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Background information | |
Birth name | Thorsten Owusu Gyimah |
Also known as | YT, Young Bull |
Born | Kumasi, Ghana | 8 May 2003
Origin | Africa, Ghana |
Genres | Drill music, rap, hip pop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper |
Years active | 2019–present |
Labels | Tog Life Music |
Thorsten Owusu Gyimah (born 8 May 2003), [1] popularly known as Yaw Tog, [2] is a Ghanaian rapper who majors in drill music, known in Ghana as Asakaa. [3] [4] [5] He is best known for his viral song "Sore" which featured O'Kenneth, City Boy, Reggies & Jay Bahd and also Kwesi Arthur and Stormzy on the remix produced by Chris Rich. [6] [7]
Gyimah was a student of Opoku Ware Senior High School. [8] [9] He wrote his final WASSCE paper on 7 October 2021. [10]
Yaw Tog lived all his life in Santasi in Kumasi before fame found him through music [11]
He performed at the 17th Ghana Party in the Park UK Concert with his manager Joe Avneri. [15] [16] [17]
Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref |
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2021 | 3Music Awards | Breakthrough Artiste of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [18] |
Viral Song of the Year | Sore | Nominated | |||
Hiphop Song of the Year | Sore | Won | |||
Global Music Awards Africa | Most Influential Ghanaian Act of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [19] | |
Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) | Best New Artiste | Himself | Nominated | [20] | |
Best Hip-Pop Song of the Year | Sore | Won | [21] [22] | ||
Hiplife/Hiphop Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [23] |
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