Though Sarkodie himself did not say at any time that he was signed unto Konvict Music or Konvict Africa and has always maintained that his operations with Konvict Music was a mere endorsement, certain media outlets in 2009 misinterpreted this and called it a Konvict sign…

Akon who is in Ghana to shoot a music video has clarified the situation—literally saying what Sarkodie has always claimed.

According to Akon who was speaking with Airtel Entertainment News on Joy FM yesterday, his vigorous attempt to sign Sarkodie did not materialized.

“That was one of our main goals….Sarkodie was supposed to be the artiste that we actually brought out of Ghana, and we take him to the next level but unfortunately we couldn’t get the deal together so the deal never closed,” he added.

GhanaCelebrities.Com’s industry sources close to Sarkodie says, the main reason the deal never closed was the unfair terms which were being put out by Akon’s people.

Sakordie’s team felt at the time that the young rapper’s interest could be undermined and his career  slowed by the contract terms —something they are happy they did since Sarkodie has over the years achieved more than enough for himself without necessary having Konvict pushing him…