Flowking Stone
Kumasi-based hiplife rapper, Kwaku Nsia Boama, known in the showbiz scene as Flowking Stone, says he is yet to receive anything substantial from the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO).
The former member of the music duo Bradez, declared that it is not possible for Ghanaian artistes to solely depend on royalties from GHAMRO.
In an interview on Asaase Radio’s Between Hours with Naa Ashorkor on Monday, Flowking Stone said: “I had to go to GHAMRO office when I wasn’t receiving any royalties for my music. They explained to me that they are trying to build the structure up, so we should manage the little they give us.”
“In Ghana you can’t survive on royalties,” the sensational hip-life rapper stressed.
Touching on a variety of issues facing the music industry, he said: “Even though we get a lot of money when we play shows, if you don’t have someone who pays for your production, the money you make from shows will go back in promotion of the song and making videos.”
Flowking Stone, who has over the years produced a lot of hit songs like ‘Barima Ne Hwan’, ‘Best Rapper Africa (BRA)’, ‘Bye’, ‘Hands Up’, ‘No Snakes’, ‘Ogyegye Me’, and ‘Oseikrom Anthem’, disclosed that he is hoping to release an album for the UK market anytime soon.
According to him, his visit to the UK was to spend time with his wife and children, and took advantage of the lockdown to work on the yet-to-be released album.
“I have done a couple of collaborations with a lot of big stars in the UK, but that is not the main reason I was in the UK. I was in the UK because I wanted to spend time with my family, and perform my duties to my family,” Flowking Stone said.
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