I Was Contacted For Forbes’ List Of 30 African Creatives But…., – Stonebwoy

Dancehall act, Stonebowy has revealed that he was considered for Forbes’ list for 30 young game changers in Africa.

According to the ‘Bawasaba’ hitmaker, somebody from Forbes Africa asked him to send his particulars for the project.

He however added that he did not hear from the person again, even after he had sent his particulars.

“We got message and everything, we got selected but I did not hear from them again.” He told Jessica Opare-Saforo on Citi FM’s ‘Traffic Avenue’.

A message sent to his phone from Forbes Africa official shows that his name was indeed recommended and was considered for the list.

The list for 2018 Forbes Africa 30 under 30 was released few days ago.

However, rapper Sarkodie was the only Ghanaian that made it on the list.

The list was compiled across different industries including music, art, media, film and fashion.

Nigeria, had nine showbiz personalities in the list: Wizkid, Davido, Yemi Alade, Falz and others.

The 2018 FORBES AFRICA Under 30 is a list of Africa’s most promising young change-makers.

The 30 people are game-changers, all under the age of 30, in each the three sectors – business, technology and creative arts.

According to Forbes Africa: “we put in months of rigorous research, sifting through over 600 nominations. Vetting them for weeks, verifying and investigating them.”

Meanwhile, Stonebwoy will be performing at the 2018 Ghana Meets Naija concert. This event will come off on Saturday, 9th June, 2018 at the Fantasy Dome in Accra.