Nana Kwaku Okyere Duah (Tic Tac) is originally from Kwamo a suburb of the Ashanti Region. His musical journey began in 1997, when he and another boy formed a group named Natty Strangers. Young as they were they became the toast of many shows. Tic Tac stood out from the rest of the group, his voice described by most as similar to Busta Rhymes.

Tic Tac went on to feature on Azigiza's Woye Bia which became a big hit in Ghana. He then went to collaborate with Slim Buster's Masan Aba and Dassebre's Ahofe. These collaborations helped Tic Tac to establish a name for himself in the industry. 'Philomena' his debut album hit the streets in June 1999 and saw songs like 'KKBK' and Mmaa 4mula top the charts in Ghana for several weeks.

The pressure was on after his second album, Masom, to deliver another hit album. He delivered again on his third album, Masem with the massive hit, Menkabio (fondly called Shoddies). This gave him 6 nominations at the Ghana Music Awards of that year and won him best collaboration.

After a two-year hiatus which gave him the opportunity to develop his song writing skills and himself lyrically, Tic Tac released his fourth album Wope, an album dedicated to Africans within and in the Diaspora. He became the first hip life artist to collaborate with anyone outside of Ghana with Freddie Meiway of Ivory Coast Wope and Nigerian star Tony Tetuila on the explosive Fefe Na Efe, which received several awards around the world.