Dr Cryme is the stage name of Darlington Agyekum, a
Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...
ian rapper and early proponent of the Ghanaian "twipop" genre. Dr Cryme has also performed as a TV presenter, a brand ambassador and is CEO of Twipop Recordz.
Agyekum was born in
Tema
Tema is a city on the Bight of Benin and Atlantic coast of Ghana. It is located east of the capital city; Accra, in the region of Greater Accra, and is the capital of the Tema Metropolitan District. As of 2013, Tema is the eleventh most p ...
and began making music in his early school days. He studied at the Datus School and then attended
ASUTECH in
Cape Coast
Cape Coast is a city and the capital of the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, Cape Coast Metropolitan District and the Central Region (Ghana), Central Region of Ghana, Ghana. It is located about from Sekondi-Takoradi and approximately from Ac ...
and Sotech in
Somanya before earning a certificate in broadcast journalism from the
Ghana Institute of Journalism.
Life and music career
Agyekum's stage name Dr. Cryme is an acronym which means Doctor (of the) Creative Rhymes You Most Enjoy. Whilst in high school, Agyekum gained himself underground popularity through "Kasahare Level"; a popular rap competition on
Adom FM
Adom FM is a privately owned radio station in Accra, the capital of Ghana.
The station is owned and run by the media group company Multimedia Group Limited. The word ''adom'' means 'grace' in Twi.
Adom FM organizes the annual gospel music conce ...
(an
Accra
Accra (; or ''Gaga''; ; Ewe: Gɛ; ) is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , had a population of ...
based radio station) which featured
Sarkodie,
Stay Jay
William Kojo Johnson (born 5 January 1986) known by the stage name Stay Jay is a Ghanaian Hip hop music, hip hop and afrobeat artist, songwriter and performer from Tema. He is best known for his hit single "Shashee Wowo" produced by Ghanaian produ ...
and the like. It was through these rap battles and his style of music which caught the eye of the Ejams record label to sign him in 2010. He released his first hit single "Kill me shy" the same year.
In 2011, he released his debut album called "Finally Finally". In 2012, his "Kill me shy" emerged the song "Hip life song of the year" at the Ghana Music Awards. He was also nominated for the "Song Writer of the year", "Most Popular Song of the Year", and "Hip life/Hip Hop Artiste of the Year" categories.
Agyekum released his sophomore album entitled Showtime in February 2018. The twenty tracked album includes the hit single "Koko Sakora" which features
Sarkodie.
Business career and endorsements
Dr. Cryme performed as a presenter for 4 syte TV in 2011. He hosted the ‘Top 10 Videos’ which was aired on
ETV Ghana. In the same year, Agyekum was officially unveiled as the Brand Ambassador for Samsung Ghana.
Agyekum was involved in the UN Volunteers Day Chokor project which was pegged to the Copenhagen conference.
Awards and nominations
Ghana Music Awards UK
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, Afrobeat Artist Of The Year
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Sarkodie
, Best Collaboration Of The Year
,
Ghana Music Awards
The Ghana Music Awards, also known since 2024 by the sponsored name Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMAs), formerly Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs), is an annual music awards event in Ghana established in 1999 by a local event organizer and p ...
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, Best New Artist
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, Hip hop/Hip Life artist of the year
,
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, Songwriter of the year
,
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, , Kill Me Shy
, Most Popular Song Of The Year
,
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, , Kill Me Shy
, Hiplife Song Of The Year"
,
4syte Music Video Awards
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, rowspan="5", 2016
, rowspan="4", Koko Sakora ft
Sarkodie
, Best Collaboration Video
,
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, Best Hiplife Video
,
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, Most Popular Video
,
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, Best Photography Video
,
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, , Rise
, Best Hip Hop Video
,
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, rowspan="3", 2011
, rowspan="2", Kill Me Shy
, Best Hip Life Video
,
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, Best Male Video
,
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, , Himself
, Discovery of the Year
,
Golden Heart Awards
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, Himself
, Most Influential Artist
,
High School Honours
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, Himself
, Most Influential Artist
,
Ashaiman Music Awards
Discography
Albums
*''Finally Finally (2012)''
*''Showtime''
*Unexpected
References
External links
*
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Ghanaian rappers
1986 births
Living people
People from Tema