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Social media sensation and comedian Made in Ghana has said one of the problems he faces in his career is a lack of support.
He believed that he does everything right in his line of work, but many Ghanaian musicians do not throw their weight behind him even though he uses their songs for skits.
While speaking with blogger Zion Felix, he lamented on why he shies away from using Ghanaian songs in his skits.
"Sometimes, when I do my skits, I use Nigerian songs because they support my craft by reposting on social media. However, Ghanaian musicians refuse to leave comments or react to the videos," he said.
Nevertheless, he had some words of praise for a few Ghanaian artists he believes show appreciation for his craft, including Shatta Wale, Kelvynboy, Fameye and Armani.
On the back of this matter, panels on Joy Entertainment's Daybreak Hitz put in their two cents.
Kwesi Martinezz, who spoke on the show, believed there is a proper way of using artists' songs.
He said, "some artists wouldn't like you to use their songs…every artiste have their policy…the fact that you're a comedian doesn't mean you can chance on anyone's song; you just pick it and then use it anyhow you want".
Before expressing these thoughts, he had advised that the best way would be to reach out to artists and paint a vivid picture of the video's intent before going ahead.
Artiste Manager, Ashis, on the other hand, agreed with comedian Made in Ghana to an extent.
He said even though artistes may not have been granted permission to use their works, it is only nice to show support by retweeting or reposting the comedian's work as it is a way of pushing a fellow Ghanaian.
Hitz FM's Programmes Manager, Prince Tsegah, also took the conversation to another level when he touched on the use of intellectual property without permission and the commercialisation of skits on Youtube.
He threw more light on the latter, saying, "you're using someone's property to generate money and keep it for yourself.
That's not too cool". He advised Made in Ghana to have an economic arrangement with artists whose songs he uses because "that would make some sense".
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