C-Real (rapper)
C-Real | |
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C-Real | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Cyril-Alex Gockel |
| Born | 16 July 1984 Hohoe, Ghana |
| Origin | Accra, Ghana |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | MixDown Studios |
| Website | website |
Cyril-Alex Gockel (born 16 July 1984), who is known by his stage name C-Real, is a Ghanaian rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, writer and poet. In 2009, he won the Ghanaian edition of the Channel O Sprite Emcee Africa talent show and finished second at the show's final. He is regarded as one of the leading hip-hop artists in Ghana, and has released the album Em C.E.O. (2012). C-Real was featured on "Next Up", a song from Coptic's mixtape The Rising Stars of Gh, Vol 1 (2012).