Essumann

Essumann is the stage name of Julian McCarthy, a Ghanaian rapper born on 27 September 1999. His roots are in Anomabo, and he was raised in Community 9, Tema. He works as an independent artist and makes hip-hop shaped by trap and drill, with most of the writing drawn from life in Tema: struggle, faith, heartbreak and the push for something better.

He put out the In My Head Alone But Not Alone EP in 2024, and “Big Bricks” with Lalid followed in November 2025. The song that changed things was “Big Bricks II”, a remix with Medikal and Lalid that became the biggest hit of his career in 2026. Its video passed 1.5 million views on YouTube within months, and it racked up millions of plays on Audiomack. “Ghetto Therapy”, “Cemetery Flow 2” and “One Day” are also in his catalogue.

In September 2026 he released Ghetto Therapy P.T. II, an 11-track tape with Medikal, Lalid, AratheJay, Kojo Trap, Quamina Mp and Kofi Mole.