Sarkodie has disclosed that he almost turned down the chance to work on the version of Bob Marley’s timeless song “Stir It Up.”
The Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie stated during a discussion on the well-known +44 Podcast that he didn’t feel deserving of having his voice on the same tune as the iconic Reggae hero.
“When I had the email, I almost passed it on, and not just out of respect, I felt that I was not worthy to lay my vocals next to the legend. I was really hard on myself,” he told Sideman, host of the podcast.
According to Sarkodie, “my manager was saying this is a tremendous opportunity” since he was considering abandoning the project. I was, however, more focused on the art than the opportunity because I am an artist.
When Bob Marley’s original track was delivered to him, he said, he first began to consider and picture what he might be able to produce.
Sarkodie claimed that he penned four verses for the Stir It Up remakes in the hopes of selecting the one that belonged alongside Bob Marley.
He added that he had to be careful with everything he said to make sure he didn’t offend the great artist or fail to live up to him in any way. The singer remarked, “When I was listening to it (Bob Marley’s singing), it was a very spiritual experience.”
“I had the impression that I was in the booth with him. There aren’t many people with whom I have that kind of relationship. I learned how to rap because of Obrafour. He was courting the younger crowd, he claimed, and he never used profanity or curse words.
“I attempted it, but the new generation it hard to keep it too censored, you want to say the stuff you feel,” he said, adding that. But because of my admiration for Obrafour, I sit down to carefully examine each sentence before we begin working together. My reaction to Bob Marley is similar to that.
