Mugeez

Rashid Abdul Mugeez, professionally known as Mugeez, is a Ghanaian rapper, singer and songwriter. Born in Bimbila (Northern region, Ghana), he became known through the influential Hip hop and hiplife duo R2Bees (Refuse To Be Broke), which he formed with his cousin Faisal Hakeem (aka Omar Sterling) in 2007. The last album by R2Bees, Site 15, from 2019, made it into the top 10 on the Billboard Chart. He has also worked with Ed Sheeran on Boa Me. In April 2019, Mugeez founded his own record label, Extrial Music, to promote his solo projects as well as up-and-coming artists.

Early life Rashid Abdul Mugeez developed his love for rap while attending school, which led to him and his cousin forming R2Bees in 2007.The duo released their debut album, Da Revolution, in 2009. A follow-up, Da Revolution II, came in 2012, before the pair were nominated for Best International Act at the 2013 BET Awards. Various R2Bees singles appeared over the next few years, while Mugeez also struck out on his own, featuring on singles with the likes of Criss Waddle, Mr. Eazi, and DJ Breezy. In 2017, he was featured on Fuse ODG's single "Boa Me," alongside Ed Sheeran. The two cousins lived in the same house and also attended the same primary, junior, and senior secondary schools in Tema. Beginning their career early, they started off representing their school in school music contests. This led them to participating in the popular radio competition Kasahare, which they won. Their continuous performance gained them popularity within their community.

Career

2019: Foundation of Extrial Music After the Site 15 album featuring Afrobeat artists Wizkid, Burna Boy, King Promise and Kwesi Arthur with tracks like "Over", "Sunshine", "Yesterday" and "My Baby". Mugeez founded his own record label, Extrial Music to promote his own solo projects as well as support up-and-coming artists. Kicking things off, Mugeez released the singles "Regular" with Sarkodie and "Your Number" with Juls and King Promise. Mugeez also signed Tecknikal, "Chihuahua" is Mugeez's first solo single in 2020 and was released on March 27 after an exclusive pre-release on Audiomack. On 8 May 2020 "Six In Da Morning" was released.

Awards and nominations

BET Awards BET Awards 2013

Ghana Music Awards

Group of the Year

Highlife Song of the Year Hiplife/ Hip Hop Artist of the Year Artist of the Year Group of the Year Collaboration of the Year

Hip pop/Hiplife Artist of the Year

Nigeria Entertainment Awards

Western African Artist or Group of the Year

African Artist of the Year (Non-Nigerian) Selected videography