Blackway (rapper) explained

Yaw Sintim-Misa, professionally known as Blackway is a Ghanaian-American rapper. He is most known for the single "What's Up Danger" which was released as a soundtrack for through a collaboration with Black Caviar.^[1]

Early life

Blackway is the son of Ghanaian comedian and talk show host, Kwaku Sintim-Misa.^[2] He was born in Ghana and lived there until 2006 when he moved from Ghana to stay with his mother in Long Island, New York.^[3]

Career

Blackway had a long history of music in Ghana. In 2014, he was featured on "Raise My Flag", the first single of DJ Juls' debut EP.^[4] He was also featured on the single "Pretty Please" from Kojo Cue's debut album, "The Shinning".^[5] In 2015, Blackway was featured on "The Best Shape", which was track 15 on EL's Bar 2 Mixtape.^{[6] [7]} When M.anifest released his album, APAE (The Price of Free) in 2016, he featured Blackway on the 7th single "Never Feel".^[8]

It wasn't until 2019 that his biggest breakthrough came when he collaborated with American DJs Black Caviar to release "What's Up Danger" as a soundtrack for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.^[9] It was nominated at the Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media category at the 62nd Grammy Awards.^[10] Blackway signed a global record and co-publishing deal with Position/Hive Music in 2022^[11] He released two songs that featured as soundtracks for NFL Madden 24.^{[12] [13]} He was featured by Shaquille O'Neal on his 2023 single, "King Talk"^[14] Also in 2023, he was featured on "The Return of Mansa Musa" on the tenth track of Busta Rhymes' "Blockbusta" album alongside Swiss Beatz.^[15]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 31 October 2018 . Blackway and Black Caviar Link Up for "What's Up Danger" off the 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Soundtrack . 26 September 2024 . Hypebeast.
2. Web site: 26 November 2019 . KSM's son bags Grammy nomination - Adomonline.com . 26 September 2024 . en-US.
3. Web site: Berry . Peter A. BerryPeter A. . 17 July 2018 . The Break Presents: Blackway - XXL . 26 September 2024 . XXL Mag . en.
4. Web site: DJ Juls 'Raise My Flag' Ft Ko-jo Cue, Blackway & E.L . 26 September 2024 . okayafricasite . en.
5. Web site: Edusei . Philip . 12 July 2016 . The Shining: Ko-Jo Cue Album Review . 26 September 2024 . en.
6. Web site: 28 August 2015 . Bar 2 is my most honest piece – EL . 26 September 2024 . Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always . en-US.
7. Web site: Edusei . Philip . 12 July 2016 . The Shining: Ko-Jo Cue Album Review . 26 September 2024 . en.
8. Web site: Edusei . Philip . 8 September 2016 . Apae (The Price of A Free EP): M.anifest Album Review . 26 September 2024 . en.
9. Web site: 23 October 2020 . How The NFL, Roc Nation & Rapper Blackway Made A Hip Hop Impact . 26 September 2024 . HipHopDX . en.
10. Web site: Abbate . Jake . 20 November 2019 . Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Receives 3 Grammy Nominations . 26 September 2024 . Comic Book Movies and Superhero Movie News - SuperHeroHype . en-US.
11. Web site: 21 September 2022 . Blackway Signs Exclusive, Global Record & Publishing Deal with Position/Hive Music - Music Connection Magazine . 26 September 2024 . www.musicconnection.com . en-US.
12. Web site: 18 August 2023 . Madden 24 soundtrack: Stream the full track list featuring Jack Harlow, Wiz Khalifa and more Sporting News . 26 September 2024 . www.sportingnews.com . en-us.
13. Web site: 17 August 2022 . Kwesi Arthur & Blackway songs make it into EA Sports Madden 23 list of soundtracks! Ghana Music . 26 September 2024 . en-GB.
14. Web site: Brown . Preezy . 5 May 2023 . Shaquille O’Neal Gets Back To Rap With “King Talk” . 26 September 2024 . VIBE.com . en-US.
15. Web site: 17 November 2023 . Blackway Featured On Forthcoming Busta Rhymes Album - 3Music.tv . 26 September 2024 . 3MusicTV . en.