Sarkodie Vs. M.anifest: Who is The King of Ghana Rap?

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By Naliaka Kitui

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The lyrical war between two of Ghana's best rappers, Sarkodie and M.Anifest has seen fans debating to decide who the king of rap in Ghana is. While popular opinion has it that Sarkodie is the best rapper in Ghana, M.Anifest’s fans quite hold a diverse opinion. This article will be looking at how these two legendary artistes compare against each other. 

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Awards and Nominations

Known to his fans as the GOAT of Ghana rap, M.Anifest has received several awards and nominations.  The most recent awards that the artiste has won are; Best artiste in African Hip Hop award (AFRIMA 2018), Midem Best Artist (2017) - International Midem Awards, France, and Best Rapper of the Year (2017) - Ghana Music Awards, to mention but a few.

On the other hand, Sarkodie’s music has earned him a good number of awards including the Vodafone Ghana Music Award for "Artiste of the Decade." In 2019, he was proclaimed the first winner of BET's Best International Flow artists at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards. Recently, Sarkodie has bagged numerous awards in different music award shows including the Best Rap Performance in the 2021 3Music Awards. 

Albums
Sarkodie began his official music career in 2009 and since then he has released several albums and singles. His albums are listed below; 

•    2009: Makye
•    2012: Rapperholic
•    2014: Sarkology
•    2017: Highest
•    2019: Black Love
•    2021: No pressure

M.Anifest officially began his music career in 2007, and he has been able to release the below six studio albums;

•    2007: Manifestations 
•    2009: The Birds and the Beats 
•    2011: Immigrant Chronicles: Coming to America 
•    2013: Apae: the price of free EP 
•    2016: Nowhere Cool 
•    2019: The Gamble EP 

YouTube Subscriptions 

When it comes to online streams, the two rappers have Youtube channels, an online platform where they upload most of their music. Sarkodie has about 768k subscribers while M.Anifest on the other hand has 60.1K subscribers.

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Social Media Followers

Musicians use social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter to introduce and advertise their music to their fans. Sarkodie has 4.5M followers on Instagram and 4.5M followers on Twitter, and M.Anifest has 501k and 1.8m followers, respectively.

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