Strongman

Strongman, also known as Strongman Burner, is Osei Kwaku Vincent, a rapper from Buokrom in Kumasi. He went to T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School in Kumasi and later the University of Cape Coast. He raps mostly in Twi and is one of Ghana’s most admired pure lyricists.

He built his name in freestyle contests, winning Focus FM’s Freestyle Friday in 2010, KFM’s Freestyle Saturday in 2011 and, in 2012, the first edition of The Next Big Thing in GH Rap under Azee Ntwene’s MicBurnerz label. He then signed to Sarkodie’s Sarkcess Music. His debut album Buokrom Boy (2019) carried “Yente” and “Sing Your Name”, and “Bossu” with Medikal and “Pilolo” with Kelvyn Boy followed in 2020.

He now runs his own label, Strong Empire. His projects since include 10 AM (2020), God and Rap (2024) and The Tape (2025). Recent singles include “Daily Prayer” with Kwabena Kwabena and “LOMO (League On My Own)” with Sarkodie. “Everlasting”, with Ayisi, followed in October 2026.