{"id":446996,"date":"2017-12-14T10:30:26","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T10:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/14\/i-want-to-take-a-picture-with-patapaa-sonnie-badu\/"},"modified":"2017-12-14T10:30:26","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T10:30:26","slug":"i-want-to-take-a-picture-with-patapaa-sonnie-badu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/14\/i-want-to-take-a-picture-with-patapaa-sonnie-badu\/","title":{"rendered":"I want to take a picture with Patapaa &#8211; Sonnie Badu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Thursday, 14 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-14<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/55875312.295.jpg\" alt=\"Sonnie Badu Sorry\" title=\"Sonnie Badu Sorry\" width=\"295\" height=\"285\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>UK-based Ghanaian musician, Sonnie Badu<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817981905\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817981905\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513247426_758_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Contrary to reports that suggest that gospel artiste Sonnie Badu had condemned \u2018One Corner\u2019 hitmaker Patapaa, the former states that his comment was misinterpreted.<\/p>\n<p>The UK-based Ghanaian musician had earlier criticised the \u2018One Corner\u2019 craze that had \u2018infested\u2019 many Ghanaians.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018One Corner\u2019 became a nationwide hit with a seemingly gyrating accompanying dance which a number of people have described as demonic.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nAdvertisement<\/p>\n<p>The song transcended the borders of Ghana with reports that it had gained prominence in Nigeria, U.S and the U.K.<\/p>\n<p>Social media descended heavily on Sonnie Badu when he tried warning Ghanaians against embracing the craze.<\/p>\n<p>But in an interview with JoyNews\u2019 Becky, after adopting 65 children from the Chosen Generation Orphanage in Accra, the \u2018Baba\u2019 hitmaker stressed that his statement had been misconstrued.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cA couple of people took me out of context. I listened to the song and there was nothing bad with the song. But what people were making out of the song was what the problem was,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Sonnie Badu clarified that he had not intended to condemn the song or Patapaa but rather the life-risking dance that accompanied the song.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople go under the gutter and do strange stuff. You listen to the song and it talks about red, go, green, traffic light, stop, which there is nothing wrong. You\u2019ll just listen and laugh,\u201d the singer said.<\/p>\n<p>The award-winning musician, who encouraged Patapaa to work harder said that &#8220;Patapaa &#8216;koraa&#8217; if I see him I will take a picture with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He advised Patapaa to make \u2018good money\u2019 from his hit song and enjoy all the good things that come with being in the limelight.<\/p>\n<p>Sonnie Badu on Tuesday made some donations to the Chosen Generation Orphanage in Accra where he adopted 65 children.<\/p>\n<p>The musician intends to cater for the overall well-being of the children till they reach adulthood.<\/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>Entertainment of Thursday, 14 December 2017 Source: Myjoyonline.com 2017-12-14 UK-based Ghanaian musician, Sonnie Badu Contrary to reports that suggest that gospel artiste Sonnie Badu had condemned \u2018One Corner\u2019 hitmaker Patapaa, the former states that his comment was misinterpreted. 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