{"id":66108,"date":"2023-05-11T23:46:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T23:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/11\/okyeame-kwame-expresses-confidence-in-winning-another-vgma-artiste-of-the-year-award-before-retirement\/"},"modified":"2023-05-11T23:46:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T23:46:50","slug":"okyeame-kwame-expresses-confidence-in-winning-another-vgma-artiste-of-the-year-award-before-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/11\/okyeame-kwame-expresses-confidence-in-winning-another-vgma-artiste-of-the-year-award-before-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Okyeame Kwame Expresses Confidence In Winning Another VGMA &#8216;Artiste Of The Year&#8217; Award Before Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"424\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Okyeame-Kwame-435x424-1.jpeg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Okyeame-Kwame-435x424\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Okyeame Kwame<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- A generated by theme --> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- end A --> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- A generated by theme --> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- end A --> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Ghanaian rapper Okyeame Kwame has expressed his confidence in winning another VGMA (Vodafone Ghana  Awards) \u2018Artiste of the Year\u2019 award before retiring from the music industry.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on \u2018Adwuma Adwuma with Osei Felicia\u2019 on Onua FM, the \u2018Rap Doctor\u2019 asserted that he has what it takes to win the prestigious award once again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will definitely win another Artiste of the Year award before I retire from the music industry just for my children and posterity\u2019s sake,\u201d Okyeame Kwame stated \u201cIt\u2019s not such a difficult feat, you only have to get hits, create an album or an ep, you can win with a single but it\u2019s advisable to submit an album which has at least 3 songs that are national hits, play more shows and more activations which can help you to become relevant\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rapper, who has won several VGMA awards in the past, including the \u2018Artiste of the Year award in 2009 recounted his experience during his era and how he won against hiplife duo, Praye.<br \/>\u201cDuring my time it was brutal, it was between myself and Praye. They had \u2018Angelina\u2019 and I had \u2018Wo So\u2019. We had each received 4 awards and the award to decided was the AOTY. It wasn\u2019t easy. \u00a0It was unbelievable and a great feeling,\u201d he recounted<\/p>\n<p>A quite knowledgeable Okyeame Kwame also shed light on the process for nominating and deciding who becomes VGMA Artiste of the Year by the Board and Academy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can win the popular votes but the Academy and Board may go against you and that could affect your chances of winning the ultimate because of the voting guidelines,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper\u2019s confidence in winning another \u2018Artiste of the Year award has sparked excitement among his fans, who are eagerly anticipating his next release.<\/p>\n<p><!-- relpost-thumb-wrapper --><!-- close relpost-thumb-wrapper --><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded\" id=\"like-post-wrapper-186753398-5603-645d47a6a7f5f\" data-src=\"https:\/\/widgets.wp.com\/likes\/#blog_id=186753398&amp;post_id=5603&amp;origin=www.onemuzikgh.com&amp;obj_id=186753398-5603-645d47a6a7f5f\" data-name=\"like-post-frame-186753398-5603-645d47a6a7f5f\" data-title=\"Like or Reblog\">\n<h3 class=\"sd-title\">Like this:<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"button\"><span>Like<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"loading\">Loading&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sd-text-color\"\/><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div class=\"banner\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1683848810_225_onemuzikgh_whatsapp.jpg\" alt=\"Banner Image\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1683848810_559_onemuzikgh_whatsapp.jpg\"  class=\" jetpack-lazy-image\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-fallback=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1683848810_225_onemuzikgh_whatsapp.jpg\" alt=\"Banner Image\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 --><\/p>\n<p> <!-- A generated by theme --> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- end A --> <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okyeame Kwame Ghanaian rapper Okyeame Kwame has expressed his confidence in winning another VGMA (Vodafone Ghana Awards) \u2018Artiste of the Year\u2019 award before retiring from the music industry. Speaking on \u2018Adwuma Adwuma with Osei Felicia\u2019 on Onua FM, the \u2018Rap Doctor\u2019 asserted that he has what it takes to win the prestigious award once again. 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