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Samuel Adu Frimpong (born 5 April 1994), popularly known as Medikal, is a Ghanaian hip hop musician born to Portia Lamptey and James Frimpong in Sowutuom, a suburb of Accra.
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Samuel Adu Frimpong (born 4 April 1994), popularly known as Medikal, is a Ghanaian hip hop musician born to Portia Lamptey and James Frimpong in Sowutuom, a suburb of Accra. He adopted the name Medikal because he was fascinated with rapping about doctors, surgeons, medical practitioners and hospitals in general. Before he became a musician, he worked as a professional footballer for Ghana Premier League team Sekondi Hasaacas. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Medikal">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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- human
- Given name
- Samuel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ghana
- Place of birth
- Accra
- Spouse
- Fella Makafui
- Occupation
- rapper
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Ghana Music Awards
- Genre
- Afrobeat
- Instrument
- voice
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- date of birth
- 1993-04-04
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- Medikal
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- 2014-00-00
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Samuel Adu Frimpong (born 5 April 1994), popularly known as Medikal, is a Ghanaian hip hop musician born to Portia Lamptey and James Frimpong in Sowutuom, a suburb of Accra.
== Early life and music career == He comes from Sowutuom, a suburb in Accra, Ghana. Medikal and Sarkodie had the highest nominations for the 2017 edition of the Ghana Music Awards. In 2018, he was on the Tim Westwood Show. Medikal had his high school education at Odorgonno Senior High. He is the son of James Frimpong and Portia Lamptey. Samuel adopted the name Medikal because he was fascinated with rapping about doctors, surgeons, medical practitioners and hospitals in general. Before he became a musician, he worked as a professional footballer for Ghana Premier League team Sekondi Hasaacas. He has made a name for himself in the music industry through hard work and numerous collaboration with successful artists. Apart from his nominations in 2017, he won the best discovery video in the MTN 4Syte Video Award in 2016. Medikal is known for his fast-paced rap style and witty wordplay in music, and he often incorporates Pidgin English and Ghanaian slang in his music.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Medikal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.