Sarkodie Archives - Page 9 of 14

04 Apr

I Love Sarkodie For The Creative Freedom He Gives Me – BNXN

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According to Nigerian music star BNXN, Ghana's Sarkodie encourages the spirit of experimentation that resulted in the creation of Afrobeats and its current rise toward global dominance. It is for this reason that he loves the rapper and businessman. BNXN, visiting Ghana, said this on the Accra-based 3Music's Culture Daily TV programme, Monday, April 3, 2023. "I love Sark[odie] because Sark just lets me do what I want to do," he declared. He said the Ghanaian rap legend, anytime they have made music, "didn't come to me to say, 'This is the dynamic I want you to follow' or 'This…

28 Mar

Sarkodie, Blacko, Kuami Eugene, M3nsa Among Artistes On Kamala Harris’ Africa Trip Playlist

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A host of Ghanaian artistes have been featured on a playlist curated by visiting US Vice President Kamala Harris for her ongoing trip to Africa. The 25-song playlist features songs by among others, Sarkodie, Black Sherif, Kuami Eugene and M3nsa. The list also included Ghanaian-American artists like Amaarae, Moses Sumney, Moliy. Artistes from Zambia and Tanzania where the vice president is scheduled to visit as part of her trip are also featured on her travel playlist. The trip to Africa by the US vice president kicked off on Sunday, March 26, 2023, with her arrival in Ghana. She is scheduled to spend three days…

16 Mar

Ink Boy Disappointed In Sarkodie For Not Featuring Him In ‘One Million Cedis’ Video

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Nigerian singer Inkboy is not pleased to miss out on appearing in Sarkodie’s video for their collaboration ‘One Million Cedis’. Sarkodie originally featured Ink Boy on the track for his 2022 ‘Jamz’ album. In some posts on Twitter, the musician said he had begged the Ghanaian rapper numerous times but his pleas went unheeded. Ink Boy stated that until he was tagged in some posts on Monday, March 13, he had no idea the video for the track had been released. “Sincerely I know this might come off weird and people will tag me as ungrateful But I put blood…

10 Mar

I Am Who I Am Today Because Of Sarkodie; God Used Him – King Promise

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Serial hitmaker King Promise, alias KP, has eulogised rapper Sarkodie as the instrument God used to usher him into the limelight. Frequent collaborators, the two were on stage at the packed Here at Outernet hall, London, United Kingdom, for the Sarkodie x The Composers & Friends Ghana 66th Independence Concert, Monday, March 6, 2023. KP expressed his gratitude to Sarkodie and prayed God's blessings for the SarkCess Music mogul after their performance. "Before I go, I hope you guys know this man put me on," the 'Thank You' hitmaker said, touching Sarkodie's shoulder. The crowd cheered. "There's King Promise only because there was Sarkodie," he continued. The crowd went wild. "He…

10 Mar

King Promise Was Destined To Be A Star; I Knew From The Start – Sarkodie

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Sarkodie (Sark) has informed King Promise (KP) that he always knew he would be a music star. In a video circulating on social media, sighted by Class News' Prince Benjamin, Sark and KP were spotted at the barber's. The former was having his hair trimmed. Slapping Sarkodie on the shoulder, affectionately, KP declared: "...has covered me, this man. "Today, we're in London. You know, the headline. It's amazing, man." He asked Sarkodie: "How do you feel?" The rap superstar's quick response was: "Beautiful times." "How do you feel? You put me on, and today, I'm out here," 5Star signee King Promise asked. "Listen, not to brag, but I…

15 Feb

My Wife Is One Of My Biggest Fans – Sarkodie Reveals Tracy’s Role In His Career

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Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie married his longtime girlfriend Tracy in a private ceremony on July 17, 2018. Speaking in an interview, Sarkodie detailed how Tracey helped to build his career, conquering the test of time with her faith in him. Sarkodie and Tracey have always been the public’s favourites. After their wedding, the couple became the poster couple for committed intimate relationships. In a recent interview with YFM, Sarkodie recounts Tracy’s input at the beginning of his career. He disclosed that she set up and managed his first social media accounts on myspace and Facebook to promote his young career. “One thing that…

15 Feb

Add Melodies To Your Rap, It Works – Okyeame Kwame Advises Rappers

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‘Rap Dacta’ Okyeame Kwame is alluding to the belief that change is the only constant in life. He has advised rappers to switch up their style of rap to attract more commercial success. The revered rapper’s comments came while sharing his take on the most recent Billboard’s ‘greatest rappers of all time’ list. While others believe Drake did not deserve a spot on the list, Okyeame Kwame thinks otherwise, stressing that it is even more difficult to possess a melodic rap style. “In rap music, what we sort of call melody is a cadence. The more melody you put in…

14 Feb

I Have About 800 Unreleased Songs – Sarkodie

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Rapper Sarkodie has revealed that he has about 800 songs he is yet to release. Speaking on YFM, he explained that many of these were recorded at the time he was putting together his third studio album, ‘Sarkology.’ The rapper ended up putting 30 songs on the LP and it has hits like ‘Special Someone’ featuring Burna Boy and the late AKA, ‘Down on One’, ‘Pon D Ting’, ‘Bounce’ and ‘Devil In Me’. “It was an era where I was recording too much. I knew myself, if I halted that music it will never come out. From that time till…

13 Feb

Sarkodie, King Promise Were Invited To Grammys But Couldn’t Make It – Dentaa

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The Founder of GUBA Enterprise, Lady Dentaa Amoateng MBE has disclosed that apart from Stonebwoy, KiDi and Edem, two other Ghanaian artistes were invited to the 65th Grammy Awards. According to her, Sarkodie and King Promise who were also invited could not make it to the ceremony which took place on February 5, 2023, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, USA. Speaking to Sammy Forson on Joy FM’s Showbiz A-Z, she said she requested that the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Recording Academy of the Grammy Awards, Harvey Mason Jnr. invites some Ghanaian artistes. This was after selling…

12 Feb

Sarkodie, Mr Drew, IGP, Others Commiserate With Kojo Antwi At Dad’s 40 Days Observance

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Dozens of notable personalities from across various spheres commiserated with highlife legend, Kojo Antwi on Saturday, February 11, 2023. The maestro, as he is popularly known, announced on January 2, that he had lost his father, Opanin Kwadwo Asiamah Asubonten. Opanin Kwadwo Asiamah Asubonten died peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He died at the age of 104. https://twitter.com/AccraGuyy/status/1624457296158904323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1624457296158904323%7Ctwgr%5E9d6c312b62817098f18b16c8eeee481e337e74dd%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myjoyonline.com%2Fsarkodie-mr-drew-igp-others-commiserate-with-kojo-antwi-at-dads-40-days-observance%2F At the 40 Days Observation earlier today, popular figures such as Sarkodie, Mr Drew, Kwaku Kyei Darkwah (KKD), among others were seen. Top security officials including the Inspector-General of the Ghana Police Service, George Akuffo Dampare also graced the occasion.…