Sarkodie hops on Bob Marley's 'Stir It Up'

A new version of Bob Marley and The Wailers' 1973 single "Stir It Up," featuring Ghanian rapper Sarkodie, has been created. The song was released today (Jan. 20) on all streaming platforms and is already No. 1 on iTunes. Top Songs in Ghana

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Sarkodie revealed in a recent interview with Amazon Music's "+44 Podcast" that he almost passed up the chance to remake the late singer's classic hit. "When I got the email, I almost forwarded it because I felt unworthy to lay my vocals next to the legend. "I was extremely critical of myself," he admitted.

“My manager was like, ‘This is a big opportunity.’ But, the artist side of me was thinking more about the art and not the opportunity,” the 37-year-old rapper continued. “When I was listening to [Bob Marley’s vocals], it was a very spiritual moment.”

"Stir It Up" was Bob Marley's first successful single outside of his home country of Jamaica. It was written by the legend in 1967 and was later covered by Johnny Nash on his 1972 album I Can See Clearly Now.

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Sarkodie, who won Best International Flow at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards for the first time, released his eighth studio album almost three months ago. King Promise, Oxlade, Ink Boy, Lojay, Kranium, Cina Soul, Joeboy, Black Sherif, and BNXN fka Buju all appear on the 10-track project.

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