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It’s tough reaching out to the latest crop of musicians to work with – Mzbel laments
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Belinda Nana Ekua Amoah, the celebrated Ghanaian hip-life artiste known by her stage name Mzbel, has addressed the challenges she currently faces when attempting to collaborate with emerging and young musicians in the industry.
Mzbel stated on Adwuma Adwuma with Felicia Osei on Onua FM that finding new and young artistes to collaborate with is really challenging as they were reluctant and uninterested.
The “E dey bee” hitmaker admitted that finding other artistes to collaborate with can be difficult because neither of them will accept nor reject offers, which leads to uncertainty.
“The new crop of artistes when you want to get them to collaborate with you, it’s such a long process and I feel like we are in the same industry so when some other artiste needs your help, you don’t drag things,” she said
She went on to say that the explanations offered by these artistes are not particularly convincing.
Mzbel suggested that instead of rejecting requests to collaborate since they are all in the music industry, they should cooperate and be transparent about their schedules to make things easier.
The songstress claimed that she has not collaborated with any due to the discomfort of getting the new and young ones to work with.
The late Castro, Kofi Kinaata, Shiloh, and Screw Face were the artistes she gushed about how much she liked working with.
“I have not done a lot of collaboration with artistes aside from Castro, I really felt comfortable around him but I also have songs with Kofi Kinaata, Shiloh, and Screw Face,” she pointed out.
The successful entrepreneur serves as a global ambassador for those with disabilities. Since 2006, Mzbel has graced Ghanaians with popular songs such as “16 years,” “Awoso me,” “E dey bee,” “Asibolanaga,” and “Saucy Girl.”
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Dancehall artiste Stonebwoy has responded to Sarkodie after the rapper’s recent tweet about principles in the music industry.
In a lengthy post on X (formerly Twitter), Stonebwoy recounted how he called Sarkodie the day after his Rapperholic show in the UK to congratulate him, adding that their conversation lasted over 10 minutes.
He noted that after his (Stonebwoy) own show at the OVO Arena, Sarkodie posted a video on social media.
“Whatever message you meant to send across, only you can explain,” Stonebwoy wrote.
According to him, after he made what he described as a factual tweet about the industry, he still reached out to Sarkodie privately because of some cryptic posts the rapper had been making.
“You called back immediately. I missed it, but I called you back after, and we spoke for more than an hour on industry, behaviors, and perspectives,” he disclosed.
Stonebwoy revealed that during their hour-long chat, Sarkodie made it clear that no artiste could be forced to uphold any principle, stressing that in the Ghanaian music industry artistes must play along as long as it benefits them.
“You were very clear about how no artiste could be ‘forced’ to uphold any form of principle. That, literally, in our industry, artistes must play along so far as it benefits them, and it cannot matter how, because we all care about different things. Which is evident in Video 1,” he stated.
Referencing two videos he shared, Stonebwoy concluded that Sarkodie’s recent tweet was equally been considered, insisting that without principle, advice is merely an opinion.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie has sent a heartfelt message to his fanbase, SarkNation, urging them to move away from toxic fan culture and return to what made the group special.
In a long statement shared on social media, the rapper acknowledged SarkNation for birthing many of the fanbase trends in Ghana today, saying he doesn’t take that for granted.
He praised the “day ones”, the first wave of SarkNation, for positioning his brand with commitment and loyalty, without toxic energy.
According to him, a true SarkNation member should not be consumed by what another brand is doing.
“A true SarkNation member shouldn’t be consumed by what another brand is doing. Focus on the brand you love. No hate. No bitterness. No unnecessary competition. You don’t have to tear someone else down to prove your loyalty to Sarkodie,” he cautioned.
Sarkodie noted that as fanbases grow, dilution is inevitable, but the current trend of fanbases tearing each other down does not help the industry or the artists they claim to support.
He advised his fans not to fall for bait and online triggers, and cautioned artists against entertaining fans who insult other brands just to elevate them.
According to him, “Just because a fan sh**s on another brand to elevate you doesn’t mean they love you more… They may look like they’re fighting for you, but they genuinely don’t give AF about you.”
The rapper called on the new crop of SarkNation to learn from the old crop, whose focus was always the music, the movement and the brand.
“I know I’m still here because of God, SarkNation and hard work, so I never joke with you guys. I appreciate y’all more than you know,” he added.
