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“I don’t know if I’ve said this anywhere before,” he said. The rapper recalled being paired with an artist who years later became known as Joint 77, a member of the Shatta Movement.
Years before they became household names, many of Ghana’s biggest music stars were sharpening their craft on rap competitions that attracted young talents from across the country.
One of those memorable moments for Dr Cryme happened on WhatsApp, a television spin-off of the popular Kasahari rap competition hosted by Dr Duncan.
Speaking to Kafui Dey, Dr Cryme revealed that one of the contestants he faced on the show would later become a key figure in Shatta Wale’s camp.
“I don’t know if I’ve said this anywhere before,” he said.
The rapper recalled being paired with an artist who years later became known as Joint 77, a member of the Shatta Movement.
“We had to rap together in the studio. It was on TV, so everybody could see us,” Dr Cryme recounted.
Unlike the original radio version of Kasahari, the television edition allowed audiences to finally put faces to the voices they had grown to admire.
The competition featured many talented young artistes, all eager to make their mark in Ghana’s music industry. For Dr Cryme, those early contests were more than just battles; they were proving grounds that shaped an entire generation of musicians.
Looking back, he sees those moments not as rivalries, but as the starting point of journeys that would later influence and redefine Ghanaian music.
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