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20 Jan

I Almost Rejected Bob Marley’s ‘Stir It Up’ Remake Offer – Sarkodie

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Rapper Sarkodie has revealed that he nearly passed on the opportunity to work on Bob Marley’s classic, ‘Stir It Up’ remake. The song was released on Friday, January 20, 2023, on all streaming media platforms. In a conversation on the popular +44 Podcast, the Ghanaian artiste said that he felt he was not worthy to have his vocals on the same track as the legendary Reggae icon’s. https://twitter.com/sarkodie/status/1616088395263909888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1616088395263909888%7Ctwgr%5Eccb45281cb5611ee39e833129a2b50413be4e647%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myjoyonline.com%2Fi-almost-rejected-bob-marleys-stir-it-up-remake-offer-sarkodie%2F “When I had the email, I almost passed it on and not just out of respect, I felt that I was not worthy to lay my vocals next to the legend. I…

20 Jan

Kwame Dadzie: Reviewing Sarkodie’s Bob Marley Feature, ‘Stir It Up’

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“Someone bigger than Jay-Z” — does this phrase ring a bell? My social media timelines were inundated with the phrase when news broke that Ghanaian artiste Sarkodie would be featured on a remake of Bob Marley and the Wailers’ ‘Stir it Up’. “Someone bigger than Jay-Z” is reminiscent of an interview music producer Possigee granted blogger Kobby Kyei about two years ago that Sarkodie was working on a project with “someone bigger than Jay Z.” Most fans of Sarkodie (including other music lovers) thought the feature would be on his ‘No Pressure’ album which was released in 2021 – but…

20 Jan

Sarkodie’s Collaboration With Bob Marley Is Legendary – Bulldog

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Ghanaian artist manager, Bulldog claims that Sarkodie’s feature on Bob Marley and The Wailers ‘Stir It Up remix has put him way above his colleagues in the music industry. Sarkodie is currently top of social media trends after news broke out yesterday that he has bagged a feature on Bob Marley and The Wailers ‘Stir It Up remix. According to Bulldog in an interview on HitzFm, he stated that the collaboration between Sarkodie and the legendary Bob Marley is incomparable. He said that no other artist currently living on the planet and making music can be compared to this collaboration,…

20 Jan

At This Point, No Feature Can Give Me Sleepless Nights – Sarkodie

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Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie, who has posthumously featured Bob Marley, details how growth has impacted how he views certain activities in the music industry. In a resurfaced interview with OnePlayAfrican, Sarkodie talks about how different milestones constituted pivotal points in his career. Citing his first performance, first hit song, first collaboration, and first award as achievements in his musical journey, Sarkodie noted that his priorities have changed over time, but his fans may still be clouting for that which he has no interest in. “There are highs at every level. Being on a platform performing, that was a high. Having a hit…

19 Jan

Sarkodie To Feature On Bob Marley’s ‘Stir It Up’ Remix

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Rapper Sarkodie is starting 2023 with a bang. The celebrated rapper has landed an international collaboration with legendary Reggae musician, Bob Marley. Although the Jamaican star is late, his team made a decision to release a posthumous version of his smash hit ‘Stir It Up’ with The Wailers. Featured in this remix is Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie. Bob Marley’s team made the announcement on his social media pages. The song will be released on Friday, January 20, 2023. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CnkMzGojqFT/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=86d8a34c-f81a-48fe-a781-9e8588c03da3 Sarkodie who was delighted to have this opportunity noted that he was grateful to the Marley family for choosing him for the…

16 Jan

My Energy This Year Will Be More Of Giving Back – Sarkodie

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Multiple award-winning rapper, Michael Owusu Addo who is known professionally as Sarkodie, says the year 2023 is a year of giving back to the people who have made him who he is today. Speaking in an interview with JoyNews’ Becky on the sidelines of the recently ended Black Star Line Festival, the ‘countryside’ hitmaker said “Performances and releasing music box already ticked. There’s more to you when given this much attention and you can only give back to who and what made you. “I have been saying this for a while, but I’ve been working on other things aside music,…

16 Jan

Passion, Respect, Fans’ Support And God’s Grace Accountable For My Success – Sarkodie

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Ever wondered how rapper Sarkodie kept his name and brand growing for the past 10 years? Well, the multiple award-winning rapper, Michael Owusu Addo in an exclusive interview outlined a few factors that account for his success. He told JoyNews’ Becky that “I’ve been able to find the right people at the right time, having the love for music, being yourself and also having the grace of God.” Sarkodie began his music career as an underground rapper and participated in Adom FM’s popular rap competition ‘Kasahare Level.’ He met his former manager, Duncan Williams while participating in the aforementioned competition. He also met…

05 Jan

Sarkodie: ‘We’re Outside’ In 2023, ‘Banging Singles’ Only

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Africa's most celebrated rap star Sarkodie has indicated that he will be spending a lot of his fan engagement time on the international scene in 2023. Born Michael Owusu Addo, he was speaking to Accra-based Metro TV's Dessy Fayden on Sunday, January 1, 2023. Nicknamed the Landlord, he assessed his time in 2022, saying: "It's been great." He released his 10-tracker 'Jamz' on Friday, November 11, 2022, "and the people received it the way I wanted them to." "It's [Jamz has] beautiful melodies but in 2023, we're going to focus on the singles," he revealed and stressed: "It's been a…

04 Jan

Sarkodie: ‘December In GH” Activities Should Not Be Limited To Accra

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Award-winning rapper Sarkodie is challenging organisers of December in GH to extend the euphoria of activities during the festive season to other parts of the country. According to the Adonai hit-maker who was speaking in a video cited by Graphic Showbiz, it was very important to spread the love of the festive season to other regions. “We should spread the love across Ghana. The celebration is for Ghana and not Accra so we need to be thinking Kumasi, Tamale, and all these places. We need to drag the diasporas to go and see what Ghana is really about,” he said.…

06 Dec

Sarkodie, Black Sherif And Nasty C Are The Rappers – Wizkid Says Rap Is ‘Dead’

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Nigerian Afrobeat Superstar Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, known professionally as Wizkid, stirred up a hornet nest when he described rap as “boring” and “dead”. The singer added that the only rappers from Africa are Ghana’s Sarkodie and Balck Shrief and South Africa’s Nasty C. Wizkid made these assertions during an interview with 10 Magazine Australia, where they discussed Afrobeat’s popularity. According to Wizkid, Afrobeat is the new kid on the block as other genres, including rap music, do not excite music lovers’ palates. Wizkid said in the interview: “Afrobeats is the new pop. I sold two million copies in America off of…