Ahmed Froko professionally known as Nxwrth (Pronounced North) is a

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ian

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and DJ. He is one of the youngest producers on the

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music scene and used to be a member of trap music collective "La Meme Gang".

Early life and career

Nxwrth is a

and DJ who hails from Wa in the

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. He was born in

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and grew up in the city of

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where he started producing and mastered the art of combining bass, drum machines and synths into hip hop, trap and afro-pop sounds at age 16. In 2016, Nxwrth took part in a beat battled organized by Accra Dot Alt Radio and was adjudged the winner of the competition. He has also produced songs for most of the collective's group and solo releases over the past 3 years which earned them 4 nominations at the

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. Other major works of his include production on Ghanaian rapper

Joey B Darryl Paa Kwesi Bannerman-Martin (born 20 August 1989), known under the stage name Joey B, is a Ghanaian hip hop recording artist. He is well known for his single "Tonga". Early life and career Joey B was born in Cape Coast, Ghana. He realized ...

's ''Darryl'' EP and also instrumental on

Kwesi Arthur Emmanuel Kwesi Danso Arthur Junior (born 18 December 1994), known professionally as Kwesi Arthur, is a Ghanaian rapper, singer and songwriter from Tema, Ghana. He rose to fame in 2017 with the hit single "Grind day" which received wide spread ac ...

's "Pray For Me" single in 2019. Nxwrth acknowledged the influences of a number of trap artists including Travis Scott, Wongadurl and Mike Dean in his work. In an interview for the website ''Ghana Music'' he said his music was inspired by 'space' and the 'extraterrestrial'. Alongside other members of his former gang Kiddblack, RJZ,

$pacely Elorm Kabu Amenyah (born 1 August 1992) professionally known as $pacely (pronounced Spacely) is a Ghanaian rapper and singer. He is a member of trap music collective La Meme Gang. He has collaborated with Kwesi Arthur, Nxwrth, RJZ, Pappy Kojo, K ...

and Kwaku BS, Nxwrth was featured in a Boiler Room documentary on

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which highlighted the rich history of Ghanaian culture and described them as being unafraid of expressing themselves through their music.

Discography

Singles

*''"Mama"'' Nxwrth feat. Rjz &

Darkovibes Paul Nii Amu Andrew Darko (born 1995) known as Darkovibes, is a Ghanaian born singer songwriter. His music categorizes as experimental music where he blends highlife, hip hop and rap. Darkovibes is known for his 2016 single 'Mercy'. Early lif ...

*''"Placebo"'' DarkoVibes & KiddBlack *''"Yaa Baby"'' Nxwrth feat.

& KwakuBs *''"Sundress"'' Nxwrthfeat Nxwrth,

, Darkovibes & Kiddblack *''"Godzilla" Nxwrth'' feat

& Kiddblack *''"Cupid"'' Nxwrth feat Darkovibes *''"Above Average"'' Nxwrth feat. Sky Kuu &

Features

EPs

* ''Darryl'' EP (2017) by

Albums

* ''La Meme Tape'' (2017) by La Meme Gang * ''La Meme Tape 2 (Linksters)'' (2018) by La Meme Gang * ''NASA: Thanks For Flying'' (2020)

Videography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nxwrth Ghanaian musicians Living people Year of birth missing (living people)