Nana Kwaku Okyere Duah* popularly known as
Tic Tac and formerly Tic Tac is an award-winning
hiplife musician originally from Kwamo, a suburb in the Ashanti Region in Ghana.
He first began performing in 1997 with a group called ‘Natty Strangers’ along with his best friend *Bessem Bikhazi* (famously known as Cold Sweat). After becoming the most eagerly awaited group in Ghana, winning awards at events such as Kidafest, Fun World, Source etc.,
Tic Tac later went on to release a self-produced album after Bessem migrated to the UK to train as a Commercial Pilot. During his early career, Bessem Bikhazi, now a fully qualified pilot is currently managing TiC Tac.
Tic Tac reached a wider audience when he was featured on Azigiza’s song *”Woye Bia”*, which was a hit in Ghana. Collaborations with Slim Busterr and Daasebre Gyamenah followed.
In 1999 Tic Tac released his debut solo album,
Philomena , which spawned several hits.
“*Menka Bio* (Shordy)”, a single from Tic Tac’s third album, Masem , topped the Ghana music chart for 22 consecutive weeks in 2002-2003, which was a record at the time.
The launch of his fourth album, Wope , was one of the largest ever in Ghana. Wope was groundbreaking for the hiplife genre in that it featured several major international stars, including Freddy Meiway from Côte d’Ivoire on the title track and Tony Tetuila of Nigeria on “Fefe n’efe”
His fifth album, Accra Connection , featured collaborations with Sway DaSafo , Rhian Benson , D’Banj , and JJC.
in 2018, Tic Tac dropped a new single named Kwani Kwani (Part 2) featuring a Ghanaian musician Kuami Eugene.
TiC has performed internationally, alongside artists such as 50 Cent, *Lloyd Banks* , Kanda Bongo Man , and Buju Banton .[5] He is known for hit single Kwani Kwani (Remix) featuring
Kuami Eugene.
“Kangaroo”
The video for TiC’s 2006 single “Kangaroo” was directed by Gil Green and reached the top of the
MTV Base Africa charts. [5]
During the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations , the
Black Stars of Ghana began using the song, with its accompanying dance, to celebrate goals
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