Why Nigerian artists are more successful than other Africans – D-Black

Desmond Kwesi Blackmore, nicknamed D-Black, a Ghanaian rapper and musician, has pinpointed economic acumen as the reason Nigerian artists are more successful than their Ghanaian counterparts.

He claims that Nigerian musicians are motivated by money, whereas Ghanaians compose music for the love of the craft.

Speaking in a recent episode of The Afrobeats Podcast, D-Black said, “Why Nigerian records are flying higher than the Ghanaian ones is because Ghanaian artists don’t really care about the money. They don’t care about the business. It’s just the love of art which overpowered everything. There’s really no business behind it.

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“BET nomination, all the accolades, I made no money. But as soon as I switched to commercial mood; Afrobeats, I bought my Ferrari and Range rover. I was everywhere.

“Artists and creatives need to understand that music alone is not enough. You need to get up and grind. You need to take advantage of social media to promote your craft.”

Kanyidaily recalls that Shatta Wale Has Insulted Nigerian Artistes After Selling Out Ghanaian Stadium.