Ghanaian Dancehall star, Emmanuel Andrews, also known as Samini, has revealed that his relationship with Stonebwoy, a fellow artist, is not as friendly as it once was.
Samini and his former signee, Stonebwoy, have had numerous social media feuds in the past over a variety of subjects.
Confirming media rumours, Samini told George Quaye on Showbiz A to Z Saturday that he and Stonebwoy were not in the best of places as a family.
“I can honestly say on Joy FM that I am too old to sit here and lie or throw dust in people’s eyes or fake. My younger brother and I aren’t as nice as we used to be or as I used to know him because of certain occurrences that I did not expect during or along the line in our careers when he had become independent.”
The ‘Obaa‘ hitmaker previously revealed how he met the Bhim Nation leader back in the day and how he felt about him.
According to the ‘Obra‘ singer, Stonebwoy was introduced to him by his dancers when he expressed an interest in meeting him.
“It started from a soft spot. I had met a lad that had all it took to blow. He was brought to me backstage by my dancers, we vibed and then he said that he lives in Ashaiman and because of his and leg, his dad doesn’t like it when he goes out and returns late, but he will like to hang out in Dansoman with us.
“So if I will take him home so that his family can believe he comes to me and knows me. I drove to Ashaiman, met the family, and told them if he wasn’t with them, he was with me in Dansoman. His mom and dad took me as their son, so also took him as a brother.”
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However, as with any family, there were occasional frictions in the two artists’ relationship.
Samini revealed that the goal of his company, Samini Music, at the time was to get Stonebwoy to a stage where he could stand on his own.
He went on to say that, while their split was amicable, there were still issues he wasn’t ready to discuss.
“I would say it was amicable and professional. I would not go into the nitty-gritty of why we parted ways, how and what influenced it. But, yes, there were internal problems; I believe he had internal problems, with a few issues here and there.
“I have an encounter that happened that maybe one day if he wants to talk about it or tell Ghanaians what he did, he would. So that was the breaking point for me as a bigger brother who was observing and feeling a certain way when making a certain move. So we had to part ways nicely so that we can always be in a good relationship.”
Stonebwoy, according to Samini, had made attempts to contact him and resolve issues.