Sherif Abdul Majeed, (born April 6, 1995) known by his stage name Maccasio, is a

Ghanaian 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 Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...

Hip hop,

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, and

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and

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. He is from the

Kingdom of Dagbon The Kingdom of Dagbon is one of the oldest and most organised traditional kingdoms in Ghana founded by the Dagomba people (Dagbamba) in the 11th century. During its rise, it comprised, at various points, the Northern, Upper West, Upper East and ...

, in the Northern Region of

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. Maccasio raps and sings in his native language

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with the ability to mix it with terms in English and Twi. He has performed on stages with artists such as

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and VVIP.

Musical career

Maccasio realized his music talent at the age of 14. He raps mainly in his native language

with a blend of

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and

Twi Twi () is a dialect of the Akan language spoken in southern and central Ghana by several million people, mainly of the Akan people, the largest of the seventeen major ethnic groups in Ghana. Twi has about 17-18 million speakers in total, includ ...

. His signature tune is one of the most popular signature tune in the northern region. Maccasio has three albums to his credit. Maccasio launched his debut album "Boussu" in March 2014. His second album, "Oshihila Nkpe" was launched in 2015 at the Picona Gardens. His third studio album dubbed "Ninsala" was launched on 19 August 2017 at the Tamale Sports Stadium. Maccasio hosted

at the

Tamale Stadium The Tamale Sports Stadium is a multipurpose stadium in Tamale, Ghana, mostly used for football matches as well as a place for hosting events and serves as the home stadium of Real Tamale United, Tamale City FC and Steadfast FC. The stadium which ...

during his 'Too big concert' in Tamale, an event that saw the stadium filled to capacity. Maccasio released his 4th album ''Zero to hero'' on 4 January 2019 Maccasio 5th album was released on 3 November 2022 Maccasio was the headline artist for the 'Northern explosion concert'on February 25, 2017. A pre-independence concert he hosted at the Accra sports stadium. The show saw performance from big international acts such as

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, Rudeboy, and

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. Maccasio pulled a crowd of nearly 20,000 fans to the

during his peace concert in

Tamale A tamale, in Spanish tamal, is a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of masa, a dough made from nixtamalized corn, which is steamed in a corn husk or banana leaf. The wrapping can either be discarded prior to eating or used as a plate. Tamale ...

. Maccasio filled up the Bokum boxing arena with total shut down concert on October 28, 2018, with a capacity of 5,000 in attendance. Maccasio made another biggest history in the Ghana music by filling up the tamale sports stadium with a capacity of 20,000 seats while it was raining and people stood to watch the amazing rapper aka king of the north. Maccasio filled the Bokum arena again with outstanding 6,000 fans with his kings concert on February 5, 2022.

Endorsements

In 2016, Maccasio signed a one-year deal as the ambassador for Giant malt for the 3 northern regions of Ghana. maccasio singned a five-year deal with as an ambassador for Mordern security consultant Ghana in Ghana Maccasio signed ambassadorial deal with infinix mobile from 18 April to December 2022

Discography

* 2014: Bousu * 2015: O Shihila Nkpe * 2017: Ninsala *2020: Zero 2 Hero *2022 Glory

Major singles

* Pad Featuring Morgan Produced by BlueBeatz *That Girl Featuring Patapaa Produced by Ojah Drumz *Lyrical Stamina Featuring Stone Brain Produced by Tizzle *Mma OMFeaturing Ahmed Adams Produced by MOG Mixed by Tizzle * Dagomba Girl Featuring Mugeez (R2bees) Produced by MOG Mixed by PossiGee * Too Big Featuring Shatta Wale Produced by Da Maker * Inside Featuring Zeal (VVIP) Produced by DJ Breezy * Work Featuring Kofi Kinaata Produced by KinDee * 69 Fans Produced by Blue Beatz * Igwe Produced by Blue Beatz * NINSALA prod by tizzle * make am ft shatta wale *

Videography

Awards and nominations

West Africa Awards

, - , - , rowspan="1", 2019 , rowspan="1", Himself , rowspan="1", Next Rated Artist Of The Year , , , -

3RD TV Music Video Awards

, - , - , rowspan="1", 2019 , rowspan="1", Best Afro Pop Video , rowspan="1", Make Am Ft Shatta Wale , ,

Ghana Music Awards SA

, - , - , rowspan="1", 2019 , rowspan="1", Himself , rowspan="1", Hip-life Artist Of The Year , , , - , rowspan="1", 2019 , rowspan="1", Himself , rowspan="1", Best Rapper Of The Year , ,

Ghana Music Awards UK

, - , - , rowspan="1", 2019 , rowspan="1", Dagomba Girl , Raggae/Dancehall Song of the Year , , -

Vodafone Ghana Music Awards The Ghana Music Awards, currently known as the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) for sponsorship reasons, is an annual music awards event in Ghana established in 1999 by a local event organizer and planner company known as CharterHouse to origi ...

, - , - , rowspan="1", 2019 , rowspan="1", Dagomba Girl , Raggae/Dancehall Song of the Year , , -

3Music Awards

, - , - , rowspan="1", 2019 , rowspan="1", Himself , Fan Army of The Year , , -

Ghana Music Awards SA

, - , - , rowspan="1", 2018 , rowspan="1", Himself , PROMISING ARTIST OF THE YEAR , , -

3RD TV Music Video Awards

, - , - , rowspan="1", 2018 , rowspan="1", Himself , BEST AFRO POP VIDEO , , -

3Music Awards

, - , - , rowspan="1", 2018 , rowspan="1", Himself , Breakout Act of The Year , , - , rowspan="1", 2018 , rowspan="1", Himself , Facebook Star of The Year , , -

People's Celebrity Awards

, - , - , rowspan="1", 2017 , rowspan="1", Himself , Favourite Social Media Personality , , - , rowspan="1", 2017 , rowspan="1", Himself , Favourite Male Musician of the Year , , - , rowspan="1", 2017 , rowspan="1", Too Big , Favourite Song of the Year , , -

Northern Entertainment Awards (NEA)

, - , - , rowspan="1", 2017 , rowspan="1", Himself , Overall Artiste of The Year , , - , rowspan="1", 2017 , rowspan="1", Himself , Artiste Of The Year , , - , rowspan="1", 2017 , rowspan="1", Himself , Best Rapper Of The Year , , - , rowspan="1", 2017 , rowspan="1", Ko Nin Neey , Best Collaboration , , - , rowspan="1", 2017 , rowspan="1", Too Big , Most Popular Song , , -

Northern Music Awards (NMA)

, - , - , rowspan="1", 2016 , rowspan="1", Himself , Highlife/Hiplife Artiste of the Year , , - , rowspan="1", 2016 , rowspan="1", Himself , Best Rapper of the Year , , - , rowspan="1", 2016 , rowspan="1", Oshihilankpe , Most Popular Song of the Year , , - , rowspan="1", 2016 , rowspan="1", Himself , Artist of the Year , , -

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__FORCETOC__ Living people Ghanaian rappers Dagomba people Dagbani-language singers Ghanaian Muslims People from Tamale, Ghana 1995 births