Emmanuel Nwankwo (born 10 August 1986), known by his stage name Emmy Gee, is a Nigerian rapper who currently resides in South Africa. His debut single, " Rands and Nairas", peaked at number 7 on South Africa's official music chart. He started recording music at the age of 16, and worked with producer

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in 2004. He co-founded the entertainment and clothing apparel company known as Teamtalkless.

Early life and breakthrough single

Emmy Gee was born in Nigeria and is a descendant of the Igbo tribe. He is the last born of four siblings. He completed his primary and secondary education in Nigeria prior to relocating to South Africa. Emmy Gee's debut single, "Rands and Nairas", was released in 2013 and features rappers AB Crazy and DJ Dimplez. In an interview with ''Zalebs'' in 2014, Emmy Gee said he had a feeling the song was going be successful after recording it. He revealed that AB Crazy wrote the song's hook and said they recorded the song to showcase the unity between Nigeria and South Africa. The music video for "Rands and Nairas" was filmed in South Africa by Nick Roux of Molotov Cocktail Productions. On July 14, 2014, Emmy Gee released the remix of "Rands and Nairas", which includes rap verses by

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, AB Crazy,

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and DJ Dimplez. Emmy Gee was among the few artists selected to perform at the first

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concert in 2014.

Personal life

Emmy Gee has a daughter who was born in South Africa in 2016.

Discography

Singles

As featured artist

Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Emmy Gee Living people Igbo singers Nigerian hip-hop singers Nigerian male rappers 21st-century male rappers 21st-century Nigerian male singers 21st-century Nigerian rappers 1986 births