M3NSA

Mensa Ansah best known by his stage name M3NSA is a rapper, a songwriter and a music producer.[1] He a member of the FOKN BOIS duo, alongside fellow rapper Wanluv the Kubolor.[2][3][4] He is also a member of the Ghanaian-Hungarian duo, RedRed.[3][5]

Early life

M3NSA was born in 1981 at Accra, Ghana.[6] He is the third son of Tumi Ebo Ansah, formerly a member of the Afro pop group, Osibisa.[2][3][6][7]

Musical career

M3NSA begun as a member of The Lifeline Family.[8] A group he founded and worked with as a rapper. After the group was disbanded, he ventured music production and begun producing music for Reggie Rockstone.[3][8] He later begun producing music for various Ghanaian musicians, some of which include Samini, KK Fosu, Obour and Tic Tac.[7][8] As a music artiste, M3NSA has toured with musicians such as the Wu-Tang Clan, and The Roots.[3][8] M3NSA's works have gained recognition from KORA Awards, MOBO Awards, and Ghana Music Awards.

Discography

Solo Albums
  • 2001 - Repablic
  • 2004 - Daily Basses
  • 2007 - Weather Report
  • 2011 - No.1 Mango Street[2][7]

FOKN Bois Albums
  • 2010 - Coz Ov Moni OS - Movie Soundtrack[3][9][10]
  • 2011 - Coz Ov Moni - The Kweku Ananse Remix EP - EP
  • 2011 - Coz Ov Moni - The DJ Juls Dw3t3i Remixes - EP
  • 2011 - FOKN Dunaquest in Budapest - EP
  • 2012 - FOKN Dunaquest in Budapest Remixes - EP
  • 2012 - FOKN Wit Ewe - Album
  • 2013 - Coz Ov Moni 2 (FOKN Revenge) OS - Movie Soundtrack[3]
  • 2016 - FOKN Ode to Ghana
  • 2019 - Afrobeats LOL

Personal life

M3NSA is a nephew to Kwaw Ansah, a film director, and Kofi Ansah, a fashion designer. He is also a cousin to the actor, Joey Ansah.[3][6][8]

References
  1. Clark, Msia Kibona (2013-04-09). "Ghana: A Chat With M3nsa". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  2. "M3nsa: From rap to songs of love". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  3. "M3NSA | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  4. Shipley, Jesse Weaver (2017). "Parody after identity: Digital music and the politics of uncertainty in West Africa". American Ethnologist. 44 (2): 249–262. doi:10.1111/amet.12476. ISSN 1548-1425.
  5. "Meet RedRed, A New Ghanaian-Hungarian Duo Taking Over The Dancefloor". The FADER. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  6. "Interview: One-on-One with M3nsa Ansah". www.ghanaweb.com. 2014-04-12. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  7. "M3NSA". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  8. "M3NSA hometown, biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  9. "Tinny, Others For MOBO Awards". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  10. "Hip Hop as Social Commentary in Accra and Dar es Salaam" (PDF). African Quarterly.
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