Sarkodie – Feelings Ft. Maleek Berry

Feelings is track 6 on Sarkodie’s Black Love album, released December 20, 2019, and it captures the hesitation and excitement of liking someone but being too scared to say it. Produced by MOG, the song runs 3:41 with a mid-tempo Afrobeats beat built on soft guitar chords, light percussion, and a breezy rhythm that fits the romantic theme of the album. Sarkodie raps and sings in Twi and English, while Maleek Berry adds his smooth, melodic vocals on the hook, creating a back-and-forth that feels like a real conversation between two people catching feelings.

Lyrically, the song is about the internal struggle of wanting to confess love but holding back out of fear of rejection or ruining the friendship. Sarkodie tells the story of a guy who works with the girl he likes and can’t stop thinking about her, while Maleek Berry’s chorus reinforces the emotional tension with a hook that’s both catchy and relatable. It’s less about physical attraction and more about emotional vulnerability, which fits the overall concept of Black Love as an album focused on real relationship moments.

The music video, directed by George Guise of Visionnaire Pictures, dropped in January 2020 and doubled as a mini rom-com. It follows two colleagues at a news station who are clearly into each other but never say it, adding a visual layer that made the song resonate even more. Feelings became a fan favorite for its relatable storyline and easygoing melody, and it helped push Black Love further into the Afrobeats space by showing Sarkodie’s comfort with melody alongside his rap roots.