Lord Paper

Lord Paper
Born	Michael Takyi-Frimpong (1990-10-11) October 11, 1990 (age 35)
Origin	Accra, Ghana
Genres	hip hop, soul, afrobeats
Occupation	singer
Years active	2010 – present
Labels	Auzy Media

Michael Takyi-Frimpong (born October 11) known by the stage name Lord Paper is a Ghanaian soul, afrobeats and hip hop musician. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} He is best known for his 2016 single "Awurama". ^{[6] [7]}

Early life

Lord Paper was born in Accra but hails from Mampong, a suburb of Mampong Municipal District, a town in the Ashanti Region. ^[8] He completed his senior high school education at Swedru Secondary School in the year 2008 and attended University of Ghana in 2013 for his undergraduate degree.

Music career

He entered the music scene 2010 after leaving his job as an actor in South Africa to pursue full-time music in Ghana (2014)). ^[9] He became famous when he released his debut controversial single and video Awurama in 2016. ^{[10] [11]} The song has been criticised over the sexually explicit content of the music video. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

Discography

Singles

Awurama	Lord Paper	2016
Pono	Lord Paper	2016
Sika Duro	Lord Paper	2016
Like God Fu*k Up	Lord Paper feat. Wanlov the Kubolor	2016
Financial Rape	Lord Paper feat. Luther	2016
Call On Me	Lord Paper feat. Mr Eazi	2017
North K	Lord Paper	2017
Maame Serwaa	Lord Paper	2017
Insecure	Lord Paper feat. Joey B	2017
Abin Dada	Lord Paper feat. Magnom	2017
SMH	Lord Paper feat. Paq	2017
Mmaa No Feeli Mi	Lord Paper feat. Jason El	2017
Love No Catch You Before	Lord Paper	2018 [15]
Antipey	Lord Paper	2018
Fameye	Lord Paper	2018 [16]
Love No Catch You Before remix	Lord Paper feat Medikal	2018 [17]
Dzigbordi	Lord Paper	2019 [18]
Asabone	Lord Paper feat Bosom P Yung	2020 [19]
Her Story	Lord Paper	2020
Jane	Lord Paper	2024 [20]

Awards and nominations

Vodafone Ghana Music Awards

Year	Organization	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result	Ref
2020	Vodafone Ghana Music Awards	Dzigbordi	Record Of The Year	Nominated	[21]
		Himself	Best New Artiste Of The Year	Nominated
2021	Vodafone Ghana Music Awards	Asabone	Highlife Song of the Year	Nominated

MTN 4Syte Music Video Awards

Year	Recipient	Award	Results	Ref.
2019	Dzigbordi	Best Male Video	Nominated	[22]

References

1. David Apinga. "Lord Paper: 'I'm not gay'". Class FM. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
2. "Lord Paper Sorry Over Sexually Explicit Video". DailyGuide Africa. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
3. Kweku Zurek. "Lord Paper drops video for Mr Eazi assisted "Call on Me" (VIDEO)". Graphic. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
4. Cecil Mensah. "'DJ's are killing us, a DJ collected my GH 1000 but he did not play my song"- Lord Paper god's". Happy Ghana. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
5. Staff Writer. "Lord Paper outdoors 'Call on Me' video". MTN Pulse. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
6. "Awurama video not porn; Part 2 will be crazier says Lord Paper". 8 September 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
7. "Lord Paper - Awurama (Prod. by Gomez)". GhanaNdwom. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
8. Adric Efua. "Who is Lord Paper? Biography and Best music videos". YEN Ghana. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
9. "Lord Paper Biography". Beatz Nation. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
10. Elorm Kojo Ntumy. "Lord Paper apologises to Ghanaians over risque 'Pono' promo pictures". Graphic Ghana. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
11. Maxwell Amoofia. "Video: I've repented but I don't regret releasing 'porno' music video – Lord Paper". Myjoyonline. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
12. "Lord Paper sorry for sexually explicit video". Ghana web. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
13. Maxwell Amoofia. "Video: I've repented but I don't regret releasing 'porno' music video – Lord Paper". Myjoyonline. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
14. "Lord Paper Is Set To Release Another Controversial Music Video". Kuul Peeps. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
15. "Lord Paper – Love No Catch You Before (Prod. Kuvie)". GhXclusives. 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
16. "Lord Paper – Fa Me Ye (Prod. by KC Beatz)". GhXclusives. 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
17. "Lord Paper feat. Medikal – Love No Catch You Before (Remix) (Prod. by Kuvie)". GhXclusives. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
18. "Lord Paper – Dzigbordi (Prod. by Gomez)". GhXclusives. 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
19. "Video: Asabone by Lord Paper & Bosom P-Yung | Ghana Music | Music Videos". Ghana Music. 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
20. Vanity. "Lord Paper Drops New Single Jane: A Fusion of Afrobeats and Sensual R&B". theukreport.com. Samuel. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
21. "See all the nominees for the 2020 VGMA [FULL LIST]". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
22. "Full list of 2019 MTN 4Syte TV Music video Awards nominees | Ghana Music |". Ghana Music. 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2020-09-03.

External links

• Lord Paper on SoundCloud