Sarkodie’s ‘No Pressure’ album ironically seems to be giving so much pressure on streaming platforms as Apple Music has named it the album of the month.
Sarkodie who was very much pleased shared the news on his Twitter page where he posted a video from Apple Music which showed that his latest album has been named the ‘Album of the Month’.
Well, this doesn’t come as much of a surprise to many because, ever since the release of the ‘No Pressure’ album, it has been topping charts not only in Ghana, but globally. The album recently made its way to the European top 200 albums and also had over six million streams just a week after its release. On Audiomack, it has over twenty million streams.
Following this feat, Sarkodie is now trending when it comes to the music section on Twitter as over 20,000 people are tweeting about him. Tweeps continue to tout him as the ‘King of rap’ music in Africa.
Some have also congratulated him on this achievement. According to them, it only takes hard work and such good music to reach this far. Some reactions to Sarkodie’s post:
Speaking of not being pressured, Sarkodie in a recent interview revealed that he will not be forced to compose any song targeted at criticizing the current political administration.
The ‘Happy Day’ hitmaker directed critics to enjoy his old tracks that sought to put the system on its toes.
His comments come on the back of a section of claims that his affiliation with the Akufo-Addo led administration has prevented him from highlighting the plight of citizens now through his music.
Reacting to this, the 2012 BET International Act said:
“I feel no pressure at all, and I think that is why in a way, we are still stuck. Conversations around Ghana always end up being political and makes you not want to speak about stuff. But I think if I’m moved, I’ll want to speak about it.
“The songs I did were not for NDC, it was for governance. But then, I know political ears hear things differently, they will always want to twist it around. I know those tricks, and I’m not going to fall for it. You are not going to push me to do it because you want me to do it. All the songs I did about governance are still relevant now. So, if you want me to do any song, play ‘The Masses”.
Sarkodie further reiterated that his aim for composing songs like ‘The Masses’, ‘Dumsor’, ‘Inflation’ was not for popularity but to resound the pertinent issues that needed urgent attention from the government.
“I didn’t do the song for clout; I don’t record those songs because I want to trend. It’s a serious issue. If I have to speak about something, I will attack it, maybe in a different way. Imagine me going to talk about what I said on ‘The Masses’; it’s the same thing.
“I said almost everything that everyone is speaking about now so radio stations can still play that song. So, if I say ‘oman panyin’, you can’t say it’s [Mahama] exactly. I find it interesting why people can’t go back and listen to the music and see if I was saying Mahama or NDC. I never said that. I said to governance, and it’s still relevant now”.
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