Multiple award-winning Ghanaian rapper, Kwaw Kese has revealed the reason behind his relocation from Ghana to the United States.
The rapper who is born legally as ‘Emmanuel Kofi Botchwey‘ has for the past 3-years have been out of the country, decided to base in the United States to work on his musical career since the system here in Ghana isn’t working.
The reason behind his relocation is related to the royalty issues in Ghana between the artists and the Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO), This has been one of the biggest problems facing Ghanaian artistes who are into the music business as they are not earning from their craft, No royalties from the sweat they put in their musical works.
It could be recalled that just some few weeks past, reggae/dancehall recording artistes, Stonebwoy also dragged GHAMRO over same royalty issues, Stonebwoy revealed that since he joined GHAMRO as an artiste over many years ago, the only money he has received as royalties is GHc2,000
The Madtimes Entertainment Boss, Kwaw Kese now joins Stonebwoy to address these sad issues facing Ghanaian artistes.
According to him, he has been making music in Ghana for over 20-years now and has never received any token from GHAMRO or anyone saying this is his royalty derived from his musical works, adding that that is the main reason why he had to relocate to the United States.
The rapper made this known in a recent interview on News @ 1 aired on Hitz FM.
“I have been doing music in Ghana for like 20 years and giving back to back hits, but I never received anything in terms of copyright, royalty, or any money that is due me, so I had to channel my energy to a different vibe, to a place where they will appreciate me and pay me for my efforts,” Kwaw said.
He also described GHAMRO as a non-serious entity that has failed. When questioned on whether or not he is a registered member of the Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO), ‘Abodam’ as he is affectionately called said, “I don’t see GHAMRO as any serious association so let’s forget about them.”
The Madtime Entertainment boss is currently promoting his latest song ‘BumBum’, which features Yaw ToG, Skonti, Ypee and Akata Yesu.
