DjQwequ Blog of Thursday, 31 October 2024
Source: Emmanuel Jacob Amissah
In a recent post on X, Ghanaian rapper Edem Goget'em claimed that he ought to have taken home the 2015 Ghana Music Awards' Artiste of the Year title.
He hinted in the post that although he deserved the Artiste of the Year title, it went to another artist, comparing his predicament to this year's Ballon d'Or, which Vinicius Jr. did not win despite the expectations of many.
“Why #BallondOr come dey behave like the way VGMA take do me 2015 Artist of the Year? This is a heinous crime!! A daylight robbery!! … Vinicius Jr is the REAL WINNER’? ” he wrote.
Daddy Lumba, Stonebwoy, Guru, Edem, MzVee, Sarkodie, and Samini were the nominees for the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards' Artiste of the Year award in 2015.
In his remarks, Stonebwoy, the winner of the Artiste of the Year award, stated, "I think the other artists are pleased I won.Look how tall we've gotten!This is truly earned.
The night's top winners, Stonebwoy, Sarkodie, and Edem, each received three (3) prizes.
Edem received multiple nominations for his song "Koene," and he was nominated for Best Rapper in the Best Rapper Category for his remix of "The One."