Entertainment critic Arnold Asamoah-Baidoo ‘silenced’ media personality MC Yaa Yeboah during a heated discussion on UTV’s United Showbiz.
This development emerged over a social media post by Stonebwoy that stirred conversations following Sarkodie’s Rapperholic concert at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.
During the discussion, things got tense when Arnold disagreed with Yaa Yeboah for defending Stonebwoy’s post, where the dancehall artiste reposted a fan’s video from his 2023 BHIM Concert at the Accra Sports Stadium with the caption “Historical.”
Endorsing fan’s tweet with ‘historic’ caption suggests comparison – Arnold to Stonebwoy
Arnold argued that Stonebwoy’s timing was deliberate and strategic to tap into the conversation around stadium shows.
According to him, there was nothing wrong with that, but denying it was disingenuous.
“Don’t tell me it’s not true that what Stonebwoy did was simply to tap into the conversation. And that’s not a bad thing. What happened? Wasn’t he part of the conversation? When it came up, wasn’t he trending? So don’t tell me Stonebwoy doesn’t need that to draw attention, that’s hogwash. Every artiste needs attention. What he did was jump on the conversation, and I don’t see anything wrong with that because others do it too, especially Shatta Wale,” Arnold said.
He noted that Stonebwoy’s move was not unique, as many artistes, including Shatta Wale, engage with trending industry topics to stay relevant.
However, what seemed to irritate Arnold was Yaa Yeboah’s insistence that the fan’s post was not meant to draw comparisons.
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Yaa Yeboah tried to interject and explain that the fan’s post was harmless, but Arnold cut her off, telling her to “keep quiet” and stop making excuses that insulted the intelligence of industry players and the public.
“Now, about the second point she made, saying the fan who posted the stadium video with the lyrics wasn’t making a comparison. Are we children in this industry? Keep quiet! You’re playing with our intelligence. Two big artistes have held concerts in a stadium, and the whole country is talking about it. Yet a fan, out of nowhere, chooses to post a stadium performance by Stonebwoy, are we kids? Then the artiste goes on to retweet it with the caption ‘Historical,’” Arnold added.
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