I was once offered recharge card to perform – Singer, Amaarae

<p>Amaarae said, “When I first started, people weren’t even trying to pay me at all. I actually remember; I’m not going to shame the platform but a platform that offered me credit, MTN credit to perform at their show.”</p>, <p>The ‘Calm Down’ crooner said he is an introvert and does not like controversy.</p>, <p>Nigerian singer and rapper, Divine Ikubor, better known as Rema, has blamed fans for the unending beef and rivalries in the Afrobeats culture.</p>, <p>Taking a trip down memory, the ‘Sad Girlz Luv Money’ crooner recalled how a platform offered her GH₵‎100 recharge card to perform at their event.</p>, <p>He said, “I look for no one’s trouble. I just want to make good music. I’m an introvert, I stay indoors. I don’t cause trouble, I don’t want to fight.</p>, <p>“Even when the fans want to start to spark stuff up. I won’t lie, the fans are the ones starting this stuff beef. I feel like it’s the fans.”</p>, <p>Rema said he doesn’t hesitate to call his fans to order whenever he sees them “moving mad”. He, however, said sometimes he is disappointed when he doesn’t see other artists doing the same, ostensibly they are enjoying the comparisons.</p>, <p>She said she loves to collaborate because it allows her to showcase her diversity.</p>, <p>Rema was recently featured on Ebro, a Morning Show on Hot 97FM, New York, USA.</p>, <p>Popular Ghanaian-American singer, Amaarae has recounted how a show promoter once offered to pay her in the form of airtime to perform at his event.</p>, <p>“One thing about African music or Afrobeats, I will say. Afrobeats artists, we have done our best to promote peace among ourselves. Yeah, we got our egos. Yeah, we got our achievements. You know, everybody got their own money and paychecks. But, one thing I have noticed is that our unity has kept us going for a very long time.</p>, <p>She, however, said years later after she blew up, the same platform paid her a huge amount of money to do a song for them.</p>, <p>He said African artists have tried their best to be united despite ego issu