Good life continues for M.anifest @ 31

“Thanks to all for the wishes. Feeling the love. #apae roff. Have to give you guys something in return later on or else it will be #somewaybi”.

A tweet from one of Ghana’s most humble multiple award winning musicians, Kwame Ametepee Tsikata aka M.anifest who clocks 31 today from 1982.

His positive demeanor towards simplicity in life has won him diverse fans from across the globe with only six years in the professional music career.

“How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live – Thoreau”, the rapper quoted early this morning while receiving numerous tweets from followers wishing him a happy birthday.

This hints the life objectives of the Ghana Music Awards Best Rapper of the Year and Hip-Hop Song of the year recipient for 2013, tipped in 2012 by BBC's “The Strand” as one of four artists to watch in the World.

Despite coming from a distinguished family which many didn’t know till quite recently, the musician released his first solo album, Manifestations, in 2007 funded by royalties he received from lending his voice to a Pepsi jingle that played nationally on U.S radio.

Manifestations earned him Songwriter of the year Honors in the City Pages as well as top five albums of the year recognition in the Star Tribune. In 2009 he released a free album, the Birds and the Beats, to raise awareness and funds for the work of a non-profit, Young Entrepreneurs Africa.

With creativity on his mind and Africa in his heart, the bearded rapper with a consistently loud African apparel produced and co-wrote an independence mini “Hip-Hopera” for Channel O and also performed a highly praised piece at the first ever Ghana Music Week, detailing the history of Ghanaian music.

In 2012, M.anifest hit the continent performing on The Big Brother Africa stage as well the Channel O Music Video Awards in South Africa. The video for his single "Makaa Maka" also got him nominated for Most Gifted Hip-Hop Video at the 2012 Channel O Music Awards and won him Best Hip-Hop Video at the 4syte Music Video Awards.

He has worked with stars likes Damon Albarn, Flea, Tony Allen, Erykah Badu, and is featured on five songs on the Rocket Juice and The Moon album

We wish the co-founder of Giant Steps, a happy birthday, long life and prosperity.