Ghanaians Don't Show so Much Support to Their Artistes - Reggie Rockstone
12 June 2020
By Eugene Brown
Veteran Ghanaian rapper, Reggie Rockstone has bemoaned the lack of support for Ghanaian music and arts i in their own country, saying their own people show so much apathy and lack of support towards them.
According to Reggie Rockstone, who is famously known as the ''grandpapa of Hiplife'' in Ghana, many Ghanaian music lovers tend not to appreciate their own music talents and rather hail Nigerian musicians over Ghanaian musicians.
Comparing Ghana to Nigeria, the veteran musician is of the view that Nigerians will do anything to support their artistes and help them grow, which to him is why they have huge followership worldwide.
''Ghanaians have adopted the Jesus syndrome a little bit too much...With Nigeria, Nigeria has a serious level of patriotism. Their level of patriotism is unrivaled. Look, let me give you an example.
A few years ago, if you spoke about Nigeria, it was about 419. It was synonymous with 419 but look at what Afro Beats did. It's done a PR job for them. Now, when you mention Nigeria, they're talking about Afro Beats...So, Ghanaians are what we call in New York; dick riders!...They're not gonna do for themselves but they wanna talk about the next person'', he stressed.
Reggie also believes Ghanaians demonstrate the biblical quote ''a prophet has no honor in his own country'' towards their artistes.
Reggie Rockstone, speaking in an interview with Nkonkonsa.com, called on Ghanaians to show a higher level of patriotism for Ghana's music industry by patronizing and pushing the brand and works of the country's musicians.
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