Ghanaian Reggae artiste and radio personality, Abubakar Ahmed, professionally known as Blakk Rasta, has recently opened up about his struggles in securing collaborations with his fellow Ghanaian musicians.

In a candid interview with King Lagazee on Asaase Radio’s ‘Yard Settingz’ last Sunday, 11 June, 2023, the ‘Barack Obama’ hitmaker expressed his disappointment at being denied collaborations by his fellow compatriots.

He further made known that his fellow musicians in the country have repeatedly turned down his requests for collaboration despite reaching out to several musicians the industry, adding that a lot of this turn downs are as a result of selfishness.

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Blakk Rasta lamented by saying, ”I think a lot of it is just selfishness. We don’t trust each other. It is a very sad thing that each one is for himself and nobody is actually helping anybody. And you know the quality of songs I produce. Recently, I was trying to get one or two artists to collaborate with me, and you will be surprised by what some of them said.”

The radio personality to a greater extent divulged that every time he sends a song to any crooner for a collaboration, he doesn’t get feedback. He said, “they will say, ‘Oh legend, send me the song. It’s a vibe; the song is a real vibe,’ and then I don’t hear from them again.

”I have never been a collaboration kind of artist, I have had the opportunity to feature a lot of great artists, but it wasn’t my thing. People over-estimate themselves; one man thinks his voice on your record will be that game changer. Where there is ego, people cannot come together. Until we drop that ego, nothing is going to work,” he hammered

Blakk Rasta  urged  his fellow musicians to stop underestimating their counterparts.