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FrimpongHammer stated that Cigarette nearly killed him, and that anybody who smokes should quit as early as possible.
Speaking at a media station in Accra, Hammer pointed out that “Cigarette is not good for the body. I used to smoke four (4) packs of king size Cigarette back then, and it was hurting me. Cigarette was killing me slowly, so i just had to stop”.
He added that back in the days, he used to wake up very tired instead of waking up feeling very refreshed.
Hammer further explained that if he had not stopped smoking Cigarette, he would have been dead by now.
Mr. Edward Nana Poku Osei, born in March 27, 1976 is a record producer in the Ghanaian music industry.
Hammer is the founder and CEO of The Last Two Music Group and is also known for mentoring some of the best Ghanaian Hiplife artists, such as Obrafour, Tinny, Kwaw Kese, Sarkodie, Ayigbe Edem, and among others.
Hammer began his career in music when his friend encouraged him to take up the career in the music industry.
Hammer and his friend then formed a production unit called “The Last Two”, meaning the only two left to put Ghana on the world map through music.
They produced an album for Obrafour which became the highest selling Hiplife album in Ghana. This album was called “Pae mu ka”.
After Obrafour’s album, Hammer took up a new dream to spread Hiplife in Ghana through all dialects instead of the stereotypical Akan language, which was and is the most popular language in the country.
After Obrafour, he challenged himself by risking the production of albums in other unpopular dialects, musically and made history again with the recording of Tinny, who raps in the Ga language, typical of the people of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
He went down in history as the bestselling Ga act to date. He then challenged himself again with Kwaw Kese ending up as the biggest Fante act to date.
The Fante language is typical of the indigenes of the Central Region and parts of the Western Region of Ghana. The story followed with Ayigbe Edem adding to Hammer’s credit as the biggest Ewe rapper to date. The Ewe language is the mother tongue of the Volta Region of Ghana and neighbouring Togo and Benin.
Hammer also releases occasional compilation albums which give the numerous artists who flock to his camp, a chance to be on wax without releasing an album.
The compilation albums include Execution Diary (2003), which was in partnership with Obrafour, Sounds of Our Time (2004), The Crusade of the Lost Files (2006) and the ongoing Evolution Recruits.
A known perfectionist and a very passionate musician, Hammer’s methods of grooming his artists have come into question and controversy but the results of the unearthing of iconic stars seems to shut negative observers up. Hammer also does occasional scoring of movies, including the American movie “Bloody Street”.