Name:👉Â Ishmael Kamara
Stage Name:👉Â Kracktwist Warsasie
Nationality:👉Â Sierra Leoneans🇸🇱
Genres:👉Â Afrobeat, Rap Hip-Hop
Marital Status:👉Â Single
Record Label: KME (Kabaka MultiMedia ENT)
Ishmael Kamara who is popularly known as Kracktwist whose birthday is on the 31st May in the western part of Freetown, (Lumley). He came from a very religious family as his father is a respectable religious leader of his community which served as a challenge to his music career. He is from the Mandingo tribal community
He attended the lucins preparatory school were he attained his NPSE level; propelled to the prince of wales secondary school where he attained his BECE and WASSCE level; then went to the Njala University where he attained his first degree with honors in accounting
His music career officially started in Njala University were he met Samza and Base one who were the pioneers in forming the team BTC.
Kracktwist’s first song was actually a group song titled “FREE BORN”. This song served as the motivating factor to his career, as he did extremely well on that song. Later he moved on and recorded a hit single titled “UNIVERSITY LOVE”, the negativity of his engineers attitude resulted in him producing songs for himself, therefore acquiring engineering skills in the process.
He was spotted by the west African family in 2014 by the CEO and founder of WAF Ent.(JAY BO) and they were signed as a sub label of WAF Ent, BTC/WAF Ent.
Kracktwist and his partner Samza decided to release the famous album titled “SAME LIFE”, were they started of by recording a hit single titled ‘PA ALAKI’. Followed by the song ‘SAME LIFE NORMORE’, which is arguably the breakthrough single of the popular kracktwist.
He is presently one of Sierra Leone illest rapper proudly known for a slogan Warsasieeeeee.
He believes he is a legend because he sees no competition; his raps skills can make you laugh, be educated and recognize greatness.
In early 2017 along with Samza, he signed to the prestigious label KME (Kabaka Multimedia Entertainment), with 5 other artists. He has since been releasing hits including the song title ‘Thop’ which was released late 2017.