“Musicians need policies to secure our future” Sarkodie pokes Pres. Mahama

• Posted on October 29, 2012October 29, 2012
• by Nana Kwesi Coomson
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The year 2012 seems to be holding enormous awards for Ghana’s Best rapper, Sarkodie. The 24 year old ‘Rapperholic’ has been applauded by the Government of Ghana with the ‘Best Youth Acheiver’ award in the MUSIC department. He won alongside Ghana’s super songstress, Rebecca Acheampong (Becca).

Performing at the night of the awards, Sarkodie took to his spoken voice to address the dignitaries present at the event of which the first gentleman of Ghana, President Mahama chaired. To him, traveling around the world has opened his eyes wide on the policies that caress his colleague musicians abroad. Performing his hit song ‘Sherifa’ and other songs on the Rapperholic Album, he posited that, there should be policies to feed musicians even when their songs are no more on the ‘hit lists’. He added that his yet to be born children should be able to get 3 square meals from the songs he has smooched the night clubs and parties with. “All these boil down to policies the government will put in place to support the Act”, he explianed.

The expression on his face portrayed how he had harboured this in him for a long time and awaiting the chance to speak it out. Not ending there, he rapped his lines in the ‘Pizza and Burger’ song which mainly addresses the ills of society. President Mahama could not have any other means of showing how he had been poked than applaud him.

www.233times.net congratulates Sarkodie on another award and wishes him another win at the Channel O MTV Awards.

Author: Nana Kwesi Coomson (www.233times.net)