{"id":431732,"date":"2017-10-24T14:22:52","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T14:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/10\/24\/i-didnt-ignore-paapa-yanksons-calls-for-a-collabo-kofi-kinaata\/"},"modified":"2017-10-24T14:22:52","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T14:22:52","slug":"i-didnt-ignore-paapa-yanksons-calls-for-a-collabo-kofi-kinaata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/10\/24\/i-didnt-ignore-paapa-yanksons-calls-for-a-collabo-kofi-kinaata\/","title":{"rendered":"I didn\u2019t ignore Paapa Yankson\u2019s calls for a collabo &#8211; Kofi Kinaata"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Music of Tuesday, 24 October 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-10-24<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/77790803.295.jpg\" alt=\"Kofi Kinaata\" title=\"Kofi Kinaata\" width=\"295\" height=\"215\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Kofi Kinaata denied reports that he turned down a request by late Paapa Yankson<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385179598\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385179598\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1508854971_767_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Rapper Kofi Kinaata has denied reports that he turned down a request by late veteran Hilife musician, Paapa Yankson to record a song with him before he died.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Confession\u2019 singer noted that, contrary to the reports, he was in touch with the veteran musician and had started working on a song before he passed on.<\/p>\n<p>The late Paapa Yankson passed away after a short illness on July 21, 2017. He was 78.<\/p>\n<p>Paapa Yankson, before his death, had mentioned that he tried several times to contact Kofi Kinaata for a collaboration but the latter never responded to his calls.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on Accra-based Citi FM in March, the veteran musician proclaimed his love for the young artiste but was saddened by his unresponsiveness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is this boy Kofi Kinaata&#8230;I called him. Paulina [Oduro] gave me his number&#8230;as at now, he hasn\u2019t replied,\u201d Paapa Yankson said in that interview.<\/p>\n<p>However, Kofi Kinaata told JoyNews\u2019 Maxwell Amoofia during the burial service for the late musician last Saturday that, he wasn\u2019t initially contacted directly by Paapa Yankson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe told someone that he was looking for me. He didn\u2019t call me personally,\u201d the rapper said.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;High-Grade Family&#8217; member recounted that he eventually met the Hi-life legend at this year\u2019s Ghana Music Awards, where he exchanged contacts with him and later visited him at his residence at Dansoman, a suburb of Accra.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/51847956.jpg\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe told me he has been following my works. He loves whatever I am doing and that I should keep it up,\u201d Kofi Kinaata narrated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPaapa Yankson said there is this song he likes to do with me&#8230; Paapa asked that we do the song before he dies,\u201d the rapper added.<\/p>\n<p>The 2017 VGMA \u2018Hi-life Artiste of the Year\u2019 indicated that he recorded his verses on the song and handed it over to the sound engineer in charge as well as one of the sons of Paapa Yankson.<\/p>\n<p>Kofi Kinaata also stated that there was no way he could have missed the funeral of the late musician even though many of his contemporaries failed to show up.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T9Po0t06B4Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 65 updated by: 65 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music of Tuesday, 24 October 2017 Source: Myjoyonline.com 2017-10-24 Kofi Kinaata denied reports that he turned down a request by late Paapa Yankson &#13; Rapper Kofi Kinaata has denied reports that he turned down a request by late veteran Hilife musician, Paapa Yankson to record a song with him before he died. 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