Ghanaian rapper, Maradona Yeboah Adjei, known in the music industry as Guru NKZ has announced his intention to contest for the University of Ghana Student Representative Council (SRC) presidential position.
The “Ɔdɔ Mede Kaa No Bɛma Wo” hitmaker took to his social media platform on Thursday, May 9, 2024, to wish Legon students a welcome back to school message and declare his intention to contest the SRC presidency.
“Maradona Yeboah Adjei ( GURU NKZ)* Welcomes all students back to campus; Dear Legonites, I’m thrilled to have you back in school. Let’s kick off this semester with positivity and enthusiasm!”
MARADONA YEBOAH ADJEI (GURU -NKZ)*
UGSRC PRESIDENT HOPEFUL’24
#Building the SRC with Everyone for everyone
#Let’s all get involved”
Netizens have reacted to this message with congratulatory messages.
He is known for his contemporary hip-hop rap style that combines English and Ghanaian indigenous languages. Guru’s breakthrough was in 2011 when his hit song “Lapaz Toyota” appeared on the Ghanaian music charts.
Guru is considered a contemporary hip-hop artist, as his songs venture new ground in the Ghanaian music scene, mixing hip-hop, Afrobeats, highlife, and dancehall sounds.
Guru recorded his first mixtape video with Ghanaian music artist Sarkodie in late 2009. His first major feature, bringing him into the national spotlight, was on Obrafour’s song “Kasiebo”, where he was named best featured artist by the 4Syte TV Music Video Awards. He came out with his first studio album, Platform, which also featured Sarkodie. Platform received six Vodafone Ghana Music Award nominations.
In 2011, he released the single “Lapaz Toyota”. Influenced by the Azonto style sounds, the song became a hit.
It was referenced by politicians during campaigns and played at the Big Brother Africa finals. The video for the song was awarded the best male act by the City People Entertainment Awards. The same year, he also released the single “Karaoke”.
