work because he’s not in the position to do
music now. In doing so, I had to come out as a
solo artiste with a new brand.
CLS: How is he doing these days?
FLS: He’s doing great.
CLS: That’s refreshing to know. We do
miss him by the way. Tell me, what goes
into the formation of music groups in
Ghana?
FLS: Take Wutah and Praye for instance,
they were solo artistes who went for musical
competitions. During the competition, they
were required to form groups because the
competitions were for groups. They went on
to win as groups and that’s how they’ve been
since. In our case we are blood brothers. My
brother expressed interest in music just as I so
we decided to come together and work. I
think the way we perceive groups in Ghana is
rather unfortunate. Elsewhere almost all the
top music artiste came from groups. Beyonce
came from Destiny’s Child. 2Pac came from
Digital Underground. Michael Jackson came
from the Jackson 5. Being in a group isn’t like
being in marriage. Just as at different levels in
your life you found yourself in different
groups of friends, that is how it is with music
groups. It is not a lifetime fraternity. You can
start with a similar vision but with time,
people’s dreams and ambitions change and
people have their rights to move on to the
next level in life. But here in Ghana, if one
decides to disband himself from a group, the
entire nation descends on him which I believe
shouldn’t be the case.
CLS: What’s your impression about the
current breed of rappers in the industry?
FLS: I think they’re the ‘dopest’ I have seen
since I started listening to Ghanaian raps.
They understand the game. I enjoy listening
to them.
CLS: What do you think about Pappy
Kojo and Joey B’s new Balance song?
Have you listened to it yet?
FLS: I just saw the video to it. I think I like it.
41 | Colossium . June 2019
“
I will compare M.
anifest to myself.
He did great but
he was just minding
his business. He was
doing something but
he wasn’t so loud”
Great track.
CLS: Yes, it is. I enjoyed it the first time I
listened to it. Who will you battle if
you’re called to a rap battle?
FLS: Right now, rap battles isn’t in my book
hahaha
CLS: Let’s talk about your career. What
has changed about you?
FLS: What has changed about me is my
recording process. Back then music engineers
would try fixing the lyrics we have written
into the beats they have created. But these
days it’s the other way round. I write the
music according to the beat. Most of my news
songs like Go Low and Fire Bon Dem were
created out of the beat. So if you ask me, this is
what I do differently now.
CLS: What do you think about the new
trends in our music industry these days?
FLS: Ummm…I will start with what I’m not
impressed about. I’m not impressed with how
we eagerly promote the negative sides of
people no matter how the individual
represents our nation. It’s like we enjoy
rejoicing over the downfall of others. I’m also
not impressed about how fan bases are sort of
divided and will fight over very trivia issues.
The sad thing for me is that we are not a big
nation yet we are splitting fan bases and being
selfish with them. The impressive thing has to
do with the fact that these days you release a
song and it is picked up globally, that’s
positive.