Ghanaian artiste signed to Lynxx Entertainment, Kuami Eugene, has told his impersonators to stop imitating him for financial gains.
The multi-award-winning performer and 2020 VGMA Artiste of the Year winner expressed his displeasure with look-alikes that mimic him for monetary gains.
According to the ‘Bunker’ hitmaker, it’s great that young people want to be like him, but it’s a problem when individuals take advantage of this flattery for financial benefit.
Speaking during a recent interview on YFM in Kumasi, Kuami Eugene warned such people.
This is in response to a recent viral video of two impersonators playing KiDi and Kuami Eugene’s songs at a private gathering. The two males bore a strong similarity to the performers and had been dressed to match the artiste’s brand image.
“It’s just beautiful to have almost every young boy growing up wanting to be like you. People want to sound like me, dress like me but the only problem is when people start going in for money and impersonate me. When someone goes out there to make money off your hard work or sweat, that’s when it’s illegal,” he stated.
I find this quiet difficult to apprehend as this same man who is telling people to desist from mimicking him for financial gains is well known for sampling people’s songs for financial gains as well.
Anyways, let posterity be the judge.