D-Black
Ghanaian hip-hop musician
Desmond Kwesi Blackmore (born 12 January 1987), known by his stage name D-Black, is an anglophone hip-hop and Afrobeat musician and entrepreneur from Ghana. He has been described as "a successful entertainment mogul"
Early life
D-Black attended Ridge Church School then Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary before the University of Cape Coast to study B.A Economics and University Of Ghana, Legon to study BFA Theatre Arts/Music.
Personal life
D-Black was born to a Ghanaian mother, Adeline Boateng, and a Ghanaian-English father, John Derek Blackmore. He has three children. D-Black has nine siblings.
Career
In 2009, D-Black began his career as an independent artist in the group D-Black & Kwaku T, releasing a group album, Target Practice. In 2010 D-Black and his rap partner both went solo. He went on to release three albums (Music, Love and Life, The Revelation and Lightwork), an E.P (Smoke and Mirrors) and a mix-tape (Hunger & Thirst). He won the 2011 BET Awards.
D-Black has worked with Nigerian artists Davido and Phyno, South African artists Cassper Nyovest and Bucie, and East African artists Vanessa Mdee.
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