Yaw Tog
Ghanaian rapper
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Biography
Thorsten Owusu Gyimah (born 8 May 2003), popularly known as Yaw Tog, is a Ghanaian rapper who majors in drill music, known in Ghana as Asakaa. He is best known for his viral song "Sore" which featured O'Kenneth, City Boy, Reggies & Jay Bahd and also Kwesi Arthur and Stormzy on the remix produced by Chris Rich.
Education
Gyimah was a student of Opoku Ware Senior High School. He wrote his final WASSCE paper on 7 October 2021.
Personal life
Yaw Tog lived all his life in Santasi in Kumasi before fame found him through music
Discography
EPs
- Time
Singles
- Sophia
- Sore feat. O`Kenneth,City Boy, Reggie & Jay Bahd
- Sore Remix feat. Kwesi Arthur & Stormzy
- Y33gye
- Africa
- Empty
- Daben
- Mood
- Time
- Fake Ex
- Boyz
- Gold Friends
- Sei Mu
- Azul with Bad Boy Timz
Concerts
He performed at the 17th Ghana Party in the Park UK Concert with his manager Joe Avneri.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3Music Awards | Breakthrough Artiste of the Year | Himself | Nominated | |
| Viral Song of the Year | Sore | Nominated | |||
| Hiphop Song of the Year | Sore | Won | |||
| Global Music Awards Africa | Most Influential Ghanaian Act of the Year | Himself | Nominated | ||
| Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) | Best New Artiste | Himself | Nominated | ||
| Best Hip-Pop Song of the Year | Sore | Won | |||
| Hiplife/Hiphop Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated |