Ghana's self-acclaimed fastest rapper has
disclosed that he wants a star-studded
Ghanaian hiplife collaboration this year.
"I am looking at this agenda that has to happen
this year. We should have this big
collaboration. It has to happen because that's
what will put Ghana on the map, Sarkodie
announced last Saturday on the "Cruise
Control" show with Kwame B on Hitz FM.
He stated that there should be a big
collaboration with big artistes such as him
(Sarkodie), Samini, Bandana [Shatawale],
R2bees, Castro and others, to put Ghana on
the map.
Sarkodie, the 2012 BET Awards winner for
"Best International Act Africa" bemoaned,
isolation among Ghanaian artistes was affecting
Ghana's identity on the continental stage.
"Ghana has to stand out. It's hard for
individuals to do it. When only Sarkodie goes,
[ they say[ he's nice let's add him to the
playlist when we are playing Nigerian music.
When R2Bees goes, they add him to the
playlist of say South Africa or Nigeria. But
when we all go then we have a Ghanaian
playlist".
He said his South African fans take him to be
Nigerian because there is a huge perception
that any good West African artiste worth
continental recognition comes from Nigeria.
"And it's just because of the unity [among
Nigerian artistes]", he observed and charged
"we are wasting time".
But Ghana can change this trend if its top
artistes collaborate to form "a movement"
bent on "invading Africa".
The award-winning rapper said Ghanaians will
rally and rush to listen to a song from Samini
and Shatta Wale and that he predicts, will get
about 30 million views on Youtube within some
few days.
He dismissed concerns that local rivalries
among artistes could jeopardise this
opportunity saying "we don't have to be
friends".
Nonetheless, these rivalries like that of Samini
and Shatta Wale would have to be controlled,
Sarkodie advised.
