Born Isaac Akuffo, stage name Koo Ntakra, meaning ‘feathers’ in his native language, is a hiplife, rap and poetic artiste, rapping in his mother tongue of Akuapem, considered to many as one of the multifaceted young rappers due to his versatility in the music circles.

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He is considered one of the major proponents of the ‘Akuapem Rap’. Koo Ntakra soared to the lime light after being crowned the champion of the annual MTN Hitmaker Reality TV music contest, beating over thousands who entered into the competition in 2013.

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In 2013, after winning the reality show, he got his first taste of prominence when he was featured on the prestigious ‘Legends & Legacy Ball’ concert performing alongside high life great AB Crentsil and other big names in the industry in front of the former president of Ghana, H.E John Kuffour . Koo went on that year to record with one of Nigeria’s rising stars Wondaboy, which later featured on his debut Akuaba album the following year. His collaborations with some of the big names in the industry gained him the opportunity to share the same stage with international arts including Davido, Patoranking, Wizkid, among others from Nigeria, as well as BET Award winner, Sarkodie , Kojo Antwi, Daddy Lumba, Samini and many more big names from Ghana.

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Koo Ntakra released his debut studio album titled ‘AKUABA (Priceless) in November 2014. The nineteen (19) track album was a blend of different genre of music, from Rap & Hip-hop , Hip life, Afrobeat, Highlife to Dancehall proving his versatility.  Songs on the album including ‘Move Back’ and ‘Taking Over’ received international recognition by featuring on several American Hip hop blogs.

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His hard work through his maiden album saw him gain nominations for Ghana’s most prestigious music awards, the Ghana Music Awards in the 2015 ‘Unsung category’ and later in the same year choked another nomination in the Africa Youth Choice Award in the ‘Most Promising Artist’ category.

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In 2016, the artist brand hit the international limelight when he was selected among other twelve finalists to perform at the Midem Festival in France in the Midem Artist Accelerator program. His appearance at Midem received great positive reviews and comments across board.

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After winning the ultimate prize of 'Artist of the Year' and the 'Rap of the Year Awards at the maiden edition of the Eastern Music Awards in October 2017, the rapper went on to release his second studio album titled 'KOK- King of Kofcity'.

"Koo Ntakra's rap dexterity and versatility is next to none among his peers  "

                                                             - Loudsoundgh.com