Ghanaian and African rap god, Michael Owusu Addo, has brought to light what made him choose the name "Sarkodie" as his stage name.

Everyone on the music scene both locally and internationally is aware of the rapper called Sarkodie on one level or the other because of the niche he has created for himself on the go. Michael Owusu Addo on the other hand is a name that not many people know.

When asked by M.Anifest on Instagram Live why he chose the name 'Sarkodie' over every other name he could have chosen, including his birth name Michael, he answered that all the people that were rich around him when he was a kid were all called "Sarkodie" and he thought giving himself a name that symbolizes wealth would draw wealth over to him.

“…most of the Sarkodie’s wey I see the time I be kiddie dem all they be rich. So I was a child mentally I feel say the Sarkodie get some effect make e give you wealth. That be why I pick am” he explained.

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Apart from being the best rapper on the scene in Ghana, Sarkodie did not hesitate to take the throne on the continental stage. The multiple award-winning rappers is one of the few Ghanaian musicians who can hold his own weight in rap and has been featured on many songs with international artists.

He has received 92 awards from 165 nominations, including 22 Ghana Music Awards. 'Makye', his debut studio album, won him three awards at both the 4syte TV Music Video Awards and Ghana Music Awards.

The album also earned him a nomination at the 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards. Rapperholic, his second studio album, earned him accolades at the 2012 editions of the BET Awards, The Headies, Ghana Music Awards, National Youth Achievement Awards, MOBO Awards, and Channel O Music Video Awards.