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Sarkodie explains why he chose to respond to Yvonne Nelson with only diss songs
Ghanaian rapper, Sarkodie, has finally addressed the allegations made by movie star Yvonne Nelson in her memoir.
Yvonne had claimed that Sarkodie got her pregnant, denied responsibility, and pressured her to abort the baby.
In his first public response to the allegations during an interview with American media personality Angela Yee, Sarkodie revealed that he chose not to release an official statement but instead responded to the claims through a diss track titled ‘Try Me.’ In the song, he refuted Yvonne’s allegations and clarified that he was not ready to be a father at the time but advised her to keep the baby.
The rapper explained that he refrained from going on a media tour to address the issue because he was concerned about losing his composure. Instead, he opted to convey his side of the story through music.
Sarkodie also pointed out that people often make false accusations against him in the media because they know he rarely responds to such claims directly.
He said;“The reason I didn’t do any media run or press around it [Yvonne Nelson’s allegations] is because I might lose how I would like to present what I feel about it. This is not the first time. I have done records to address certain issues, or maybe a line or two in a record. There is a certain energy I hate to fill into, especially speaking about it because I might lose my cool.
“With this situation, I’m not going to say I’m super proud of everything. The thing is just in a moment how I felt whether be my truth there should be a way I would have said it.
“That is why I don’t like to speak about it. This is a conversation between two people. We could have a conversation if you want to talk about it because it involves me as well. But because people know Sark doesn’t speak, people think they can say something and know Sark is not going to speak and they are gonna get away.”
Sarkodie explains everything about Try Me to Yvonne Nelson pic.twitter.com/mHCkBNhn2T
— Beno SarkCess (@BenopaOnyx1) July 20, 2023
In Yvonne Nelson’s book she also leveled allegations against her ex-boyfriend, Iyanya, saying he cheated on her with Tonto Dikeh which was what caused their breakup.
In her words; “We had a decent relationship-breakfast in bed and all the niceties dream relationship one could think of. I had the assurance that he was someone I could be with forever. He tattooed my initials, YN, wrist, and I thought that was a big deal. If he wasn’t serious about me he wouldn’t do that. In his hit song, “Ur Waist”, he mentioned how he lusted over me. One can therefore imagine my shock when I went to Ghana after one of my visits to Nigeria and someone called me from his house.”