Veteran Ghanaian rapper Okyeame Kwame, born Kwame Nsiah-Apau, has revealed a deeply personal aspiration beyond his celebrated music career—becoming a university lecturer.
In an exclusive conversation with George Quaye on Joy Prime’s Prime Time Show the multiple award-winning musician expressed a long-standing passion for teaching, which he says will ultimately define the final chapter of his life.
“If I weren’t a musician, I’d be a teacher—completely,” Okyeame Kwame declared.
“Even as a musician, I’m still going to be a teacher… because by the end of my life, I will be teaching in one of the universities.”
Okyeame Kwame’s teaching ambitions aren’t just wishful thinking—they are rooted in real experience.
He fondly recounted his time as a teacher in Meduma, a town in the Kwabre-East District of the Ashanti Region, where he taught after completing his A-levels.
That period, he said, ignited a love for imparting knowledge.
“I loved interacting with children. I loved imparting knowledge. I even loved the process of preparing to teach,” he shared. “That’s how I know I’ll end up in a lecture hall, teaching psychology, sociology, philosophy—or even the philosophy of African music.”
Beyond music and education, his journey also reveals a powerful father-son story. Okyeame Kwame emotionally recalled the resistance he faced from his late father during his early rap career.
“From age 14 to 16, we fought all the time about it,” he admitted. “But one day, he saw me perform. After that, he made me promise: no matter how far I go with rap, I must go back to school.”
That promise shaped Okyeame Kwame’s academic journey, and it appears to be inspiring his future trajectory as well.
Now a respected figure in Ghana’s creative industry and a strong advocate for education and personal development, he is preparing to transition from the stage to the lecture hall.
