How to get attention? Attack Reggie Rockstone

It was with great concern that I saw an article, in which Kumasi based upcoming artiste, cabum, had insulted Reggie Rockstone; calling him an attention seeker.

This was weird, but not unusual, as several artistes have chosen to take swipes at Reggie Rockstone, one of the most popular artistes in the country. However, most of these artistes attacking Reggie have one thing in common; their careers were in dire need of attention and relevance.

All Reggie has done, is to make and support good music, and mentoring many young artistes in the process. Why would the likes of Ex-doe, Barima Sydney  and Cabum choose to badmouth such a man?

Drive through Accra and this baffling question would be answered. Reggie Rockstone is flying high on billboards, with endorsements from telecommunications giant Glo, Guinness, etcetera. The man was a Judge on Africa's version of X-Factor, which was viewed by millions across the continent. This shows how bankable and relevant the mogul is, even at times when he has gone years without releasing an album; this relevance places him in the constant view of the media's lens.

Many of these people badmouth the Grandpapa as he is known, have no basis whatsoever, this means that their arguments hold no water, and are simply baseless.

One such attention seeker is Promzy Afrika; the breakaway member of defunct VIP, had accused Reggie Rockstone of being the cause of his exit from the group. He went on raving and ranting to any and every person and media house willing to listen. When Promzy's attempt to seek attention fell short, he resorted to threatening the Hip-life originator. Promzy was soon silenced, as his continuous attempt to get lasting recognition failed to fall through.

Promzy recently realised, that the best way to gain respect isn't to disrespect a legend, and he has decided to come clean on the real reason for the VIP breakup.

Another planned attack on Mr. Rockstone, was the claim that he didn't originate hip-life music genre. The malicious attempt was perpetuated by the likes of Barima Sydney and Panji Anoff. For Sydney, this must have been an envious attempt to stay relevant like Reggie Rockstone, and Panji might also have been having fun, trying to stay in the headlines and earn himself some media attention in the process. It wasn't long before Reggie Rockstone, disproved their claims with fact and evidence, and his detractors were forced to conceded defeat live on television.

The moral of the story? Taking a swipe at Reggie Rockstone, may get in you in the news, but it doesn't make you relevant; relevance is achieved by hard work.