Popular Ghanaian artiste, Sarkodie has revealed that Castro was a very genuine and real person who took him under his wings and nurtured him.
In a live Instagram broadcast with the legendary music producer, Jay Q in eulogizing Castro, rapper Sarkodie revealed that the ‘seihor’ coroner was not even on good term with him during the making of the ‘hit track Adonai’.
Sarkodie went on to add that Castro’s humility has been unparalleled as he used to drive him around town, buy him goodies and provide support to him as an elder brother although He (Castro) was already a household name in the Ghanaian music industry.
Sarkodie explained that he declined to perform with Castro on a UK-based rapper ‘Chipmunk’ show that had been organized in Ghana of which he (Sarkodie) was billed as a surprise artist. He went on to add that that although he told the celebrated icon that such a move will defeat his purpose of he being on the show, Castro took offence without his knowledge and avoided him for weeks which was unlike him.
“If you have studied Castro if he likes you, he doesn’t mind, whatever he needs to do for you, he will do it without hesitation. So the next time we linked up was during the making of this masterpiece, ‘Adonai’ and when he came to the studio and I told him about the song and how I would like him to sing the chorus for me, Castro without hesitation hopped on it.
It was after the recording that he told him in his car of how pained he was on what I did to him but I apologized and he forgot about it. He wasn’t someone who held on to grudges so for him to be pained indicated that our relationship meant a great deal to him.
Jay, one thing Castro used to say to me every night was that I shouldn’t have the right to judge people when they are making it. Some people are just blessed and you can’t control the thrust of greatness upon them. He took me under his wings. We did the first song together ‘Mfonyin’. From then, he looked out for me.
The guy was so genuine and so real. I think the whole stardom life, he wasn’t cut out for it. Some of us would not do it but Castro wouldn’t mind taking a taxi to come see me when his car develops a fault.
I think Adonai blew to a certain extent before our brother disappeared but the height that Adonai is right now, I don’t think he felt it before whatever happened and I wish that certain stages that I’ve been on, it would have been the two of us performing together. Adonai to me if I should say is the biggest Ghanaian music. We are yet to beat it and a big shout out to Castro for blessing me with that particular song,” Sarkodie said.
