Ghanaian highlife artiste Kuami Eugene has opened up about the backlash he faced for featuring on Sarkodie’s controversial song “Happy Day”.
In an interview with Andy Dosty on Hitz FM, Kuami Eugene revealed that he still receives insults and criticism for his involvement in the song, released four years ago.
“I am still suffering for that [feature],” he said. “I don’t know what conversation sparked the fact that it should be Kuami Eugene, and after I did the chorus from the first verse, I heard from senior man [Sarkodie], it ended up that way.”
Kuami Eugene clarified that he had no intention of endorsing any political party, specifically the New Patriotic Party (NPP). “I have to explain myself for the rest of my life that I am not a part of it when it comes to it being an NPP song… The conversation was from a different direction and later it went towards that direction. I just felt a little disappointed because I still pay for it.”
He shared an example of the constant criticism he faces: “People ask me all the time that ‘you go sleep for UGMC, you no know say ebe Mahama build am'” – implying that Kuami Eugene supports the NPP’s Free Senior High School policy over the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) built during Mahama’s presidency.
The song “Happy Day” was released prior to the 2020 general election and sparked controversy due to Sarkodie’s lyrics praising Nana Akufo-Addo’s Free Senior High School policy and endorsing his re-election.
