Birthdays: Okyeame Kwame turns 40

Rapper Kwame Nsiah Apau, known by his stage name Okyeame Kwame turns 40 today. Rap Doctor as most people call him for more than a decade has been in the music industry with countless hit tunes.

The song writer, creative director and entrepreneur in 1997 achieved notoriety as a member of the “Akyeame” hiplife duo, together with fellow Ghanaian Daniel Kofi Amoateng under the stage name Okyeame Kofi.

For declaring himself B.R.A (Best Rapper Alive) in a song he recorded after winning Ghana Music Awards Artist of the Year award in 2009, Okyeame Kwame sparked a conflict with fellow Ghanaian rapper Obrafour, who saw himself more deserving.

This resulted in one of the memorable feuds the Ghanaian music scene has seen, with Obrafour challenging Okyeame Kwame to a rap battle on the streets which was never honored. In 2011, after Obrafour had apologized for his actions Okyeame Kwame explained he declined Obrafour’s challenge because there was no need for it at the time, as winning Artist of the Year was vindicative enough.

Kwame released his first solo album “Boshe Ba” in 2004, just after the breakup of the Akyeame band. He followed in 2008 with “Manwesem” and in 2011 with “The Clinic”, launched at the Aphrodisiac Night Club in Accra.In 2012 he launched “The Versatile Show”.

Check out these classic photos released on BRA Kwame’s 40th birthday