Mr Drew

Andrew Nii Commey Otoo (born 10 June 1996) known by the stage name Mr Drew is a Ghanaian highlife and Afrobeats musician and dancer. In 2021, he won the Best New Artist award at both Vodafone Ghana Music Awards and 3Music Awards.

Early life and education

Mr Drew was born in Accra in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. He attended the Achimota Senior High School.

Career

Mr Drew started off as a dancer when he was in senior high school before later switching to become a musician full time. His career officially started when he joined and became the first runner-up at the MTN Hitmaker Season 6 in 2017. The MTN Hitmaker Mr Drew was signed to Highly Spiritual Music founded by music producer and engineer Kaywa. He however parted ways with the label after working together for five (5) years due to unfavorable terms and conditions in the contract later discovered.

For showing gratitude to Kaywa’s Highly Spiritual Music, the award winning artist decided to relinquish his royalties to his former label boss, Kaywa.

Mr Drew released his debut album in 2021 named ALPHA, the album featured names like Victor AD, Seyi Shay, Kwabena Kwabena, Kelvyn Boy, Raybekah and KiDi.