Yaw Grey, rapper and former member of the Music group, Mobile Boys has mentioned in an interview that two of the commonest reasons that lead to a fallout in music groups in Ghana are women and the ego of some group members.
According to Yaw Grey, he asserted that majority of the music groups in Ghana like Mobile boys, Akyeame, 4×4, Praye and others broke up probably because of some of these factors.
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Yaw Grey speaking on an Accra based media outlet, used his group, Mobile Boys, established by Hiplife originator, Reggie Rockstone as a typical example. The trio who formed the group, Mobile Boys consisted of Yaw Grey, Kochoko and Nkonya.
According to Yaw Grey, some of the members of the group were full of ego and also acted immaturely. He mentioned that for instance, when Reggie travelled, Kochoko left without giving the others any notice. And since they hadn’t signed any contract, the base and solidity of the group began to fall into shreds.
“Certain things will make a group fallout. I will say four factors, and that is ego, maturity, women and friends. These things mess us up and for me, what messed up our group was ego and money. And maturity was not there for us to know and understand what we had at that particular time. We were just rappers enjoying our rap talent. We get calls for shows and the rest, so the business part wasn’t really considered like it is today in the music industry.”
Yaw Grey also explained the reasons why he would prefer to do a solo project than try to resurrect his defunct group or any other group.
“I will not go back or form any group again. I can stay relevant depending on my hard work and if I’m consistent. If people are not following what you’re doing, then it means you’re doing nothing. The reason why it will be difficult for me to go back to the group is the question of if my partners are also ready. If they are ready to walk along. I started with a group, and I’ve learnt my lessons. I tried bringing back the group two years ago, and it failed because of ego.”
Yaw Grey now has a hot tune with dancehall artiste, Samini titled ‘No No’, which is currently available on all music platforms.
