| Maccasio | |
| Native Name Lang: | Dagomba |
| Birth Name: | Sherif Abdul Majeed |
| Alias: | Maccasio |
| Birth Date: | 1995 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tamale, Ghana |
| Origin: | Tamale |
| Genre: | Afro pop, Hip hop, hiplife |
| Occupation: | Rapper, Songwriter |
| Years Active: | 2014-present |
| Label: | 69 Entertainment/Zola Music |
| Associated Acts: | Shatta Wale, R2Bees, Medikal, Guru, Kofi Kinaata, Iwan, Articl Wan, 4X4 Fresh Prince, Patapaa |
Sherif Abdul Majeed, (born April 6, 1995) known by his stage name Maccasio, is a Ghanaian Hip hop, Hiplife, and Afropop recording Artist and Entrepreneur .[1] He is from the Kingdom of Dagbon, in the Northern Region of Ghana. Maccasio raps and sings in his native language Dagbani with the ability to mix it with terms in English and Twi. He has performed on stages with artists such as Davido,[2] Shatta Wale, Samini, Stonebwoy, Medikal and VVIP.
Maccasio has been working with Apprise Music Distribution, a music selling platform[3] for his online music distribution and monetization.
Maccasio was awarded a plaque for his achievement with Apprise Music Distribution [4]
Maccasio realized his music talent at the age of 14. He raps mainly in his native language Dagbani with a blend of English, Hausa and Twi. His signature tune Anye kan laraa is one of the most popular signature tune in the northern region. Maccasio has three albums to his credit.
Maccasio launched his debut album "Boussu" in March 2014. His second album, "Oshihila Nkpe" was launched in 2015 at the Picona Gardens.
His third studio album dubbed "Ninsala"[5] was launched on 19 August 2017 at the Tamale Sports Stadium. Maccasio hosted Shatta Wale at the Tamale Stadium during his 'Too big concert' in Tamale, an event that saw the stadium filled to capacity.[6]
Maccasio released his 4th album Zero to hero on 4 January 2019
Maccasio 5th album was released on 3 November 2022
Maccasio was the headline artist for the 'Northern explosion concert'on February 25, 2017. A pre-independence concert he hosted at the Accra sports stadium. The show saw performance from big international acts such as Sherifa Gunu, Kofi Kinaata Guru, Rudeboy, and Dr Cryme.[7]
Maccasio pulled a crowd of nearly 20,000 fans to the Tamale Stadium during his peace concert in Tamale.[8]
Maccasio filled up the Bokum boxing arena with total shut down concert on October 28, 2018, with a capacity of 5,000 in attendance.
Maccasio made another biggest history in the Ghana music by filling up the tamale sports stadium with a capacity of 20,000 seats while it was raining and people stood to watch the amazing rapper aka king of the north.
Maccasio filled the Bokum arena again with outstanding 6,000 fans with his kings concert on February 5, 2022.
In 2016, Maccasio signed a one-year deal as the ambassador for Giant malt for the Northern sector of Ghana.[9] The singer also has a five-year deal as an ambassador for Modern Security Consult Ghana. In April 2022, he signed an eight-month deal with Infinix Mobile to become its ambassador for the Northern sector.
| Year | Title | Director | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | That Girl Featuring Patapaa | Joe Gameli | ||
| 2018 | Lyrical Stamina Featuring Stone Brain | Joe Gameli | ||
| 2018 | Mma[MOM] Featuring Ahmed Adams | Joe Gameli | ||
| 2018 | Dagomba Girl Featuring Mugeez (R2Bees) | Salifu Abdul Hafiz | [20] | |
| 2017 | Bohasi (Questions) | Joe Gameli | [21] | |
| 2017 | Thank You | Joe Gameli | [22] | |
| 2017 | Ninsala | Joe Gameli | [23] | |
| 2017 | Long John | Joe Gameli | [24] | |
| 2017 | No Puncture Featuring Kawastone | Joe Gameli | [25] | |
| 2017 | Inside Featuring Zeal(VVIP) | Salifu Abdul Hafiz | [26] | |
| 2016 | Fired | MNC Films | [27] | |
| 2016 | Work Featuring Kofi Kinaata | Prince Dovlo | [28] | |
| 2016 | Tinaaba 1 | Steve Gyamfi | [29] | |
| 2016 | One Boy One Girl | Abdul Razak Marvelous | [30] | |
| 2016 | Oshihilankpe | Steve Gyamfi | [31] | |
| 2016 | Waa (Dance) | Somed Cent | [32] |
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|-|rowspan="1"|2019|rowspan="1"|Himself|rowspan="1"|Next Rated Artist Of The Year|||-
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|-|rowspan="1"|2019|rowspan="1"|Best Afro Pop Video|rowspan="1"|Make Am Ft Shatta Wale||
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|-|rowspan="1"|2019|rowspan="1"|Himself|rowspan="1"|Hip-life Artist Of The Year|||-|rowspan="1"|2019|rowspan="1"|Himself|rowspan="1"|Best Rapper Of The Year||
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|-|rowspan="1"|2019|rowspan="1"|Dagomba Girl|Raggae/Dancehall Song of the Year[33] ||-
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|-|rowspan="1"|2019|rowspan="1"|Dagomba Girl|Raggae/Dancehall Song of the Year[34] ||-
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|-|rowspan="1"|2019|rowspan="1"|Himself|Fan Army of The Year[35] ||-
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|-|rowspan="1"|2018|rowspan="1"|Himself|PROMISING ARTIST OF THE YEAR||-
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|-|rowspan="1"|2018|rowspan="1"|Himself|BEST AFRO POP VIDEO[36] ||-
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|-|rowspan="1"|2018|rowspan="1"|Himself|Breakout Act of The Year[37] ||-|rowspan="1"|2018|rowspan="1"|Himself|Facebook Star of The Year[37] ||-
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|-|rowspan="1"|2017|rowspan="1"|Himself|Favourite Social Media Personality[38] ||-|rowspan="1"|2017|rowspan="1"|Himself|Favourite Male Musician of the Year[38] ||-|rowspan="1"|2017|rowspan="1"|Too Big|Favourite Song of the Year[38] ||-
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|-|rowspan="1"|2017|rowspan="1"|Himself|Overall Artiste of The Year[39] ||-|rowspan="1"|2017|rowspan="1"|Himself|Artiste Of The Year[39] ||-|rowspan="1"|2017|rowspan="1"|Himself|Best Rapper Of The Year[39] ||-|rowspan="1"|2017|rowspan="1"|Ko Nin Neey|Best Collaboration[39] ||-
|rowspan="1"|2017|rowspan="1"|Too Big|Most Popular Song[39] ||-
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|-|rowspan="1"|2016|rowspan="1"|Himself|Highlife/Hiplife Artiste of the Year[40] ||-|rowspan="1"|2016|rowspan="1"|Himself|Best Rapper of the Year[40] ||-|rowspan="1"|2016|rowspan="1"|Oshihilankpe|Most Popular Song of the Year[40] ||-
|rowspan="1"|2016|rowspan="1"|Himself|Artist of the Year[40] ||-
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