Award-winning rapper Kofi Kinaata has disclosed that he is using his music career to build a legacy.
Speaking in an interview with Daily Graphic, Kofi Kinaata spoke about his recent award at the EMY Awards Africa held at the Grand Arena of the Accra International conference center.
Kofi Kinaata was adjudged ‘Man of the Year Music’ which means a lot o him and he describes his win as a big deal.
“Winning Man of the Year Music at the EMY Africa Awards is a big deal considering the fact that the scheme is not a music award. It honors great achievers and to be part of these huge personalities is such a big deal for me. It honors great achievers and to be part of these huge personalities is such a big deal for me. It means I am doing something good”, the rapper said.
Kofi Kinaata further added that the award he received has challenged him to work harder and not be complacent with his work.
Sharing his initial dream as a young man growing up, Kofi Kinaata disclosed that he wanted to be a footballer but he is currently content that he is doing music instead and doing everything to produce good music.
“I just don’t release songs because I want to but because I want my works to make that impact and I am glad I have been able to do so till now. I am very grateful that both the young and the old enjoy my songs.
“When coming out with a song, I always want to touch on a topic. For instance with Confession, I was only trying to raise awareness of the consequences of drunk driving but it turned out to be one of the biggest songs in Ghana and beyond.
“I don’t release songs with the expectation that they will be a hit but they all turn out to be successful. When you check the kind of songs I do, they shouldn’t even be hit songs because they are not danceable ones but to my surprise, they always top the charts” he added.
“I don’t believe in creating controversial stuff to hype a song even though I am not against it, I prefer to rather do a quality song and let it do the talking for me.
