Pappy Kojo

Pappy Kojo
Birth name	Jason Gaisie
Also known as	Fante Van Damme, Realer No
Born	13 February 1989 Takoradi, Ghana
Genres	Hip hop, Hiplife,
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	(2013–present)
Associated acts	Sarkodie EL Joey B Mr Eazi
Website	pappykojo.com

Jason Gaisie (born on 13 February 1989), popularly known as Pappy Kojo, is a Ghanaian hip hop and hiplife recording artist from Takoradi.^[1][2] He is well known for his hit single Realer no.^[3]

Early life and education

Jason Gaisie, popularly known as "Pappy Kojo" was born on 13 February 1989 to parents Kofi Badu and Rosemond Gaisie. He was born and raised in Takoradi, in the Western Region. He attended Ridge International School up until 2004, when he left for Italy to be with his mother.^[4]

Music career

Pappy Kojo showed his interest and love for music at an early age. He took part in locally organized rap shows where he would rap to Obrafour, Tic Tac, Reggie Rockstone, Lord Kenya etc. His biggest musical influences however are Obrafour, The Shady Aftermath Camp and Michael Jackson. After leaving Ghana for Italy in 2004, his love for rap music grew even greater. He began covering popular songs and posting them on his YouTube channel.^[5]

Around the same time, he began recording his own material with some Italian music producers and Ghanaian based music producers. This created a little buzz for the young rapper. Things really kicked off for him in the latter part of 2014 when he collaborated on a smash hit record with Ghanaian superstar Joey B.

Pappy then followed with his first official single 'Realer No', also featuring Joey B, which has been making waves ever since its release. He went to South Africa with Joey B to perform at the Big Brother finale.^[6]

He was nominated thrice at the 2015 Ghana Music Awards and won an award for the Hip-Hop Song of the year. He has also been nominated for the Best Newcomer in Africa for the AFRIMMA Awards.^[7]

He has released three singles since then. Ay3 Late, 2 Raw ft Edem and Deja Vu ft Jiggy. Things are looking bright for the young rapper as he has his eyes set on conquering the global music industry.^[8]

Videography

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Year	Title	Director	Ref
2016	I Don't Want To Wait As featured artiste	N/A	[9]
2016	Awo'a	N/A	[10]
2016	Mensuro Obia As featured artiste	N/A	[11]
2016	Lil Shaker As featured artiste	N/A	[12]
2015	Dejavu Featuring Jiggy	Francesco Ferri	[13]
2015	Bankulize As featured artiste	Prince Dovlo	[14]
2015	Deadly As featured artiste	N/A	[15]

Awards and nominations

Ghana Music Awards

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result	Ref
2015	Himself	Hip Hop Song of the Year 2015 – Realer No f/ Joey B	Won	[16][17]
		Hip-life/Hip-hop Artiste of the Year 2015	Nominated	[18]
		Best New Artiste of the Year 2015	Nominated

AFRIMMA Awards

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result	Ref
2015	Himself	Best newcomer	Nominated	[19]

MTN 4Syte Music Video Awards

Year	Recipient	Award	Result	Ref
2015	Himself	Best HipHop Video	Nominated
2015		Most Popular Video	Nominated
2015		Best New Discovery Video	Won	[20]
2015		Best Collaboration Video	Nominated

Discography

Major Singles

• Realer No featuring Joey B Produced by Slimbo^[21]
• Ay3late featuring Sarkodie Produced by Kuvie^[22]

References

1. "VIDEO: Pappy Kojo Visit His High School & Been Acused Of Stealing | HypingGhana.com". HypingGhana.com. http://google.com/youngcephas. Retrieved 2015-10-22. External link in |publisher= (help)
2. "Ghana News – I deserve all my Ghana Music Awards nominations – Pappy Kojo". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
3. "Pappy Kojo and Joey B's Realer No Becomes The Most Popular Song in Brong Ahafo". Modern Ghana. https://www.google.com/+modernghana. Retrieved 2015-10-22. External link in |publisher= (help)
4. "Who Is Pappy Kojo? (Part 1)". Modern Ghana. https://www.google.com/+modernghana. Retrieved 2015-10-22. External link in |publisher= (help)
5. "Obrafour Is My Mentor, My Rasta Is For Him – Pappy Kojo | Ghana HomePage". Ghana HomePage. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
6. "Joey B and Pappy Kojo to perform on Big Brother Africa Hotshots Show this Sunday". Ghanamotion.com – Ghana's Premiere Music Site. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
7. "AFRIMMA 2015: Stonebwoy, Efya, Sarkodie, Wiyaala, others nominated for awards – Music – Pulse". pulse.com.gh. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
8. "PAPPY KOJO: The Man Of The Moment – Daily Guide Ghana". www.dailyguideghana.com. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
9. "Music Video Rison - I Don't Want To Wait feat. Pappy Kojo". Pulse.com.gh. David Mawuli. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
10. "Music Video Pappy Kojo - Awo'a". Pulse.com.gh. David Mawuli. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
11. "Watch MzVee looks fierce in "Mensuro Obia" video featuring Pappy Kojo". Pulse.com.gh. David Mawuli. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
12. "Music Video Lil Shaker - Yellow Sisi feat. Pappy Kojo". Pulse.com.gh. David Mawuli. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
13. "Music Video Pappy Kojo - Dejavu feat. Jiggy". Pulse.com.gh. David Mawuli. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
14. "Music Video Mr. Eazi & DJ Juls - Bankulize feat. Pappy Kojo". Pulse.com.gh. David Mawuli. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
15. "Music Video Cool Joe - Deadly feat. Pappy Kojo". Pulse.com.gh. David Mawuli. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
16. "Ghana News – Full list of winners for 2015 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
17. "VGMA 2015: See The Full List of Winners – Music – Pulse". pulse.com.gh. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
18. "Ghana News – I deserve all my Ghana Music Awards nominations – Pappy Kojo". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
19. "AFRIMMA 2015: Stonebwoy, Sarkodie, Efya, others nominated – Entertainment News | Viasat1.com.gh". www.viasat1.com.gh. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
20. "Stonebwoy, E.L, Pappykojo and others win at 4syte TV Music Video Awards - AmeyawDebrah.Com". AmeyawDebrah.Com. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
21. "Pappy Kojo – Realer No ft Joey B (Prod By SlimBo)". GhXclusives.com. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
22. "Pappy Kojo – Ay3 Late ft Sarkodie". gh.tooxclusive.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.

External links

• Official Facebook Page
• Twitter