Sarkodie Extols Amakye Dede, Brags About Being The Legend's First-Ever Collaborator

Sarkodie Extols Amakye Dede, Brags About Being The Legend's First-Ever Collaborator

  • Sarkodie is well on his way to becoming one of Ghana's most influential musicmakers
  • The rapper's guest contribution to Amakye Dede's new song, Been A Fool For You, has set him further away from his colleagues
  • Sarkodie hailed the highlife legend for the honour and bragged about his new feat

Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie invited legendary highlife musician Amakye Dede as a special guest to his Rapperholic Exhibition on December 12, 2023.

The exhibition brought together some high-end Ghanaian personalities to witness the duo perform their collaboration for the first time.

Sarkodie in a new post online, relived the special moment with the legend and heaped praises on him for his remarkable strides in the music industry.

Sarkodie and Amakye Dede
Sarkodie brags about being the first artiste to be featured by the legendary Amakye Dede Photo source: Instagram/BoatengAmeyaw, Instagram/Sarkodie
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Sarkodie brags about being the first artiste to collaborate with Amakye Dede

According to Sarkodie, whose guest verse on Been A Fool For You makes him the first ever artiste to be featured by Amakye Dede, working with the legend is a great honour.

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In his post online, he admitted that he began listening to Amakye Dede as a toddler and considers him to be a generational icon.

When they performed their new song at the exhibition, the most decorated African rapper of all time confessed that he wished his catalogue would be as evergreen as Amakye Dede.

Netizens were touched by Sarkodie's reverence towards the veteran high-life artiste and shared in his joy as he talked about being Amakye Dede's first-ever collaborator.

Netizens react to Sarkodie's new feat with Amakye Dede

YEN.com.gh gathered a few reactions from netizens as they heaped praises on Sarkodie and talked about his contribution to Amakye Dede's new song.

@_Luxury007 said:

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It's surprising news to me that our living legend @amakyedede_ has never collaborated throughout his entire career

@BoyMariNog remarked:

More respect to you Sarkodie… collaborating with Serious!!!!!!! Proves your intelligence in the music profession…

@endclem added:

Such a beautiful and full-circle moment!

Sarkodie surprises young students at his exhibition

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported Sarkodie had gone out of his way to surprise some young pupils who visited his Rapperholic Exhibition.

The rapper said he was home when he got a call about the arrival of the students and felt compelled to give them a guided tour through his legacy on display at the exhibition.

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Peter Ansah (Entertainment Editor) Ansah Peter is an entertainment editor at YEN.com.gh. He studied Development Planning at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, graduating in 2018. His professional career in entertainment journalism dates eight years back as a showbiz and arts blogger for the now-defunct motionhypegh.net, continuing to Muse Media Networks, acting as the editorial manager for the network's flagship multimedia platforms. He has also managed several PR roles with top clients, including Afro Nation Ghana and Morgan Heritage. You can reach him at peter.ansah@yen.com.gh