Genesis Owusu

Genesis Owusu
Owusu performing at Splendour in the Grass in 2022
Background information
Birth nameKofi Owusu-Ansah
Born1998 (age 25–26)
Koforidua, Ghana
OriginCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
InstrumentVocals
Years active2015–present
Websitegenesisowusu.com

Kofi Owusu-Ansah (born 1998), known by his stage name Genesis Owusu, is a Ghanaian-Australian rapper and singer from Canberra. He is the younger brother of fellow hip hop rapper, Kojo Owusu-Ansah p.k.a. Citizen Kay. Owusu's debut studio album, Smiling with No Teeth (March 2021), reached the ARIA Albums Chart top 30. At the 2021 ARIA Music Awards he won four trophies for Album of the Year, Best Hip Hop Release, Best Independent Release and Best Cover Art (latter shared with Bailey Howard).

  1. ^ Wehner, Cyclone (5 March 2021). "Genesis Owusu – 'Smiling With No Teeth' review: a transcendent conceptual opus". NME. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.