Nkonkonsa Celebrity Gossip From Africa
“In Nigeria, you pay like US$30,000 standard, US$40,000. If you want to be like them, you have to think of a US$50,000 budget for your release.
“You can’t release a music video in Nigeria and think that you are going to spend GH¢12,000. Your music won’t do anything. It is about putting in, that’s how you make it back,” he said.
The performer claims that many musicians are being passed over unless they can establish their worth, making reference to the fee Wizkid demanded for an event in Ghana that he did not attend.
“How much did Wizkid charge? I was hearing he charged for the stadium show. I feel like we are being marginalised. It comes from the top to the bottom.
“Until you feel like you can make 10,000 cedis a day, or in two weeks when they open your eyes and you realize you can make 500,000 dollars, you realize you’ve been marginalizing yourself,” he added.
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