Apple Music and Spotify have taken down Sarkodie’s contentious song “Try Me,” which was written in reaction to Yvonne Nelson’s charges in her autobiography.
The song, which was published on June 28, 2023, received a lot of criticism from Ghanaians, who charged the rapper with demeaning womanhood and “slut-shaming” the actress.
The actress asserted that Sarkodie pregnant her in 2010 and denied guilt in her autobiography, “I Am Not Yvonne Nelson.” She further disclosed how he drove her to a clinic for an abortion and then abandoned her there while she bled.
However, Sarkodie refuted Yvonne’s assertions and charged her of lying. She was playing the victim because the world listens to women more than men, he claimed, and it was her decision to abort the baby.
The song also criticised Yvonne for her promiscuity and history of several relationships.
Following concerns from various gender activists and online users, the song has since been removed from Spotify and Apple Music.
Esther Tawiah, one of them, pleaded with the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) to outlaw the song and hold Sarkodie accountable for demeaning womanhood.
She claimed that the song’s lyrics minimized Yvonne Nelson’s abortion-related suffering and lacked sympathy for her predicament. She said this during an interview with Natalie Fort on GHOne TV.
Twitter user @ShadrackAmonooC claimed that the song was taken down from streaming services because the beat was illegally copied by music producer MOG, joining other users in debating the most recent development.
An assertion that was backed up by user @flexkgermain.
On social media, a lot of individuals have also voiced their disgust with Sarkodie’s song and demanded an apology from him.
In regards to this latest development about Sarkodie’s Try Me, Yvonne Nelson has not yet spoken.
