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| Born | Obed Awelinga-Nzuh Bawku, Upper East Region, Ghana |
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| Years active | 2009 – present |
| Member of | Preachers |
Obed Awelinga-Nzuh, popularly known as Obed Psych, is a Ghanaian-Canadian rapper, singer and songwriter. He began his music career in 2009 as a member of the Ghanaian Christian hip-hop group Preachers, before starting a solo career.
Obed Psych was raised in Bawku, in Ghana's Upper East Region. His later solo work has drawn extensively on his Kusaug background and the Kusaal language.
Obed Psych began his professional music career in 2009 as one of the founding members of Preachers, a Ghanaian Christian hip-hop group. Early members included Obed Psych, Edmund Baidoo, Emmanuel Awuni (Emani Beats), Dennis Enim and Michelle Majid-Michel. The group subsequently continued with a smaller lineup. Preachers released the mixtape Very Special in 2010 and the album Mark 16:15 in 2012. The group later received awards and nominations including Discovery of the Year at the 2012 Ghana Gospel Music Awards and the Africa Gospel Music Awards.
Obed Psych's early solo recordings included songs such as "You Are Not Alone", "Yuum Kanga", "Odin", "Introspection", "More of You" and "Number One". On 27 July 2021, Psych released his debut EP, Winpang. The six-track project was recorded primarily in Kusaal. a Ghanaian indigenous language.
Obed Psych continued releasing music and performing in Canada following his relocation in 2024. At the 2025 Upper East Music Awards, Obed Psych won Male Vocalist of the Year and Rap Performance of the Year. In January 2025 Obed Psych collaborated with musician Lamisi on a song titled "Together Forever". In September 2026, he released "Pele", a tribute to Ghanaian footballer Abedi Ayew Pele.
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| Year | Organization | Award | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2020 | Ghana Urban Gospel Music Awards | Rap Artist Of The Year | Obed Psych | Nominated |
| 2022 | Upper East Music Awards | Rapper Of The Year | Obed Psych | Won |
| 2022 | Upper East Music Awards | Record Of The Year | Obed Psych | Won |
| 2022 | Gospel Family Jam Music Awards | Artist Of The Year | Obed Psych | Won |
| 2022 | Gospel Family Jam Music Awards | Hip-Hop / R&B Song of the Year | Odin | Won |
| 2025 | Upper East Music Awards | Male Vocalist Of The Year | Obed Psych | Won |
| 2025 | Upper East Music Awards | Rap Performance Of The Year | Obed Psych | Won |