My rappers make more money selling bread - Legendary music engineer, Da Hammer

Legendary Ghanaian music engineer, Da Hammer of the Last Two has revealed that upcoming rappers under his wing are making money selling bread in the streets of Accra.

Hammer, who is arguably the most successful music engineer in Ghana has indicated that he has put his music career on hold to concentrate on his new found love which is raking in more income.

Born Edward Nana Poku Osei, Hammer revealed that his decision to go into baking and selling of bread is in line with his quest to empower the youth.

He stated that he partnered with the owner of popular A1 bread, Godfred Obeng Boateng, to expand the sales point of the bread from Kumasi to Accra.

“He watched me change people’s lives and he has done similar in his industry. I’ve known him for a while in Kumasi; I told him the potential in Accra and I told him about why he needs to set up in Accra and so he gave me the task and I made sure that A1 bread in Accra exists,” Hammer said.

He revealed that some of the sales agents on the streets of Accra are rappers who want to make some money to invest in their music careers.

Hammer added: “Most of the people selling on the streets are my rappers. People who want to rap; who worry me they have a demo; they are all making money now.”

Hammer is known for grooming some of the best Ghanaian Hip Hop and Hiplife artistes including Obrafuor, Sarkodie, Tinny, Edem, Kwaw Kese, Teeplow among others.

As a producer, he is credited as one of the pioneers and key figures in the popularization of Hiplife or Hip Hop made in Ghana.