3 Interesting Facts About Sarkodie That You Did Not Know

By Naliaka Kitui

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Sarkodie is among the most successful artistes in Ghana. However, very little is known about him to the public regarding his personal and family life. Recently, he shared some of his secrets with the public, as listed below.

Sarkodie Reveals His Greatest Achievement

He is a loner:

Many people tend to misinterpret this personality as stinginess. While speaking about his family background and music history on Pure FM, he said, “I am a loner, you know. I was always alone. So going through that phase, the only way to let out was through writing. I wrote songs I had in my head then I heard Ghana rap… amongst my peers. I didn’t have any peer who was rapping around me. I was the only one who started rapping at Achimota Preparatory.”

He sold yam on the Streets.

While being interviewed by Hammer Nti on Pure FM, Sarkodie indicated that he used to hawk yam when he was a boy. “I hawked yam. I did it at Chantan, Mile 7.” Michael Owusu Addo, known as Sarkodie, has several awards to his name, including the Vodafone Ghana Music Award for Artiste of the Decade. He also won the first Best International Flow artist award category at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Award.

Sarkodie pays courtesy visit to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II

‘Can’t Let You Go’ video and the wedding was purely coincidental

Sarkodie hinted that using his wedding as visuals for his hit song ‘Can’t Let You Go’ was noy in his plans. Even so, it was perfect timing for both the wedding and the release of the song. 

“I think it all happened at the same right time. So I had the music I didn’t know I was going to use that for the video. Then as soon as that time came, I was like, it’s just the perfect time. The music depicts the mood. What I was talking about suits the message as in having a wedding and getting that on tape. So I just had to choose that song, and it worked magic, perfectly.