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.
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.
“Paying this money is not the money but taking that money from an underground artist…most artist do not know how to build relationships”.
ENE Yatt added that Sarkodie shouldn’t be demanding so much from underground artists like himself when asked whether his Nigerian citizenship has anything to do with the price tag.
“We 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,” he said.
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 “steal” so much money from them.
‘We 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”, he noted.
