Ghanaian producer, Richie Mensah said Davido and Wizkid are bigger than Sarkodie on the continent because of the genre of music they do.
The producer made the comment during while giving his statement at the launch of the Eastern Music Awards in Koforidua recently.
Mensah explained that even though Sarkodie has a great appeal all over the African continent, he is not on the same level as Davido and Wizkid.
“Apart from Osibisa, Sarkodie has broken barriers internationally,” Mensah said at the launch.
“There is no country in Africa where people don’t know Sarkodie. If you say mention 10 African artistes and Sarkodie’s name is always part but the reason Sarkodie is not on the same level as Wizkid or Davido is because he is a rapper.”
The producer explained that when musicians sing, they were able to transcend barriers compared to when they rapped.
“Singing is able to go further than rap based on language limitations. When someone sings in Twi, somebody in Kenya can sing melody even if they don’t understand the language,”
“But when somebody is rapping in Twi and goes to Kenya, they can not rap along because of the words.”
Richie Mensah also said this was the reason why Nigerian rappers, Olamide and Phyno have been unable to dominate the continent.