I virtually handed it on – Sarkodie on Bob Marley collaboration

Following a dialog with Bob Marley’s workforce, the Sarkcess Music boss disclosed that he virtually handed it on.

In response to the ‘Landlord’ hitmaker, he was exhausting on himself, considering that he was not the correct individual for the Bob Marley collaboration, however his supervisor advised him that it was alternative.

“Once we had the e-mail, I virtually handed it on, simply out of respect. I felt that I used to be unfit to put my vocals subsequent to the legend. I used to be actually exhausting on myself and my supervisor was like it is a massive alternative however as a result of the artiste aspect of me is considering extra concerning the artwork and never the chance so I didn’t even hearken to something. I simply felt I’m not the correct individual to put my vocals subsequent to the legend,” he disclosed.

He nonetheless added that he checked out it from the artiste’s aspect of him and never the chance however rapidly had a change of thoughts when he listened to the unique vocals of Bob Marley within the studio, a second he calls “religious.”

“Then, they despatched the report and we opened his vocals and that is his actual vocals when he recorded it and I used to be listening to that within the studio, I captured it on digicam as a result of it was very religious at that second,” he added.

He additionally revealed that he needed to report 4 variations earlier than selecting the correct one as a result of he felt the message in his lyrics needed to be worthy of the legend.

“I believe I did like 4 verses and I had to decide on the correct one. All the things I say, I’m like, I’m saying subsequent to Bob Marley, it seems like me and him within the sales space. Like you possibly can’t…there are few those that get me like that after I work with them, the person that impressed me to rap, Obrafuor, he’s a rapper, he’s by no means cursed, he’s by no means used profanity, and he was catering to the youth, I didn’t understand how he was ready to do this. I attempted it however the brand new era its exhausting to love maintain it too censored, you wanna say stuff that you just really feel,” he concluded.

The brand new model of ‘Stir It Up’ from Bob Mailey and The Wailers that includes Sarkodie is formally out on Friday, January 20, 2023, and obtainable on streaming platforms.

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