{"id":435835,"date":"2017-11-10T10:30:39","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T10:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/11\/10\/edem-feels-hes-underrated-because-hes-from-volta-region\/"},"modified":"2017-11-10T10:30:39","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T10:30:39","slug":"edem-feels-hes-underrated-because-hes-from-volta-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/11\/10\/edem-feels-hes-underrated-because-hes-from-volta-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Edem feels he\u2019s underrated because he\u2019s from Volta region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ayigbe-Edem.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"> <\/aside>\n<p>Rapper Edem says his talent and creativity does not get the deserved recognition because he is from the Volta Region.<\/p>\n<p>He shared his sentiments with Lexis Bill on JOY FM during an interview.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cWe\u2019ve signed deals before where I was the least paid because I am from Volta Region and they pass comments\u00a0like \u2018your place is not big.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He mentioned that being a nation of Volta Region has had a negative effect on his career, and also the development of the region.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201c<em>I feel underrated, at a point I feel we are doing much more than we are credited for\u2026I\u2019ve been marginalised but it just doesn\u2019t get to me,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0stressed Edem. \u201c<em>Companies don\u2019t want to go to my Region.\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019ve never seen Mentor go to my Region to\u00a0do talent search, you\u2019ve never seen Stars of the Future\u00a0scout anybody in my Region.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He believes however that dialogue will go a long way in helping \u201c<em>people change their perception.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He also spoke about what he believes the people in Volta Region need.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cSo with this platform, Mr President, I want you to build a stadium in my Region. It\u2019s quite important when I go to Volta Region, I don\u2019t have a stadium for my people to play football so President\u00a0Akufo-Addo, my name is Edem I need you to build a stadium in my region,\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if (d.getElementById(id)) return;js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;js.src = \"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&appId=1136575713042949&version=v2.3\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><script>(function(d, s, id) {var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if (d.getElementById(id)) return;js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;js.src = \"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.6\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\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>Rapper Edem says his talent and creativity does not get the deserved recognition because he is from the Volta Region. 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