DEAR MAMA BY SAM OKONA Ft. Rodrigue Israel & Capitaine Greg.

Sam Okona

Samuel Okona Bosompem (born May 27, 1992) also known by his stage name Sam Okona is an English-French & Twi speaking language Rap Artist, Singer, Songwriter, Activist, and a Typist from Africa, born in Abidjan - Treichville, schooled in Ghana and spent most of his time in Abidjan during school holidays. He has been influenced by great rappers like 2Pac, Eminem, T.I, Bone Thugs & Harmony, Three 6 Mafia, Nelly, Soulja Boy, Big Sean, Fabolous, Pusha T, YG and on the other-hand side he's being influenced by great musicians like Lucky Dube, Don Williams, Bryan Adams and the Legendary Ghanaian rapper Okyeame Kwame. He performs Afro-house Music, Afropop Music, Hip-Hip Music and the fusion of Country Music and Rap Music. Sam Okona is also well-knowned for his lyrical contents and rhymes, especially the combination of English, French & Twi to sing and to rap in his songs, making him one of the best Indie Artiste to be discovered from the African continent, simply being versatile. MUSIC CAREER Sam Okona started writing his own raps during his school days as young as a kid at the age of 14 years when he was in grade 8 at Nazareth Preparatory Junior Secondary School (Nazareth JHS) or Nazareth Junior High School (Nazareth JHS) in the Western Region of Ghana. Soon after the completion of his Junior High School studies in April 2007, Sam Okona announced to school mates that he considered rap as a soul, life, wife, book, talent and everything he had ever wished for in life, as a young boy who writes his own raps (songs) through inspiration. In early September 2007, Sam Okona was admitted to Takoradi High School. He then studied Business Management and other courses without leaving behind the music addiction. Sam Okona started pursuing his music career as a quizzer, comedian, and MC for which he even competed in a "Quiz Competition" against school mates in senior high school and won the Prize for this competition, specifically during his second year class in 2009 at the age of 17 and also in 2010. Sam Okona then went on to make his first Mixtape which is called ''Check The Beans'' early February, 2009 that featured some of his school mates. The ''Check The Beans track'' gained a massive recognition and positive critics in the school including around the city as well. During that same year, he also featured in a friend's Mixtape entitled ''My Baby Mama''. In October 2010, after the completion of his Senior High School studies (Business Management

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