Popular Ghanaian record producer and CEO of Lynx Entertainment Richie Mensah has dismissed claims of a “Lynx curse” that supposedly affects artists after they leave the record label.
Addressing the rumors, the music producer made it clear that there was no such thing.
According to him, the music industry was naturally challenging, and it was not unusual for an artist to struggle after leaving a structured label like Lynx.
“The music business is hard. Lynx Group has over 60 employees, and it is even more difficult. People see the result and think it is easy for us, but it takes a lot of brainstorming, work, and investment to keep us where we are. When an artist leaves that set up and they are on their own, it is difficult. They are not cursed; it is difficult.”
Richie Mensah
Richie Mensah added that there are artists who have left Lynx Entertainment had have become successful in the creative arts industry.
“Artists have left Lynx and they did well. But what happens is, it’s hard to maintain that level because if you initially had 60 people working on your project… When you leave and you don’t have the power to employ as many people, that is when the input and output drop drastically. Sometimes, we should also stop judging certain things by success.”
Richie Mensah
Lynx Entertainment has had numerous artists, such as Kuami Eugene, DopeNation, and MzVee, among others, who were previously signed to the record label, leave.
The record label currently has KiDi, DJ Vyrusky, and DSL on a 360 deal.
The debate surrounding the “Lynx curse” has intensified in recent weeks, with some fans pointing out that several former Lynx signees have faced difficulties after parting ways with the label.
The latest controversy was sparked by a heated exchange between two former Lynx acts, DopeNation and Kuami Eugene.
DopeNation Responds to Kuami Eugene’s Scathing Remarks
Ghanaian twin music duo, DopeNation responded to their former label mate Kuami Eugene’s recent scathing remarks about them.
The feud between the former Lynx Entertainment signees began after DopeNation threw shade and made cheeky remarks toward Kuami Eugene in a social media post.
The twin duo posted after their former label boss and music executive Richie Mensah officially confirmed the ‘Angela’ hitmaker’s departure from his Lynx Entertainment record label.
The music duo wished their former labelmate success in overcoming the supposed ‘Lynx curse’, a belief by fans that artists who leave the label struggle to make hit songs and maintain their relevance in the Ghanaian music industry.
DopeNation’s post was also a response to controversial remarks Kuami Eugene made in an interview, where he expressed relief after their exit from Lynx Entertainment in 2020.
In response to the music duo’s cheeky remarks, Kuami Eugene took to social media to accuse them of chasing social media clout to promote a ‘gym song’ and that he would shift his attention towards them after he releases quality music on his upcoming birthday.
DopeNation took to their X (formerly Twitter) page to respond to Kuami Eugene’s remarks.
In the post, they claimed that their former label mate, who had grown a huge Afro hairstyle in recent times was wearing a wig and needed to take it off.
The twin duo also threw a challenge to Kuami Eugene to see which one of them would drop a quality song during the weekends.
DopeNation also warned Kuami Eugene against stealing another musician’s song in an attempt to compete against them, an accusation that has dented the latter’s image on several occasions since he achieved mainstream success.
The drama has divided fans, with some taking sides while others call for unity and collaboration among Ghanaian artists.
“Ebi that wigs dey bore me! He’s a very disrespectful boy who always wanna talk down on his fellow artiste! Kuami ewiase nk)) awiey3 ooo na br3 woho ase.”
Archipalago
“Masa all jokes aside that boy good pass u all. En catalog big. If dem dey mention all top artistes for Gh 1-15, he go dey inside…hits den hits.”
WholeEmpire
“At this point, I know who DopeNation really are. You twins are beginning to look like you are building your music career with beefs especially that beef you had with Kwesi Arthur at some point in time was pointless.”
mamaAliceba1
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