C-Real (rapper)

C-Real
C-Real
Background information
Birth nameCyril-Alex Gockel
Born (1984-07-16) 16 July 1984
Hohoe, Ghana
OriginAccra, Ghana
GenresHip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • poet
  • writer
  • entrepreneur
  • record producer
InstrumentVocals
Years active2009–present
LabelsMixDown Studios
Websitewebsite

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).