Okyeame Kwame was given a hard time before our collaboration - Yaa Yaa.

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Popular Ghanaian female vocalist,Yaa Yaa known in real life as Bertha Yaa Yaa Kankam has revealed that she gave top celebrated rapper, Okyeame Kwame a tough time before finally agreeing to do the song.
With reference to a recent Interview on GH Today on GhOne TV, the 26 –year-old singer and songwriter who sang the hook and bridge in popular song ‘Faithful’ said Okyeame Kwame called on several occasions before she went into the studio. She kept giving him excuses like she was in school and that she was busy.
The female musician admitted to the fact that the song shot her to huge popularity. Although she had emerged winner of the fourth edition of Stars of the Future, she said that not many people really knew her before the song. But since the release of the song, she has gained more fans and has performed on several big platforms.
In the same interview, the talented vocalist who is also an actress talked about having her own band but not a studio. She also said that unlike popular opinion, music actually pays, going ahead to say that she lived on what she made from music for a very long time. The revelation prompted the host,Kafui Dey to ask her how much she charges for a performance. Yaa Yaa said it depended on what kind of show. She said some event organizers wanted you to perform in the background throughout a dinner or meeting.
Some others wanted you to perform for only 5 minutes so it all depended on what kind of show and if she was coming in with her band.
Yaa yaa said she grew up surrounded by a family that had members playing guitar and singing, and that her choreographer is her sister who majored in dance and theatre in school.
Yaa Yaa advised fellow musicians to keep it simple and share their music.