This mentor is a popular face in the GH music industry. He is a friend, a brother , an inspiration to a lot of youth in Ghana. His name is Abdul Hamid Ibrahim (aka Zeal of VVIP fame).
●Born and raised in both of the twin nieghbourhoods(Nima and Accra New Town).He had his basic school at Nuriya Islamic School in Nima,proceeded to the Haavad Secondary School in Kokomlemle where he studied General Arts.
●Right after leaving senior high school he gained admission to study in one of the reputable tertiary institutions in the country but chose to pursue his dream of becoming a musician.
●He teamed up with four of his neigbourhood friends and formed the legendary and the oldest hiplife musical group in Ghana VIP, now VVIP.
●They released their first album in 1998 titled, ‘Bibi Baa O’. Five years later, he and his colleagues took their career to the next level with their ‘Ahomka Womu’ album which topped the Ghanaian charts for over 20 weeks. Abdul Hamid, together with his colleagues has won loads of awards both in Ghana and international.
●He has shared musical stages with music kingpins like Snoop Dogg, Jay Z,John Legend, to name a few.
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