Edem was born in the Volta Region of Ghana. Of two kids, Edem is the only son and Wendy Sefakor Agbeviadey. The young Edem spent most of his youth in Accra and Aflao. He completed his primary and Junior High education at the Amazing Love International Schools. As a product of the secondary school system in Ghana, he enrolled in Bishop Herman College for his senior high school education. He lost his mother at age 13. He was left with his dad, a lawyer, and his sister. He lost his dad at age 16. His only immediate family at the moment is his sister. He grew up surrounded by music, ranging from hip hop to dancehall, reggae and highlife.

Edem has a fanbase of over 24 million Ghanaians, 6 million Togolese attached and growing by the day in Africa. He became the youngest Artiste in Ghana to be signed on to Africa’s telecom giant GLOBACOM. Noted as a strong advocate for education he constantly encourages all his peers to stay in school, he became the face of Marshalls University College (Formerly Meridian Pre University). He is also affiliated with strong brands like BET where he took part in the first ever African BET cypher. Edem on the 11th of May 2012 became the first African brand Ambassador to the 2nd largest spirit brand in the world ABSOLUT VODKA and Ghana’s beer brand “Club Beer”. Joining the league of Jay Z, Ceelo Greene, Kanye West and more, he has also recently joined other acts like 2face to support BET’s ‘Trayvon Martin’ campaign. Edem recently got an award from the University Of Ghana Legon School Of Allied Sciences for his contribution to arts and entertainment and the nation at large.