{"id":193931,"date":"2016-02-28T06:00:20","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T06:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=193931"},"modified":"2016-02-28T06:00:20","modified_gmt":"2016-02-28T06:00:20","slug":"sarkodie-shares-experience-with-harvard-university-students-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=193931","title":{"rendered":"Sarkodie shares experience with Harvard University students [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Award-winning Ghanaian rapper, Michael Owusu Addo, known in showbiz circles as Sarkodie, enriched his life story on Saturday February 26, when he had the rare privilege to address some students of the Harvard Business School in the US state of Massachusetts, one of the world\u2019s most prestigious\u00a0educational institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper, who was invited to address a conference of students, shared his life experiences as one of Africa\u2019s successful musicians.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-193935 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sark-4.jpg\" alt=\"Sark 4\" width=\"681\" height=\"454\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-193934 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sark-3.jpg\" alt=\"Sark 3\" width=\"677\" height=\"451\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-193932 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sark-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sark 1\" width=\"704\" height=\"469\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The theme for the conference was \u2018The Art Of The Hustle\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The BET award winner spoke to empower the students using his life experience as a musician who suffered limitations and challenges whiles <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/09\/12\/my-childhood-was-horrible-i-was-timid-sarkodie\/\" target=\"_blank\">growing up<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, but managed to achieve his dream with determination and hard work.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-193940 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sark-9.jpg\" alt=\"Sark 9\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-193939 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sark-8.jpg\" alt=\"Sark 8\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-193938 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sark-7.jpg\" alt=\"Sark 7\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-193933 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sark-2.jpg\" alt=\"Sark 2\" width=\"642\" height=\"428\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sarkodie is expected to perform later at the 18th annual Africa Business Conference being held at the Harvard University.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-193937 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sark-6.jpg\" alt=\"Sark 6\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-193947 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sark-16.jpg\" alt=\"Sark 16\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-193946 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sark-15.jpg\" alt=\"Sark 15\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sarkodie has blazed the trail of Ghana music in recent years sweeping several wards and signing lucrative endorsement deals for respected brands.<\/p>\n<p>His unique rapping style has endeared many to him, who rate him as one of the fastest rapper in the country.<\/p>\n<p>In recent times, he has used his songs to address critical governance issues such as failed leadership, unemployment, corruption and others.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-193945 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sark-14.jpg\" alt=\"Sark 14\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-193944 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sark-13.jpg\" alt=\"Sark 13\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-193943 aligncenter\" 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