Sister Derby, Sarkodie others paid for their flight and accommodation for London concert – Medikal
Rapper Samuel Frimpong Adu, best known by his stage name Medikal, has revealed that all the Ghanaian artistes who performed at his recent concert at the O2 Indigo in London paid for their flight tickets and accommodation.
Patrons of the event were thrilled with performances from Ghana’s favourite artistes including Shatta Wale, Sarkodie, Sister Derby, Efya and Article Wan.
The most captivating moment was when Medikal surprisingly stepped on stage to perform with his ex-girlfriend Sister Derby.
Following his concert, the artiste has faced backlashes for bringing his ex-girlfriend on stage within the same period he was having troubles in his marriage.
But Medkial in an interview explained that he did not cover the costs of ticket and accommodation for any of the artistes who performed at his concert including Sister Derby.
He emphasized that his colleagues flew to London to show him love and support his biggest concert in London.
“No, I did not pay for flight ticket for Sister Derby. All the artistes paid their own tickets and accommodation. They came to show me love and support. I did not cover their flights ticket and accommodation,” he said in an interview on UTV.
‘It was just entertainment’- Medikal defends decision to perform with Sister Derby at O2 Arena
Meanwhile, the rapper has also defended his decision to perform with his ex-girlfriend.
Speaking in an interview on Accra-based UTV, Medikal clarified that his reason was to give fans a live performance of a popular song hey had both worked on.
According the whole thing is mere entertainment and not to spite Fella Makafui as it’s been suggested.
“She is someone I have a song with, a song people know about, and I wanted people to feel a live performance of what they watch on my Snapchat and in my music videos,” Medikal stated.
“So that’s what it is, not anything new. I wasn’t trying to prove any point. I was just trying to have fun and let my fans have an experience of a great event. This is not disrespect anyone, this was just entertainment,” he said on United Showbiz, May 4.
