Yaw Sintim-Misa, professionally known as Blackway is a Ghanaian-American rapper. He is most known for the single "What's Up Danger" which was released as a soundtrack for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse through a collaboration with Black Caviar.[1]
Early life
editBlackway is the son of Ghanaian comedian and talk show host, Kwaku Sintim-Misa.[2] He was born in Ghana and lived there until 2006 when he moved from Ghana to stay with his mother in Long Island, New York.[3]
Career
editBlackway had a long history of music in Ghana. In 2014, he was featured on "Raise My Flag", the first single of DJ Juls' debut EP.[4] He was also featured on the single "Pretty Please" from Kojo Cue's debut album, "The Shinning".[5] In 2015, Blackway was featured on "The Best Shape", which was track 15 on EL's Bar 2 Mixtape.[6][7] When M.anifest released his album, APAE (The Price of Free) in 2016, he featured Blackway on the 7th single "Never Feel".[8]
It wasn't until 2019 that his biggest breakthrough came when he collaborated with American DJs Black Caviar to release "What's Up Danger" as a soundtrack for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.[9] It was nominated at the Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media category at the 62nd Grammy Awards.[10] Blackway signed a global record and co-publishing deal with Position/Hive Music in 2022[11] He released two songs that featured as soundtracks for NFL Madden 24.[12][13] He was featured by Shaquille O'Neal on his 2023 single, "King Talk"[14] Also in 2023, he was featured on "The Return of Mansa Musa" on the tenth track of Busta Rhymes' "Blockbusta" album alongside Swiss Beatz.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Blackway and Black Caviar Link Up for "What's Up Danger" off the 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Soundtrack". Hypebeast. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "KSM's son bags Grammy nomination - Adomonline.com". 26 November 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ Berry, Peter A. BerryPeter A. (17 July 2018). "The Break Presents: Blackway - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "DJ Juls 'Raise My Flag' Ft Ko-jo Cue, Blackway & E.L". okayafricasite. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ Edusei, Philip (12 July 2016). "The Shining: Ko-Jo Cue Album Review". Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Bar 2 is my most honest piece – EL". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ Edusei, Philip (12 July 2016). "The Shining: Ko-Jo Cue Album Review". Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ Edusei, Philip (8 September 2016). "Apae (The Price of A Free EP): M.anifest Album Review". Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "How The NFL, Roc Nation & Rapper Blackway Made A Hip Hop Impact". HipHopDX. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ Abbate, Jake (20 November 2019). "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Receives 3 Grammy Nominations". Comic Book Movies and Superhero Movie News - SuperHeroHype. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Blackway Signs Exclusive, Global Record & Publishing Deal with Position/Hive Music - Music Connection Magazine". www.musicconnection.com. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Madden 24 soundtrack: Stream the full track list featuring Jack Harlow, Wiz Khalifa and more | Sporting News". www.sportingnews.com. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Kwesi Arthur & Blackway songs make it into EA Sports Madden 23 list of soundtracks! | Ghana Music". 17 August 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ Brown, Preezy (5 May 2023). "Shaquille O'Neal Gets Back To Rap With "King Talk"". VIBE.com. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Blackway Featured On Forthcoming Busta Rhymes Album - 3Music.tv". 3MusicTV. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2024.