{{Short description|Ghanaian hiplife musician}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = | image = | caption = | birth_place = Central Region | birth_name = Daniel Oduro | instrument = vocals | genre = Hiplife, Afrobeats | occupation = rapper | module = | years_active = 2015–present | alias = Patapeezy, Patapaa Amisty, }}
'''Justice Amoa''', popularly known as '''Patapaa''' is an African hiplife musician and a songwriter based in Ghana.<ref>https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/person/Patapaa-3580</ref>
He is the first child in a family of three children and was born in Swedru, Central Region. He is best known for his 2017 debut single "One Corner",<ref>{{cite web |title=Patapaa is a gem in his field and shouldn't be underrated - Medikal |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Patapaa-is-a-gem-in-his-field-and-shouldn-t-be-underrated-Medikal-649341 |website=GhanaWeb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Patapaa saves Ghana Meets Naija again |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Patapaa-saves-Ghana-Meets-Naija-again-753319 |access-date=2019-06-09 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}</ref> which was nominated for the Most Popular Song of the Year category and song of the Year category at the 2018 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/vgma-2018-patapaa-s-one-corner-misses-most-popular-song-award.html|location=Accra, Ghana|title=VGMA 2018: Patapaa's One corner misses 'Most Popular Song' award|last=Graphic.com.gh|date=15 April 2018 |newspaper=Daily Graphic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://3news.com/video-patapaa-rocks-vgma-stage-with-infamous-suit/|title=[Video] Patapaa rocks VGMA stage with infamous suit - 3newsgh|date=30 April 2018|publisher=}}</ref> Before gaining fame with "One Corner", he had released several other songs, including "Akwaaba", "Pozo", and "Na Abon", among many others, but they didn't gain much popularity.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mooney |first=Ted |date=February 2002 |title=Letters to www-finishing-com/Letters |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0026-0576(02)80584-0 |journal=Metal Finishing |volume=100 |issue=7 |pages=40–44 |doi=10.1016/s0026-0576(02)80584-0 |issn=0026-0576|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
“One Corner” was also nominated as the Song of the Year at the 2018 Vodafone Ghana music awards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ghana Music Awards Uk {{!}} Recognising the achievements of our musicians |url=https://www.gmauk.co.uk/home |access-date=2020-04-15 |website=gmauk united kingdom}}</ref> In 2018, he was featured on an African international hit titled Akwaaba by one of Ghana's finest producers Guiltybeatz including Mr Eazi and Pappy Kojo.
In 2019 during the Central Music Awards which was held at the Center for National Culture in Cape Coast, Patapaa won the Artist of the Year for the Central Music Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-02 |title=Patapaa crowned Artiste of the Year at Central Music Awards - MyJoyOnline |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/patapaa-crowned-artiste-of-the-year-at-central-music-awards/# |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Awards and nominations == {{awards table}} |- |rowspan="2"|2018 |rowspan="2"| ''One Corner'' |Song of the Year <ref>{{cite web|url=http://peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/news/201804/349971.php|title=Patapaa Apologizes To Charterhouse|first=Peace FM|last=Online|publisher=}}</ref> |{{nom}} |- |Hip - Life Song of the Year<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Why-Patapaa-lost-Song-of-the-Year-award-to-Fancy-Gadam-643384|title=Why Patapaa lost 'Song of the Year' award to Fancy Gadam}}</ref> |{{nom}} |- {{end}}
== References == {{reflist}}
Category:Ghanaian highlife musicians Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Ghanaian male musicians {{ghana-musician-stub}}