Koo Ntakra Explained

Koo Ntakra
Occupation:Rapper,Singer
Label:KN Records
Birth Name:Isaac Akuaba Kuma Akuffo
Alias:Koo Ntakra
Birth Date:21 February
Birth Place:Jumapo, Koforidua
Years Active:2014 – present

Isaac Akuffo[1] (born 21 February 1992), who goes by the stage name Koo Ntakra, is a hiplife and hip hop artist from Ghana who raps in his native language of Akuapem. He was signed to Bullhaus Entertainment in 2014 but currently on his own label KN Records. He won MTN Hitmaker[2] in 2013 and was also nominated at Unsung[3] Category in the Ghana Music Awards. He also won Rap Act of the year and Artist of the Year at Eastern Music Awards 2017.[4] He was featured on Sarkodie's Trumpet collaboration in 2017.

Music career

Koo Ntakra was a contestant in the season 2 of the reality competition show MTN Hitmaker in Ghana in 2013,[2] where he emerged as the overall winner. He was signed shortly afterwards to Bullhaus Entertainment and has gone on to release several singles.His First Single Banku was a Smash hit of his first album Akuaba He later released "Wurewurafuo" which he featured Pope Skinny which gained him more attention in Ghana in 2015. He released his first album - Akuaba Album[5] in 2014 and the second studio album King of Kofcity[6] was released in 2017. He has performed at Legends & Legacy ball, BBnZ Afrobeat Big Weekend, Ghana Meets Naija, Saminifest and others.

Discography

Singles

Albums

Awards and nominations

!Year!Organization!Award!Nominated Work!Result!Ref
2015Vodafone Ghana Music AwardsUnsung CategoryHimselfNominated[8]
Africa Youth Choice AwardsMost Promising ActHimselfNominated
2017Eastern Music AwardsRap act of the YearHimselfWon[9]
Artist of the YearHimselfWon[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016-10-04. ProfileAbility – Koo Ntakra. 2021-07-13. ProfileAbility. en-GB.
  2. Web site: 2018-11-26. Here are all the winners of MTN Hitmaker. 2021-07-13. Pulse Ghana. en.
  3. Web site: 2015 VGMA, Koo Ntakra And The UNSUNG Category News Ghana . 2021-07-13 . NewsGhana . en-US.
  4. Web site: Mortey . Gershon . 2017-10-12 . Koo Ntakra crowned 'Artiste of the Year' at 2017 Darling Eastern Music Awards . 2021-07-13 . Adomonline. . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2016-09-10. Koo Ntakra's Akuaba Album Now available on Soundcloud for streaming.. 2021-07-13. Jonilar. en-US.
  6. Web site: 2017-10-28. Koo Ntakra to release 'King of Kofcity' album on Nov. 4. 2021-07-13. GhanaWeb. en.
  7. Web site: Ghana Music - Koo Ntakra ft. Pope Skinny, Song: Wurewurafo . 2021-07-13 . GhanaWeb..
  8. Web site: 2015 VGMA, Koo Ntakra And The UNSUNG Category News Ghana . 2021-07-13 . News Ghana . en-US.
  9. Web site: Mortey . Gershon . 2017-10-12 . Koo Ntakra crowned 'Artiste of the Year' at 2017 Darling Eastern Music Awards . 2021-07-13 . Adomonline. . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2017-10-08. Koo Ntakra crowned artiste of the Year at Eastern Music Awards 2017. 2021-07-13. GhanaWeb. en.