Ghanaian rappers Samini and Sarkodie have been dominating trends on social media, notably Twitter, after the former made some claims against the latter.
Samini’s comments revealing certain “unfair” interactions with Sarkodie have sparked a huge response from a number of netizens, including several celebrities.
Shatta Wale, Eno Barony, Archipalago, Kwadwo Sheldon, Tracy Sarkcess, and other artists have reacted to widely shared tweets and videos of Samini’s tantrums and Sarkodie’s apology online.
The Reggae/Dancehall legend had previously criticized Sarkodie in a few Twitter rants and in greater detail in a radio appearance for what he claimed was the latter’s constant practise of wilfully ignoring his phone calls and business agreements.
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Samini on Twitter on January 23, 2023, expressed concern over Sarkodie’s snub over a feature.
“Not sure I’ll need a verse from sark but if he ever does need one, I’m not interested and that’s facts. He knows this himself…)y3 Alo sometimes and I don’t play that. Yes or no be problem for am so e go slow you and your project go dull …, he did it to me on burning EP,” He wrote in response to a fan during a ‘Question and Answer’ session on Twitter.
He hit harder at Sarkodie during a phone-in interview with Andy Dosty where the former was also present.
“This whole thing started on Twitter last night when I asked fans to ask me questions, they would want me to answer. One of them came with the question about whether or not I will work again with Sark. So I said point blank that I don’t think I’ll need a verse from Sark and if he ever does need one, I’m not going to ever do it. I know the person is a Sark and a Samini fan and want to see us collaborate. I have a few instances where Sark has disrespected me but I didn’t bring it in public. But how Sark fans have risen on Twitter and disrespecting me is crazy. At 41, I don’t have to let anyone feel special in their corner. When Sark sent love rocks, I did it under 24 hours and sent it to him.
“Another time, he sent another when I was in South Africa, I did it and sent him the verse. When he sends me a WhatsApp message, it doesn’t takes me more than five minutes to respond. Because I did more than one features for him and he decided to put one out, I felt he could also return a favour so I hit him up over a song. I sent him three songs and he chose one. I told him it’s the last single on the EP. We spoke in April and I was supposed to release the song in May. that was the last time I heard from him and anytime I send him a message, there’s a blue tick. Sarkodie did not try for me. He did not try for me and he knows it. Sark you are my small boy. Sark was one one the boys that said in his raps that he wants to blow up and become like Samini. Ask him. My guy, don’t play,” he fumed.
Samini’s comments stirred controversy on social media with a section of fans describing him as feeling entitled.
Sarkodie’s response, however, shot the reactions up further.
“I’m saying sorry not because everything you are saying is true. I treat things differently from how people will treat things. I wouldn’t call it pain because I don’t care. Everybody has something happening to them so. There are thousands of people out there who will also say I don’t hesitate to work with them. I told Bullgod. Sometimes you listen to a song and you don’t hear yourself in it so you’re trying so hard to find time to do it. I’m saying sorry for how he feels. If he says he feel like that then sorry,” Sarkodie said.
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