# DopeNation

DopeNation is a Ghanaian musical duo of identical twin brothers, composed of Micheal Boafo popularly known as B2, and Tony Boafo known as Twist. They are best known for producing hit songs such as Kpuu Kpaa by Shatta wale, Wow by Joey B ft EL, Sebgefia by Joey B and EL, Poison by Ebony Reigns, Forever by Eazzy ft Mr Eazi, Nana Ama by Pappy Kojo, among others and chunning out hits for themselves as Artists.

## Early life

The twins were born in the Accra and grew up in Abeka, a community in Accra. They later moved to Takoradi where they had their junior and senior education at Ghana Secondary Technical School. During this period, the twins developed their interest in music. They later returned to Accra to further their tertiary education in the University of Ghana and Ghana Technology University College.

## Production career

DopeNation was introduced to music production in 2012 by musician and producer E.L in Accra who nurtured their talents. They have been credited with producing songs for Ghanaian artists including E.L, Shatta Wale, Joey B, Pappy Kojo, Eazzy, Flowking Stone, Olamide, Tekno, Fameye among others.
In 2021, they discovered and introduced visually impaired singer, Adelaide The Seer, to the music scene as her official producers, going on to release the singles, “Wire Me” and “What a God“ among others.

## Music career

DopeNation released their first single, “Bebia Ye Shi” in 2016, released “Uh Huh” in 2017 as a follow-up. On 2 April 2018, they released the highly acclaimed self-produced single, “Eish”
"Naami", which was their next song, had Nigerian musician Olamide and disc jockey DJ Enimoney, winning them Sound City MVP Group of the year in Africa award. In 2021, a collaborative E.P titled “Music and Dance” with Ghanaian dance duo, Dancegod Llyod and Afrobeast of DWP Academy was released.
DopeNation was nominated for Music Producer Honor of the Year at the 2017 Ghana Music Honors Awards

## Discography

| Year | Title | Featured Artist | Album |
| 2022 | Kpanla | | Non-Album Single |
| 2022 | Bird | Laa Lee, DopeNation & Gold Up | Non-Album Single |
| 2022 | You Can't See Me | | DopeNation Can Rap |
| 2022 | NDC vs NPP | | DopeNation Can Rap |
| 2022 | Gboza | | Non-Album Single |
| 2021 | Today | | Non-Album Single |
| 2021 | What A God | Adelaide The Seer | Non-Album Single |
| 2021 | Wire Me | Adelaide The Seer | Non-Album Single |
| 2021 | Music and Dance | | Non-Album Single |
| 2021 | Zenabu | Dancegod Lloyd x Afrobeast x DWP Academy | Non-Album Single |
| 2021 | Mind Your Business | | ATTA |
| 2021 | ATTA | | ATTA |
| 2021 | CEO | Medikal | ATTA |
| 2020 | Thank God | Kofi Kinaata | |
| 2019 | Zanku | | Non-Album Single |
| 2019 | Chairman | | |
| 2019 | Confam | Medikal | Non-Album Single |
| 2018 | Ibi Tins | Quamina Mp, Eddie Khae, Twitch, Kofi Mole, Tulenkey | Non-Album Single |
| 2018 | Nobody | BVR Album | |
| 2018 | Naami | DopeNation x Olamide x Enimoney | Non-Album Single |
| 2018 | Eish | | Non-Album Single |
| 2018 | Vibely | | Non-Album Single |
| 2018 | Ayeyi | E.L ft DopeNation | Non-Album Single |
| 2017 | Uh Huh | | Non-album single |
| 2016 | Another One | Luther and Gemini | Non-album single |
| 2016 | Bebia Ye Shi | | Non-album single |

### Albums & EPs

* Atta Album - 2021

### Production discography

| Year | Artiste | Song/Album | Producer |
| 2018 | Phabrick ft DopeNation (B2 and Twist) | Vamia We | B2 |
| 2018 | Edem | Fokoloyor | B2 |
| 2018 | Supa | Ghana 2pac | B2 |
| 2018 | Dahlin Gage | Potato | B2 |
| 2018 | Lady Pearl | Energizer | B2 |
| 2017 | Eazzy | Power ft. Shatta Wale | Twist |
| 2017 | Ruby Chelsea | Sampelele | B2 |
| 2017 | Flowking Stone | Away Bus | B2 |
| 2017 | Ak Songstress | Bossu ft. Luther | B2 |
| 2017 | Tinny | Bugatti ft. Zeal | B2 |
| 2017 | Shatta Wale | Shut up ft. Pope Skinny | B2 |
| 2017 | Shatta Wale | Aplanke | B2 |
| 2016 | Shatta Wale | Kpuu Kpa | B2 |
| 2016 | Pappy Kojo | Nana Ama | Twist |
| 2016 | Eazzy ft Mr Eazi | Forever | B2 |
| 2015 | Joey B | Wow ft. E.L | B2 |

## Videography

| Year | Title | Director |
| 2018 | Naami | Esianyo Kumodzi |
| 2018 | Eish | Esianyo Kumodzi |
| 2017 | Uh Huh | Esianyo Kumodzi |
| 2016 | Bebia Ye Shi | Esianyo Kumodzi |

## Awards and nominations
### Ghana Music Awards

| Year | Recipient / Nominated work | Award | Result |
| 2021 | Thank God | Hiplife Song of the Year | Nominated |
| 2020 | Zanku | Afrobeat Song of the Year | Won |
| 2020 | DopeNation | Best Group of the Year | Won |
| 2018 | DopeNation | Unsung Artiste of the year | Nominated |

### Ghana Music Awards UK

| Year | Recipient / Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref |
| 2018 | DopeNation | Uncovered Artiste of the Year | Nominated | |

### Ghana Tertiary Awards

| Year | Recipient / Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref |
| 2017 | Twist | Most influential student sound engineer | Won | |
| 2016 | B2 | Most influential student sound engineer | Won | |

### Ghana Music Honours

| Year | Recipient / Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref |
| 2021 | B2 | Music producer of the Year | Nominated | |

### SoundCity MVP Awards

| Year | Recipient / Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref |
| 2020 | DopeNation | Group of the Year | Won | |

### Global Music Awards

| Year | Recipient / Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref |
| 2021 | DopeNation | Group of the Year | Won | |

### Africa Business & Art Awards Europe

| Year | Recipient / Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref |
| 2019 | DopeNation | Group of the Year | Won | |

### 3Music Awards

| Year | Recipient / Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref |
| 2020 | DopeNation | Group of the Year | Won | |

### Western Music Awards

| Year | Recipient / Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref |
| 2021 | DopeNation | Hip Life artiste of the Year | Won | |
| 2020 | DopeNation | Group of the Year | Won | |

### Fame Awards

| Year | Recipient / Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref |
| 2016 | B2 | Best sound engineer | Won | |