Fellow musicians don’t appreciate me enough – Kuami Eugene

Ghanaian musician Kuami Eugene has opened up about the frustration he feels when he does not receive the recognition, he deserves for writing songs for other artistes.

Speaking in an interview on 3FM on July 7, 2025, the “Belinda” hitmaker shared that despite contributing to many hit songs, he is often left out when credit is given.

Kuami Eugene explained that he used to assume that people would acknowledge his efforts eventually, but that rarely happened. He expressed disappointment in how some artistes fail to do the right thing after their songs become successful.

“Some songs that I wrote that we thought, you know what, they’ll do the needful later and it was in my face afterwards. Like so many songs that if I say I’ll make mention of, you would be like, okay, so they didn’t give you a cut for this. And if I have to take all of them on, it would look like he’s the bad one,” he said.

He revealed that although he ignored some of these situations in the past, he has now decided to take a more serious approach by holding artistes accountable. Kuami stated that he has even taken legal steps in some cases to ensure he gets what is due to him.

“Some of them, I took them on. Like Mr. Drew, I took him on for the 50% of the song ‘Case’ some of them, I figured, you know, just let it go, let’s start afresh.

So, with all these ones or twos, I have, okay, now it’s no more fun game with all of us. Let’s work. If you look at this, of course, this is the hook. What is my cut? Put it here, put it here, my lawyer will give you a call,” he added.

He also expressed hope that things will get better in the music industry because many of the new generation of artistes understand the importance of professionalism and ethics in music.

“So, I love the fact that this new generation of, I mean, new artistes understand this thing to the brim,” Kuami Eugene stated.

Similarly, another Ghanaian artiste, Akwaboah, also shared a similar experience. He revealed during an interview on 3 Music TV on Saturday, July 5, that he has stopped writing songs for other musicians because he often does not get the credit he deserves.

According to Akwaboah, he made the decision after witnessing artistes receiving awards for songs he wrote, without even acknowledging his contribution. He described one particular incident that helped him make up his mind.

“Initially, I was writing songs for people but sometimes I don’t get the credit. They get on stage and then say I thank God, I thank my manager, I thank Charterhouse and leave.

There was this lady who once won award and was thanking everyone on stage: her manager, her team, even the producer, but not me. Meanwhile, the song she won the award with was one I wrote,” he said.

Akwaboah said the experience taught him a lesson, and he decided from that moment to focus on performing his own songs.

“I was like okay, that’s a lesson. So, from now, I will sing mine,” he stated.

Though Akwaboah has built a reputation for writing successful songs for others, his recent experiences have led him to value the power of owning and delivering his own music.

Both Kuami Eugene and Akwaboah’s stories speaks volume on the ongoing issue in the Ghanaian music industry, where songwriters often go unappreciated despite their major contributions to popular hits.