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Lord Paper
Born
Michael Takyi-Frimpong

(1990-10-11) October 11, 1990 (age 35)
OriginAccra, Ghana
Genreship hop, soul, afrobeats
Occupationsinger
Years active2010 – present
LabelAuzy Media

Michael Takyi-Frimpong (born October 11, 1990) known by the stage name Lord Paper is a Ghanaian soul, afrobeats and hip hop musician.[1][2][3][4] He is best known for his 2016 single "Awurama".[5][6]

Early life

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Lord Paper was born in Accra but hails from Mampong, a suburb of Mampong Municipal District, a town in the Ashanti Region.[7] He completed his senior high school education at Swedru Secondary School in the year 2008 and attended University of Ghana in 2013 for his undergraduate degree.

Music career

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He entered the music scene 2010 after leaving his job as an actor in South Africa to pursue full-time music in Ghana (2014).[8] He became famous when he released his debut controversial single and video Awurama in 2016.[9][10] The song has been criticised over the sexually explicit content of the music video.[10][11][12]

Discography

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Singles

Awurama Lord Paper 2016
Pono Lord Paper 2016
Sika Duro Lord Paper 2016
Like God Fu*k Up Lord Paper feat. Wanlov the Kubolor 2016
Financial Rape Lord Paper feat. Luther 2016
Call On Me Lord Paper feat. Mr Eazi 2017
North K Lord Paper 2017
Maame Serwaa Lord Paper 2017
Insecure Lord Paper feat. Joey B 2017
Abin Dada Lord Paper feat. Magnom 2017
SMH Lord Paper feat. Paq 2017
Mmaa No Feeli Mi Lord Paper feat. Jason El 2017
Love No Catch You Before Lord Paper 2018[13]
Antipey Lord Paper 2018
Fa Me Ye Lord Paper 2018[14]
Love No Catch You Before Remix Lord Paper feat Medikal 2019[15]
Dzigbordi Lord Paper 2019[16]
Asabone Lord Paper feat Bosom P Yung 2020[17]
Her Story Lord Paper 2020
Jane Lord Paper 2024[18]

Awards and nominations

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Vodafone Ghana Music Awards

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Year Organization Recipient/Nominated work Award Result Ref
2020 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Dzigbordi Record Of The Year Nominated [19][20]
Himself Best New Artiste Of The Year Nominated
2021 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Asabone Highlife Song of the Year Nominated

MTN 4Syte Music Video Awards

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Year Recipient Award Results Ref.
2019 Dzigbordi Best Male Video Nominated [21][22]

References

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  1. ^ Apinga, David (March 8, 2017). "Lord Paper: 'I'm not gay'". Class FM. Archived from the original on July 15, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Lord Paper Sorry Over Sexually Explicit Video". DailyGuide Africa. September 20, 2016. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  3. ^ Zurek, Kweku (July 21, 2017). "Lord Paper drops video for Mr Eazi assisted "Call on Me" (VIDEO)". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  4. ^ Mensah, Cecil (February 23, 2018). "'DJ's are killing us, a DJ collected my GH 1000 but he did not play my song"- Lord Paper god's". Happy Ghana. Archived from the original on July 15, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  5. ^ "Awurama video not porn; Part 2 will be crazier says Lord Paper". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. September 8, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  6. ^ Adinkra, Fiifi (September 2, 2016). "Lord Paper - Awurama (Prod. by Gomez)". GhanaNdwom. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  7. ^ Efua, Adric. "Who is Lord Paper? Biography and Best music videos". YEN Ghana. Archived from the original on July 15, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  8. ^ "Lord Paper". Beatz Nation. Archived from the original on March 29, 2026. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  9. ^ Ntumy, Elorm Kojo (September 22, 2016). "Lord Paper apologises to Ghanaians over risque 'Pono' promo pictures". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. Archived from the original on July 15, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  10. ^ a b Maxwell Amoofia. "Video: I've repented but I don't regret releasing 'porno' music video – Lord Paper". Myjoyonline. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  11. ^ "Lord Paper sorry for sexually explicit video". Ghana Web. September 21, 2016. Archived from the original on July 15, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  12. ^ Tetteh, Nii Okai (February 23, 2018). "Lord Paper Is Set To Release Another Controversial Music Video". Kuul Peeps. Archived from the original on July 15, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  13. ^ "Lord Paper – Love No Catch You Before (Prod. Kuvie)". GhXclusives. April 7, 2018. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  14. ^ "Lord Paper – Fa Me Ye (Prod. by KC Beatz)". GhXclusives. September 21, 2018. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  15. ^ "Lord Paper feat. Medikal – Love No Catch You Before (Remix) (Prod. by Kuvie)". GhXclusives. January 11, 2019. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  16. ^ "Lord Paper – Dzigbordi (Prod. by Gomez)". GhXclusives. April 30, 2019. Archived from the original on May 4, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  17. ^ "Video: Asabone by Lord Paper & Bosom P-Yung | Ghana Music | Music Videos". Ghana Music. February 3, 2020. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  18. ^ Samuel (August 18, 2024). "Lord Paper Drops New Single Jane: A Fusion of Afrobeats and Sensual R&B". theukreport.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  19. ^ Zurek, Kweku (March 2, 2020). "See all the nominees for the 2020 VGMA [FULL LIST]". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  20. ^ "Full list: 21st Vodafone Ghana Music Awards winners". GhanaWeb. August 30, 2020. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  21. ^ "Full list of 2019 MTN 4Syte TV Music video Awards nominees | Ghana Music |". Ghana Music. October 19, 2019. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  22. ^ "2019 MTN 4Syte Music Video Awards Winners - Full List". PlugTimes.com. November 17, 2019. Archived from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
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