Kwaw Kese

Ghanaian music veteran, Kwaw Kese, has sparked controversy on Twitter by calling out fellow rapper, Sarkodie. The feud ignited after Sarkodie's release of "Brag," in which he asserted his prominence in the music scene, claiming precedence over other artists. Notably, he mentioned Kwaw Kese, Amerado, Eno Barony, Strongman, and Medikal, labeling them as not his rivals but rather singling out Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole as his true competitors. Feeling slighted by Sarkodie's remarks, Kwaw Kese retaliated on Twitter, boasting of his unique achievement as the only Ghanaian artist to clinch five awards in a single night. He further detailed…

In a tweet, Kwaw Kese expressed his frustration that he had been making music for the last 20 years without receiving any royalties. This was said by the rapper on Thursday, December 15, 2022. “20 years of doing music in Ghana and [I’ve] never got[ten] paid any royalties,” he started. Kwaw has also harshly criticized the inverted norms of the local scene, where performers must instead pay the media to promote their work. “You rather have to pay DJs to play your music, pay TV [stations] to show your videos, bloggers to blog your content and press media to give…