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Hiplife artiste, Nana Kwaku-Duah, known in showbiz as Tic has bemoaned what he describes as selfishness among people in the Ghanaian music industry.

According to him, the “one man chop” attitude is the reason very few artiste rule the music space within a period of time.

Speaking to Citi TV‘s AJ Sarpong on Hall of Fame, the ‘Kwani Kwani’ singer intimated: “In Ghana when you do something and someone wants to promote it, hates sets it. Why? Even if the person will come spice the show-up, they won’t bring them because everybody wants to chop alone. That is the problem in our music industry. One man chop. Simple.”

He also expressed his displeasure about the fact that a few musicians are made to hijack the music scene.

“How can we have in a whole year, only three artistes doing shows when the whole nation has 100 artistes?” he asked.

When asked if the few artistes being booked for shows are not just satisfying the demand and

supply theory, he answered that “we create demand.”

Tic (formerly Tic Tac) is one of few rappers who projected the hiplife genre during its incipient stage.

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He was able to break into the Nigerian market, gaining prominence in the country through

collaborations with Nigerian musicians like Tony Tetuila.

After taking a foray into other ventures, he returned to active music business in 2018 with songs like ‘Pene Ma Me’ and ‘Kwani Kwani Part 2’.

 

 

 

Ghanaian hiplife legend Tic, formerly known as Tic Tac has shared his current feelings on

how Ghanaians of late react to his previous achievement.

The ‘Philomina’ hitmaker has noted that Ghanaians appear to have taken him off their minds.

Tic has over 27 years experience in music and has over the years made great history in Ghana music.

He however rose to stardom in the early ’90s in the Era of Woy3bia which he was

featured by Dj Azigiza Jnr.

Though many thought his amazing delivery on the song was a fluke, the young chap together

with Slim Buster released a big banger, ‘Masan Aba’ to the surprise of many.

As if it was not enough, the teenager with an exceptional rap style, released a classic

song christened “Philomena”, which took the whole country by storm.

Since then he collaborated with top artistes like Tony Tetuila and Freddie Meiway as well as many others. The invasion continued to Europe and USA, as well as hit the world chart with Kangaroo, with its video directed by Gil Green, one of the best directors in the world.

According to him, in Ghana, when you become known as an artiste, you go through different stages of popularity and then you fade away like nothing ever happened.

“In Ghana, here once you make a hit you become a star, then a super star, a celebrity and then a legend. After that you drop just like that and then someone takes over.”

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Tic expressed his displeasure about how some of his colleagues in the music fraternity have not taken up the mantle of portraying pure Ghanaian music.

In his words, “Sometimes I feel they forget the landmark achievements that I have achieved for our country. Sometimes I feel not just Ghanaians but the people in the profession themselves. Like us writers who are supposed to tell a story of what Ghanaian music is. I feel has let us down.”

Speaking at a press confab to officially announce his ‘IamTic Concert’, the ‘Kwani Kwani’ crooner was certain that after the concert, people will have a different perception about him.

He added;

“At the moment you know I have one of the biggest hit in the country. You can’t go without mentioning the top three or top five songs and not mention my quote. That alone makes me feel very happy and I know that you guys will not forget me this time around.”

IamTic Concert has been scheduled for December 21 at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra.

The concert is set as a platform to share the musicians over two decades of experience in the music industry with his patrons as well as an avenue for him to make public some secrets about his longevity in the industry.

A-list musicians confirmed to grace the IamTic concert include Rockstar Kuami Eugene, Kidi, Article Wan, NeroX, Tinny, Donzy.

Others included Guru, Nii Funny, Ayesem, and Prince Bright of Buk Bak fame and AK Songstress.

Rapper Tic is one of the longest serving artistes in Ghana. He took a long break from music sometime years back but bounced back with full force months ago.

Many have since tagged him as someone is struggling to maintain relevance in Showbiz circles by trying to release hit songs.

The celebrated musician boycotted all rumors under claims that he has already made his mark and has nothing to prove to anyone.

He told Sammy Flex in an interview on Showbiz Agenda on Zylofon 102.1 FM,

”I don’t really stress about hit songs anymore. I need to make that clear.”

“When people say I want to blow, I just think they missed the point. I have nothing to prove, I have already blown”, Tic added.

He stated that, at this stage in his life, he is only interested in releasing songs that do not fall below the standard he set for himself when he was in his prime.

According to him, the main focus is that any song he releases is a good one so as to not ruin the reputation he has set for himself.

Kindly Watch interview from below: