Dr Cryme

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Dr Cryme
Birth nameDarlington Agyekum
Also known asDa General
Born1986 (age 36–37)
Tema, Ghana
Origin Tema, Ghana
Genres Afropop, hiplife
Occupation(s)Rapper, singer
Years active2009–present
LabelsTwipop Records

Dr Cryme is the stage name of Darlington Agyekum, a Ghanaian rapper and early proponent of the Ghanaian "twipop" genre. Dr Cryme has also performed as a TV presenter, a brand ambassador [1] and is CEO of Twipop Recordz.

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Agyekum was born in Tema and began making music in his early school days. He studied at the Datus School and then attended ASUTECH in Cape Coast and Sotech in Somanya before earning a certificate in broadcast journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism. [2]

Life and music career

Agyekum's stage name Dr. Cryme is an acronym which means Doctor (of the) Creative Rhymes You Most Enjoy. Whilst in high school, Agyekum gained himself underground popularity through "Kasahare Level"; a popular rap competition on Adom FM (an Accra based radio station) which featured Sarkodie, Stay Jay and the like. It was through these rap battles and his style of music which caught the eye of the Ejams record label to sign him in 2010. He released his first hit single "Kill me shy" the same year. [3] In 2011, he released his debut album called "Finally Finally". In 2012, his "Kill me shy" emerged the song "Hip life song of the year" at the Ghana Music Awards. He was also nominated for the "Song Writer of the year", "Most Popular Song of the Year", and "Hip life/Hip Hop Artiste of the Year" categories. [4] Agyekum released his sophomore album entitled Showtime in February 2018. The twenty tracked album includes the hit single "Koko Sakora" which features Sarkodie. [5]

Business career and endorsements

Dr. Cryme performed as a presenter for 4 syte TV in 2011. He hosted the ‘Top 10 Videos’ which was aired on ETV Ghana. In the same year, Agyekum was officially unveiled as the Brand Ambassador for Samsung Ghana. [6]

Agyekum was involved in the UN Volunteers Day Chokor project which was pegged to the Copenhagen conference. [7]

Awards and nominations

Ghana Music Awards UK

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2016HimselfAfrobeat Artist Of The Year [8] Nominated
Koko Sakora ft Sarkodie Best Collaboration Of The Year [8] Nominated

Ghana Music Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2012HimselfBest New Artist [9] Nominated
Hip hop/Hip Life artist of the year [9] Nominated
Songwriter of the year [9] Nominated
Kill Me ShyMost Popular Song Of The Year [9] Nominated
Kill Me ShyHiplife Song Of The Year" [4] Won

4syte Music Video Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2016Koko Sakora ft Sarkodie Best Collaboration Video [10] Nominated
Best Hiplife Video [11] Won
Most Popular Video [10] Nominated
Best Photography Video [10] Nominated
RiseBest Hip Hop Video [10] Nominated
2011Kill Me ShyBest Hip Life Video [12] Nominated
Best Male Video [12] Nominated
HimselfDiscovery of the Year [12] Nominated

Golden Heart Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2011HimselfMost Influential Artist [13] Won

High School Honours

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2011HimselfMost Influential Artist [14] Won

Ashaiman Music Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2019HimselfBest Mainstream Act [15] Won

Discography

Albums

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