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Oluwafisayo Isa (born 19 September 2001) is a Nigerian-born British musician who has been setting trends with her hit records. She is better known in the industry by her stage name Darkoo.
She is a rapper, singer and songwriter specializing in the Drill genre. She rose to fame after releasing the single “Gangsta”, which earned her nominations at several award shows.
Gangsta peaked at number 22 on the Official Singles Chart and number one on the 2020 UK Afrobeats Chart.
Darkoo, considered the next superstar of Afrobeats, released “Always” featuring Black Sherif. The single has amassed millions of streams and over 3.1 million views on YouTube.
British rapper
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| Name: | Oluwafisayo Issa |
| stage name: | Daku |
| Date of Birth: | September 19, 2001 (22 years old) |
| place of birth: | Lagos Yaba, Nigeria |
| country of origin: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Country of Citizenship: | Nigerian, British |
| high: | 1.67 m |
| parents: | Mr. and Mrs. Issa |
| Brothers and sisters: | not applicable |
| Husband • Spouse: | unmarried |
| Boyfriend and partner: | not applicable |
| Children: | not applicable |
| Profession: | Rapper • Songwriter |
| net worth: | $200,000 to $500,000 |
early life
Darkoo was born on September 19, 2001 to Nigerian parents. She was born in the bustling city of Yaba in Lagos State, Nigeria. She belongs to the Yoruba tribe and hails from the southwestern region of Nigeria. Her birth name is Oluwafisayo Isa and her gender is female.
Growing up, she lived with her parents in an apartment in Yaba. In 2008, Daku and her family immigrated to the UK in search of greener pastures. She was only seven years old at the time.
The Dacou family settled in a rented flat in South London and started a new life. She has lived in London ever since, completing her primary and secondary education there.
educate
Daku received his nursery and primary education at a top private primary school in Yaba.
After moving to the UK, she continued her education at a public primary school.
She received her secondary education at a leading co-educational high school in South London. She passed her A’ Levels with distinction and graduated in 2018.
Profession
Darkoo’s love affair with music began in high school. Influenced by British Drill and Grime music, she began to write freestyle rap songs. At the age of 15, she had already started recording and releasing Drill songs.
She listened to both new and established artists on the UK rap scene and spent hours practicing improvisations to hone her craft. Soon she became a well-known figure in the underground rap music scene, performing regularly at shows and events in London.
At the age of 18, Darkoo’s career took a turn. In 2019, she released the single “Gangsta” in collaboration with British rapper One Acen. The single amassed thousands of streams within weeks of its release, catapulting her career to new heights. The song also went viral on the social media app TikTok and was used as background music in many videos.
The single climbed to number 22 on the Official Singles Chart in January 2020. As of November 2019, it was the 34th-ranked song on the chart.
Darkoo solidified her growing fame with another hit, “Juicy”, featuring Hardy Caprio, which peaked at number 62 on the Official Singles Chart.
In 2021, she lent her vocals to the remix of “Body” by Russ Millions and Tion Wayne. The song was released in April and reached number one on the Official Singles Chart.
In July 2021, Darkoo released his highly anticipated debut EP, 2 in 1. The project was a collaboration between Tion Wayne and Unknown T.
In February 2022, she took the African and British music scene by storm with her rap song “Always”. She collaborated with Ghanaian rapper Black Sherif on the single.
Since Darkoo began making music professionally, she has collaborated with artists such as Curtis J, Mulla Stackz, Shadz, Br3nya, 4Kues, Blanco, Buju BNXN, and TSB.
Discography
- always
- Very early bad
- slow down
- She likes
- Pick up
- Cinderella
- Kryptonite
- Juicy
- Wanderer
- juice
- Foreign
- Timeline
- Gas station
Awards and nominations
Darkoo was nominated for Best Female Vocalist and Best New Artist at the 2020 MOBO Awards.
Her single “Gangsta” was also nominated for Song of the Year.
Social Media
Female rapper Darkoo has a huge fan following on social media.
Her Instagram page has over 221,000 followers and her Twitter page has over 28,900 followers.
- Instagram account: @darkoo
- Twitter: @darkoo
Personal life
The talented rapper Darkoo is 22 years old. She lives with her family in South London. Darkoo’s family and close friends call her Fisayo, which is her first name. Isas’s family is a middle-class family.
She is also known as Drippo. She is dark-skinned, five feet tall, and wears her hair in braids. She loves beautiful tattoos.
Darkoo is passionate about shaping the future of Afrobeats by infusing new sounds and creating music never heard before. She is currently signed to Atlantic Records.
net worth
As one of the best rappers in the UK, Darkoo earns a lot of money from her music career.
She gradually accumulated wealth through royalties generated from her records and performances.
Darkoo’s net worth is estimated to be between $200,000 and $500,000.
