I Was Shocked When Labeled an Underground Artiste - Patapaa

Patapaa has dispassionately declared that he will not be a part of the Vodafone Ghana Music Award.

The "One Corner" crooner said this concerning the upcoming 2021 edition of the award scheme.

According to him, the organisers decided to overlook his monster hit "One Corner" song for the Most Popular Song of the Year at the 2018 VGMA has still not been forgiven.

He noted that the organisers have always adopted a biased approach towards the awarding of their prizes and he as an artiste will not stand for biased shows like that.

Therefore, e would not be part of the awards in the foreseeable future till Charterhouse, organizers of the awards change their approach of awarding thriving musicians.

“The idea of awarding musicians is not something bad and the VGMA had been in existence for a very long time.

“I’m still not happy about the disappointment back in 2018 after my 'One Corner' hit song failed to win an award despite its positive impact on the global stage. I have decided not to partake in the awards scheme but I wish them well and urge them to do the right things,’’

He further stated that the crime that organisers of the VGMA committed is similar to the Shatta Wale committed recently when the dancehall star labeled him an "underground artiste".

“I was very shocked when I was labeled an underground artiste considering my impressive records.

“My songs are played globally and have appeared on some big international platforms with some American musicians like Chris Brown dancing to it and for me, no musician in Ghana can match this record,” he intimated.

If anyone should refer to him as an underground artiste, it should not be the likes of Shatta Wale, he said.