Samuel Danso Arthur has stepped into the increasingly bitter standoff between his son, award-winning rapper Kwesi Arthur, and his former label, Ground Up, saying the dispute has become a painful and unsettling experience for him as a father.
The row reignited after Kwesi Arthur took to social media with a series of allegations against Ground Up and its chief executive, accusing the camp of extortion, intimidation, excessive financial demands and calculated attempts to block his efforts to release music independently.
As the accusations continued to dominate online discussions, Samuel Danso Arthur surfaced in an interview shared later that day, offering a deeply personal perspective on how the situation has unfolded. He said watching the conflict spiral in public has been emotionally draining and far removed from what he ever imagined for his son’s career.
A major source of his frustration, he explained, is the claim that the label holds rights over the artiste’s intellectual property. According to him, that assertion has gone so far that he feels stripped of the basic freedom to even use images of his own child.
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Danso said that while he lacks the financial capacity to buy back what he described as his son’s independence, the same people making demands on Kwesi Arthur should be prepared to justify their claim to the very foundation of his life.
“I don’t even have the right to use the image of my child to do anything. I am a simple, ordinary, poor Ghanaian. I don’t need money. I’m not looking for money. But I am putting it to Kwesi’s management that they should bring back my sperm.
“I can donate it to any nearby hospital for them to produce another Kwesi for me. And if they can do that, then whatever they are demanding from my boy, if it is a loan we have to take, we are ready,” he said.
Beyond the raw emotion of his remarks, the rapper’s father stressed that he is determined to seek clarity and accountability from all parties involved. He said the constant public exchanges have become overwhelming and unproductive.
“I think, as a father, I have to push to every extent possible to get the truth out. Right now, the daily back-and-forth has become too much. I’m no longer interested in that.
“I am going to take it up and push both the management and my boy to the wall to get the truth out of it. But mind you, right now, Ground Up is taking custody of my blood,” he further stated.
Watch his take in the video below.
