Promising Ghanaian rapper, Strongman Burner has echoed the sentiment of many ‘underground’ artistes that successful mainstream artiste should give a helping hand to the up-and-coming ones to advance the Ghanaian music landscape.
Strongman Vincent Osei Kwaku says successful artistes should take a cue from Sarkodie who signed him onto his Sarkcess record label. He said that has been the difference between Ghana and Nigeria in terms of how their music industry keeps expanding.
“I wouldn’t want to say the others are not trying but I wish they could also do it. You see in Nigeria, Davido has signed many people, Wizkid also has signees and Don Jazzy has signed like eight guys”.
“In Ghana here, if you have Sarkodie signing two, Reggie Rockstone singing four, and another artiste signing two or three others, I think the industry will be flourishing.
“The Nigerians are not better than us, what they are doing is the reason they are moving,”
Strongman also rubbished suggestions that he wouldn’t flourish under the SarkCess label because his boss was also a rapper hence priority will be given him.
“That’s not the truth, what Sark needs is different from what I need now. I need hits songs, Sark is not in need of any hit song now so his case is a bit different from mine. He is willing to win Grammy and other stuff whiles I am here thinking about VGMA and other stuff,” he said.
He added that Sarkodie has been supporting him for well over four years tweeting and promoting his tracks before signing him onto the SarkCess.
The young artiste told MzGee that his boss, Sarkodie is a totally different person from what people perceive him to be.