I’m surprised I haven’t won TGMA Rapper of the Year – Teephlow

Teephlow, a rapper with multiple nominations at Ghana's premier music awards, has admitted to being surprised that he has never won the TGMA Rapper of the Year title. In an interview with Kwame Dadzie on Hitz FM, the rapper expressed his astonishment at being the only nominee yet to claim the award, despite his impressive track record.

He clarified that he does not make music with awards in mind and does not frequently monitor past nominations. However, he noted that it is striking that he remains the only nominated rapper who has not won the Best Rapper category.

Teephlow questioned the process of selecting winners in the Best Rapper category, suggesting that streaming numbers should not solely determine an artist's lyrical ability or impact. He argued that the award should take into account the quality of an artist's body of work, lyrical skill, the message in the music, and the influence it has on listeners.

Teephlow proposed having separate judging panels for technical categories like Rapper of the Year and broader categories like Artiste of the Year, as he believed the skills needed to evaluate each category are distinct.

While Teephlow maintains that awards are not his primary motivation for music, his remarks highlight that the lack of a TGMA Rapper of the Year trophy is a career milestone that still surprises him. The TGMA bestows the Best Rap Performance award based on word compositions, lyrical content, structure, rhymes, dexterity, and musical presentation, regardless of a song's commercial success.