Ghanaian rap artiste Kwesi Arthur has lost out on the

The Ground Up record label musician who won the "Best Hip-hop Song of the Year" award at the 2018 edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards lost to South African recording musician Sjava.

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Kwesi was nominated alongside Mc Soffia (Brazil), Prince Waly (France), Take A Mic (France), Niniola (Nigeria), Sjava (South Africa), Sik-K (South Korea), Nailah Blackman (Trinidad And Tobago), Not3s (UK) and Iamddb (UK) but unfortunately lost it.

The "Grind Day" rapper earned his first BET nomination this year and also became the first male Ghanaian artiste to be nominated for the “Viewers’ Choice: Best New International Act” category.