Emmy Gee

Emmanuel Nwankwo (born 10 August 1986), known by his stage name Emmy Gee, is a Nigerian rapper who currently resides in South Africa. His debut single, "Rands and Nairas", peaked at number 7 on South Africa's official music chart. He started recording music at the age of 16, and worked with producer Shizzi in 2004. He co-founded the entertainment and clothing apparel company known as Teamtalkless.

Early life and breakthrough single Emmy Gee was born in Nigeria and is a descendant of the Igbo tribe. He is the last born of four siblings. He completed his primary and secondary education in Nigeria prior to relocating to South Africa. Emmy Gee's debut single, "Rands and Nairas", was released in 2013 and features rappers AB Crazy and DJ Dimplez. In an interview with Zalebs in 2014, Emmy Gee said he had a feeling the song was going be successful after recording it. He revealed that AB Crazy wrote the song's hook and said they recorded the song to showcase the unity between Nigeria and South Africa. The music video for "Rands and Nairas" was filmed in South Africa by Nick Roux of Molotov Cocktail Productions. Emmy Gee was among the few artists selected to perform at the first Mandela Day concert in 2014.

Personal life Emmy Gee has a daughter who was born in South Africa in 2016.

Discography Singles + List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album SA"Rands and Nairas"(featuring AB Crazy and DJ Dimplez)2013 7rowspan="3" "Rands and Nairas (Remix)" (featuring Ice Prince, AB Crazy, Anatii, Phyno, Cassper Nyovest and DJ Dimplez)2014"Champagne Showers" (featuring King Jay)2015

As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album SA Buffalo Souljah "Ziyawa" (featuring. Red Button & Emmy Gee)2014 The Chosen One Bolo J "This Year" (featuring. Emmy Gee)2015Non-album singles DJ Dimplez "Bae Coupe" (featuring. Ice Prince, Emmy Gee & Riky Rick) DJ Scratch Masta "To the Tope" (featuring. Emmy Gee, AB Crazy & Eindo)2016 King Jay "Owami" (featuring. Emmy Gee)Tkinzy "Shake Ikebe" (featuring. Emmy Gee) Teamtalkless "Church" (featuring. DJ Dimplez, TRK, Emmy Gee & King Jay) 2017 DJ Kaywise "Normal Level" (featuring. Ice Prince, Kly & Emmy Gee) 2018

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