Highlife artist Akwasi Opoku, popularly known as Kwaisey Pee, has revealed that many younger musicians do not like him.He attributes this to his habit of speaking harsh truths when offering advice to them.In an interview with Roselyn Felli on Joy Prime’s Changes show, he was asked to offer guidance to emerging musicians.Kwaisey Pee explained that people often mistake his straightforward approach for hatred.

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“Anytime I come out to voice out something, they feel like I’m hating on somebody or I don’t like the young ones. They say so many things,” he said.Asked whether this has earned him hatred from the younger musicians because he speaks his mind, Kwaisey Pee responded in the affirmative. He recounted how some of the younger artistes rejected his collaboration request.

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That notwithstanding, he said he is not bothered about it because he feels people do not want to be told the truth.“A year or two years ago, I wanted to do a collabo with a couple of them and they feel like I’m always speaking against them so why do they do collabo with me? And I’ve realized it’s something that’s within us. The things we Ghanaians do we don’t want to be talked at.

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”He has urged the younger musicians to listen to the older one’s advises to help elevate their career.However, he has decided not talk about any artiste in 2025 to avoid more hatred.

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