Okyeame Kwame: I have to win Artiste of the Year once more
If some older musicians' careers have been characterized as "retired musicians," then Okyeame Kwame, the rapper from Ghana, is not one of them. His tale is radically dissimilar.
Boakyewaa Lawrencia 
He is a musician in his late 40s who has been performing for 26 years. He is a contestant for this year's Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) with the song "Insha Allah," which features King Paluta.
He was nominated for Hiplife Song of the Year for the song, and he faces tough competition from up-and-coming artists like Oseikrom Sikani, Jay Bahd, and King Paluta.
While Okyeame Kwame, also known as Rap Dacta, should probably be giving himself a lot of credit for continuing to be nominated for Ghana's biggest music awards after all these years in the business, he told that he is actually working hard to win Artiste of the Year, the top prize, which he last won in 2009, fifteen years ago.
Even though I've been in the music business for 26 years, it feels absolutely wonderful to be recognized because it shows that people value what I do. That doesn't mean I wouldn't have cared if I hadn't attended, but it does motivate me to participate more.
Additionally, it is one of the main reasons I'm putting in a lot of effort to be awarded Artiste of the Year once more. I have to change the story by releasing a huge album, hopefully this year, since it's a must for me. "I'll work even harder to reach the objective," he declared.
Okyeame Kwame, whose real name is Kwame Nsiah Apau, has certainly shown perseverance and hard effort in a field that quickly "retires" older performers after a certain amount of time.
Okyeame Kwame, one half of the now-defunct musical duo Akyeame, won the Ghana Music Awards Group of the Year and Hiplife Song of the Year in 2000. Resurrecting from nearly a decade as a solo artist, Okyeame Kwame won the Artiste of the Year award in 2009.
Many years later, the father of two has persevered in pushing for nominations to the esteemed music awards, despite overwhelming odds. Undoubtedly, it's a distinction that none of his fellow natives from the 1990s can make.
He listed a number of factors that contributed to his success, including having a youthful staff that is aware of how the existing system is operating, learning from others, having a strong management team in place, and offering something new to listeners.
