Ladsmid Nathaniel Owusu (born 24 May 1999), known professionally as Lasmid (formerly Charger), is a

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musician, rapper and songwriter from

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in the Western Region of the

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. He was crowned winner of the ''MTN Hitmaker'' Season 8. He is best known for his 2022 single "Friday Night", which went viral on

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and subsequently topped several music charts in Ghana.

Education

Lasmid had his primary education in a village near Dunkwa, in the Western Region of Ghana, and later attended

Takoradi Technical Institute Takoradi Technical Institute is a mixed-sex school found in Takoradi Sekondi-Takoradi ( ) is a city in Ghana comprising the twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi. It is the capital of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan District and the Western R ...

(TTI) for his secondary education. After completing senior high school, he took part in ''MTN Hitmaker''.

Career

In 2019, Lasmid won the eighth season of ''MTN Hitmaker'', for which he received a GH₵120,000 recording contract. Following the contest, Ghanaian music producer Kaywa signed him to his record label, Highly Spiritual Music. In 2022, Nigerian singer

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expressed interest in signing Lasmid to his label. As of 2022, he had collaborated with Sarkodie,

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, Dead Peepol, Mr Drew,

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and

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. His fame soared following the release of a remix of his single "Sika", where he featured

. Lasmid, a multi-talented artist skilled in

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and

rapping Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing, or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates " rhyme, rhythmic speech, and ommonlystreet vernacular". It is usually performed over a backin ...

, is being recognized as the heir to Kofi Kinaata's musical legacy. He has garnered a significant fan base, especially in Takoradi, Ghana.

Controversies

During the 2023 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, Lasmid delivered a performance that sparked considerable discussion afterward. He was criticized for not performing well. In August 2023, during an interview with Andy Dosty, Lasmid acknowledged that the performance had not met his own expectations.

Awards and nominations

Discography

* "Odo Lastic" ft

* "Atele" * "Sika" ft Dead Peepol * "Father" ft Mr Drew * "Sika" Remix ft

* "Friday Night" *

''– "''Grace" (as a featured artiste) * YPee - "Ewuraba" (as a featured artiste) * "Running" * JZyNO - "Butta My Bread" (as a featured artiste) * "Bad Boy" * "Puul" * "Zanzibar (Alubarika)"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lasmid Ghanaian singer-songwriters Ghanaian musicians Living people People from Sekondi-Takoradi 1999 births Musicians from Sekondi-Takoradi