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Nathaniel Ladsmid Owusu, widely known in showbiz circles as Lasmid is deemed to be one of the fastest-rising voices in the new crop of West African talents breaking boundaries and setting global records via the Afrobeat and Highlife genre.
Lasmid is the voice behind the viral chart-topping ‘Friday Night’ single.
Background:
Hailing from the Oil City of Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana and born to Mr. & Mrs Owusu, Lasmid is the last born of his mother and last but one of his father. He had his tertiary education at the Takoradi Technical Institute where he honed his craft and developed interest in music.
Reminiscing on his early days with music and the exact thing that sparked his interest in music, he reveals, “My dad had this song that he loves to sing. It’s a song by Lucky Mensah titled, Old School, and I loved it whenever I heard my Dad sing. I was around 6 to 7 years old by then.
His journey unraveled as he joined his church choir and also added rapping to his abilities after completing school. He took up role models such as Drake, Kofi Kinaata, Sarkodie, among several other Hip-hop influences around the globe.
MTN Hitmaker:
On his quest to become a renowned artiste, Lasmid threw himself at the wind performing at various ground level functions, neighborhood events, parties and mini-concerts till he gambled his way through to win the MTN Hitmaker Season 8
Lasmid is the voice behind the viral chart-topping ‘Friday Night’ single.
Background:
Hailing from the Oil City of Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana and born to Mr. & Mrs Owusu, Lasmid is the last born of his mother and last but one of his father. He had his tertiary education at the Takoradi Technical Institute where he honed his craft and developed interest in music.
Reminiscing on his early days with music and the exact thing that sparked his interest in music, he reveals, “My dad had this song that he loves to sing. It’s a song by Lucky Mensah titled, Old School, and I loved it whenever I heard my Dad sing. I was around 6 to 7 years old by then.
His journey unraveled as he joined his church choir and also added rapping to his abilities after completing school. He took up role models such as Drake, Kofi Kinaata, Sarkodie, among several other Hip-hop influences around the globe.
MTN Hitmaker:
On his quest to become a renowned artiste, Lasmid threw himself at the wind performing at various ground level functions, neighborhood events, parties and mini-concerts till he gambled his way through to win the MTN Hitmaker Season 8
Monthly listeners
642,861
Followers
236,104
Top Cities
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Accra103,818 listeners -
Lagos130,717 listeners -
Port Harcourt45,543 listeners
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Abuja72,664 listeners
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Ibadan54,120 listeners
Most popular tracks
| Track | Plays | Duration | Release date | |
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64,043,087 | 2:29 | 2023-04-07 | |
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15,565,723 | 2:24 | 2024-07-06 | |
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13,655,112 | 2:47 | 2021-11-05 | |
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9,086,708 | 2:52 | 2024-02-13 | |
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7,082,173 | 3:12 | 2023-07-14 | |
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6,833,544 | 2:51 | 2022-06-10 | |
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3,030,778 | 2:56 | 2022-12-16 | |
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1,698,320 | 2:12 | 2023-04-07 | |
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1,409,773 | 2:43 | 2021-08-11 | |
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1,270,913 | 3:23 | 2022-08-19 |
