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  • ‘Beef’ is the new currency that everybody feeds on – M.anifest

    Ghanaian rapper, M.anifest, has posited that lyrical beef in the industry is the easiest way musicians who indulge in it get attention. This, he added, has witnessed the high rise of battles among musicians.

    According to the celebrated musician who was caught up in a beef with Sarkodie back in 2016, the phenomenon, which has its own positive benefits, has witnessed a number of acts jump on beefs to promote their works or brands.

    “We’ve just inherited the world…people really recognize the financial benefit of attention. Attention is the new currency, it is a new drive that everybody feeds on and beef is the easiest way to get attention,” M.anifest disclosed.

    Speaking on BBC World News, M.anifest noted that he is usually caught up in beefs with institutions rather than his colleagues, adding that it doesn’t only occur in the music industry.

    “I have beefs with the institutions (laughs)…that is life. It is a lot about different philosophical points of view, always going at each other whether it’s in literature, politics, religion etc,” he noted.

    M.anifest is currently on a world tour dubbed “Madina To The Universe.”

     

  • Sarkodie is an ordinary artiste – Dr UN

    The organizer of the controversial Global Blueprint Excellence Awards, Dr. UN, described Sarkodie as an ordinary artiste, adding that he is not better than him or bigger than his award scheme.

    Speaking in an interview with blogger Zionfelix, he added that the rapper doesn’t have better qualifications.

    He also claimed to have had direct contact with the musician who was a recipient of his controversial UN awards.

    “When he travels, Sarkodie will let you know that I am in Memphis…I am in South Africa, Zulu, he takes pictures of himself with the lions and sends them to me on WhatsApp.

    “I don’t know how you value Sarkodie more than the people I have brought on my platform. He is an ordinary artiste I know. He is not older than me and doesn’t hold any better qualifications than me. He is not a master of the mic than myself,” he said.

    Dr UN advised the award-winning artiste to humble himself because the people he respects, like Bola Ray and Kwame Adinkra, among others, are not better than him.

    “He has to humble himself. If you respect Bola Ray you have to respect me much better. If you respect Kwame Adinkra, you have to honour me.

    “Don’t take me cheeky ease. It’s the SHS graduates that listen to you. Someone can see me as a super person in a power bubble,” he added.

    Source:Ghanaweb.com

  • Sarkodie will have to pay me $200,000 for verse – DJ Azonto

    Grammy-winning Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie will have to pay DJ Azonto $200,000 for a verse, according to the sensational Afrobeats singer.

    DJ Azonto asserts that he is talented enough to create a hit song without the help of Sarkodie or a co-sign, and that he does not require their collaboration to create a popular song.

    In an interview with Shatta Michy on Movement TV, DJ Azonto declared that while he would never perform a free feature for Sarkodie, he would never accept payment for a verse that was less than $200,000.

    “For me, Sarkodie wouldn’t get a free feature, and I wouldn’t accept a payment of less than $200,000.
    Sarkodie will not be paid less since I don’t need him to create a successful song, “he stated.

    DJ Azonto recently made a claim for Artiste of the Year at next year’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.

  • ENE Yatt expresses discontent over Sarkodie’s whopping $25k service charge

    Nigerian Afropop group ENE Yatt has criticized the management of rapper Sarkodie for requesting a whopping 25,000 dollars as a service fee for a collaboration.

    The music group, who identify as underground artists, stated that the fee was outrageous given the fact that they are currently unable to raise that amount.

    The Ghana-based duo Smart and Snazy expressed discontent that most musicians “do not know how to develop relationships.” The emphasis is constantly on paying for features.

    “We wanted to do a song with Sarkodie, we were asked to pay 25,000 dollars. This was like a couple of months ago

    “The fact is, paying this money is not actually the problem but taking this money from an underground artiste who is trying to come up. I wonder where you want him to get to. One of the big problems we’ve noticed in Ghana is that most artistes don’t know how to build relationships,” they disclosed in an interview on Hitz FM.

    ENE Yatt noted that the celebrated Ghanaian rapper is worth more considering his relevance in the industry, however, his team should have been considerate considering the fact that they are still finding their feet in the industry.

    “Sarkodie is big, he deserves to be paid more than $25,000. He can take more than $100,000 but definitely not from artistes who are trying to survive…we spoke to his management. We spoke to Angel Town and a couple of people but the point is, we are not that artiste you should take that kind of money from,” they disclosed.

  • BET pays tribute to Sarkodie as evidence that African musicians are lighting the world

    Sarkodie created history in 2019 when he won the Best International Flow award at the BET Hip Hop Awards, becoming the first African and Ghanaian to do so.

    The BET Hip Hop Awards’ official Instagram account uploaded a throwback video of Sarkodie winning the award and being brought up to the stage to get his plaque on Sunday.

    To win the prestigious prize, the Ghanaian rapper surpassed competitors including Falz the Bahd Guy, Ghetts & Little Simz, Nasty C, and Tory Lanez.

    BET shared the clip and captioned it, “Sarkodie is proof that African artists are bringing the fire when he took home the Best International Flow Award at the 2019 #HipHopAwards! #BET#SlaySunday.”

    Sarkodie was impressed with the huge done to him and reciprocated by thanking BET Hip-Hop Awards for the endorsement.

    The BET Hip Hop Awards are an annual awards show, airing on BET, showcasing hip hop performers, producers, and music video directors.

    The awards ceremony began in 2006; it was held on November 12, 2006, at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, and was first aired on November 15, hosted by comedian Katt Williams.

  • Stonebwoy delivers stunning performance to sell-out crowd at No Logo Festival, France

    Stonebwoy was captured in a video not only delivering a strong performance but managing to keep the crowd engaged in his performance as well.

    For Ghanaian acts performing abroad to largely foreign crowds, it can be a huge challenge to get them invested in your performance.

    Just ask Sarkodie, who had to perform to a dead crowd during a recent U.S show.

    Stonebwoy somehow beat that as he transmitted his energy and forced the crowd to go along with his flow.

    The video of the performance showed an impressive outing by the BHIM Nation boss.

    Check it out below…

     

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    Whilst some Ghanaians praised him for his performance, others called him out!

    One fan said Stonebwoy was trying too hard to emulate Burna boy with his performance.

    “Chairman wan copy wat burnaboy go do,” he said.

    This triggered a BHIM fan to come at him hard!

    “U people always talk nonsense why do God even create blacks because we are full of bitterness u will not support him but trying to downplay his effort to I can see u are jobless,” he fired.

    Source: GhanaCelebrities.Com

  • I want to be President of Ghana – Sarkodie reveals

    Africa’s best rapper Michael Owusu Addo affectionately called Sarkodie who is currently holding the best International flow BET Awards posted on his Facebook revealed he’s hoping to be president of Ghana in the year 2024.

    The rapper who is the most successful Ghanaian rapper has gained a lot of respect and acronym for his Breakthrough with the style of rap he does both in Ghana and Abroad, could be the next Ghanaian president.

    But the question is can a rapper ever be president? Looking at the nature of their job. Rapping in N*words, attacking politicians who aren’t delivering the promises they give when seeking for positions.

    To continue with Sarkodie’s reputable brand he’s been able to build for himself over the years and overcoming every obstacle on his way to reach this far would be excellent for the presidential seat.

    Or king Sark is just playing a mind game with his fans looking at how his mentor Kanye West current swap from rap to politics. Knowing how Ye isn’t finding it easy with all the pressure and backlash I don’t think King Sark is serious about what he posted.

  • Sarkodie shows appreciation after glorious birthday wishes

    Sarkcess Music CEO, Sarkodie has shown great acknowledgement and appreciation for the glorious wishes on his birthday.

    The internet got flooded days ago with birthday wishes and photos as many took the opportunity to celebrate the great rapper.

    In a post on twitter Sarkodie returned the love by showing appreciation to everyone who wished him and celebrated him on his birthday.

    The rapper thanked everyone who wished him a happy birthday and went ahead to express how much he loves them.

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    Source: ghbase.com

  • This is what Joey B planned to give Sarkodie as a birthday gift, it is quite unimaginable

    Hip hop rapper Joey B has revealed what he really wanted to give to Sarkodie on his birthday yesterday as a birthday gift.

    Yesterday happened to be the birthday of the Sarkcess Music boss, Sarkodie and as such many wished him and sent him gifts.

    Rapper Joey B, in a post revealed what he had really wanted to give him as a birthday gift which was quite unimaginable.

    According to Joey B, he really wanted to give Sarkodie Ghc 100 on his birthday which is funny and unimaginable.

    See post below;

    Source: ghbase.com

  • See the classy way Sarkodie marked his birthday (Video)

    Yesterday, July 10, marked the birthday of BET Award-winning rapper Michael Owusu Addo known in showbiz circles as Sarkodie and he celebrated it in a very special way.

    He started the birthday well by ending his feud with colleague Shatta Wale in a phone conversation. Shatta Wale took the opportunity to wish Sarkodie well and even added that he and Sark were a bunch of comic actors.

    Anyway, Sarkodie took to his Instagram page to share a video of how he is celebrating the special day. He is seen pouring himself a glass of champaign as he danced to music playing at the background.

    He invited his fans to join him to celebrate the day.

    Meanwhile, Sarkodie was seen in pictures showing off a new Range Rover he had purchased.

    Check out his video below;

     

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    Bring your glasses guys 😊🥂🥂🥂🥂

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    Source: ghbase.com

  • Talented Ghanaian painter celebrates Sarkodie with this amazing painting

    Popular Ghanaian musician, Michael Owusu Addo who is widely known as Sarkodie is celebrating his birthday today and this talented painter has made an amazing painting to celebrate him.

    The painting was shared by a Twitter user who called the attention of Sarkodie, his wife and some other prominent Ghanaian bloggers.

    Sharing the photo, the Twitter user wrote;

    “King @sarkodie this is what a friend has done for you on your birthday. @sarkodie must see this. @Kofi_Seven@gyaigyimii@TracySarkcess@ameyaw112@SarkNativesGH“

    Source: www.ghgossip.com

  • Sarkodie goes haywire after Yaa Pono shared a video of his studio session

    Multiple award winning artist Sarkodie has gone haywire after rapper Yaa Pono shared a freestyle from his studio session.

    Yaa Pono was recording his new banger yet to be released titled “1997” while he jammed to it. Yaa Pono shared the video on his social media page which caught the attention of the rapper Sarkodie.

    In the video posted by Yaa Pono, it showed the producer of the artist Dr Ray and the artist himself in the studio enjoying the yet to be released track of Yaa Pono.

    Sarkodie who chanced on the studio session of Yaa Pono expressed his love and craze for the song. He commented under the post of Yaa Pono saying “SMH 😂😂😂🔥🔥”

    https://www.instagram.com/_u/ponobiom/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_mid=B2D7C0EC-61AA-4F02-B9E3-E3800566F981

    Source: www.ghgossip.com

  • Signees are not slaves, they are business partners- Strongman subtly shades Stonebwoy, Sarkodie

    Strongman has insisted that signee are not beggars or slaves who are by default expected to serve their masters-herein established artistes who sign them to their record labels.

    In his view, the artiste who gets signed is coming in a business partner to the one who signs him.

    Speaking in a fresh interview on YFM, Strongman said he has a lot to talk about Sarkodie and all the negative vibes he was made him experience but owing to the respect and loyalty, he has decided to lock everything up in a closet.

    The rapper who recently became a father for the first time, said he got pissed off when he learnt what happened to Kelvyn Boy in Ashaiman when he was attacked by a bodyguard of his former boss Stonebwoy.

    He said when he met the Afrobeat singer he asked him if this is the extent of bad treatment established artistes will mete out to them when they leave their record label.

    Source: www.Ghgossip.com

  • Let Ghanaians know if you returned with a stolen baby Afia Schwarzenegger to Sarkodie

    Radio and TV personality Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa affectionately known as Afia Schwarzenegger has asked legendary musician Sarkodie to explain to Ghanaians how he got his second baby and that he should let Ghanaians know if he returned to Ghana with a stolen baby

    Speaking on Kingdom FM, monitored by Ghanaian Journalist and Blogger Attractive Mustapha, Afia Schwarzenegger congratulated Sarkodie and his family for coming back to Ghana successfully with a baby, but added that she will be glad if Sarkodie can let Ghanaians know whether the baby is a stolen one.

    She stated that Sarkodie must either apologize to Ghanaian bloggers and journalists most especially Ameyaw Debrah who broke the news that his wife has given birth which he denied strongly.

    Earlier this year news broke that the Hiplife musician Sarkodie and his wife Tracy has brought forth a new baby but he tweeted that it is not true.

    Few months afterwards, it has emerged that Sarkodie is back in Ghana with a new baby which has caused a stir in the country as many Ghanaians feel disappointed in his inconsistency with some even trying to crucify him for not allowing his wife give birth in Ghana.

    Source: attractivemustapha.com

  • I chose the name Sarkodie because I thought It was linked to wealth Sarkodie

    Rapper Sarkodie says he chose the name because he thought rich men are called by that name.

    According to him, while growing up, his father had three rich friends all of whom were called Sarkodie so he chose that name so wealth could find him when he grows.

    The rapper made this known when he spoke to M.anifest in a discussion they had on their latest release “brownpaperbag”.

    He noted that it was until he grew up and saw one Sarkodie who was broke before he came to the realization that the name does not change anything but the hard and smart work invested.

    Sarkodie returned to Ghana this week with his family after being out of the country for six months.

    Source: MyNewsGh.com

  • Sarkodie addresses his fans for the first time in a video after arriving in Ghana

    The Sarknation President, Sarkodie is finally back in Ghana and has addressed his fans for the first time in a video since he arrived.

    Sarkodie has been under lock down in the UK for these past few months due to the deadly coronavirus pandemic.

    Yesterday, the rapper and his family arrived safely in Ghana after all these months of being away and wanting to come home.

    Sarkodie in a recent video addressed his fans, being the first time he has done that since he arrived in Ghana.

    In the video the rapper talked about his upcoming giveaways he has been planning which is going to target 150,000 people.

    He also confirmed in the video he was in Ghana, but not home at the moment because he has to undergo the 14 days quarantine.

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    ✌🏾✌🏾We thank God

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    Source: ghbase.com

  • Africa is facing depression Sarkodie

    Ghanaian Rapper Micheal Owusu Addo popularly known as Sarkodie has lamented over the problems the African continent is facing.

    The Award winning rapper has released his new track which talks about the slavery of the African continent by the Westerners. The rapper lamented in his new song titled “Brown paper bag” how the Westerners stole the riches of the African continent and still rule the blacks.

    In a recent post made by the rapper, he lamented on how the African continent was facing depression due to the slavery they find themselves in. He tweeted “A rich continent but we facing depression. They strip us naked and try to take out possessions and now we facing recession #brownpaperbag 🖤✊🏻

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    Source: www.ghgossip.com

  • Sarkodie celebrates Nana Aba Anamoahs birthday in a grand style

    Award winning rapper Sarkodie has joined the train of celebrants to celebrate ace Journalist Nana Aba Anamoah.

    Television personality and acting Manager of EIB Networks Nana Aba Anamoah who turned 42 today, has been celebrated by fans and loved ones. Social media has been flooded with immerse praises to the broadcast journalist as she celebrates her birthday.

    The rapper Sarkodie has flooded his timeline with birthday messages and praises to Nana Aba Anamoah. In series of tweets, Sarkodie wished Nana Aba a happy birthday and she also replied back with love.

    Source: www.ghgossip.com

  • Video of Sarkodie and Tracy Sarkcess’ newborn baby boy drops

    Upon their arrival on the night of Wednesday, June 17, 2020, Sarkodie’s wife was spotted holding a baby.

    While their arrival has generated a lot of attention, it is the newly born baby Tracy was carrying that has got the most traction.

    This stems from the fact that Sarkodie and his wife categorically denied reports that they had welcomed a new baby boy back in January.

    As reported by YEN.com.gh, there had been viral reports on social media suggesting that Tracy Sarkcess had delivered a prince for Sarkcess music. But in swift reply, Sarkodie state that the report was not true.

    It has there been surprising for many to see Tracy Sarkcess carrying such a newly born baby upon their arrival.

    Following the social media buzz about the baby, a video has popped up showing a closer view of the baby.

    The video sighted by YEN.com.gh is also from their arrival as they waited to be bused away to begin their 14-day mandatory quarantine.

    The video has Tracy Sarkcess siting while the lied on her laps while Sarkodie walked nearby with Titi playing around.

    The video gives a clearer view of the newborn baby and confirms that he is a boy as earlier reported.

     

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    Latest video shows a clearer view of King Sarkodie’s newborn prince (son)

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    Source: yen.com.gh

  • You inspire me a lot Sarkodie to Kennedy Agyapong on his 60th birthday

    Most controversial Member of Parliament Honorable Kennedy Agyapong celebrated his 60th birthday yesterday.

    Due to the current situation the country is facing and the precautionary measures laid down by the president to prevent the spread of the virus, a private birthday with few friends and family were invited to celebrate with the MP.

    Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie in a video, wished Hon. Kennedy Agyapong a happy birthday and prayed for strength for his family and the MP.

    According to the BET Award winning artist, Kennedy Agyapong has been his inspiration and he loves his personality. He has assured him to be with him on his next birthday.

    Source: www.ghgossip.com

  • Throw back photos of Sarkodie, Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale that will motivate you

    Sarkodie, Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale are undoubtedly the most popular artistes in Ghana now. Well, as famous as they are, they started somewhere.

    Ten years ago, these guys were not as popular as they are today. This brings up the big question, ‘where, how and when did they start?’.

    So without further ado, i present you some throwback pictures of Sarkodie, Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale and some brief history about them. Let get started!

    1. Sarkodie

    Michael Owusu Addo, born in July 10, 1985, known professionally as Sarkodie, is a rapper and entrepreneur from Tema.

    When we mention Sarkodie, the first thing that probably comes in your mind is Kasahare. Kasahare Level on Adom FM is where Sarkodie started his pursuit.

    As usual, he always comes in and gives his freestyle and with that, he met his manager. Sarkodie released his first hit track, baby, featuring Mugeez of the R2bees.

    ThrowBack Pictures of Sarkodie

    2. Stonebwoy

    Livingstone Etse Satekla, born in March 5, 1988, better known by his stage name Stonebwoy, is a Afropop, dance hall and reggae singer.

    He is the CEO of Burniton Music Group. Under “Samini Music”, Stonebwoy recorded his first hit single “Climax” featuring Samini and subsequently “Ghetto Love” featuring Irene Logan.

    ThrowBack Pictures of Stonebwoy

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    3. Shatta Wale

    Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr., is the CEO of Shatta Movements Empire. Shatta Wale’s first hit song, How time flies, in 2004.

    However, when Bandana went missing in the music ecosystem for almost 10 years, Shatta Wale started rebranding himself in 2013. He began releasing music under a new name, Shatta Wale, under his own record label (SM For Lyf Records).

    ThrowBack Pictures of Shatta Wale

    Wow! What a great adventure. We can really learn something from these three guys. To conclude, what ever journey to success that you have started, never give up. These big guys were once like you and me. With hard-work, determination and faith, you can make it.

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  • Efya finally opens up on her relationship with Sarkodie

    Jane Awindor well known in the creative industry as Efya has finally opened up on her relationship with the 2012 Black Entertainment Television award winner, Sarkodie.

    The songstress who’s promoting her new single titled ‘The One’ which she employed Nigeria’s Tiwa Savage on, revealed the little secret with the rapper in an exclusive interview with Yoofi Eyeson on Spice 91.9 FM in Takoradi.

    “I have answered this question over and over again and today won’t be different. Sark and I are very good friends, I respect him so much because he’s done a lot for himself and the nation as well. We’ve been helping each other since day one that we met.

    Michael (Sarkodie) and I have never talked about any form of a sexual relationship or getting married before he and Tracy got married. Sark and Tracy have been inseparable since day one – The signer said this when questioned by the Takoradi based radio presenter on why they didn’t get married.

    Efya has won a record five Female Vocalist of the Year award at Ghana Music Awards while the rapper has 22 awards out of 57 nominations since 2010.

    I've never slept with Sarkodie Efya

    LiveFMCharts: Sarkodie & Efya top list with 'Saara'#LiveFMCharts ...

    Sarkodie and Efya Deliver Yet Another Classic Love-themed Duet ...

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  • Worry about your party without running mate and leave Sarkodie alone Kwasi Ernest

    Some personalities in the entertainment industry have descended heavily on Dela Edem for attacking Sarkodie.

    Dela Edem who is a member of the Communication team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) courted controversy when he said Sarkodie had no right to ask Sammy Gyamfi to remove a cartoon mimicking how George Floyd was killed by a United States security officer.

    He is also reported to have threatened to burn all CDs from Sarkodie because he only records song to favour the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

    Artiste manager and CEO of Media Excel Production, Kwasi Ernest asked Dela Edem to concentrate on the fact that his party; the NDC, has no running mate with a few months to election 2020 and leave Sarkodie alone.

    He further dared him to go ahead and burn the CDs.

    “Dela goofed big time; he could have made his argument without attacking the young man’s brand. What he said could even lead to a revolt…I dare him; I want to see Dela physically burning Sarkodie’s CD and he will show us if he took him to the studio to record the songs” he said on Peace FM Entertainment Review programme.

    Source: Peace FM

  • You’re ‘unwise’ to fight Sarkodie, upgrade your level of thinking – Arnold to NDC’s Dela Edem

    Arnold Asamoah-Baidoo has pounced on Dela Edem after making some comments against Sarkodie.

    Dela Edem, a member of the Communication team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) said Sarkodie had no right to ask Sammy Gyamfi to remove a cartoon mimicking how George Floyd was killed by a United States security officer.

    He is also reported to have threatened to burn all CDs from Sarkodie because he only records song to favour the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

    The entertainment pundit who was seething with anger did not understand why a party communicator would be so ‘intolerant’ to think of burning someone’s CDs.

    “Dela Edem did not say anything sensible…he’s confused; he needs to upgrade his level of thinking. the most annoying thing is; he said he will burn his CDs; where is the tolerance in this? These are people who were voted for to lead; foolish and unwise to say he will throw away his CDs” Arnold said on Entertainment Review programme on Peace FM.

    Source: Peace FM

  • King Kapital begs Sarkodie to feature him on new single

    Takoradi based Afro beat singer King Kapital has begged legendary Ghanaian rapper, Sarkodie to feature on his new song “Food”.

    Speaking to Boga Ali Hashim on “Time with Borga Ali Hashim”, the “Food” hit maker hinted Sarkodie on his new song, will sell and take his song far.

    “Although I am not a rapper, I think Sarkodie is a leader in rap music in Ghana and I think his twi on my song would nail what I want to communicate better,” he stated

    King Kapital who is only a year old in the music industry can boast his new single “Food” which is doing great online.

    Asked about his favorite Nigerian and Ghanaian artists, he outlined Wizkid, Davido and Techno as his favorite Nigerian artists and Shatta wale, Stonebwoy and Sarkodie as his favorite Ghanaian artists.

    Source: Kweku Bee Abrante, Contributor

  • Sarkodie, D-Black, Kwaw Kese & other musicians abroad to be evacuated back home

    Rapper Sarkodie and wife Tracy Sarkcess, D-black and other musicians stranded abroad can finally heave a sigh of relief as they will soon touch down on their motherland.

    The musicians have been appealing to the Government of Ghana to open the borders for their return following the Coronavirus pandemic.

    A couple of days ago, Sarkodie’s wife who is locked down together with her husband in the United States tweeted her frustrations over the government’s refusal to open the borders or arrange flights for them to return back home.

    But their pleas have not gone to waste as President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed that Ghanaian nationals abroad will soon be evacuated back to Ghana.

    The President, in his 10th nation update on COVID-19 on Sunday, May 31, 2020, eased restrictions on public gatherings but the country’s borders remain closed until further notice.

    However, he indicated that “given that there are Ghana residents stranded abroad, special dispensation is going to be given for their evacuation back to Ghana, where they will be subjected to the mandatory quarantine and safety protocols”.

    Although, the President didn’t give a definite date for the evacuation, it comes as good news that the musicians’ calls have been heeded.

    Source: Peace FM

  • Fans of Sarkodie shares old tweets of Kidi about Sarkodie to proof that hes a hater of Sarkodie

    Twitter is such an interesting place. Fans of Sarkodie have gone undercover to retrieve old tweets musician, Kidi made about Sarkodie back then.

    According to Sarkodie fans, Kidi has been a hater of Sarkodie since day one, and these are proofs to show.

    Here are some Screenshots of what Kidi said against Sarkodie;

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  • Gospel musician Ernest Opoku seeks feature with Sarkodie

    Ghana’s music industry is gradually seeing a fusion of secular and gospel arts as more and more gospel artistes seek features with their colleagues who perform in the other genre of music.

    There have been instances like gospel singer Lady Prempeh having a collaboration with Ghanaian highlife musician Kuami Eugene and a recent one being the legendary Yaw Sarpong featuring rapper Sarkodie.

    Gospel musician, Ernest Opoku who already has a single out with music duo Keche, is also eyeing Sarkodie and in an interview with host Abeiku Aggrey Santana on Okay FM, disclosed he expects the multi-talented award rapper to hop on his next song.

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  • Nigerians wish Sarkodie was Nigerian, theyd have supported him better- Sarkodie’s former manager recounts

    A former manager of rapper Sarkodie and media personality Sammy Forson has explained a practical situation that demonstrated the love Nigerians have for Sarkodie.

    Making the comment on the Daybreak Hitz Show on Hitz FM as the host, he said Ghanaians do not appreciate their artistes.

    Sammy Forson buttressed the impression by stating that there are other nationals who wished some Ghanaian artistes were from their country.

    He gave an example of when he was managing Sarkodie. According to him, some Nigerians visited him to pay respect to the craft and talent of Sarkodie.

    Sammy Forson added that these Nigerians said they wished Sarkodie was their national and they would have given him the best of support, unlike Ghanaians.

    “Back when I was managing Sarkodie, a few Nigerians came up to me to say they wish Sark was a Nigerian. They would have supported him wholeheartedly,” he said.

    Source: celebritiesbuzz.com.gh

  • Sarkodie is the greatest to ever hold the mic in Ghana Kwadwo Safo Jnr (Video)

    The CEO of Kantanka Automobile, Kwadwo Safo Jnr has picked Sarkodie as the greatest ever Ghanaian musician.

    Kwadwo Safo Jnr made this statement in an interview with Kofi Okyere Darko alias KOD on Instagram Live.

    During the chat, he said to KOD that “Sarkodie is the best ever to hold the mic in Ghana”

    Kwadwo Safo named Stonebwoy as the number 2 on his list, followed by Shatta Wale, Mr. Eazi and Efya.

    Source: .ghsplash.com

  • Majestic Drama lists Sarkodie, Shatta Wale, E.L among artists he wants to work with

    US-based top music producer and songwriter, Abdoulaye Diop names a few Ghanaian musicians he’d relish working with.

    Widely known under the pseudonym of Majestic Drama, Abdoulaye Diop rose to fame for his astounding production on Wale’s 2017 smash song ‘Mathematics’. Securing his place among major players in the industry, Drama garnered prominence in 2019.

    Snowballing ever since, the platinum-status virtuoso now boasts of collaborations with A-listers like Fetty Wap, Kid Ink, Hip-Hop veteran, Twista and French rapper, La Fouine. Currently pegged among the industry’s finest and deservingly so, Drama now seeks to widen his scope and is set on working with some of Africa’s household names to create some audio magic.

    On a phone conversation centered on his next big move, Majestic Drama disclosed he had his sights set on some Ghanaian artists to spearhead his African music debut.

    Elaborating on his choice for Ghanaian acts, he remarked: ”In Africa, the major players for Afro music are Ghanaian and Nigerian artists. After producing for Kwaw Kese, I learned a lot about Ghana and its potential in becoming a global force in music”.

    He later went on to list his dream team, one which includes the likes of Sarkodie, Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy, E.L and M.anifest. However, Drama did point out he was generally ready to work with other ”willing” Ghanaian musicians who wanted to further thrust the country’s ingenuity.

    Born in Dakar, Senegal, Abdoulaye Diop is now based in Los Angeles, California. Amid his critical acclaim and platinum tag, Majestic Drama has always remained true to his African roots and his sounds are a testimony to his loyalty. Majestic Drama has so much thrill to give and with a new record to further spice up his catalogue, the world is yet to taste his best.

    Source: Francis Amissah, Contributor

  • Sarkodies favourite gospel tracks include Esther Smith, Bernice Offei. Here is his list

    Rapper Sarkodie has released a video with numerous gospel songs he claims are his all-time favourite works in the genre.

    Taking to Instagram to share the 24 minutes video he said that he made the video for his fans to enjoy amid the coronavirus outbreak.

    Cyndi Thompson, Esther Smith, Bernice Offei, Daughters of Glorious Jesus, Hanna Marfo, Yaw Sarpong are some of the Gospel artistes whose songs were featured in the video.

    “The time is good for some classic… just made a quick collection of some of my favourite Ghanaian gospel music… God bless you all and please enjoy with headphones or good speakers 😊 #Memories,” Sarkodie wrote.

     

    Source: Myjoyonline 

  • 4 reasons why Sarkodie deserves to win 2020 VGMA Artiste Of The Year

    The best thing to happen to Ghana music in recent times is the name Sarkodie.

    The Tema based musician has been tagged as Africa’s most decorated rapper with over 80 awards to his credit.

    Sarkodie is still relevant in the music game since he released his debut album, ‘Makye’ in 2009. The former Samsung ambassador is regarded by many as Ghana’s most influential music export for the many international awards and performances he has been associated with.

    Sarkodie till date is the only solo artiste to have won Ghana Music Awards – Artiste of the Year twice, in 2010 and 2012. Fans of Sarkodie are hoping their artiste makes history at this year’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) after Charter House, the organisers, announced in February that he has been nominated alongside Kuami Eugene, Medikal, Kofi Kinaata and Diana Hamilton.

    With 10 nominations at this year’s event, Sarkodie will rewrite history as the best Ghanaian rapper ever if he is crowned with the ultimate award for the 3rd time.

    Charter House has clearly defined the Artiste of the Year category as the artiste adjudged by the Academy, Board and the General Public as the artiste with the highest Audience Appeal and Popularity, and must have released a hit Single/Album during the year under review.

    By breaking the category definition down, here are my 4 simple simple reasons why Sarkodie should be honored with the grand award.

    1. Highest Audience Appeal

    Currently Sarkodie is rated as one of the best stage performers in Ghana. Even though he raps, Sarkodie’s live performances over the years has attracted a lot of music fans, young and old, here in Ghana and abroad. King Sark on August 2015 had a historic sold out concert at the Apollo Theater in New York. Again, in 2016 Sarkodie successfully headlined his first ever UK concert at Indigo at the 02.

    In 2019 alone, which is the year under review, Sarkodie had amazing performances at many high budget shows including Afrochella 2019, MMCLIVE 2019, 2019 VGMAs, 2019 TINA Festival and his own star studded show Rapperholic 2019.

    2. Popularity

    Sarkodie is still rated among the 3 top artistes currently in Ghana alongside Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy. Sarkodie’s popularity in 2019 increased when he was awarded the Best International Flow at the BET Hip Hop Awards in October. He climaxed his legendary status in 2019 when BET released visuals of his incredibly amazing vintage flow on BET Cypher with French rapper Kalash to the delight of many hip hop fans around the world.

    3. Hit Single

    2019 will be seen as one of the best years in Ghana music and for Sarkodie in particular. This is because the 2014 MTV MAMAs winner released one of the biggest songs in the year titled, Oofeetso.

    4. Hit Album

    The ‘Black Love’ album, which has been reviewed by many music critics as one of the best studio albums by Sarkodie so far was released in 2019.The album after its release peaked at No. 1 on Top Albums iTunes – Ghana and No. 16 on Top Rap/Hip Hop Albums on iTunes – Worldwide.

    Disclaimer : “Opinions expressed in this article are the sole responsibility of the author(s) and do not in any way reflect those of backend.theindependentghana.com. Our outfit will hereby not be liable for any inaccuracies contained in this article.”

    Source: Eben Owurachy, contributor

  • Akufo-Addo is doing a good job but I really miss home – Sarkodie

    Multi-awarded Rapper, Michael Owusu Addo known in music circles as Sarkodie, has lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his decisions to ensure the safety of Ghanaians both at home and abroad.

    Although locked down in the United States of America following the closure of borders to curtail transmission of coronavirus in Ghana, Sarkodie strongly believes the travel restriction is in the interest of the entire nation.

    Sending a solidarity message from his abode in the States to Ghanaians and his Sark natives, the ‘oofeetso’ hitmaker who has earned the accolade ‘The Highest’ appreciated the efforts undertaken by the Akufo-Addo administration in the fight of this life-threatening Coronavirus pandemic.

    Sarkodie doffed his hat to the President and his team “for being on top of their game handling this COVID-19 situation. We all appreciate but I know it’s not going to be an easy fight, especially for a developing country like Ghana. A whole lot of resources will be needed. A whole lot of funds will be needed and I’m pretty sure the government will do their best. But I still feel, as a people, we need to support in our way cos it’s really not just gonna affect us; you know we have relatives that they are also at risk at the same time.”

    This notwithstanding, the Rapper who is far away from home is already pining for a return as the mantra ‘home sweet home’ has swiftly caught up with him.

    Yes, of course, there is nothing more peaceful and happier than a good, safe and secure home; therefore, Sarkodie is assuring all his music fans that he will be returning ASAP when the borders are finally open.

    “I really do miss home but as much as I miss home, I totally understand these measures taken to control the pandemic for everyone’s safety.”

     

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    Please visit www.ghanaembassydc.org/covid19. @embassyofghanausa 🙏🏿

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    Source: Peace FM

  • SubZero is a charity song so any artiste can hop on to relaunch himself Sarkodie

    Rapper, Sarkodie says his subzero song is a Charity song.

    According to him, he did the song so that his colleagues who feel peeved by it will jump on it to relaunch themselves into the music industry.

    He made this known when he spoke to Accra-based OKAY FM.

    He said he did the song for the fans and did not expect it to be played on radio but because of his influence, the song made it way to radio.

    The King of Rap in Ghana said artistes should not wait for their names to be mentioned before they will hop onto it to relaunch themselves into the hearts of the people.

    Sarkodie mentioned that if an artiste wants his name to be mentioned then he/she should see his Manager in Ghana so he can pay for the song to be recorded.

    Source: MyNewsGh.com

  • Sarkodie publicly rejects an Azonto song feature from Stay Jay here is why

    Ghanaian rapper, Michael Owusu Addo, popularly known as Sarkodie, has turned down a request for him to work with Stay Jay on an Azonto song.

    He showed disinterest in the feature after sound engineer, Mix Master Garzy prompted him about a new song he is cooking with Stay Jay.

    Garzy mentioned Sarkodie in a tweet: “I think I have something with @STAYJAYGH few days ago. Should I drop it? @Sarkodie me nfa hooki wow o anaa for #Bringbackazonto.”

    But following the heated discussions about reviving Azonto and Gasmilla claiming to be the originator, Sarkodie replied, “Killer y3 se mengyae oo nti wode3 bo me jazz bi nfanwh3 me how far.”

    Gasmilla felt disrespected because the Sarkcess Music boss did not contact him before his decision was made public.

    He also argued Azonto was not dead for it to be revived.

  • Gasmilla lands Sarkodie a huge blow in latest video watch

    After Sarkodie decided to start an agenda to supposedly bring back Azonto music and dance about four days ago, Gasmilla, the self-acclaimed King of Azonto has been on another crusade to claim his throne.

    In a various interview he has granted, Gasmilla maintains that he continued to push the Azonto genre when Sarkodie and others left it to pursue hip-hop.

    In an interview he granted Abeiku Santana recently monitored by zionfelix.net, he asked stated that the likes of Sarkodie are leaving in a dreamland if they feel they are bringing back Azonto music/dance when in actual fact it is doing great in many European countries because of the efforts he has been putting in.

    Gasmilla also went ahead and landed Sarkodie a huge blow by suggesting that he is an opportunist who wants to ride on this #BringBackAzonto agenda to stay relevant just as he has been riding on young artiste to survive in the music scene.

    Watch the video below

    SOURCE: zionfelix

  • Listen: E.L recruits Sarkodie for Azonto tune “Revival”

    Just as promised, two of the biggest torch-bearers of the azonto era back in the day, E.L and Sarkodie have teamed up on a new single titled “Revival”.

    This new tune comes at the back of the recent campaign of the Sarkodie revive the old Azonto craze.

    Check out “Revival” from below.

    Source: zionfelix

  • Sarknatives in trouble? Sarkodie threatens to block them if they fail to explain their popular jargon to him

    Sarkcess Music boss, Sarkodie has given his Sarknatives an ultimatum to explain a term they have been writing under recent posts to him or he blocks them one after the other.

    The multiple award-winning rapper has for some time now been asking them what they mean when they write the term “fa hooki me” under most of his posts.

    After his persistant desire to know what the term means and their intentional failure to give him the meaning, it seems his bubbles got burst tonight, hence the treat to block them which might actually be for fun.

    In the tweet he used to make the hilarious treat, Sarkodie wrote: “SarkNation s3 mo angyae saa “fa hooki me” “fa hooki me” naa m3 blocki blocki mo one one”

    Source: Zionfelix.net

  • “Unless you have a feature with drake, the borders will remain closed” Ghanaians react to Sarkodie request on borders

    The most decorated African rapper, Sarkodie has been criticized heavily for asking the president to open the borders for Ghanaians abroad to return home.

    Sarkodie tweeted at the president commending him for a good job done in handling the coronavirus situation in Ghana and pleaded with him to open the borders for a day to enable Ghanaians abroad to return home.

    This request from Sarkodie sparked rage in netizens since he is expected to know better on what needs to be done to help eradicate the virus rather than exposing people to the virus.

    Most people believe that he made that request to bring home his friend Pappy Kojo who is currently stranded in Italy.

    Ghana currently has 1042 confirmed cases, 9 deaths and 99 recoveries. Opening the borders will increase further spread of the virus, a twitter user said.

    Check replies below:

    Source: ghgossip.com

  • Ghana Music Industry stagnated due to selfishness Sarkodie

    Rapper, Sarkodie has diagnosed Ghana Music Industry problems and has finally settled on why the music industry is facing difficulty in breaking into the global music scenes.

    Sarkodie says Ghanaians are selfish and individualistic in nature and that is reflected in the music industry hence its failure to globalize.

    He made this known when he spoke to Dentaa on the “Dentaa Show”.

    Tema-based rapper noted that the Nigerians made it a conscious effort to enter the global music market and therefore came together and through events they broke in the UK, USA and other bigger markets.

    Sarkodie mentioned that upon a successful joint event, the Nigerian artistes individually also sold out shows.

    He noted that this cannot be done in Ghana because everyone in Ghana wants everything to him/herself and not the collective good of the country.

    Source: MyNewsGh.com

  • Sarkodie discourages me from replying social media insults – Tracy Sarkcess

    Wife of Sarkodie, Tracy Sarkcess on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 opened up to her followers on twitter by granting them the opportunity to ask her any question dubbing it #SrAskTracySarkcess.

    Many questions flowed in with some breathtaking response from the First Lady of Sarknation.

    One interesting question came from a follower who sought to inquire how Tracy deals with insult directed at her husband and whether she is the one who advises the “Highest” not to reply.

    According to her, Sarkodie has been the one to courage her from replying insulting messages directed at her.

    Read her tweet below

    Source: sammykaymedia.com

  • Tracy Sarkcess shares how a male musician nearly caused her relationship with Sarkodie

    Tracy Sarkcess, wife of award winning rapper Sarkodie has shared an experience about male musician nearly caused her relationship with Sarkodie.

    Tracy yesterday opened her arms for questions as she opened floor for fans and followers to bombard her with questions.

    Things went as expected, as questions flooded her timeline but took time to reply most of them satisfactorily.

    One question that popped up was, has any male musician harassed her since she started dating Sarkodie and how does she handle this.

    In giving an answer to this question, Tracy let out on how a male musician mistook things when she tried to be cool with him, hence disengaging in having a private conversation with male musicians unless they visit and her husband is home.

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    Source: ghbase.com

  • Nasty C ranks M.I Abaga ahead of Sarkodie in his top 5 African rappers

    Award-winning South African rapper Nasty C in a live interaction has mention Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie as he listed his top African rappers.

    When asked to mention his top 5 African rappers, Nasty C wasted no time in mentioning M.I as his No.1 choice while he put the CEO of SarkCess Music at second followed by AKA and Cassper Nyovest.

    Nasty C is a South African rapper, songwriter and record producer. He gained public recognition after releasing his mixtape, Price City (2015) which produced the successful single, “Juice Back”.

    After releasing two mixtapes and one EP, Nasty released his critically acclaimed debut album Bad Hair (2016), and Strings and Bling(2018) which was associated and supported by his first tour, The Ivyson Tour.

    Source: ghbase.com

  • The reason why Sarkodie decided to release ‘Sub Zero’ despite coronavirus pandemic revealed

    Some of the commentary on social media after Sarkodie decided to release “Sub Zero”, a song that has been labeled as a diss song to people who have been picking on him are that the timing is not right.

    His estranged friend, Shatta Wale, in particular, has gone all out to lash out at him for releasing a diss song just to make money even though any people are dying because of the coronavirus pandemic.

    If you find yourself in the bracket of people who share the same opinion as Shatta Wale, Sarkodie has finally revealed why he went ahead to release the song which currently has over 280K views on Youtube.

    Speaking with MzGee on TV3 Wednesday morning, the BET award winner stated that he only released the song for people to entertain themselves with during this period of dismay because that is his duty as an entertainer.

    He told MzGee…

    As Entertainers, We Still Do Not Have To Stop Working; This Is The Time People Need Us To Entertain Them So It Takes Their Minds Off This Whole Covid-19 Thing And Helps Them Mentally.

    On speculation that the is a diss song directed to Asem, Shatta Wale, Ball J and King Of Accra, Sarkodie mentioned that it was never the case and added that he did the song for his fans.

    Watch him make this revelation below (Check out the from the 14th minute)

    Source: zionfelix.net

  • Asem releases diss song for Sarkodie in new video

    Award-winning rapper Asem has gone all out at Sarkodie in a new viral video which shows him dropping some serious bars to reply Sarkodie.

    On Monday, April 6, 2020, Sarkodie released a track titled Sub Zero and it is believed he threw a shot at Asem and Shatta Wale.

    But in a viral video sighted by YEN.com.gh, Asem was seen doing some hardcore rap with some line directed at Sarkodie for earlier throwing shots at him.

    For some years now, Asem has been out of the music scene because he relocated to the United States.

    The ‘Pigaroo’ hitmaker went all out to deal with Sarkodie in the video has he rapped his heart out.

    source: yen.com.gh

  • Sarkodie replies his former producer, King of Accra after he called him ungrateful, others

    Former producer of Sarkodie, Nii Kommetey Commey affectionately called King Of Accra in a series of tweets earlier today made some damning allegation against the latter.

    Among the many things King Of Accra decided to get off his chest, were claims that Sarkodie is ungrateful and that he failed to get any money when they were working together and as such, his decision to walk away from their relationship as colleagues.

    King Of Accra also alleged that at the time they were working together, Jayso, another producer who was working with Sarkodie back then also tried to sue the BET award winner.

    Well, it turns these claims of King Of Accra are ones Sarkodie is not entirely happy about.

    In posts sighted on his Twitter/Facebook pages, he used a very popular Akan proverb which states “Ntesuo kokoo wo nipa anum nso yaa na gyae na ya te fitaa.. daakye asem nti” to make a very simple but clear message.

    From our interpretation, what Sarkodie sought to imply is that even though he may have some serious revelations to make, he is compelled to hold back onto them for posterity seek.

    Funny enough, many people suggested earlier that this tweet was a subtle reaction to all the drama that happened in relation to the legendary Zapp Mallet but it turns out that it is not really the case.

    Anyway, if you have no idea who King of Accra is, he is one of the producers who worked with Sarkodie in 2009 till around 2015.

    He produced the “You Already Know” single off the Sarkology album and also produced the hit singles “Daabi and This Game” for Sarkodie.

    Source: Zionfelix.net

  • ‘Show some respect’ – Zapp Mallet blasts Sarkodie

    Legendary sound engineer, Zapp Mallet has taken a swipe at the celebrated rapper, Sarkodie for pairing him with some music producers.

    There is a current trend of music producers and musicians challenging each other to hits they have as a way of calming down nerves.

    Sarkodie in this vain, decided to call on some award-winning music producers to also jump on this challenge in Ghana.

    The rapper called on producers such as, Zapp Mallet, Jay Q, Appietus; Kaywa, Hammer, and MoG.

    However, Zapp who was not happy for being paired by these young music producers taking into consideration how long he has been in the game and his contributionregistered his displeasure on his twitter page.

    The legendary Sound engineer stated distastefully that, “There is something called respect which is lacking in Ghana today. For instance, you don’t compare somebody who was churning out hits before you made Kindergarten with your mate who just started a couple of years back. Show some respect, You will also get there”

    Kindly check his tweet below.

    Source: Razz News

  • Sarkodie drops beautiful video to celebrate daughters birthday Watch

    Ghanaian rapper, Sarkodie has celebrated the birthday of his daughter, Adalyn Owusu Addo in a special way.

    The prolific rapper shared an adorable video to celebrate Adalyn otherwise known as Titi who is year older today, March 28, 2020.

    The video sighted by Zionfelix.net captures beautiful moments Sarkodie shared with his daughter who is now four (4) years of age.

    “Happy bday my heartbeat,” he captioned the video.

    Adalyn Owusu Addo (Titi) was born in 2016.

    Watch the video below.

     

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    Source: www.zionfelix.com

  • COVID-19: A lot of lessons to be learnt in these times Sarkodie

    Rapper, Sarkodie has admitted that there is a lot to learn from the Coronavirus pandemic by both Ghanaians and the rest of the world

    Ghana has so far recorded 21 confirmed cases with one death.

    The country has now after several months closed down its borders to human traffic.

    Reacting the rising figures, the rapper who is known across the world said: “A lot of lessons to be learnt in these times”.

    His tweet was backed by his followers who believed that Ghana and the world, in general, will take its health issues seriously after the fight against the Coronavirus.

    Source: MyNewsGh.com