Ko-Jo Cue (Real name: Linford Kennedy Amankwaa) is an award-winning rapper/songwriter from Kumasi in the Ashanti region of Ghana.
Ko-Jo Cue (Real name: Linford Kennedy Amankwaa) is an award-winning rapper/songwriter from Kumasi in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Ko-Jo was born in Adum but he was mainly raised by his grandmother in Bantama, both towns in Kumasi. Growing up in a house filled with his entire extended family and sleeping in a room with 5 cousins, an auntie and his grandmother, the values of family were instilled in him at an early age. These values are shared in most of his songs.
At age 9, he fell in love with Ghanaian rap music when his cousin introduced him to Obrafour’s first album Pae Mu Ka. He wrote and memorized the lyrics to his favourite songs. His love for the art form grew in Kumasi Anglican Secondary School, which was noted for producing famous musicians like Okyeame Kwame, Lord Kenya, Noble Nketiah and Oware Junior.
His professional career begun in 2010 when he started a series called Growing Pains which was a slew of 5 mixtapes designed to introduce people to his music. He had his first viral hit with ‘Head Nod’, a street anthem that quickly became a mainstay on regional radio playlists. He released two critically acclaimed mixtapes between 2011 and 2013 which positioned him as the next big thing on the Ghanaian rap scene. In April 2014, his single Corolla Music went viral and sparked a nationwide conversation about local hip-hop on radio. The success of the song caught the attention of BBnZ Live who signed him two months later. The Shining, his first project on BBnZ Live, turned out to be more than a mixtape and earned him his first radio hit with its single Low Key. It was downloaded more than 12000 times and earned critical praise from pundits, peers and fans.
Between 2015 and 2016, he released several singles which made him a radio darling and a household name. Notable amongst them are Lavender with E.L, Tsioo Benke Mi with International Songwriting Competition winner A.I and My BayBey with Afrobeats superstar Mr. Eazi. He also headlined and sold out his first ever concert which he dubbed CUE for President in an effort to promote the participation of the youth in the Ghanaian electoral process. MTV Base placed him at No. 9 on their Hottest Emcees in Africa list.
In 2017, he secured his first endorsement deal with international brand KFC and became the streetwise ambassador for Ghana. He partnered with his label mate Shaker to release a joint album called Pen & Paper. The album which was noted for its creative videos won him his first award at the 4syte MVAs and earned him multiple nominations at the Ghana Music Awards. The partnership went on to produce hit songs like Mama Yie, Up & Awake with BET Nominee Kwesi Arthur and Things We Do 4 Love with highlife sensation KiDi and 2 time BET Best African Act Sarkodie. It has also earned them an opening spot on Ms. Lauryn Hill’s 20th Anniversary Miseducation Tour.
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