'Speak up' - BET Awards Rep fires Sarkodie, Stonebwoy and Co

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• CRUSADER 10 years ago

  HER WORDS WERE TAILORED TO ALL AFRICAN ARTISTS WHO EVER WON BET AWARDS, NOT SARKODIE IN PERSON. IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT MADE YOU TO CONCLUDE THE LADY WAS REFERRING TO SAKORDIE THEN IT DIDN'T COME OUT WELL IN YOUR MAIN BODY ...
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  HER WORDS WERE TAILORED TO ALL AFRICAN ARTISTS WHO EVER WON BET AWARDS, NOT SARKODIE IN PERSON. IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT MADE YOU TO CONCLUDE THE LADY WAS REFERRING TO SAKORDIE THEN IT DIDN'T COME OUT WELL IN YOUR MAIN BODY OF THE STORY. COME CLEARER NEX TIME.

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• internet 10 years ago

  the fat obese overweight woman has a point. simply put, if your music is not up to par with what's on US radio, don't expect them to treat you like a US artist. she gives good insight on how BET operates.
  
  We know we are pu ...
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  the fat obese overweight woman has a point. simply put, if your music is not up to par with what's on US radio, don't expect them to treat you like a US artist. she gives good insight on how BET operates.
  
  We know we are putting out noisy shitty music so why are we surprise?
  
  all the african artists are trying to be americans and have not caught up yet. until then, they will be seen as second rate and treated sub par. artists making the network millions in the US and around the world will get spotlight. it's just the way things are.
  
  The only way out for the Africans is to make African music with good sound quality and musicality that can be sold in the west. Imitating western artist and paying journalists to write nkwaseas3m everyday to impress your fans will never cut it. it makes African artists seem unmotivated and looking for a short cut.
  
  By the way, artist should be aiming for the watered-down grammy awards. BET is an atlanta thing really. ghetto trash.
  
  well, looking at that lazy fat woman behind such schemes, its no surprise she's helping the viacom network terrorize black households in the americas. smh

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• Mantse 10 years ago

  Well said Lilian,
  Africans got to learn. We are preoccupied with imitating American artist, British assent and Jamaica music.
  
  How did we get here? How could the Ghanaian national award scheme have a category for danceha ...
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  Well said Lilian,
  Africans got to learn. We are preoccupied with imitating American artist, British assent and Jamaica music.
  
  How did we get here? How could the Ghanaian national award scheme have a category for dancehall music? I have been fortunate to live in UK, USA and Canada. These countries have a lot of Caribbean population but I don't see dancehall category for the national awards.
  
  It is sad to say but folks in the UK, USA and Canada who are from the Diaspora and from other nations would like to hear African music. My question is, what Ghanaian music is? You have people living in Ghana who claim to be producing songs for the international market. But what they forget their accent gives them away, cord structure and progression of their songs exposes them.
  Man! You will never be one of them. The journalist won't write about your music unless the journalist and the public can relate to your songs, besides you don't have to pay to get your song played on radio in these parts of the word, so your song won't making it on air if you don't meet the standards. Why copy these folks any way? By the time your song is release something new came out already.
  
  Let's learn from Nigerians, Senegalese, South Africans and the Congolese, their music is well patronized around by individuals from the Diaspora and other countries.

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• E.T. 10 years ago

  AFRICA IS BIGGER THAN BET SO TO HELL WITH THAT AWARD SHOW.

  AFRICA IS BIGGER THAN BET SO TO HELL WITH THAT AWARD SHOW.

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• Mantse 10 years ago

  ET your African artist are dying to feature on BET awards ooo

  ET your African artist are dying to feature on BET awards ooo

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• amen 10 years ago

  Foolish woman go to hell, licking ass is what this fool does, Lillian the yessa massa fool

  Foolish woman go to hell, licking ass is what this fool does, Lillian the yessa massa fool

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• Vagina repaired 10 years ago

  The media is to be blame.

  The media is to be blame.

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• Bill raster 10 years ago

  What she saying is true, fools who are giving foolishness commits should reason well before talking.
  BET is a great award to Africans,musician are been bless being nominated, and why should you say it will not help Africans?

  What she saying is true, fools who are giving foolishness commits should reason well before talking.
  BET is a great award to Africans,musician are been bless being nominated, and why should you say it will not help Africans?

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• Ftbaby Montana 10 years ago

  I wonder why people always try to hide the truth. bet is giving us recognition to the world. how many African artiste music is being played in the USA. it's a privillage and we need to appreciate it. if u r been nominated for ...
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  I wonder why people always try to hide the truth. bet is giving us recognition to the world. how many African artiste music is being played in the USA. it's a privillage and we need to appreciate it. if u r been nominated for BET AWARDS and you don't go. it doesn't affect the BET.

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• desmond 10 years ago

  american radios dont play our african music not because we are not good,but becos of the Not-too-good mentality that has overwhelmed the average american mind even the blacks. Africa is a continent and we should do well to co ...
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  american radios dont play our african music not because we are not good,but becos of the Not-too-good mentality that has overwhelmed the average american mind even the blacks. Africa is a continent and we should do well to come up with our own awards,that promotes originality,promotes our culture and heritage,talks about our history. Other than that we cant fit in sounding like Jay-z and co.

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