Ruth Eno Adjoa Amankwah Nyame Adom (born 30 October 1991), known professionally by her stage name Eno Barony, is a
Ghanaian rapper and
songwriter
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. Born in
Tema, Accra, she released her debut single, "Wats Ma Name" and also "Tonga", the remix of the track "Tonga" by
Joey B ft
Sarkodie in 2014 that lifted her into the limelight.
It was claimed she was the first female rapper to hit a million views on
YouTube
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.
Early life and education
Rapper Eno Barony was born Ruth Eno Adjoa Amankwah Nyame Adom at
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
's port and business metropolis of
Tema, to father, Reverend Abraham Nyame Adom and mother, Mrs. Rebecca Nyame Adom. Eno began her schooling at Shallom Preparatory School and went on to Cambridge Academy for her lower elementary education. She finished her Junior High School at Methodist J.H.S and pursued her senior secondary education at Methodist Day Secondary School in
Tema and continued to achieve her tertiary education at
Kumasi Polytechnic
The Kumasi Technical University, formerly known as Kumasi Polytechnic, is a public tertiary institution in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Kumasi Technical University is one of the Polytechnics in Ghana diverted into University. It is located at th ...
.
Music career
Even though she had previously recorded other singles, Eno came to wider attention when she released her first single, "Tonga", in 2014, which received commercial
airplay.
She later recorded more songs including "Megye Wo Boy" in 2015, on which she collaborated with
Abrewa Nana
Dorcas Opoku Dakwa (born 3 December 1980), known professionally as Abrewa Nana, is a Ghanaian singer, songwriter, dancer and former ''Idol'' series judge.
Early life and education
Nana's parents are Isaac Dakwa and Juliana Blankson. The name " ...
.
In 2015, her mother died.
After several months of mourning, she broke the silence with hip hop song titled "The Best" with multiple award-winning
Togo
Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...
lese artiste and Brand Ambassador for Togocel, Mic Flammez.
She recorded a single, "Daawa", with
Shatta Wale
Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr., (born 17 October 1984) is a Ghanaian reggae-dancehall artist. He is known by his stage name Shatta Wale, formerly Bandana. His best-known singles are "Dancehall King", "My level" and "We taking over" .He is also know ...
in 2016.
The same year, she collaborated with rapper
Kwaw Kese on a single called "GARI".
She also collaborated on two other singles, "Touch the Body" with
Stonebwoy,
and "King of Queens" with
Medikal.
In 2017, she released a song titled "Juice Me"
followed by another single with
Ebony Reigns, titled "Obiaa Ba Ny3".
Awards, nominations and achievements
Though known for rapping, she executed Save Mama Today project with
Stay Jay
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, FlowKing Stone,
Dr Cryme
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Agyekum was born in Tem ...
and other notable artists.
In 2014, she was nominated for
Vodafone Ghana Music Awards first edition of the unsung category.
She performed alongside
Popcaan
Andrae Hugh Sutherland (born 19 July 1988), known professionally as Popcaan, is a Jamaican singer.
In 2008, Popcaan joined Vybz Kartel's Gaza Music Empire. In 2010, he released his breakthrough international hit "Clarks" with Kartel, an ode t ...
and
Jah Vinci at the Ghana Music Week held at the
Accra Sports Stadium
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Overview
The stadium was ...
. She also headlined the Closeup festival alongside Ghanaian rapper,
Sarkodie. She was nominated for Jigwe awards. Her collaboration with Togo's Mcee Mic Flammez got a nomination for Best
Hiphop video at 4Syte Music Video Awards.
She ran for the Best Female Rapper award and was nominated for the Jigwe Award for Best New Act the following year. In 2015, she played for the third year in a row at the Ghana Music Week Festival. . She performed at the
Ghana DJ Awards
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and at the Ghana Freedom Concert (S Concert). That same year she headlined the
Joy FM Old School reunion alongside
Stonebwoy and participated in
Adom FM
Adom FM is a privately owned radio station in Accra, the capital of Ghana.
The station is owned and run by the media group company Multimedia Group Limited. The word ''Adom'' in the Twi dialect means ''grace''.
Adom FM organizes the annual gospe ...
's Temafest in 2016 alongside other artistes. She was made the music commissioner for Ghana Meets Naija 2017.
Best Rapper Nominee at Vodafone Ghana Music Wards 2018. In November 2020, she won the
African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA) award for Best Best Female Rap Act in Africa.
In March 2021, she was among the Top 30 Most Influential Women in Music by the
3Music Awards
The 3 Music Award is Ghanaian music awards ceremony held annually since 2018 to celebrate Ghanaian music. It was established by the 3Music Network with Media General TV3 as broadcasters. The Multimedia group became the media right holder in th ...
Women's Brunch. She won an award at the 2021
3Music Awards
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to become the first female artiste in Ghana to have won 'Rapper of the Year' award. She become the first Ghanaian female to be awarded Best Rapper at the
VGMA beating the likes of
Sarkodie,
Amerado, Medikal,
Strongman and
Joey B in 2021.
Nominations
Discography
Singles
*"Juicy Me"
*"Wats Ma Name"
*"Mene Woaa" ft Yaa Pono
*"Drive Me Crazy"
*"Love and Pain" ft
Kesse
*"Tonga"
*"Megye Wo Boy" ft
Abrewa Nana
Dorcas Opoku Dakwa (born 3 December 1980), known professionally as Abrewa Nana, is a Ghanaian singer, songwriter, dancer and former ''Idol'' series judge.
Early life and education
Nana's parents are Isaac Dakwa and Juliana Blankson. The name " ...
*"Daawa" ft
Shatta Wale
Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr., (born 17 October 1984) is a Ghanaian reggae-dancehall artist. He is known by his stage name Shatta Wale, formerly Bandana. His best-known singles are "Dancehall King", "My level" and "We taking over" .He is also know ...
*"The Best" ft Mic Flammez
*"Touch the Body" ft
Stonebwoy
*"King of Queens" ft
Medikal
*"Obiaa Ba Ny3" ft
Ebony Reigns
*"Gari" ft
Kwaw Kese
*"Fear No Man"
*"Beauty and The Beast"
*"Do Something"
*"Do Something" Remix ft
Wendy Shay
Wendy Asiamah Addo (born 20 February 1996), known by the stage name Wendy Shay, is a Ghanaian people, Ghanaian African popular music, Afropop and Afrobeats singer. In March 2021, she was among the Top 30 Most Influential Women in Music by the 3 ...
2019 Singles
*"Heavy Load"
*"Mind Your Business"
Kofi Mole
Edward Kofi Agyemang Amoah known by the stage name Kofi Mole, is a hip hop and afrobeats artiste from Ghana. He was awarded the Next Rated Act at the 2019 3Music Awards held in Accra.
Early life and education
Kofi Mole was born and raised in ...
*"Falling In Love"
*"Voice Of Truth"
Akwaboah
2020 Singles
*"Rap Goddess"
*"Argument Done"
*"force dem to play nonsense" ft
Sister Deborah and
Strongman
*"Cheat" ft
Kelvyn Boy
Kelvyn Brown (born 1 April 1991), better known by his stage name Kelvyn Boy is a Ghanaian Afrobeat singer from Assin Fosu, Central region of Ghana. He got signed to Burniton Music Group owned by Stonebwoy and due to some controversies, left the ...
*"Game Of Thrones"
*"Enough Is Enough" ft
Wendy Shay
Wendy Asiamah Addo (born 20 February 1996), known by the stage name Wendy Shay, is a Ghanaian people, Ghanaian African popular music, Afropop and Afrobeats singer. In March 2021, she was among the Top 30 Most Influential Women in Music by the 3 ...
2021 Singles
* "4Eva" ft
Yaw Tog
2022 Singles
* "The Finish Line" ft
Amerado
Albums
* ''Yaa Asantewaa''
* ''Ladies First''
Videography
Performances
* Ghana Meets Naija Concert, May 2017 at the
Accra International Conference Centre.
*GOtv Launch Street Party 2013 in
Kumasi
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.
*Akwambo Music Festival 2017
*Rapperholic Concert 2017
*Eno Barony - Mommy
References
External links
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*Downloa
Eno Barony - Ay3 Ka (Prod. By Hype Lyrix)
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1991 births
Living people
Ghanaian musicians
Ghanaian women rappers
Ghanaian rappers