{"id":417351,"date":"2017-09-12T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T06:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/12\/when-sarkodie-took-a-swipe-at-bisa-kdei-on-highest-album\/"},"modified":"2017-09-12T06:00:29","modified_gmt":"2017-09-12T06:00:29","slug":"when-sarkodie-took-a-swipe-at-bisa-kdei-on-highest-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/12\/when-sarkodie-took-a-swipe-at-bisa-kdei-on-highest-album\/","title":{"rendered":"When Sarkodie took a swipe at Bisa Kdei on &#8216;Highest&#8217; album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Tuesday, 12 September 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>entertainmentgh.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-09-12<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/51010417.295.jpg\" alt=\"Sark Overdose\" title=\"Sark Overdose\" width=\"295\" height=\"176\" \/><span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Sarkodie, on the Jesse Jagz-featured song, \u2018Overdose\u2019 took a swipe at highlife artist, Bisa KDei<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385179598\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385179598\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1505196029_577_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">It\u2019s a normal phenomenon for rappers to make reference to happenings, history, fiction and clear-cut imaginations and it is also acceptable for rappers to use their fellow artists to make a point in their songs, whether it rubs them off the bad way or not \u2013 www.entertainmentgh.com can state!<\/p>\n<p>Sarkodie, on the Jesse Jagz-featured song, \u2018Overdose\u2019 took a swipe at highlife artist, Bisa KDei and his 2015 hit song, \u2018Brother Brother\u2018.<\/p>\n<p>The line in the song that got music lovers scratching their heads is this;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cComparing these lightweight rappers to Sarkodie is like comparing Daddy Lumba\u2019s \u2018Aben Wo Ha\u2019 to Bisa KDei\u2019s \u2018Brother Brother\u2019 (Translated).<\/p>\n<p>The comparison of lightweight rappers to Bisa\u2019s hit song is a clear denigration of the effort of the highlife artist and his 2015 banger, which won him some critical acclaim \u2013 www.entertainmentgh.com is guessing!<\/p>\n<p>Again, of all highlife songs , why did Sarkodie choose to pick on \u2018Brother Brother\u2019 in making such a profound comparison to the legendary Daddy Lumba?<\/p>\n<p>But wait, is Sarkodie right in saying, one cannot compare Daddy Lumba\u2019s 2208 hit song, \u2018Aben Wo Ha\u2019  to Bisa\u2019s \u2018Brother Brother\u2019?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9YA17_UHz1s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s analyze;<\/p>\n<p>In 2008, Lumba released one of the biggest records ever in Ghanaian music history. The song, \u2018Aben Wo Ha\u2019 generated the biggest buzz during that period, with calls for it to be banned due to its lewd lyrics. It received inestimable airplay across the county and won the artist the \u2018Highlife Artist of the Year\u2019 and \u2018Overall Artist of the Year\u2019 in the maiden edition of the Ghana Music Awards. It is on record to be one of the biggest records sold by the artist, which was on the album, with the same title.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/25gWNvrRDPU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In 2015, Bisa KDei released a banging tune, \u2018Brother Brother\u2019 \u2013 which was a follow-up to his hit song, \u2018Mansa\u2019. At the time, Bisa, was the only highlife artist to have back-t0-back hit songs. It received widespread airplay and popularity and aided the artist to bag several awards at the VGMA.<\/p>\n<p><b>Verdict:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>www.entertainmentgh.com believes Sarkodie spoke the truth: \u2018Aben Wo Ha\u2019 was way bigger than \u2018Brother Brother\u2019 but, he could have chosen another song as reference, considering how \u2018Brother Brother\u2019 performed on the market.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L3BO-2b8IdQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 49 updated by: 49 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment of Tuesday, 12 September 2017 Source: entertainmentgh.com 2017-09-12 play videoSarkodie, on the Jesse Jagz-featured song, \u2018Overdose\u2019 took a swipe at highlife artist, Bisa KDei &#13; 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