Kofi Kinaata Biography: Real Name, Age, Parents, Hometown, Girlfriend, Net-Worth, Career, Awards,Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Latest Songs

Martin King Arthur popularly known as Kofi Kinaata is a Ghanaian musician and songwriter from Takoradi.

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He is noted for his Fante rap and freestyle and therefore known as the Fante Rap God.

Below is a biography of Kofi Kinaata.

Kofi Kinaata Full Name, Hometown, and Early Life

Kofi Kinaata was born Martin King Arthur and raised in Effiakuma, a residential town in the Western Region of Ghana.

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He completed his secondary education at the Takoradi Technical Institute.

Kofi Kinaata Career, Awards, and Nominations

Just after High school, Kofi Kinaata was the 1st runner up for the Melody FM Kasahari Battle in 2009.

He is noted for his lyrical dexterity in terms of unique rhyme schemes and humorous Fante rap style with a touch of traditional African proverbs in his local language to entertain and educate morally.

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In December 2015, he released a song “Made in Taadi” which was a jam for most Fante people due to the link to their famous “Ankos” (Fancy dress and Masqueraders Xmas Carnival) annual festival which happens during Christmas.

In 2016, he released yet another banger in December, “Confession” with most people relating the song to “Jesus Take The Wheel”.

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The song became Avram Grant’s favorite Ghanaian track as at the time it was released. He told Bola Ray in his last interview before he retired as a Ghana Black Stars Coach.

Kinaata’s “Confession” was used in 2017 as the theme song by the Minority party (NDC) as a tease to the majority in parliament (NPP) to describe the state of the nation after the President and Speaker of Parliament have their address, that God should come and take the national wheel.

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The Ghana Black Stars also danced a “Confession” group dance as a form of celebration anytime they score a goal during the AFCON 2017 Tournament.

An abridged English version of the lyrics to the song has been adopted by the English department of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology for a Level 200 semester course (English Literature 263).

The song received considerable playtime and moved to the Top 10 songs in 2016. He won the Song Writer of the Year and Best New Artiste of the Year awards at the 2016 edition of the Ghana Music Awards.

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Things Fall Apart, a 2019 release has topped charts across music platforms, including iTunes Ghana Top 100, Audiomack Ghana Top 20 and Boomplay AfroBeats charts for weeks.

The song has been widely played, circulated and shared on both traditional and social media, it has been number 1 on Twitter trends.

The song has also been number one on Youtube’s Ghana trends with fellow celebrities giving it rave rating: Asamoah Gyan, Michael Essien, Kwami Sefa Kai, Phillip Osei Bonsu, Sadick Adams, Kidi, Efya, Berla Mundi, Joe Beecham among others.

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Kofi Kinaata has done major collaborations with artists such as; Sarkodie, Shatta Wale, Samini, Stonebwoy, Kwesi Arthur, Jayso, Castro, Becca among others.

One major collaboration that blew him to the mainstream and lamplight was “Odo Pa” by Castro which featured Kinaata and Ghana Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan.

The track was a hit all over the continent and won awards locally and internationally.

Castro was a god-father and an inspiration to him since he grew up seeing him, and help him with his entry in the industry.

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Samini and Tony Pun signed Kofi Kinaata unto the Samini Music/High-Grade Family record label in 2013.

Kofi Kinaata left the label in 2018 after his 5-year contract with the management ended. He’s currently an independent artiste with ‘Team Move Music’ which he heads as his management.

The annual ‘Made in Taadi Concert’ is one of the biggest musical concerts in the Western and Central Regions of Ghana.

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The concert attracts fans of Kofi Kinaata and people from all classes in society. Fans travel far and near for this concert.

The show has been witnessed by fellow artists such as; Stonebwoy, Sarkodie, Shatta Wale, Pappy Kojo, Joey B, Kwaw Kese, Medikal, Kidi, Edem

Kofi Kinaata Latest Songs

Kofi has quite a number of songs to his credit. Among them is the banger Sweetie Pie, Confession, Things Fall Apart, Susuka Time No Dey among others. You can listen and download Kofi Kinaata’s music here.

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