{{Short description|Ghanaian Disc Jockey}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = DJ Carcious | image = <!-- Use 250px if an image is available --> | caption = | birth_name = Obeng-Boahen Hayford | origin = Kumasi, Ghana | genre = Hip hop, Drill, Afrobeats | occupation = DJ, music producer, radio host | instrument = Turntables | years_active = 2020–present | label = Independent | associated_acts = Medikal, Bogo Blay, Strongman, Bryan The Mensah | website = [https://audiomack.com/djcarcious Audiomack profile] }}
'''DJ Carcious''' (born Obeng-Boahen Hayford) is a Ghanaian disc jockey, radio presenter, and music producer. He is the DJ for the ''Mid-Morning Radio Show'' on YFM Kumasi. In 2023, he received the DJ/Artist Collaboration of the Year award at the Ghana DJ Awards for the single "Esther," which featured Bogo Blay and Medikal.<ref name="NYDJ2023Win">{{cite web |title=DJ Carcious wins DJ/Artist Collaboration of the Year |url=https://www.nydjlive.com/2023-ghana-dj-awards-dj-carcious-wins-dj-artist-collaboration-of-the-year/ |website=NY DJ Live |date=2023-11-26 |access-date=2025-07-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-27 |title=Ghana DJ Awards 2023: All the winners |url=https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/ghana-dj-awards-2023-all-winners |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=Music In Africa |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Awal |first=Mohammed |date=2022-04-02 |title=YFM unveils DJs for 2022 edition of 'Y Clash of the DJs' |url=https://thebftonline.com/2022/04/02/yfm-unveils-djs-for-2022-edition-of-y-clash-of-the-djs/ |location=Accra, Ghana|access-date=2025-07-10 |newspaper=Business and Financial Times|language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Career == DJ Carcious began his career at Jem FM's Talent Haunt in 2017 in Kumasi. He joined Focus FM at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in 2018. He moved to YFM 102.5 Kumasi in 2019, where he serves as the official DJ for the ''Mid-Morning'' ''Radio Show'' (MMRS), part of the YFM network covering Accra, Kumasi, and Takoradi.<ref name="YFMProfile">{{cite web |title=DJ Carcious – YFM Ghana |url=https://yfmghana.com/team/dj-carcious/ |website=YFM Ghana |access-date=2025-07-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=bmensah |date=2023-11-06 |title=YFM’s DJ Carcious bags two nominations for Ghana DJ Awards 2023 |url=https://yfmghana.com/yfms-dj-carcious-bags-two-nominations-for-ghana-dj-awards-2023/ |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=YFM Ghana |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2021, he released a drill‑inspired mixtape titled ''The Chronicles 1''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-07 |title=DJ Carcious - The Chronicles 1 - Beatz Nation |url=https://beatznation.com/albums/dj-carcious-the-chronicles-1/ |access-date=2025-07-10 |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, he released the singles "La Ti Do" (featuring Strongman and Bryan The Mensah)<ref>{{Citation |title=La Ti Do (feat. Strongman) - Single by DJ Carcious, BRYAN THE MENSAH & Ko-jo Cue on Apple Music |date=2023-03-24 |url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/la-ti-do-feat-strongman-single/1677675262 |access-date=2025-07-10 |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Junior |first=Edem |date=2023-03-31 |title=Download MP3: La Ti Do by DJ Carcious Ft Ko-Jo Cue, Strongman & Bryan The Mensah {{!}} Halmblog.com |url=https://www.halmblog.com/listen/dj-carcious-la-ti-do-ft-ko-jo-cue-strongman-bryan-the-mensah/ |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=www.halmblog.com/ |language=en-US}}</ref> and "Esther" (with Bogo Blay and Medikal).<ref name="NYDJRelease">{{cite web |title=DJ Carcious releases new single 'Esther', boasts collaboration with Medikal & Bogo Blay |url=https://www.nydjlive.com/dj-carcious-releases-new-single-esther-boasts-collaboration-with-medikal-bogo-blay/ |website=NY DJ Live |date=2023-09-08 |access-date=2025-07-10}}</ref><ref name="3MusicEsther">{{cite web |title=DJ Carcious – Esther ft. Bogo Blay x Medikal |url=https://3musicgh.com/dj-carcious-esther-ft-bogo-blay-x-medikal/ |website=3Music Ghana |date=2023-09-07 |access-date=2025-07-10}}</ref>
In 2022, DJ Carcious was a member of the YFM Kumasi team that won the national Y Clash of the DJs competition.<ref name="BFTYClash">{{Cite news |title=#YClashOfTheDJs: YFM Kumasi emerge champions, win all-expense-paid trip to Dubai |url=https://thebftonline.com/2022/04/23/yclashofthedjs-yfm-kumasi-emerge-champions-win-an-all-expense-paid-trip-to-dubai/ |location=Accra, Ghana|newspaper=Business and Financial Times|date=2022-04-23 |access-date=2025-07-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | work = Ghanaweb |date=16 February 2021 |title= See full list of winners at the 2023 Guinness Ghana DJ Awards |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/See-full-list-of-winners-at-the-2023-Guinness-Ghana-DJ-Awards-1887977 |url-status=live | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20241219200344/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/See-full-list-of-winners-at-the-2023-Guinness-Ghana-DJ-Awards-1887977 | archivedate = 2024-12-19 }}</ref>
== Awards == * '''2023 Ghana DJ Awards''' – DJ/Artist Collaboration of the Year for “Esther” with Bogo Blay and Medikal<ref name="NYDJ2023Win" /> * Nominated in two categories at the 2023 Ghana DJ Awards<ref>{{cite web |title=DJ Carcious grabs 2 nominations at 2023 Ghana DJ Awards |url=https://www.nydjlive.com/dj-carcious-grabs-2-nominations-at-2023-ghana-dj-awards/ |website=NY DJ Live |date=2023-11-12 |access-date=2025-07-10}}</ref>
== Selected discography == * ''The Chronicles 1'' (2021) – Mixtape * "La Ti Do" (2023) – Featuring Strongman and Bryan The Mensah * "Esther" (2023) – Featuring Bogo Blay and Medikal
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== External links == * [https://audiomack.com/djcarcious DJ Carcious on Audiomack] * [https://soundcloud.com/user-315610790 DJ Carcious on SoundCloud] * [https://yfmghana.com/team/dj-carcious/ DJ Carcious profile on YFM Ghana]
Category:Ghanaian DJs Category:Ghanaian radio presenters Category:21st-century Ghanaian musicians Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Ghanaian record producers
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