Rapper Kwesi Arthur who recently had a nomination at the 2018 BET Awards Viewersʼ Choice: Best New International Act has spoken about the nod.
Rapper Kwesi Arthur who recently had a nomination at the 2018 BET Awards Viewersʼ Choice: Best New International Act has spoken about the nod.
The ‘Grind Dey’ hitmaker in an Instagram post right after the news about his nomination went viral expressed his joy for the new feat.
He wrote “this journey just gets crazier each day, who ever thought a kid from C9-Tema, Ghana would be nominated for such a prestigious award!! We thank God for the grace, and I can’t thank you people enough for you support! If you have a minute I would appreciate your vote, head to @bet_africa instagram and vote by commenting underneath my picture #IPICKKWESIA18 Let’s do our best to try and bring this home! #IPICKKWESIA18 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭to the world”
Emmanuel Kwesi Danso Arthur Junior popularly known in the music industry as Kwesi Arthur is a Ghanaian Hip-Hop/ Trap musician. He was born on the 18th of December 1994 in Tema.Kwesi Arthur has spent his whole life around his hood, Tema: from Good Sheperd to Sakumono Estate to Naylor SDA then Temasco.
The rapper’s childhood has been a little bit of challenging, narrating to Kuulpeeps, Young Arthur had rickets whilst growing up and after SHS, he was supposed to go to GIJ but couldn’t pay the fees so didn’t make it. At one crazy moment, he almost became a security guard. The story is, he had bought forms to the University of Ghana but didn’t get admission.
Kwesi Arthur’s whole rap career started after listening to Drake’s ‘Thank Me Later’. Let’s say it was the stepping stone to what Kwesi Arthur is today. Big ups to Drake.
Young Arthur rose to fame after dropping Grind day Remix featuring Sarkodie and Medikal produced by Kayso. Ground Up Charle, is a movement formed by Kwesi Arthur, and to him, it is more of a family.
The urge to be successful in life is what keeps me going, it’s what makes me Kwesi Arthur.