The Ghanaian rapper dives deep on his second album in two years, rhyming in Twi, and the key to his prosperity.


SARKODIE

BACK IN 2007, Sarkodie had a dream — and an issue. He needed to be an incredible rapper, however, his local tongue, Twi, was not a language many grasped, particularly outside his old neighborhood of Tema, Ghana. He wasn't going to be deflected. "I accepted that I had the option to take Twi someplace," he says. "That I had the option to push it and go past the shores of Ghana."




SARKODIE- JAMZ ALBUM

Sarkodie came up through the underground, and his fight abilities and rap-fire conveyance set him in a relentless vertical direction as he rhymed generally in Twi. He procured an out-of-control fan base across Africa, the U.K., and the U.S. — an accomplishment numerous African rappers have endeavored but neglected to accomplish — and even brought back home Best Worldwide Stream at the BET Grants in 2019. Simultaneously, Sarkodie, conceived Michael Owusu, likewise turned into an indispensable piece of a Ghanaian hip-bounce scene that is home to one of Africa's biggest programs of rappers, with specialists, for example, Kwesi Arthur, Dark Sheriff, Yaw Frock, and Medikal building cross-mainland hits.

As the years advanced, so did Sarkodie's capacities. His bars have become more cunning and thought of, brimming with acidic wit and ardent, genuine biographies. Sarkodie's last full-length exertion, 2021's No Strain, flaunted the rapper's tip-top lyricism while likewise pulling in age and landmass-crossing highlights from Oxlade, Giggs, Kwesi Arthur, Vic Mensa, and others.

Presently, he's back with another new album — JAMZ, which mixes African-enlivened hip-bounce, tropical Afropop, and lively amapiano. In front of the collection's Friday discharge, Moving Stone talked with Sarkodie about the new undertaking, his development as a craftsman, and his mysteries to his drawn-out progress.

Source: Rollingstone