{"id":772129,"date":"2019-12-27T09:07:34","date_gmt":"2019-12-27T09:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/27\/sarkodie-explains-why-he-refused-to-feature-akwaboah-on-black-love-album-akwaoboah\/"},"modified":"2019-12-27T09:07:34","modified_gmt":"2019-12-27T09:07:34","slug":"sarkodie-explains-why-he-refused-to-feature-akwaboah-on-black-love-album-akwaoboah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/27\/sarkodie-explains-why-he-refused-to-feature-akwaboah-on-black-love-album-akwaoboah\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarkodie explains why he refused to feature Akwaboah on Black Love Album Akwaoboah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Rapper Sarkodie has not yet released his Black Love Album but has notched high marks of applause.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The album, which features a collection of stars both local and international, is the first time Sarkodie has grouped several artists on his album.<\/p>\n<p><strong>However one notable absentee is Akwaboah, his<br \/>\nformer signee who is considered the best songwriter of his generation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped\">\n<ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"108776\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.ghgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/akwaboah.jpg?fit=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ghgossip.com\/?attachment_id=108776\" class=\"wp-image-108776 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/akwaboah.jpg\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1577437654_164_akwaboah.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"108776\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.ghgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/akwaboah.jpg?fit=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ghgossip.com\/?attachment_id=108776\" class=\"wp-image-108776\"   data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Akwaboah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In an interview with Andy Dosty, Sarkodie explained that he<br \/>\nneeds his former signees (Akwaboah and Strongman) as much as they need him to<br \/>\nsquash rumours that his relationship with them has declined since they left his<br \/>\nSarkCess record label.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are certain songs, even if I write, I just send it to<br \/>\nAkwaboah, he will touch it up and change certain things. So, that relationship<br \/>\nwould never go because it\u2019s more musical than just business.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped\">\n<ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"108791\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.ghgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/akwaboah-and-sark-1.jpg?fit=260%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ghgossip.com\/?attachment_id=108791\" class=\"wp-image-108791 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/akwaboah-and-sark-1.jpg\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1577437654_897_akwaboah-and-sark-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"108791\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.ghgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/akwaboah-and-sark-1.jpg?fit=260%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ghgossip.com\/?attachment_id=108791\" class=\"wp-image-108791\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Akwanoah and Sarkodie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe decided that Akwaboah does his stuff so that he can feel<br \/>\nfree to do whatever he wants. He doesn\u2019t have to wait on my timing or the<br \/>\nlabel\u2019s to do what he wants,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rapper Sarkodie has not yet released his Black Love Album but has notched high marks of applause. The album, which features a collection of stars both local and international, is the first time Sarkodie has grouped several artists on his album. 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