Okyeame Kwame, the celebrated hiplife artist, has shared that the separation between him and the music duo Bradez was ultimately a positive move.
Speaking on Daybreak Hitz with Andy Dosty, he revealed that although he was initially hesitant to let Bradez pursue their own path, he later realized the decision was the best thing for both parties.
While reflecting on the separation, Okyeame Kwame explained, “I had plans, and I was attached to the plans. Kunta was like my son; when my father died, I raised him. I had vision, I had ideas that this guy was going to be the musician I never was.”
He acknowledged that despite his concerns, the advice Andy Dosty gave Bradez to go independent turned out to be beneficial. “I think it was the best advice you gave to us because it worked,” he said.
Andy Dosty, who admitted to being the one to encourage Bradez to step away from Okyeame Kwame’s shadow, shared that he felt it was time for them to establish their own identity.
“I had to whisk him away because I felt like his clouds were hovering, and at a point, I needed the boys to break out,” Andy explained. “It was like Okyeame Kwame and the Bradez, so I called him and said, ‘leave there, move away’, let the boys be, they will survive.”
Okyeame Kwame agreed that the independence allowed Bradez to focus more on their own music and allowed him to direct his energy into his solo projects. He noted that, “Without Okyeame Kwame, they can now be independent and help him focus on his music.”
The separation, which initially appeared as a risky move, eventually allowed Bradez, made up of Flowking Stone and Kunta Kinte, to thrive on their own. Songs like ‘Simple’, ‘Dondo’, ‘One Gallon’, and ‘Flashe’ solidified their success, showing that independence was key to their growth.