Michael Owusu Addo, known by his stage name Sarkodie, is a Ghanaian hip hop, hip life and azonto recording artist from Tema. He won the Best International Act: Africa category at the 2012 BET Awards, and was nominated in the same category at the 2014 BET Awards. In 2015, Sarkodie was ranked the 19th most Influential Ghanaian by e-TV Ghana. He is considered one of the major proponents of the Azonto genre and dance.
Sarkodie is often named as one of Africa's greatest Hip pop artists. MTV ranked him number 6 on their list of Hottest African MC's in 2014. In 2013, Lynx TV ranked him number 1 on their list of the "Top 10 Ghanaian Rappers Of All Time". In 2015, AfricaRanking.com ranked him number 3 on their list of "Top 10 African Rappers Of 2015". In 2015, Sarkodie was named by The Guardian as one of the top five hip hop acts on the African continent.
He is a brand ambassador for Samsung Mobile. In 2013, he signed an endorsement deal with FanMilk Ghana. Sarkodie is currently in partnership with Tigo Telecommunications Ghana, a brand that sponsored the 2013 Rapperholic tour. He has his own clothing line called "Sark by Yas clothing line".
He was ranked 8th on Forbes and Channel O's 2013 list of the Top 10 Richest/Bankable African Artistes.
He is the first Ghanaian to win the BET Awards for "Best International Act Africa". Sarkodie has had the privilege of performing on the same stage with international musicians such as T-Pain, Miguel, Movado, Trey Songz,and Ludacris. He has a large fan base in Africa, and is considered one of the most celebrated musical icons to hail from Ghana
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