| Genre | Hip Hop |
| Hometown | Peki, Volta Region |
| Record label | Skillions Records |
Record Label: Embodying a die hard rap dream, Lil Shaker has pulled himself by the bootstraps as a bystander into a frontrunner in GH rap.
Ironically, Shaker’s name has nothing to do with his music game. He was christened Lil Shaker for breaking ankles on the basketball court. These days, all he does is break beats on the mic and the consoles.
Shaker is born to Phillip Yaw Atiemo to Eugene Atiemo and Jasmine Ameko, an chemical engineer and graphics/set designer respectively. He heeded his call to music while a student at the Accra High School.
He formed his own set, “Graveyard,” and made baby steps to a legit career, rapping over beats of Hip Hop majors like Nas, Ja Rule etc.
In January 2004 he broke from Graveyard and teamed up with a fellow rapper to form the Hiplife duo “Kafungbe.”
The turning point in his career came when he met Jayso who advised them to switch to Hip Hop beats. Filled with the hip life trend at the time, Shaker stuck to his grounds.
Infected by Jayso’s production skills, Jayso he won the battle of wills. He started making records for himself and friends: Screw, Joey and Killmatic (Mic Wreckerz)
Shaker was stung into action by the Skillions Demotapes and forged ahead with coaching from Jayso.
With the game getting thicker, Shaker sought to standout of the horde. He devised a pidgin strip to get some attention his way. “And So What” was his lottery ticket to fame and that sealed him a deal with Skillions Records.
The single caused a stir on the underground Hip Hop scene and attracted the game runners like Wanluv Kubolor to appear on the remix. With his reputation build and his popularity on the rise, Shaker put himself to the test. He released two singles off his solo mixtape. His confirmation came in two days. The single –“School” – copped 70 000 downloads and later the Birthday Mixtape topped 10,000 downloads.
Shaker has hijacked the airwaves for a minute, producing hits like ‘Breathe’ by Dblack and kwaku T featuring Jayso and ‘Facebook Girl/Facebook Boy’ featuring killmatic, Tiffany and Jane. He has worked with many other artistes such as Caroline, Kwaw Kesse, J-Town and a countless others.
Ironically, Shaker’s name has nothing to do with his music game. He was christened Lil Shaker for breaking ankles on the basketball court. These days, all he does is break beats on the mic and the consoles.
Shaker is born to Phillip Yaw Atiemo to Eugene Atiemo and Jasmine Ameko, an chemical engineer and graphics/set designer respectively. He heeded his call to music while a student at the Accra High School.
He formed his own set, “Graveyard,” and made baby steps to a legit career, rapping over beats of Hip Hop majors like Nas, Ja Rule etc.
In January 2004 he broke from Graveyard and teamed up with a fellow rapper to form the Hiplife duo “Kafungbe.”
The turning point in his career came when he met Jayso who advised them to switch to Hip Hop beats. Filled with the hip life trend at the time, Shaker stuck to his grounds.
Infected by Jayso’s production skills, Jayso he won the battle of wills. He started making records for himself and friends: Screw, Joey and Killmatic (Mic Wreckerz)
Shaker was stung into action by the Skillions Demotapes and forged ahead with coaching from Jayso.
With the game getting thicker, Shaker sought to standout of the horde. He devised a pidgin strip to get some attention his way. “And So What” was his lottery ticket to fame and that sealed him a deal with Skillions Records.
The single caused a stir on the underground Hip Hop scene and attracted the game runners like Wanluv Kubolor to appear on the remix. With his reputation build and his popularity on the rise, Shaker put himself to the test. He released two singles off his solo mixtape. His confirmation came in two days. The single –“School” – copped 70 000 downloads and later the Birthday Mixtape topped 10,000 downloads.
Shaker has hijacked the airwaves for a minute, producing hits like ‘Breathe’ by Dblack and kwaku T featuring Jayso and ‘Facebook Girl/Facebook Boy’ featuring killmatic, Tiffany and Jane. He has worked with many other artistes such as Caroline, Kwaw Kesse, J-Town and a countless others.
| Residence | Accra, Ghana. |
| General manager | Skillions Management |
| Booking agent | Enoch Kwame Nsiah |
| Press contact | skillionsrecords@gmail.com 0244265267 |
| Influences | Hiphop, R&B, Gospel, |
| Band interests | Music Production / Creation |
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