The Founder of the Guinness Ghana DJ Awards, Merqury Quaye, has expressed his displeasure about a comment made by Kojo Manuel, one of the award winners of this year’s edition.
Kojo Manuel had complained about the joint award he received for the Best MC/Hypeman category, stating that he believed he was the sole winner of that slot.
Kojo, a radio presenter at YFM in Accra, was adjudged the Best MC/Hypeman of the Year at the 2024 Ghana DJ Awards held at the Palms Convention Centre in Accra, Ghana on Saturday, November 9, 2024, alongside MC Portfolio.
“I don’t believe there’s anything like a tie. I don’t think Ghana would have an election and say the NPP and NDC won. I never understand the notion behind the tie and I haven’t had any official statement from the Ghana DJ Awards on why that happened.
“Everybody knows the work I’ve done the year under review so I don’t know what you’re comparing it to. Unfortunately, we’ve got to a point where you win an award and you have to explain yourself.”
Kojo Manuel
Responding to Kojo’s comments, the Founder of the Guinness Ghana DJ Awards, Merqury Quaye, stated that he was disappointed in what the YFM presenter said.
“I am very disappointed in Kojo Manuel for his output regarding his commentary on this. It is okay to register your displeasure about something but I think the tangent he is on, leaves a lot to be desired. I have heard him say that he doesn’t believe there is anything like a tie. It is very unfortunate for a person of his calibre to be saying something like this.”
Merqury Quaye
According to Merqury Quaye, he expects Kojo Manuel to know a lot better, stating that there is a tie in a lot of competitions.
He further cited an example, emphasizing that football matches also have draw scores.
“When it comes to award programmes, you can talk about the Grammys. There are ties in the Grammys. You can talk about BET. If you may recall, in 2015, Wizkid had a tie but Sarkodie did not come out to rant like Kojo Manuel is doing.”
Merqury Quaye
He therefore wondered why Kojo Manuel did not complain about the previous awards he won from the scheme. “Aside from that, I think that he should get off his high horse,” he added.
Merqury Quaye maintained that it is the same program that adjudged him the best MC and he was very proud of it, adding that it was mentioned on all the platforms.
“So he should remember that it is the same platform he is talking about. Why did he not come out to mention that he needed to understand why he won Best Hypeman last year? Why did he not come out to ask that the DJ Awards should come out and give him a breakdown of how he won the Hypeman last two years? So this is why I am disappointed.”
Merqury Quaye
The Guinness Ghana DJ Awards is organized by Merqury Republic.
Merqury Claims ‘Hypeman’ Was Coined by Him in Ghana
Ghanaian broadcaster and event MC, Merqury Quaye disclosed that he was the first person to use the term ‘hypeman’ in Ghana.
Merqury responded to some comments made by one of the award winners of the Hypeman category in this year’s edition, Kojo Manuel.
“It is very important to mention that this is a category of the Guinness Ghana DJ Award that I am very interested in because as you may know, I am Ghana’s hype man. I am the first person to actually coin the word ‘hypeman’ in Ghana.”
Merqury Quaye
According to Merqury Quaye, he started the ‘hypeman’ category for DJ award events.
The founder of the Guinness Ghana DJ Awards revealed that when it [Guinness Ghana DJ Awards] was curated, they were not going to leave it to a “stroke of serendipity”. “It had to be included and I am very happy about the progress that this category has made in the award,” he added.
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