{{short description|African music artist}} {{Orphan|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Okese1 | image = | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = Ghanaian rapper Okese1 | native_name = Afrane Frank | birth_name = Afrane Frank | alias = Okese1 | birth_date = February 21, 1997 | birth_place = Accra, Ghana | origin = | death_date = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} | death_place = | genre = Hip hop, Afrobeat | occupation = Rapper, | years_active = 2020 – present | label = NYRB/TBF Productions | associated_acts = | website = www.okese1music.com }}
'''Afrane Frank''' (born 21 February 1997) known by the stage name '''Okese1''' is a Ghanaian rapper and hip hop musician.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-18|title=Video: I derive my inspiration from dwarfs- Rapper Okese1|url=https://www.etvghana.com/video-i-derive-my-inspiration-from-dwarfs-rapper-okese1/|access-date=2021-06-23|website=e.TVGhana|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Online|first=Peace FM|title="You Have Connived With People To Sabotage My Career" - Okese1 Blasts Andy Dosty|url=https://peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/news/202102/438600.php|access-date=2021-06-23|website=Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news}}</ref>
==Early life== '''Okese1''' hails from Bonwire, a suburb of Ejisu-Juaben Municipal District, a town in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He had his senior high school education at Anglican Senior High School, Kumasi. He then proceeded to the University of Cape Coast for his tertiary education.
==Music career== '''Okese1''' debuted in the music scene in Ghana in 2020 with his debut single and video ''YIE YIE''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-16|title='Yie Yie' is best song right now but I'm not banking hopes on any awards - Okese1|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Yie-Yie-is-best-song-right-now-but-I-m-not-banking-hopes-on-any-awards-Okese1-1181041|access-date=2021-06-23|website=GhanaWeb|language=en}}</ref> He became a nationwide artiste after his 2020 single Yie Yie went viral in Kumasi and later the whole nation. Soon after its release, ‘'''Yie Yie'''‘ topped the chart on Boomplay ‘s Top 100 [https://myblogpay.com/read/60609/AUTOBiography-Of-Okese-1-His-Mansions-Cars-And-Music-Career#google_vignette] Okese 1 is the CEO of Amotia Geng, a group he founded by himself and his Kumasi squad.[https://myblogpay.com/read/60609/AUTOBiography-Of-Okese-1-His-Mansions-Cars-And-Music-Career] He is also a member of Arab Money Gang which is owned by rapper and business man Criss Waddle.[https://myblogpay.com/read/60609/AUTOBiography-Of-Okese-1-His-Mansions-Cars-And-Music-Career]
==Controversy== He got into a banter with radio presenter Andy Dosty after being late for an interview which got him sacked from the studio's of Hitz FM in Accra.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Crabbe|first=Nathaniel|date=2021-04-10|title='VGMA snub': Andy Dosty is the reason I didn't get nominated - Okese1 claims|url=https://yen.com.gh/185042-andy-dosty-reason-i-wasnt-nominated-vgma-rapper-okese1-claims.html|access-date=2021-06-23|website=Yen.com.gh - Ghana news.|language=en}}</ref> He also got into a social media banter with fellow rapper Medikal and called him a ''sellout''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mensah|first=Jeffrey|date=2021-02-16|title=Bankuta - Yie Yie rapper Okese 1 tears into Medikal for 'selling' him out|url=https://yen.com.gh/182632-okese-1-yie-yie-rapper-beefs-medikal-calls-him-a-sellout.html|access-date=2021-06-23|website=Yen.com.gh - Ghana news.|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-17|title=Confusion hits Criss Waddle's AMG camp as Medikal and Okese1 clash|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Confusion-hits-Criss-Waddle-s-AMG-camp-as-Medikal-and-Okese1-clash-1182310|access-date=2021-06-23|website=GhanaWeb|language=en}}</ref>
In March 2024, Medikal, a colleague rapper of Okese1 allegedly says that, Frank has loss his Father, Dog and want to sell his House. He also said his Range Rover has gotten burned.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-10 |title=Okese 1 lost father, dogs, Range Rover and is selling his house in a space of 6 months - Medikal |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Okese-1-lost-father-dogs-Range-Rover-and-is-selling-his-house-in-a-space-of-6-months-Medikal-1920875 |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}</ref>
==Discography== *Okese1 - Hustle ft. Medikal - 2020 *Okese1 - Young Rich Nigga ft. AMG Armani *Okese1 - Amount - 2020 *Okese1 - YIE YIE - 2020 *Okese1 - WOSO - 2020 *Okese1 - Silence Freestyle - 2020 *Okese1 - Na Today - 2020<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-25|title='Na Today' music video is the most expensive video ever released in Ghana - Okese1|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Na-Today-music-video-is-the-most-expensive-video-ever-released-in-Ghana-Okese1-1270504|access-date=2021-06-23|website=GhanaWeb|language=en}}</ref> *Okese1 - MOMO - 2021 *Trapper - 2021 *The Goat - 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=Okese1 on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/gh/artist/okese1/1503300462 |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Apple Music - Web Player |language=}}</ref> *Opp - 2022<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-22 |title=Download MP3: Okese1 – OPP {{!}} HitxGh.Com |url=https://www.hitxgh.com/okese1-opp/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=www.hitxgh.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable sortable" !'''Year''' !Organization !'''Recipient/Nominated work''' !'''Award''' !'''Result''' !'''Ref''' |- |2021 |3 Music Awards |Yie Yie |Hip Hop Song Of The Year |{{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web|last=Quartey|first=Daniel|date=2021-03-28|title=3Music Awards 2021: Full List of winners drops as Kidi shines brightest|url=https://yen.com.gh/184483-3music-awards-full-list-winners-night-kidi-wins-big.html|access-date=2021-06-23|website=Yen.com.gh - Ghana news.|language=en}}</ref> |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Okese1}} Category:Living people Category:Ghanaian rappers Category:1997 births Category:Ghanaian musicians Category:Musicians from Kumasi Category:21st-century rappers