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Mensa Ansah, better known as M3NSA is a British Ghanaian producer, composer, rapper, singer and filmmaker.[1]

Early life

M3NSA was born in 1981 at Accra, Ghana.[2] He is the third son of Tumi Ebo Ansah, formerly a member of the Afro pop group, Osibisa.[3][4][2][5]

Musical career

M3NSA began as a member of The Lifeline Family.[6] 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.[4][6] He later begun producing music for various Ghanaian musicians, some of which include Samini, KK Fosu, Obour and Tic Tac.[5][6]

As a music artiste, M3NSA has toured with musicians such as the Wu-Tang Clan, and The Roots.[4][6]

Discography

Solo albums

  • 2001 – Rapublic
  • 2004 – Daily Basses
  • 2007 – Weather Report
  • 2011 – No.1 Mango Street[3][5]
  • 2021 – Bondzie
  • 2024 – FOLAH (Fear Of Love And Happiness)

FOKN Bois Albums

  • 2010 – Coz Ov Moni OS – Movie Soundtrack[4][7][8]
  • 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[4]
  • 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.[4][2][6]

References

  1. ^ “M3nsa Music”. spotify.com.
  2. ^ a b c “Interview: One-on-One with M3nsa Ansah”. www.ghanaweb.com. 2014-04-12. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  3. ^ a b “M3nsa: From rap to songs of love”. BBC News. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  4. ^ a b c d e f “M3NSA | Biography & History”. AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  5. ^ a b c “M3NSA”. mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  6. ^ a b c d e “M3NSA hometown, biography”. Last.fm. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  7. ^ “Tinny, Others For MOBO Awards”. Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  8. ^ “Hip Hop as Social Commentary in Accra and Dar es Salaam” (PDF). African Studies Quarterly.[permanent dead link]