Sarkodie clarifies, “My ‘Brag’ song was not to ‘jab’ Davido, Wizkid, Asake, and Blacko”
In to rumours that he disparaged Nigerian music icons Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy, and Asake in his most recent hip-hop song, “Brag,” renowned Ghanaian rapper Michael Owusu Addo, better known by his stage name Sarkodie, has responded.
Speaking about his objectives in an interview with VoxAfrica, the “Otan” hitmaker stated that his songs were not intended to belittle these musicians.
Sarkodie declared in his song “Brag” that he was at the top of his game and had already established his own reputation in the rap industry before Davido and Wizkid became well-known.
He went on to assert that, compared to Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole, he is superior to all other African artists.
The multi-award winning rapper revealed in an interview with VoxAfrica that his lyrics were merely allusions to his career highlights and stories about his history.
He also revealed that, since these artists are not rappers, he would never “jab” them. Sarkodie says he likes the trend and energy because it is “great PR,” even though the rumours are unfounded.
“I don’t understand what is going on but I just love it. It is great PR, you cannot even pay for this. I am just talking to rappers about how long I have been there. It is just references of how long I have been there, it’s not throwing jabs at anybody.
“These are amazing and incredible artistes…to be very honest, I wouldn’t like to even clear this because I like the energy that is going on, it’s not true but I’m loving it,” he said.