Ghanaian rapper, Tulenkey, has indicated that there are only three artistes in Ghana he draws inspiration from.

For him, foreign rappers such as Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West are at the top of his list of inspiration because of their creativity in storytelling.

However, in Ghana, he may consider some three artistes who may fall into the category of persons he looks up to.

"Honestly speaking, most rappers don't inspire me in Ghana. But the people who I would say inspire me in this country are Sarkodie, E.L., and Medikal.

"Elsewhere I will say Kendrick Lamar and Kenya West. I am in a different wave, so I don't listen to Drake. I address issues, so I don't listen to Drake. And one thing about Kendrick is he makes rap educational and also entertaining," he said in an interview on TV3's Showbiz 360, shared on X on June 6.

The rapper has also said that he is learning to be self-motivated and not allow the lack of recognition for his music to hold him back.

His comment comes on the back of his assertion that his music has been underrated and underappreciated.

He believes that the type of music he puts out and the type of ratings he gets are not at par.

Tulenkey has, however, found hope in the fact that he is hardworking and will just keep up with that.

“I just have to believe in what I’m doing and I don’t have to wait for anyone’s validation,” he told Headless YouTuber on YouTube.

The “Bad Feeling” rapper recounted the investment he has made into his Doomsday EP, expressing surprise at the lack of recognition it received despite the effort.

“I remember the Doomsday EP, let’s be realistic, I sat down one full month, I wanted to make a statement, I took my time to pay attention to every bar and I put it out there, but that thing where you were expecting some kind of reception so when I didn’t get that reception I felt…at the end of the day you can do something normal and they would like,” he shared.

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