Kwesi Arthur Accuses Former Record Label of Exploitation and Manipulation

Ghanaian rapper Kwesi Arthur has accused his former record label, Ground Up Chale, of exploitation and manipulation.

According to him, the longstanding situation has taken a toll on his well-being and mental health.

“If anything happens to me, Glen Boateng and all team members of Ground Up Chale are responsible and should be held responsible.”

In a statement, he disclosed that his former boss was demanding $150,000  from him for using images of himself for this current project.

According to him, Ground Up claims to own him, his image, his music, and everything associated with it since 2016.

“Although I have not worked or had any affiliation with the company since Son of Jacob. I have not made a dime from any of my music within the period I worked with them for years now, and receive constant threats and manipulation from Glen, who is living off of my money and hard work.”

“If, for whatever reason, this project that I am trying to give to my fans independently gets taken down, know Glen is responsible. He is working constantly around the clock for me to never put out music again.”

The award-winning musician sees the need to now come out publicly about the situation, emphasising, “for the safety of myself and my family, I choose to publicly share the truth”.

Story by Hajara Fuseini

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