She is the daughter of an American coalminer and of a granddaughter of some members of a family that were royals in part of what is now Ghana.
[2] After of studying the work made for writers such as Phyllis Wheatley, Langston Hughes and Toi Derricotte, she attended The University of Toledo in 2002, where she met her mentor Rane Arroyo.
Arroyo helped Akarobettoe to develop as a spoken word poet, and she began receiving requests to perform both on and off campus.
Akarobettoe also did work on the Tripple Croxx Entertainment production "The Signature: A Poetic Medley Show."
Azucar Morena created the live poetry series “The E-Zone.” On May 5, 2011, she opened at a ceremony (that was organized by Stand Up For Ohio), performing the song "I Speak."