DopeNation

DopeNation is a Ghanaian musical duo of identical twin brothers, composed of Micheal Boafo popularly known as B2,^[1][2] and Tony Boafo known as Twist.^[3][4] They are best known for producing hit songs such as Kpuu Kpaa by Shatta wale, Wow by Joey B ft EL, Sebgefia by Joey B and EL, Poison by Ebony Reigns, Forever by Eazzy ft Mr Eazi, Nana Ama by Pappy Kojo, among others and chunning out hits for themselves as Artists.^[5]

DopeNation
Birth name	Michael Boafo Tony Boafo
Also known as	B2, Twist
Born	Accra, Ghana
Origin	Saltpond, Central Region, Ghana
Genres	Afrobeat, Hip hop, Hiplife, Afropop
Occupation(s)	Recording artist, Sound engineer, Record producer, Performer
Instrument(s)	Keyboard, sampler
Years active	2016–present
Members	B2 Twist

Early life

The twins were born in the Accra and grew up in Abeka, a community in Accra. They later moved to Takoradi where they had their junior and senior education at Ghana Secondary Technical School. During this period, the twins developed their interest in music. They later returned to Accra to further their tertiary education in the University of Ghana and Ghana Technology University College.^[6][7][8]

Production career

DopeNation was introduced to music production in 2012 by musician and producer E.L in Accra who nurtured their talents.^[9] They have been credited with producing songs for Ghanaian artists including E.L, Shatta Wale, Joey B, Pappy Kojo, Eazzy,^[10][11] Flowking Stone,^[12] Olamide, Tekno, Fameye among others.^[13][14]

In 2021, they discovered and introduced visually impaired singer, Adelaide The Seer,^[15] to the music scene as her official producers, going on to release the singles, “Wire Me”^[16] and “What a God“^[17] among others.

Music career

DopeNation released their first single, “Bebia Ye Shi” in 2016,^[18][19] released “Uh Huh” in 2017 as a follow-up. On 2 April 2018, they released the highly acclaimed self-produced single, “Eish”^[20]

"Naami", which was their next song, had Nigerian musician Olamide and disc jockey DJ Enimoney, winning them Sound City MVP Group of the year in Africa award.^[21] In 2021, a collaborative E.P titled “Music and Dance” with Ghanaian dance duo, Dancegod Lloyd and Afrobeast of DWP Academy was released.^[22]

DopeNation was nominated for Music Producer Honor of the Year at the 2017 Ghana Music Honors Awards^[23][24][25]

Discography

Year	Title	Featured Artist	Album	Ref
2022	Kpanla		Non-Album Single	[26]
	Bird	Laa Lee, DopeNation & Gold Up	Non-Album Single	[27]
	You Can't See Me		DopeNation Can Rap	[28]
	NDC vs NPP		DopeNation Can Rap	[29]
	Gboza		Non-Album Single	[30]
2021	Today		Non-Album Single	[31]
	What A God	Adelaide The Seer	Non-Album Single	[32]
	Wire Me	Adelaide The Seer	Non-Album Single	[33]
	Music and Dance		Non-Album Single	[34]
	Zenabu	Dancegod Lloyd x Afrobeast x DWP Academy	Non-Album Single	[35]
	Mind Your Business		ATTA	[36]
	ATTA		ATTA	[37]
	CEO	Medikal	ATTA	[38]
2020	Thank God	Kofi Kinaata
2019	Zanku		Non-Album Single
	Chairman			[39]
	Confam	Medikal	Non-Album Single	[40]
2018	Ibi Tins	Quamina Mp, Eddie Khae, Twitch, Kofi Mole, Tulenkey	Non-Album Single	[41][42][43]
	Nobody	BVR Album	[44][45][46][47][48]
	Naami	DopeNation x Olamide x Enimoney	Non-Album Single	[49][50][51][52]
	Eish			[53][54][55]
	Vibely			[56]
	Ayeyi	E.L ft DopeNation		[57][58][59]
2017	Uh Huh		Non-album single	[60]
2016	Another One	Luther and Gemini		[61]
	Bebia Ye Shi			[62]

Albums & EPs

• Atta Album - 2021^[63]

Production discography

Year	Artiste	Song/Album	Producer	Ref
2018	Phabrick ft DopeNation (B2 and Twist)	Vamia We	B2	[64]
	Edem	Fokoloyor		[65]
	Supa	Ghana 2pac		[66]
	Dahlin Gage	Potato		[67]
	Lady Pearl	Energizer		[68]
2017	Eazzy	Power ft. Shatta Wale	Twist	[69]
	Ruby Chelsea	Sampelele	B2	[70]
	Flowking Stone	Away Bus		[71]
	Ak Songstress	Bossu ft. Luther		[72]
	Tinny	Bugatti ft. Zeal		[73]
	Shatta Wale	Shut up ft. Pope Skinny		[74]
		Aplanke		[75]
2016		Kpuu Kpa		[76]
	Pappy Kojo	Nana Ama	Twist	[76]
	Eazzy ft Mr Eazi	Forever	B2	[77]
2015	Joey B	Wow ft. E.L		[78]

Videography

Year	Title	Director	Ref
2018	Naami	Esianyo Kumodzi	[79]
	Eish		[80]
2017	Uh Huh		[81][82]
2016	Bebia Ye Shi		[83]

Awards and nominations

Ghana Music Awards

Year	Recipient / Nominated work	Award	Result	Ref
2021	Thank God	Hiplife Song of the Year	Nominated	[84]
2020	Zanku	Afrobeat Song of the Year	Won	[85]
	DopeNation	Best Group of the Year	Won
2018	DopeNation	Unsung Artiste of the year	Nominated	[86][87][88]

Ghana Music Awards UK

Year	Recipient / Nominated work	Award	Result	Ref
2018	DopeNation	Uncovered Artiste of the Year	Nominated	[89]

Ghana Tertiary Awards

Year	Recipient / Nominated work	Award	Result	Ref
2017	Twist	Most influential student sound engineer	Won	[90]
2016	B2		Won	[91]

Ghana Music Honours

Year	Recipient / Nominated work	Award	Result	Ref
2021	B2	Music producer of the Year	Nominated	[23]

SoundCity MVP Awards

Year	Recipient / Nominated work	Award	Result	Ref
2020	DopeNation	Group of the Year	Won	[92]

Global Music Awards

Year	Recipient / Nominated work	Award	Result	Ref
2021	DopeNation	Group of the Year	Won	[93]

Africa Business & Art Awards Europe

Year	Recipient / Nominated work	Award	Result	Ref
2019	DopeNation	Group of the Year	Won	[94]

3Music Awards

Year	Recipient / Nominated work	Award	Result	Ref
2020	DopeNation	Group of the Year	Won	[95]

Western Music Awards

Year	Recipient / Nominated work	Award	Result	Ref
2021	DopeNation	Hip Life artiste of the Year	Won	[96]
2020		Group of the Year	Won	[97]

Fame Awards

Year	Recipient / Nominated work	Award	Result	Ref
2016	B2	Best sound engineer	Won