PROFILE: ASKIA 

Name: Askia Karin

Stage name: Askia

Nickname: Mami Bakala

Profession: Rapper, Singer and Songwriter

Date of birth: 12th of June 1994

Place of birth: Bota, Limbe

Origin: Ndian, South West

Tribe: Oroko

Biggest hit: Ma Valeur

Schools attended: PGSS Limbe

2010: Affiliated with Trackzone Records

2011: Released ”Believe dat” 

2012: Joined Bogosse

2013: Signed by Sieni Brothers

2013: Released “Tat’ Obasseh” 

2014:“Allez les lions” featuring J Millie (Fluri Boys)

2015: Joined Mutumbu Records

2015: Released “No worry me”, “Feel my’ , “Panda remix” and  

2016: Released ”Feel me” and “Welcome 4 Kwata” featuring Skidi Boy

2016: “Under Construction” mixtape comprising; 

1. Step It Up (feat. Shady Ville) – Produced by Shady Ville

2. Welcome 4 Kwata (feat. Skidi Booy) – Produced by Danny E

3. I Don Craze – Produced by Ivy League

4. Under Construction – Produced by Beat Brothers

5. Cloud 9 – Produced by Danny E

6. No Limits – Produced by Danny E

2017: Joined Alpha Better Records

2017: Released “Ma valeur” 

2017: Featured on “Qu’est-ce qui n’a pas marché”

and “Higher” with Salatiel, Mr. Leo and Blaise B . Higher” . 

2018: Released ”On y va” featuring Mr Leo

2018: Parted ways with Alpha Better Records

2018: Released “Mami Bakala” 

2019: Joined SABUC

2019: Released ”Let’s talk” 

 2019: Bag Series 1, ”Bag Series 2 featuring Mihney Bag Series with Recky Dasha and Nanova, ”Look poster, talk film” freestyle, Bag Series 3 feat. Yung Meagan, Bag Series 4 feat. L’Or, Bag Series 5 featuring Keezy, Bag Series 6 feat. Ewube, Bag series 7 feat. Chindo and Dyonce , ”Bag series 8′ feat. Melinda Swan and Princess Lea, ”I don craze” featuring Pascal

2020: Released ”Addiction” , Sakani 

2021: Joined Beard Gang

2021: Released ”Self-defence”, To return, Your

missed calls, Blessing feat. Freeboi Lama & Qilla

2022: Released ”Prison” , Vawulence 

2022: Released ”Ngarma” featuring Mr Leo

2022: Released “Closure” featuring Loic Sumfor 

2023: Signed by Lionn Production 

2023: La La (upcoming)

AWARDS WON/ NOMINATIONS 

2017: Urban Jamz Awards nominee for Best Female Artist

2021: Won Cameroon International Music Festival Awards for Originality in Urban Music 

2021: AFRIMMA nominee for Best Female African Rapper

COLLABORATIONS

2017: Duc Z – C’est facile 

2017: Zinnia – Madame Makossa

2017: Alpha Better Records – Qu’est-ce qui n’a pas marché”, Higher Higher 

2018: Ambe – Na for Bafut remix 

2019: Lex Merton – Ya Mo

2019: Prospé – Booster

2020: Poker – Run

2021: Fuchor – Twerk

2021: Pele King – Chop ma money

2021: Qilla – Ma Place , Beard hand cypher

2021: Taku Joel – ATM

2021: Freeboi Lama – Man e pikin

2021: Pele King – Party

2021: Lill Humble – Hold my hand 

2021: Jblink – Gorreh

2021: PMatt – Medecin

2021: Ztra – C’est Chaud

2022: Ulanda – No Way

2022: Elblink – Faith

2022: Rick Silver – Snitching 

2022: Olatokay – Hustle 

2022: Don Ray – You don ndem 

2023: Jovi – Some Corner

2023: Shanzy – Atalaku

2023: Lexca – Mbale 

2023: Savage Cash – Good feeling 

Children: 1 (Nairobi)

MORE THAN A DECADE OF CONSISTENCY, TENACITY AND RELEVANCE