Tsooboi Paved the Way for Me - Okyeame Kwame

Okyeame Kwame has said that it was 'Tsooboi' that paved the way for him to excel as an artist in the industry.

The Rap Doctor stated that is was the track rendered by the Grandfather of Hiplife, Reggie Rockstone, that allowed him to breakthrough the Ghanaian music industry.

“From 1993-1997 I used every single cent I could raise to invest in recording myself as an underground artiste and still did not make headway. At the time, all the big men in Kumasi wanted me to sing like Amakye Dede or Daddy Lumba and I couldn’t. I knew I did not have their talent, but what I knew how to do was rap"

According to him, based on how unpopular rap music was at the time, it was quite difficult getting people around to support and push rap artistes with their resources.

He said this in an interview with Kojo Manuel on Y 107.9 FM’s Y Disco Diaries.

“It was very difficult until Reggie Rockstone released his first popular single ‘Tsooboi’. That was when the world realized that if we produce other rappers, we will be successful"

“So it was actually Reggie Rockstone’s ‘Tsooboi’ that opened the grounds for me to excel as an artist”.

"before the release of ‘Tsooboi’, no serious-minded man will listen to our rap songs but ‘Tsooboi’ came and gave us the opportunity.

"People realized if Reggie has been successful, then let’s try these boys too. So it was very difficult until Reggie’s ‘Tsooboi’ came out”. He noted

Okyeame Kwame used this opportunity to dish out advice to young artists on how to make the most of their romantic relationship for the benefit of their music career.

“Let’s learn to listen without prejudice. Sometimes in anger, people tell you very honest stuff. If you are a young artist and you are in a relationship with an amazing woman or an amazing man who truly loves you, I think you should learn to take advice from them”.he said.

“It is not only your girlfriend or your boyfriend you must take advice from. You can take advice from anybody around you from management to brothers, cousins or classmates.

"Whatever they tell you, you need to take the objective truth out of them no matter the circumstances in which they told you because there are always truths out there,” he concluded.