Would Sarkodie have been bigger if he had signed a deal with a Record Label?

[@aframaco9491]

Ghanaians and their myopic take on issues!! Burna Boy, the comparison here, is the perfect example! Does Burna Boy look like an artiste whose creative output would be tampered with by ANYBODY??? Does Burna and his management (mother) look like people that a record label can short change?? There is no need for an artiste to be fearful of record labels if you truly know your craft and ability! Sarkodie and his fans are merely making excuses, Sarkodie's brand isn't appetising enough for global audiences for anyone to want to invest in him, and that is the long and short of the matter! Burna Boy is an entertaining recording and performing artiste with immense talent , superb artistry and saleable global appeal! The record labels Burna is signed on to, are just on board for a jolly good ride! 👊🏾🇳🇬👊🏾🇳🇬!!

[@victorcurtisvictor1372]

Factology

[@fesderi3933]

Fact, how viable is a local ghanaian rapper outside his comfort zone??? Too many consolation excuses just to feel cool.. there is huge difference between a local brand and an internationally recognize brand

[@Alterity365]

Slim, watching videos from different social media apps, u are getting a larger audience at the (northern regions and volta region ) even across Ghana.. i suggest you make the English language predominant in your editorials.

[@victorcurtisvictor1372]

Facts

[@innertee1885]

Thanks for the Breakdown D.J Slim

[@ISAACOWUSU-r7q]

Sarkodie is bigger already ❤❤❤

[@Alterity365]

you speak bitter truth too too much! raw, plain and unapoligetic conveyer of facts and truth .

[@PaulinaAdomako]

I always acquire knowledge nd wisdom whenever i listen to you, big ups ❤

[@BeReal-pg8dh]

What international super stardom does Sarkodie have?. She is talking as if he is Michael Jackson this is a twi artist from Ghana

[@BraAkwasii]

Wayɛ sɛ koterɛ bini no..wo ka nyansa sɛm aa na wo di gyimii ataa toɔ.he never demonized record labels.he was only opening people eyes about it and be careful signing those deals.even in some interviews he has said it’s good for some as everyone agrees record labels have their advantages and disadvantages

[@Arena360HQ]

You’ve really made a point on your explanation

[@princemusic5069]

King Sark forever and ever ever more ❤️👑

[@BeReal-pg8dh]

Kwaku Skim am glad you understand that the music business now is record label. When Blacko and Snap issues came up I supported Blacko from day one cus I knew he was doing the right thing for himself when he signed that distribution deal with empire, and that is all Blacko has with empire a distribution deal. Blacko is on his own Record label RBA when it comes to empire all he has with them is a distribution deal. Snap shouldn't have vexed and taken him to court he should have just said let's see how both of us can benefit from this point That's it because that move the boy made was right

[@lilrichiegh8428]

The Highest 🐐

[@nupc717]

it is also about style and potential of music for what sarkodie does, indie is the best route

[@lilrichiegh8428]

Landlord 🐐👑

[@emceytiller]

Gh artist are that ones that really needs a record label cah we don’t have the numbers as country to be fair and yet industry doesn’t teach all of these things. Big ups DJ SLIM 👏.

[@sphinx2476]

Ghana 🇬🇭 the world will gradually see how jealousy and envy filled your hearts. Very dangerous mindset

[@animalfunfacts247]

The way Ghanaians speak Twi on their media platforms, you would think that it is the only language spoken in Ghana not knowing that there are many languages spoken over there.

[@BeReal-pg8dh]

Sarkodie's limit is the Ghanaian market. I saw him performing in Memphis TN with his Twi rap with people looking at him like what?. If he wants to break barriers he has to drop the twi

[@nanayaw2402]

Big ups slim you dey try . But I watch aah say you go come share your view on that list them do for the best rappers of all time in Ghana

[@KADsMovieRecapTv]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@software93]

I think sarkodie is talking about record labels for rap music not music in general, just as you said ivory coast was rapping on the cypher but no one cared, let’s imagine if that rapper is signed to Atlantic, would he be on the same level as burner boy

[@nicodemusamoako7873]

Cages🤣🤣🤣

[@kwekusarpei6608]

Diamond platinumz is one of the powerful artist in Africa. Has Ghana or Nigeria booked him for show???? 20:11 Lame Talk

[@youorme2250]

Afronation is a Nigerian organization and diamond platinum has been booked in almost every afronation shows. You are on KZbin, you can as well search for diamond platinum performing in Nigeria.

[@The-Neutral]

Why are we comparing a singer to a rapper to begin with? If rappers could blow like burna etc nigeria would have aligned rappers to take over long time ago. Have we asked ourselves why they are not doing it? Because it is hard for rappers to penetrate. Anyone can dance to burna without understanding the lyrics because it's a melody dance feeling song. But with a rapper, and especially African, u want to hear and understand the bars etc. So why would the world ignore Kendrick? Jayz drake etc and come listen to sarkodie etc? They already have the rappers. What they do not have is afrobeats that's why afrobeatz artist are crossing over. So this whole comparison with sarkodie doesn't make any sense. If anything it should be the shatta, stone, king promise, kidi, camido gyakie etc

[@ekenesamuel9004]

But the rapper was calling names of singers on Brag 😂

[@richkid-j9l]

​@ekenesamuel9004 he called them to talk about how long he has been in hear..there was no rapper to be used cos am not sure u can list abt 5 rappers who have been in the game for so long like sark has been n is relevant

[@ekenesamuel9004]

@@richkid-j9l Manifest is not rapper? Medikal is not a rapper but no! He needed to call the Nigerian singers for clout 😂. MI Olamide Vector Falz Ice Prince These are Nigerian rappers with Grammy nominations, Bet Award, etc, why not brag with them 😂. Funny people 😅

[@alvincarter8727]

⁠@@ekenesamuel9004sark chasing clout,funny

[@felixokyere6432]

​@@ekenesamuel9004its obvious King Sark is giving you headache. You will die oo Oga😂😂😂

[@kwekusarpei6608]

Sarkodie have a Distribution deal with Sony….. Just Distribution…

[@alexbanj7a7bc]

*Talent* my brother, talent is the very important thing here. If the said individual is really talented, yes he could have been bigger. But the 'talent' of that individual is very basic really, you know, just Ghana level, I mean just Ghana. The basic 'talent' that this individual we are talking about possesses is not the sort of talent that could make anyone bigger on the scale you imagined. It's more like pseudo-talent really, you know the type of 'talent' that is not capable of doing anything original/unique interesting enough to attract that big record label, no way near at all my friend. It's basically a 'talent' cosplaying American hip-hop/rap artistes. You know, more like a tribute act to those American rappers. So yeah, that's the crux of the matter.

[@felixokyere6432]

Yet he is known in Nigeria even more than your Nigerian rappers.

[@alexbanj7a7bc]

@@felixokyere6432 Is he now? If your facts-free assertion makes you feel good, who am I to try butt in and interrupt your fun? Please, by all means, enjoy it, Felix.

[@fesderi3933]

​@@felixokyere6432lol did you watch sarkodie in Lagos nightclub few months ago,the guy was like an upcoming,even blackbonez will get more reaction

[@godwinadufu5353]

Let's just look at the things he has done without a label, he probably might be the biggest in Africa if he had a label like burnaboy

[@Itskelvinking]

This is not a record label Rap right now can’t do it so just forget the label matter

[@yaolandon]

Facts😅

[@innertee1885]

Lyrical Joe would be a Super Star if he gets a Record Label with the right deal because he is an amazing Rapper who raps in English

[@ekenesamuel9004]

Why are Ghanaians skipping artists like Black Sheriff, Stoneboy, King Promise and the rest signed to record label. Anybody comparing themselves with the big 3 is just giving themselves headaches.

[@ThorskyQuarm-dl6on]

King Sark had the numbers in the beginning, sold indigo O2 before burnaboy that is y

[@ekenesamuel9004]

@@ThorskyQuarm-dl6on 🇳🇬Nigerian OGs like 2face and D'banj sold it before him and they're not bragging.

[@hyacinthigwe3555]

@@ThorskyQuarm-dl6onselling indigo O2 with bunch of Ghana audience. Keep deceiving yourself man. Sark is just an ordinary rapper, and nothing impressive about him. He’s only king in Ghana and Ghana audiences outside, nothing more nothing less. So stop the fan fooling. Konvik Music is a small label, check their track record. No African Artist tangible in it, only few American artists that doesn’t really require any massive investment to make it in the American music market. So you sark followers should stop saying he rejected a record label deal. Cos no big label would have come for him. He was selling twi music and no sensible investor would put in their resources on him. Get this simple facts in you all heads. Always saying, BET this BET that, nothing more. Show working, no be by mouth. If wishes were horses beggars will ride. Get this in your head, and stop lamenting, guys. Dey play!!

[@felixokyere6432]

​@@hyacinthigwe3555King Sark is really giving you a headache. You will die oo Oga😂😂😂

[@ikerhunmwunsee5187]

@@ekenesamuel9004 leave this people why una they talk to them , people that speak without facts thats. always speaking twi to keep lieing to their people. 2face and dbanj and the rest did alot in their day them done enter house allow the younger ones take over but these people keep shouting sarkodie as if we dont have 2face and the others sell the same indigo years ago

[@WONDERBERKOH]

You know sark never said record label is bad if we compare his view on that interview and his verse on Hennessy, there's no way you will say he was rubbishing it

[@emekaikem3354]

Please try to speak English or is your channel for Ghanaians only???

[@mohAppiAH]

What's your nationality?? If you are a Ghanaian, I'll tell you to love your language.

[@SadatJnr]

@@mohAppiAHnot every Ghanaian understand the twi

[@fesderi3933]

Yeye fawos always giving consolation excuses ,how viable is sarkodie twi rap outside ghana,you think record labels just throw money to any local champions in the world, some of your local champions are signed to labels ,what is holding them down in Ghana ,why are they not yet known globally ... If you don't do music that cut across,no one will know your work outside your comfort zone

[@HOTNONSTOP]

But Sarkodie never talk anything bad about record label.

[@animalfunfacts247]

When he said they behave like fraudsters, what was he insinuating?

[@Mohammed_Lamar]

Akwaa wei y3 hypocrite, you turn paa nie 😂😂

[@manuelbest6149]

Wey rnglish that? Would Sark have been? For real????

[@boamahmishack9235]

Try to speak English for some of us to understand too.....

[@ikerhunmwunsee5187]

the point is not for him to make u understand his point is to keep lieing to his people lol , so them go feel good about themselves . ask yourself why all these conversation came up. na burna boy last concert cause all these hypertension oh lol

[@saeedsuraka4488]

Forget master your A artist are lazy .your talent or craft will sell you internationally that will bring those big endorsement people have change thier style to fit the new eco system .the pampering is to much from you guys tell them person the truth he needs to work hard they are local champions you said it your self he is only recognized in Africa. Even burna boy today change or added little yo his craft.sarkodie was scared because Ghanaians love to see thier own fail.And remember if he has signed with Akon by then much will be expected.

[@mohAppiAH]

Please, don't worry about him. It's his decision....

[@wimdwalker7478]

Oga burna boy is not on a record label he owns his own record label spaceship entertainment just like sarkodie-has sarcesse music ok. My people perish because we lack knowledge ok in all u do make ur reasearch well.

[@innertee1885]

Personally i think Sark is doing well even as an independent Artist. Being relevant more than a decade in the industry is no child's play. It's liky Sark would have been much bigger than Burna but then would have been just relevant for the first 5 years and afterwards he wouldn't have been that relevant. Like the likes of Wiz Khalifs, T-Pain, Soulja boy, Bow wow...few to mention. Michael Jackson even warned the Public about Record Labels. We all know how it went between him & Sony

[@alvincarter8727]

Did Sark rubbish record labels Gyimii saa That’s Ghana man for you

[@joshuaekama6040]

Oga da speak English na all this bia bia wa you da speak make ghana music da only your contory

[@Rhino6]

They speak their language when they want to hide information from non Ghanians. Yeye dey smell.

[@bebebannerman7201]

Slim is inconsistent

[@akwesiadjeiadjapong3314]

Slim at the end of the day you end up saying the same thing by saying you need a lawyer to help you when signing such deals. sometimes you people should think outside the box….aaaabaa…you are now an alternative to Kwadwo Sheldon and some of us don’t want to follow trends but follow people who know more in this culture so please study your craft and grow it well…

[@djsliming]

I present not just my views but alternative views as well . Hope you get to understand this .

[@ValentineUgochukwu]

Big fresh guy like this can't speak English? Reason why Ghana songs and movies never leaves the shores of Ghana. Fellow Nigerians here it's time for to go home, it's getting late.

[@hyacinthigwe3555]

You Ghanaians are very funny set of people. Mediocrity is just very high. For failure, there’s every excuse for it. No big record label came for him, he’s just capping. He did not have the music that the big record label would want to put there money on. So he should stop capping. You can’t discourage people or express displeasure on something you never know or experience. He should ok with what he has, the local twi rapper, to the Ghana 🇬🇭 audience. He can’t be measured with the Nigerian musicians. Nigeria music artists are taking the bag and living the life. Ghana will explain taya. DJ Slim pls save your saliva man. Stop explaining. Don’t give excuses for failure.

[@The-Neutral]

They came but the deal wasn't beneficial to him. U talk about Nigeria but all the artist are singers. If rap was that penetrating as afrobeatz, I bet nigeria would have done it long ago. Why haven't they? If it's easy, allow your rappers to do what sarkodie has done in africa in terms of rap and let's see

[@YowomeKumasi]

Research before you talk. Is Konvict Muzik that tried signing Sark a small label?

[@afolabifatusin7211]

​@@The-Neutralallow your rappers to try do what sarkodie has done in africa if it is easy?????? I give up. Was rap forced on sarkodie? Your singers who are into afrobeat or jamaican stuffs, are they successful if it were also easy? People choose what they think they are good at and they face the consequences. Sarkodie must maintain his lane and not begin to drag people doing other genres into his narration

[@The-Neutral]

@afolabifatusin7211 u missed my point. Sarkodie never dragged anyone. The reference to Burna and them was just about his longevity and nothing else. If u wanna make an argument, at least be factual. Fact is he remains the most decorated rapper in africa. Until any rapper is able to dethrone him, it is what it is. Our singers are not successful because we don't have the system in place to properly market them. Look, when it comes to talent, ghana has a lot of talent. The genre itself began from here. It's our system and the lack of finance that has crippled our industry and our ability to crossover.

[@afolabifatusin7211]

@@The-Neutral what genre begins from where?

[@WONDERBERKOH]

You know sark never said record label is bad if we compare his view on that interview and his verse on Hennessy, there's no way you will say he was rubbishing it

[@alvincarter8727]

Did Sark rubbish record labels Gyimii saa That’s Ghana man for you