“I reject a lot of shows,” Kwame Yogot has said.

He added he does not work “just for money” even after all these years of doing music, and collaborating with greats like Castro – in 2010.  

Yogot explained this is due to “my kind of songs,” “my style” and “how I brand myself”.

“If you see me on every platform, would it be appealing to you?” he asked his host Nana Romeo.

The rapper was speaking on Accra 100.5 FM’s midmorning programme Ayekoo Ayekoo, Thursday, 4 April 2024.

According to Kwame Yogot, the factors that determine if he will take up a performance offer or otherwise include “location and convenience”.

“I think about my comfort first and not money and that’s why I have many unreleased songs,” he stressed, adding: “I release songs when I am moved in a moment.”

Yogot said: “I have reject an offer to perform at Party in the Park” in the UK, and “another show in Germany – I even posted the flyers”.

He bemoaned how event organisers and promoters often use international shows, which come with travel opportunities, to bait naïve artistes.

“I don’t allow that. I will negotiate for my due and if you don’t give me something significant, I will delete your flyers,” he said. “Travelling is not my priority like other artistes. I am not needy.”

The Biibi Besi hitmaker observed “staying in Ghana and performing for local shows is far better than performing in the Schengen area for free”.

“I’d rather do menial jobs abroad than go there to perform for free,” he asserted. "It's the truth organisers need to hear. They are taking Ghanaian artistes for granted."

Yogot advised his mates in music to take their "branding seriously" and not cheapen themselves.