Obrafour was born in real life as Michael Elliot Kwabena Okyere Darko in 1976 to Kwaku Okyere Darko and Gladys Agyapomaa in Kwahu-Obo. At the age of 8, Obrafour sang with his late mum at church.

"Oye Ohene (Remix)" by Obrafour ft. Tinny (2003); sampled by Drake Netizens were stunned when it was revealed that Drake’s 2022 song "Calling My Name" was a sample of Obrafour’s "Oye Ohene Remix".