REVIEW: FLOWKING STONE’S STATE OF THE RAPPERS ADDRESS VS. SARKODIE’S S.H.O.U.T. By Tebby-Hanson Thomas
There seem to be a renewal or better still a refueling(because it never died) of the debate among lovers of Ghana music, specifically rap music on who between Flowking Stone and Sarkodie is a better rapper. The debate that rose to its peak when both artistes featured on Flowking’s Fire Burn Dem remix alongside Shatta Wale. The debate got refueled when Flowking Stone released his latest song “STATE OF THE RAPPERS ADDRESS” on Friday February 24th and Sarkodie also releasing “S.H.O.U.T” two days after. Fans of both artistes have tried to compare both songs and some are drawing conclusions that the later is a direct reply to the former. Fans of artiste are always at freedom to draw such conclusions when songs with similar themes are released close to each other in timing. But does the details of the song warrant such a comparison? I want to use the paragraphs that follow to compare the common traits between both songs so we can judge the comparison and quality. ANALYSIS 1. PRECEDENCE/SI...
