickly skyrocketed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">He has four #MOGOAwards nominations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/showbiz.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/MOGO-Award-Nominees.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43636\" src=\"http:\/\/showbiz.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/MOGO-Award-Nominees-705x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Print\" width=\"620\" height=\"900\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">International stages have carried his weight. Global audiences have been electrified by his craft.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In 1999, he performed at the world famous Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York, the Constitution hall in Washington DC and finally STRATSFORD Rex, London.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">His self-produced\u00a0<strong><em>The Versatile Show <\/em><\/strong>has been cited by many industry watchers as Ghana&#8217;s finest concert of the decade.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">He has so far released 7 albums (4 while with the group Akyeame and 3 solo) and is currently working to his next album. As a member of Akyeame, they released Nyansapo in 1997, Nkonsonkonson in 1998, Ntoaso in 2000 and Apam Foforo in 2002.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">His solo albums include Bohyeba in 2005, M&#8217;anwensem (My Poetry) in\u00a0 2008 and\u00a0 The Clinic in 2011. His records were also featured on the Sony Africa Music Compilation in\u00a0 2010.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">TO VOTE FOR OKYEAME KWAME:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">1. Go to www.citifmonline.com. <a title=\"Click to vote\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1cnjPyjb_Q0Rim1mdJkCYg032mxPLMnK3ye9NBwRTbmI\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\">Click on MOGO Awards<\/a>. The categories and nominees will show up and you can vote.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">2. Download the <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><a style=\"color: #993366;\" title=\"Download Osiki App\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1CbSuYO\" target=\"_blank\">OSIKI<\/a><\/span>\u00a0app for free on Google Play. Once installed, click on MOGO Awards, the categories and nominees will show up and you can vote.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The #MOGOAwards 2015 is powered by 97.3 Citi FM and supported by the Musician Union of Ghana (MUSIGA). 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