Amerado

**Derrick Sarfo Kantanka,** (bɛ dɔɣi o la silimin gɔli February biɛɣ'pia ni anahi dali yuuni  1995),niriba pam mi o la  **Amerado**, ka o nyɛ Ghana yɛl'parim yiliyiina ŋun yi Kumasi na. Ŋuna n-nyɛ "curator" zaŋti Yeete Nsem, Ghana nima tuuli lahabali churu tibu zaŋ chaŋ yɛl'parim polo.

## Piligu Biɛhigu Mini Shikuru Baŋsim
Bɛ dɔɣi la Derrick Kantanka tiŋa yuli booni Ejisu, Kumasi, din be Ashanti Region (Ghana) la. O chaŋ la KNUST Senior High School.

## Yila Tuma
Di ni daa niŋ ka o doni buta zuɣu Solid FM Freestyle Show yuuni 2015 nyaaŋa,  Amerado daa nyɛ yila produsa, binkumda maʒina baŋda ni A&R, Azee Ntwene saha pam, ban daa zaŋ yɛliparim lana ŋɔ niŋ o MicBurnerz Music. Amerado daa ŋmɛ yilli ni Mix Master Garzy din daa nyɛ yili shɛli din kpaŋsiri nangbani yini bini din gbaai yuuni 2016 Ghana nima piibu piibu saha la. Yuun shɛli din daa doli na maa, Amerado daa bahi o tuuli koŋko yili *I AM*, din daa *Pulse Ghana* ka bɛ daa zaŋ li pahi Ghana yila pia shɛŋa din daa pa zuɣusaa Silimin gɔli January yuuni 2017. O daa tuumi bahi o EP ''Rapmare'' lala yuuni maa Silimin gɔli November. Yuuni 2018, Amerado daa pahi Sarkodie zuɣu ka bɛ ŋmɛ o "hip-hop song" din yuli booni "Biibi Ba", din ka bɛ daa piigi Best Hiphop Song n-ti yuuni 2019 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.

Silimin gɔli August dabaa anii dali yuuni  2019, Ghana "disc jockey" DJ Black daa bahi yuya din daa nyɛ tiŋgbani ŋɔ yɛl'parim yiliyiiniba pihinu (50) ban do zuɣusaa, din ni o daa zaŋ Amerado pahi pihinahi polo.[*importance?*] Silimin gɔli October dahin yini dali yuuni 2020, Reggie Rockstone, ŋuna n-nyɛ ninvuɣu so niriba pam ni mi ka o be Ghana nima yila balishɛli bɛ ni boli"hiplife", boli Amerado yɛliparim baŋda ŋun na min yina Ghana.

Yuuni  2020, Amerado daa pahi Shatta Wale zuɣu n-ti pahi yɛliparim shɛba zuɣu Kumasi ni bɛ bahi *Ahodwo Las Vegas*. Silimin gɔli August yuuni 2021, Amerado daa niŋ"freestyle" din daa niŋ ka Tim Westwood on Capital Xtra nima daa niŋdi o vihigu London la. GRM  biɛɣ'kam lahabaya daa wuhiya ni o "freestyle session" n-daa nyɛ"one of the best on the show".

Amerado daa bahi o yɛliparim  yili din pahiri buyi extended play ''Patience'' silimin gɔli  October biɛɣ'pishi ni ayobu dali yuuni 2021, o mini Black Sherif, Shatta Wale, Fameye, YPee ni Kweku Flick, ka ŋun daa ŋmɛ li n-ti ba nyɛ Azee Ntwene, Izjoe Beatz, Samsney ni ItzCJ Madeit. EP peaked at No. 1 on music streaming platforms Apple Music, Audiomack, Boomplay ni YouTube.  EP n-daa nyɛ yili shɛli din di BEST EP zaŋti yuuni  2022 3Music Awards. Amerado nyɛ tuuli  yɛliparim nira ŋun yi Kumasi na ka di  Rapper of the Year award, 3Music Awards ni. Silimin gɔli May yuuni 2020, Audiomack daa zaŋ Amerado yuli pahi gbansabila yili yinibu pia ban do zuɣusaa ni A-Reece, Nandy, Joey B ni ban pahi.

Silimin gɔli October biɛɣ'pishi ni anu dali yuuni 2022, Amerado daa bahi o tuuli studio album, ''G.I.N.A'', din daa be din ni nyɛ S1mba, Fameye, Eno Barony, Laioung, Efya, Gidochi, Lasmid ni Epixode.

Peacefmonline.com nim lahabali wuhiya ni Amerado nyɛ tuuli Kumasi yɛliparim nira ŋun di Best Rapper award zaŋti  Ghana Music Awards, ŋun lahi nyɛ tuuli ŋun di 3Music Awards.

### Style
Amerado nyɛla ŋun niŋdi o yɛliparim kanbonsili ni din nyɛ  Akan nim ni yɛri bali shɛli la , amaa saha shɛŋa o mali siliminsili niŋdi yɛliparim ŋɔ yaha. O agbaaku zuɣu(stage) yuli , Amerado, din gbanni nyɛ 'Governor' in Akan.

## Brand ambassador
Amerado nyɛ brand ambassador zaŋti "Ghana-made chocolates", "initiative of the Ghana Cocoa Board". O daa sabi la lala yili ŋɔ "Ghana Chocolate" ni o tabi sɔŋ campaign ŋɔ. O daa lahi tum ni Vodafone Ghana, AirtelTigo, HD Plus, GoTV, Cheezzy Pizza ni din kam pahi.

## Live performances
Amerado's akpaaku(stage) zuɣu diɛma nyɛ  Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, S-Concert, Rapperholic Show, the 2019 Ghana Music Awards UK, VGMA Xperience Concert, Ghana DJ Awards n-ti pahi Ghana Party din daa niŋ Park, UK la.

## Piibu mini pina tibu(Awards And nominations)
OAwards and nominations

### Co-nominee / co-winner

## Videography

## Discography
### Selected singles
* *I Am*
* *At My Back*
* *Beast Attitude*
**[[Mix Master Garzy]] – Peace Forever (as a featured act)*
**[[Edem (rapper)|Edem]] – Kporda Remix (as a featured act)*
* *Redemption I*
* *Redemption II*
* *Menpe*
**Pistol  [[Cabum]]*
**Gods ft [[Kuami Eugene]] & [[Koo Ntakra]]*
**[[Sarkodie (rapper)|Sarkodie]] – Biibi Ba (as a featured act)*
**Twa So ft [[Fameye]]*
**Box of Memories*
**Kyer3 Me ft [[Okyeame Kwame]]*
**[[Shatta Wale]] – Ahodwo Las Vegas (as a featured act)*
**Best Rapper*
**Dawgi ft. [[Sarkodie (rapper)|Sarkodie]]*
**Indelible Flow*
**Taxi Driver*
**Me Ho Y3*
**Younger K.A*
**Death Sentence*
**We Outside ft [[Kofi Jamar]]*
**The Throne*
**Metua ft [[Kuami Eugene]]*
**[[Eno Barony]] – The Finish Line (as a featured act)*
**Obiaa Boa*
**Back to Sender*
**Grace ft [[Lasmid]]*
*Fa Me Saa ft Kwaku DMC

### Extended Plays

* *Rapmare* EP
**Patience* EP

### Albums
* *[[G.I.N.A]]* (2022)

## Kundivihira