{"id":417931,"date":"2017-09-13T16:00:20","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T16:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/13\/im-still-the-best-in-ghana-because-im-focused-sarkodie\/"},"modified":"2017-09-13T16:00:20","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T16:00:20","slug":"im-still-the-best-in-ghana-because-im-focused-sarkodie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/13\/im-still-the-best-in-ghana-because-im-focused-sarkodie\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m still the best in Ghana because I&#8217;m focused &#8211; Sarkodie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Wednesday, 13 September 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-09-13<\/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\/62087316.295.jpg\" alt=\"Hipe6\" title=\"Hipe6\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Hip Pop artiste, Sarkodie<\/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\/1505318420_908_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Michael Owusu Addo, known by his stage name as Sarkodie, has disclosed that he\u2019s still the best in the country because of how focused he is in life. <\/p>\n<p>According to him, his exceptional music style and not following the trends of other musicians in the country makes him different thereby making Ghanaians consider him as the best which he also feels he is.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that he has achieved a remarkable level of consistency in the music industry due to his state of mind stressing that he does not accept defeat easily because he&#8217;s not the type who gives up easily on issues especially when confronted with challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with George Quaye on GhOne TV, Sarkodie said his big heart is able to accommodate any negative comment and is not interrupted with what people say about him.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Growth is very necessary to pay attention to, that&#8217;s why each year I bring something new and don\u2019t recreate what I have already done.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018My manager will attest to you that, I wasn\u2019t even ready to get a Range Rover because I am very serious with my money, I think about the future and not the present,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>Sarkodie has fulfilled his promise by releasing his highly publicised 5th studio album titled &#8220;Highest&#8221; and it is getting massive airplay.<\/p>\n<p>The classic album, which according to Sarkodie, is his &#8216;state of mind&#8217;, is a collaborative project with fellow musician Jayso.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-track album (15 songs, 3 interludes and a bonus track) was released at exactly 12am on Friday, September 8 on the popular online store, iTunes.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Sarkodie latest hit &#8216;Overdose&#8217; here:<\/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><!-- uploaded by: 65 updated by: 65 --><\/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 Wednesday, 13 September 2017 Source: www.ghanaweb.com 2017-09-13 Hip Pop artiste, Sarkodie &#13; Michael Owusu Addo, known by his stage name as Sarkodie, has disclosed that he\u2019s still the best in the country because of how focused he is in life. 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