{"id":1189244,"date":"2022-08-24T16:48:13","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T16:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/24\/sarkodie-charged-me-25000-over-2-4-billion-old-cedis-for-just-a-feature-underground-rapper-fumes\/"},"modified":"2022-08-24T16:48:13","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T16:48:13","slug":"sarkodie-charged-me-25000-over-2-4-billion-old-cedis-for-just-a-feature-underground-rapper-fumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/24\/sarkodie-charged-me-25000-over-2-4-billion-old-cedis-for-just-a-feature-underground-rapper-fumes\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarkodie charged me $25,000 (over 2.4 billion old cedis) for just a feature \u2013 Underground rapper fumes \u00bb \u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_33\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The hefty fees that Sarkodie demands for song features have infuriated a Ghanaian musician from the underground scene.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The underground musician who bears the name ENE Yatt claims that Sarkodie charged him a staggering $25,000 (GHS 245,625.00), which is equivalent to about over 2.4 billion old cedis, for only a feature.<\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO:\u00a0Sarkodie has an upcoming project with Kanye West \u2013 Producer reveals<\/p>\n<p>ENE Yatt made the implication during an interview on Hitz FM that paying the money was not an issue for him; nonetheless, he did not comprehend why the man was charging a young musician such as himself that kind of money.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPaying this money is not the money but taking that money from an underground artist\u2026most artist do not know how to build relationships\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>ENE Yatt added that Sarkodie shouldn\u2019t be demanding so much from underground artists like himself when asked whether his Nigerian citizenship has anything to do with the price tag.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not that kind of artist to pay that amount for a feature. How much do we pay for video, promo etc, if we have to pay that amount for just a feature,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO:\u00a0He is proof that African artists are bringing the fire- BET pays homage to Sarkodie<\/p>\n<p>He also said that just because a song has Sarkodie does not guarantee that it would be successful. As a result, it was quite sad that he intended to \u201csteal\u201d so much money from them.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We spoke to his manager, Angeltown and Possigee and that was still the amount. Having Sarkodie on your song will give you the hype you need\u201d, he noted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>VIDEO BELOW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Chph98ajcEJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; &#8211; The hefty fees that Sarkodie demands for song features have infuriated a Ghanaian musician from the underground scene. The underground musician who bears the name ENE Yatt claims that Sarkodie charged him a staggering $25,000 (GHS 245,625.00), which is equivalent to about over 2.4 billion old cedis, for only a feature. 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