During the recording of The Volta Regime album in 2009 , a young potential rapper named Sarkodie approached Hammer for a recording deal . After auditioning , Hammer branded Sarkodie as a rap encyclopedia due to the various styles he could conjure on impulse . He then tagged Sarkodie as a special case and encouraged him to master one particular style of his which was tongue twisting . This artist also proved himself to be the only local rapper with the ability to freestyle off the head with intelligent rhymes mixed with logic . Hammer did not want to waste time on Sarkodie so he quickly signed him for a five-year contract and created spaces on two of Ayigbe Edem ’s songs ( u dey craze and give it up ) to introduce him before the recording of his debut album . However , after the release of Ayigbe Edem ’s album , Sarkodie ’s demand soared and the promotion of Ayigbe Edem ’s album seemed to conflict with the timing of the recording of Sarkodie ’s album . This resulted in a dispute that could have delayed Sarkodie ’s recording . Hammer later agreed to let Sarkodie go as he wanted to focus all attention on Edem at the time . Sarkodie moved on to win the Artiste of the year 2010 at the 2010 Ghana Music Awards with his debut . Relationship between Hammer and Sarkodie was never affected by this as Sarkodie went on to name his album ‘ makye ’ which was given to him by Hammer upon their first meeting . Their latest project " Saa Okodie No " , which was produced by hammer was recently aired on 106 & Park and contributed to Sarkodie 's nomination at the recent BET Awards 2012 where he won the Best International Act
BET Awards 2012
BET Awards 2012
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