Whyte Kofi Frempong, a.k.a. Mr. Whyte, has threatened to take legal action against Hiplife star, Tinny. He claims that ?Obi Do Ba?, which was one of the hit tracks on Tinny?s debut, is his original work and should not have featured on Tinny?s album.
Mr. Whyte asserts that he recorded some choruses with Hammer, a sound engineer with the Last Two Studios in Accra. Little did he know, he was recording just to be put on another artiste?s album.
?Without any prior notification, I heard my lines and voice on Tinny?s album, on radio,? he says. Mr. Whyte told JIVE that he was shocked at the sudden turn of events and that pisses him off the most is the fact that no credits were given him on the album.
The struggling artiste further alleges that, the concept behind Tinny?s second album ?Dzormo?, was also his brain child and that the only thing that was changed about it was the language.
?The idea behind ?Dzormo? is mine. All he had to do about it was to change the language from Twi to Ga, but he still maintained the concept,? Whyte says.
He claims that Tinny approached him to do some lines for his second album for which he promised to pay him. After singing the choruses, what he thought was an agreement, turned out to be another hoax. Whyte claims that when he questioned Tinny after the album was recorded, Tinny threatened to beat him up if he continued making noise about the alleged breach of contract between them.
Whyte said: ?When I realized what had transpired, I called Tinny for an explanation and he didn?t give a f*ck about it. He came around later and was very harsh on me and even threatened to beat me up. In all this, I was calm and decided to wait to see what happens next but it was clear I had been cheated for the second time by the same people.
With the first album, I held my grudge against Hammer but if Tinny could repeat those same gimmicks with his second album then it means he enjoyed stealing my work and now I intend taking action.?When Tinny was contacted for his side of the story, he expressed shock at Mr. Whyte?s allegations and said if he wants to have a grumble with someone, he should rather direct it to Hammer since he is the one behind the recording of the tracks. He further dared Mr. Whyte to go ahead with his ?empty threats?. He thinks for an unknown and struggling artiste, Whyte is just making noise as a publicity stunt to draw attention to himself. ?I think he wants to use my name to propel himself into some form of public figure but I?d rather not react to him,? Tinny said. Tinny also said that before he contacted Mr. Whyte to feature on his album, he (Tinny) already had his lines and choruses ready and all Mr. Whyte had to do was to sing.
Just like Tinny, Hammer challenged Mr. Whyte to go to court if he thinks he has a case. However, Hammer claims he just recorded the tracks and that he does not own them. He says, should any actions be taken, it should rather be against those who own the album: Abraham Ohene-Djan of OM Studios and Tinny?s dad. Attempts to get the versions of both Tinny?s dad and Abraham Ohene-Djan were unsuccessful.
But Mr. Whyte insists that he has nothing against Abraham Ohene-Djan and Tinny?s dad. ?To the best of my knowledge, those who stole my music are Tinny and Hammer?, he said.
In the meantime, Mr. Whyte says he is working on his debut which is expected to be released by November. He describes it as the ?reason for this Christmas?.
From his experiences so far, Whyte thinks the music industry in Ghana is not friendly, especially to up and coming artiste. He is however hopeful that the situation will change to encourage and help develop emerging talents.
Whyte Kofi Frempong, a.k.a. Mr. Whyte, has threatened to take legal action against Hiplife star, Tinny. He claims that ?Obi Do Ba?, which was one of the hit tracks on Tinny?s debut, is his original work and should not have featured on Tinny?s album.
Mr. Whyte asserts that he recorded some choruses with Hammer, a sound engineer with the Last Two Studios in Accra. Little did he know, he was recording just to be put on another artiste?s album.
?Without any prior notification, I heard my lines and voice on Tinny?s album, on radio,? he says. Mr. Whyte told JIVE that he was shocked at the sudden turn of events and that pisses him off the most is the fact that no credits were given him on the album.
The struggling artiste further alleges that, the concept behind Tinny?s second album ?Dzormo?, was also his brain child and that the only thing that was changed about it was the language.
?The idea behind ?Dzormo? is mine. All he had to do about it was to change the language from Twi to Ga, but he still maintained the concept,? Whyte says.
He claims that Tinny approached him to do some lines for his second album for which he promised to pay him. After singing the choruses, what he thought was an agreement, turned out to be another hoax. Whyte claims that when he questioned Tinny after the album was recorded, Tinny threatened to beat him up if he continued making noise about the alleged breach of contract between them.
Whyte said: ?When I realized what had transpired, I called Tinny for an explanation and he didn?t give a f*ck about it. He came around later and was very harsh on me and even threatened to beat me up. In all this, I was calm and decided to wait to see what happens next but it was clear I had been cheated for the second time by the same people.
With the first album, I held my grudge against Hammer but if Tinny could repeat those same gimmicks with his second album then it means he enjoyed stealing my work and now I intend taking action.?When Tinny was contacted for his side of the story, he expressed shock at Mr. Whyte?s allegations and said if he wants to have a grumble with someone, he should rather direct it to Hammer since he is the one behind the recording of the tracks. He further dared Mr. Whyte to go ahead with his ?empty threats?. He thinks for an unknown and struggling artiste, Whyte is just making noise as a publicity stunt to draw attention to himself. ?I think he wants to use my name to propel himself into some form of public figure but I?d rather not react to him,? Tinny said. Tinny also said that before he contacted Mr. Whyte to feature on his album, he (Tinny) already had his lines and choruses ready and all Mr. Whyte had to do was to sing.
Just like Tinny, Hammer challenged Mr. Whyte to go to court if he thinks he has a case. However, Hammer claims he just recorded the tracks and that he does not own them. He says, should any actions be taken, it should rather be against those who own the album: Abraham Ohene-Djan of OM Studios and Tinny?s dad. Attempts to get the versions of both Tinny?s dad and Abraham Ohene-Djan were unsuccessful.
But Mr. Whyte insists that he has nothing against Abraham Ohene-Djan and Tinny?s dad. ?To the best of my knowledge, those who stole my music are Tinny and Hammer?, he said.
In the meantime, Mr. Whyte says he is working on his debut which is expected to be released by November. He describes it as the ?reason for this Christmas?.
From his experiences so far, Whyte thinks the music industry in Ghana is not friendly, especially to up and coming artiste. He is however hopeful that the situation will change to encourage and help develop emerging talents.
