Ghanaian Reggae and Dancehall artiste, Samini, has revealed that his relationship with rapper Michael Owusu Addo, widely known as Sarkodie, remains strained due to an unresolved issue between them. Samini stated that he has not yet forgiven Sarkodie because the rapper has not shown any remorse for his actions.
According to Samini, the conflict arose when Sarkodie sent him a song to collaborate on, but he felt that Sarkodie did not demonstrate enough commitment and respect in their collaboration. The delay in Samini’s response to Sarkodie’s request resulted in tension and an unfavorable relationship between the two artists.
During an interview on TV3’s DayShow, Samini expressed his willingness to forgive Sarkodie if the rapper apologizes for the perceived disrespect. When asked by the show’s host, Berla Mundi, if he had already forgiven Sarkodie after being treated unfairly, Samini did not confirm forgiveness, emphasizing the need for an apology from Sarkodie to mend their relationship.
Berla Mundi: Okay, so you clearly haven’t moved on from that [feud with Sarkodie].
Samini: No
Berla Mundi: You haven’t forgiven him?
Samini: No.
Samini: Has he [Sarkodie] asked for forgiveness?
Samini: No
Berla Mundi: If he does, you’d forgive him?
Samini: Of course, as simple as that.
He further stated, “If a man is remorseful and tells you, ‘Charlie, sorry that I pour red oil on your white attire’, you’re cool. But if the man tells you, ‘this small thing, you’ve taken it seriously’, how are you going to be cool? That type of ‘I forgive you’ is ‘I leave you to God’ kind of forgiveness and not that I’ve forgiven you. It’s ‘I leave you to the Maker’. You think you’re cool. Go around and just keep pouring.”
Samini recounted how Sarkodie was disrespected after sending him a song where Sarkodie questioned him and failed to respond to him on time.
“I like those challenges. Yeah, but how is it okay for you, this small boy [Sarkodie], to receive my song and ask me questions and then after that dip and give me blue ticks till I release my project? Till years down the line, till I actually get to speak about it casually online for you to throw it down like nothing happened?” said aggrieved Samini.