Isaac Akuaba Kuma 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 Entertainent in 2014. 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.[5]
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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. He released "Wurewurafuo" which he featured Pope Skinny which gained him more attention in Ghana in 2015. He released his first album - Akuaba Album[6] in 2014 and the second studio album King of Kofcity[7] was released in 2017. He has performed at Legends & Legacy ball, BBnZ Afrobeat Big Weekend, Ghana Meets Naija, Saminifest and others.
Year | Organization | Award | Nominated Work | Result | Ref |
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2015 | Vodafone Ghana Music Awrads | Unsung Category | Himself | Nominated | [10] |
Africa Youth Choice Awards | Most Promising Act | Himself | Nominated | ||
2017 | Eastern Music Awards | Rap act of the Year | Himself | Won | [11] |
Artist of the Year | Himself | Won | [12] |
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