Rapper Edem says he has been marginalised and underrated over the years because he hails from the Volta Region.
The rapper, born Denning Edem Hotor, is of the strong conviction that he is often paid less in the industry because of where he comes from.
The CEO of Volta Regime Music Group (VRMG) who hails from Dzodze in the Volta Region made the comments during an interview on Behind the Fame on Drive Time on Joy FM with Lexis Bill.
“I feel underrated, at a point I feel we are doing much more than we are credited for…I’ve been marginalised but it just doesn’t get to me,” he explained.
To buttress his point, Edem said, “we’ve signed deals before where I was the least paid because I am from Volta Region and they pass comments like ‘your place is not big’.”
“Companies don’t want to go to my Region,” he stressed but noted that, there are only but a handful of events such as Miss Ghana and Ghana’s Most Beautiful that tours the Region because they are national events.
“You’ve never seen Mentor go to my Region to do talent search, you’ve never seen Stars of the Future scout anybody in my Region,” he said.
Edem believes that dialoguing on such issues is the way forward so "people change their perception."
“So with this platform, Mr President, I want you to build a stadium in my Region. It’s quite important when I go to Volta Region, I don’t have a stadium for my people to play football so President Akufo-Addo, my name is Edem I need you to build a stadium in my region,” he appealed.
Following Shatta Wale’s visit to the Flagstaff House to meet President Akufo-Addo, the rapper concluded that, “also, I know you are a fair father so next year is my birthday so I will expect an invite,” and “I want a Lexus.”
Source: JFM/Ghana
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Am very dissappionted with some of this so called musicians canvasing to be invited to the flag staff house. Why are you people better than some of us? Is Shattawale not a Ghanaian? please stop behaving like an illiterate we have better issues to solve as a country. What is all this; after Shattawale was being invited to the presidency every musician or wanna b celebreties want our President to invite them to the presidency. Do u think he has nothing better to do with his time.The man is thinking about making the life of Ghanaians better.
Siaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa man
We are all Ghanaians ! Indeed they say with their mouths but not in their actions.
Oh c'mon edem? What a shallow thing to say . People should stop playing victims and this tribal cards. It doesn't wash. It makes you look stuuuuupid. Kwabena kwabena campaigned for npp yet he hasn't as yet been invited to the flagstaff house. Can the president invite everyone? We all Ghanaians irrespective of your tribe pls. Desist from this colloquial ideology wai. It won't help you or anyone.
See this guy too!!!!! What at all has his wife been feeding him with that is making him spew this ***barred word***???
I have always respected you because i think you are one of the matured muscians in the industry in comparison to your age group muscians. Dont fell underrated Brother. Keep on keeping on. I know whats in the news was just om the lighted note. I agree also with you on the stadium bit.
Wyclef is from Haiti. One of the poorest countries in the world. He is not even talking like this. Add value to yourself and where you come from will never matter.
After changing your name from Ayigbe to Edem you want to ride on other peoples back to get back the hearts of voltarian eh? My brother you have no case kindly concentrate on your gud work and God will reward you in His time.
My bro yu ar marginalizing yourself. I like you very much so please don't play politics into it. make effort to go there, and if you are sacked the you will have a cause to complain.
At the end of the day we are all Ghanaians ooo. Let's be careful