Grammy-winning Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie will have to pay DJ Azonto $200,000 for a verse, according to the sensational Afrobeats singer.

DJ Azonto asserts that he is talented enough to create a hit song without the help of Sarkodie or a co-sign, and that he does not require their collaboration to create a popular song.

In an interview with Shatta Michy on Movement TV, DJ Azonto declared that while he would never perform a free feature for Sarkodie, he would never accept payment for a verse that was less than $200,000.

"For me, Sarkodie wouldn't get a free feature, and I wouldn't accept a payment of less than $200,000.

Sarkodie will not be paid less since I don't need him to create a successful song, "he stated.

DJ Azonto recently made a claim for Artiste of the Year at next year's Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.