Akyeame

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Akyeame is made up of Okyeame Quame (Quame Nsiah Appau) and Okyeame Quophi (Daniel Quophi Amoateng). They are both solo artistes now. Quame was a DJ at Fox FM, 97.9 and Quophi at Luv FM, 99.5 (both in Kumasi) during a hiatus when they concentrated on other careers than music. Okyeame Quophi is now producing other artistes and making music videos through his Emklan entertainment company while Okyeame Quame is helping his brothers - (Bradez) Kunta Kinte and Stone - enter the hiplife game. Okyeame Quophi is one half of the famous hiplife dynamic duo, Akyeame (with Okyeame Kwame). He is also known as the Track Quilla. His real name is Daniel Quophi Amoateng and was born in Kumasi to Mr. Daniel Quophi Amoateng and the late Mad. Harriet Quayson. He is married to TV star Stacy Amoateng (Music Music fame), and the two have a child while running EMKLAN entertainment. Kofi Amoateng went to Methodist Dat Secondary School in Kumasi met Kwame Nsiah Appau in 1990 while studying after-hours at the Kumasi Polytechnic. They started rapping at street battles and anywhere they could show their talent. Okyeame Quophi was a writer and had written a story book called 'Rings don’t marry’. They decided to name themselves Akyeame by taking something from the palace. Akyeame means linguists - as rap linguists - they were going to be a link between the king and his people and interpret ideas to the people through music. Kofi became Okyeame Quophi, and Kwame became Okyeame Kwame. They looked for produce

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