They Could Not Bury Me Like Patapaa- Blakk Rasta Opens Up On Feud With Efya, Nana Aba
Blakk Rasta has revealed his perspective on the conflict he had with Efya and Nana Aba Anamoah, explaining that their altercation was an attempt to bury his career, just like they allegedly did to Patapaa, but their efforts were unsuccessful.
The clash between the musician and radio personality arose when he criticized Sarkodie’s verse on the remix of Bob Marley’s Stir It Up song.
Blakk Rasta expressed his dissatisfaction with Sarkodie’s contribution, claiming that it disrespected the legacy of the legendary Bob Marley.
In response to his criticism, Nana Aba Anamoah, a staunch supporter of Sarkodie, strongly rebuked him, using words like “hogwash” and “inebriated” to describe his critique.
On the other hand, Efya stated that Blakk Rasta produced funny music and probably therefore lacked the moral authority to express his opinion on the matter.
In retaliation, Blakk Rasta accused Efya of being a drug addict and criticized Nana Aba Anamoah’s command of the English language.
During an interview with Andy Dosty on Hitz FM, Blakk Rasta remained unapologetic about his attacks on the two individuals, asserting that they intended to tarnish his reputation, similar to what they allegedly did to Patapaa.
He claimed that the ‘One Corner’ hitmaker, often labelled as untalented by many industry players, has faced struggles in the industry.
If you don’t understand, then that is different. But you come out and it looks like you want to trample on the brand. It’s not easy to build a brand.
You build it over a long time, and they want to ruin it. This is what they did to Patapaa and they have almost buried Patapaa.
No matter how much Patapaa tries to come out, it’s very difficult for him because they have branded him as a man who doesn’t make sensible songs. They wanted to slap that thing on me. So I had to educate them and discipline them.
He further accused them of lacking a basic understanding of art and stated that his attacks against them were meant to educate and discipline them.
It is painful because you could just wave it away depending on who it comes from and other times you may have to call them back and give them a good discipline like I did with Efya and Nana Aba and all those ignoramuses.
They said I make funny songs. I asked them, is ‘Thief President’ a funny song to you? Is ‘Our Africa’ a funny song to you? They don’t understand what art is. I
had to bring them home and teach them that not all music is lyrical. And when I gave them that punch, they had to go back to school.
