Bbird
Tettey Kwao known by the stage name Bbird (born 13 September) is a Ghanaian rapper and musician from Somanya.[1][2] He is known as the originator of Krobo rap.[3]He was nominated as the Best International Artiste at the 2018 Eastern Music Awards.[4]
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Also known as | Krobo Rap king |
Born | Somanya |
Genres | Hiphop, Hiplife |
Occupation(s) | musician, songwriter, producer |
Instruments | vocal |
Years active | 2010 - present |
Labels | SBoy Records |
Associated acts | Dr Cryme, Teephlow, Mix Master Garzy, Kofi Kinaata |
Early life and music career[edit]
Bbird was born and raised in Somanya in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He attended Akwamuman Senior High School at Akosombo for his senior high school education. He moved to Italy in 2007 but relocated after five years to the UK.[5]
Music Career
Bbird started his career at a tender age of 12 miming and freestyling to raps from popular Ghanaian rappers like Obrafour, Lord Kenya, Okomfo Kwadee and the like. He started writing and recording his own songs in 2010 and released his first single Wake Up which features Sonni Balli in 2014.[6]
He released his first album Ecclesiastes under his self owned record label SBoy Records.[7] He signed Awetse Nayo and release Pi No Ko and True Love with him in 2017 and 2018 respectively.[8][9]
Bbird has collaborated with Dr Cryme, Teephlow, Kofi Kinaata, Epixode and a host of other musicians in Ghana.
Award and Nomination[edit]
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref | |
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2018 | Himself | Best International Artiste |
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Discography[edit]
Year | Title | Production credit | Ref |
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2014 | Wake Up | Mix Master Garzy | [6] |
2017 | Adesa ft torgbe and Nayo | [10] | |
2018 | Real Freiend ft Epixode and Teephlow | [11] |
Year | Title | Number of Tracks | Ref |
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2018 | Ecclesiastes | 12 | [7] |
Videography[edit]
Year | Title | Director | Ref |
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2018 | Pi No Ko | Noble Philms | [12] |
References[edit]
- ↑ Debrah, Ameyaw (2018-04-26). "First mainstream Krobo rapper, BBird drops 'Pi No Ko' ft. Nayo music video". AmeyawDebrah.Com. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ↑ "BBird". Ghanamotion.com. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ↑ Nankwe, Hassan. "Meet Bbird, the founder and originator of Krobo rap". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "KiDi, Kuami Eugene, Wendy Shay, and others grab nomination for Eastern Music Awards 2018 | Music 2018-10-30". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ↑ Ability, Profile (2018-12-19). "ProfileAbility – BBird". ProfileAbility. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "B Bird – Wake Up ft Sonni Balli(Prod By Garzy)". GhXclusives.Com. 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 www.amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/Ecclesiastes-Explicit-Bbird/dp/B07KV7YDZF?tag=everybodywikien-20. Retrieved 2018-12-24. Missing or empty
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(help) - ↑ "BBird – Pi No Ko ft Nayo (Prod By ABE)". GHclick.Com. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ↑ NytMare, Blogger's (2018-10-20). "Nayo – True Love ft. Bbird (Prod.by Alpha Beatz)". Ghanamotion.com. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ↑ NytMare, Blogger's. "Adesa ft. Nayo x Torgbe". Ghanamotion.com. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ↑ NytMare, Blogger's. "Real Friend ft. Teephlow x Epixode". Ghanamotion.com. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ↑ NytMare, Blogger's (2018-04-26). "BBird – Pi No Ko ft. Nayo (Official Video)". Ghanamotion.com. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
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