{"id":1224124,"date":"2022-10-14T07:14:14","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T07:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/14\/the-media-has-failed-nana-ampadu-tic\/"},"modified":"2022-10-14T07:14:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T07:14:14","slug":"the-media-has-failed-nana-ampadu-tic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/14\/the-media-has-failed-nana-ampadu-tic\/","title":{"rendered":"The media has failed Nana Ampadu \u2013 Tic \u00bb \u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Rapper Tic (Nana Kwaku Okyere Duah) of Ghana has said that the media should have done more to publicize the funeral of the late singer Nana Ampadu.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>He further said that Ghanaians have a habit of not offering proper respect to people who deserve it.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper was a recent guest on Accra 100.5 FM\u2019s mid-morning program Ayekoo Ayekoo, where he grumbled about the lack of a \u201cserious documentary\u201d about the death of the Ghanaian \u201cmusic hero and legend,\u201d Nana Kwame Ampadu, drawing attention even from worldwide media organizations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have not yet thrown the necessary spotlight on the man\u2019s legacy,\u201d Tic charged.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Fefe Ne Fe\u2019 hitmaker reasons if the lives of great personalities are not duly highlighted in the media, \u201cit leads to forgetfulness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI made noise about his [Ampadu] demise to draw attention to it but I couldn\u2019t go for the funeral,\u201d he confessed and revealed, it was his \u201cformer manager Georgina Bempong who told me he had been given a state burial and it was happening, as she spoke to me, at the State House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>The musician and businessman recounted the story to drive home the point that inaccurate reporting prevents deserving people from receiving the accolades they deserve.<\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO:\u00a0Sarkodie ft Nana Ampadu song finally drops and it\u2019s fire \u2013 LISTEN<\/p>\n<p>He felt strongly that the media was responsible for the lack of coverage given to the goodbye celebrations for the \u201cKing of Singers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBBC, CNN and the others post about Fela\u2019s birthday,\u201d he said and asserted in contrast, Ghanaians have no respect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t understand why our country is like this,\u201d he wondered in addition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what we want to see before we place value on things,\u201d Tic showed signs of great frustration.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, 7 October 2022, at the State House, luminaries including the President of Ghana, Akufo-Addo, and the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, attended the state burial of the renowned Nana Kwame Ampadu.<\/p>\n<p>His age was given as 76.<\/p>\n<p>Tic\u2019s most recent single is titled \u201cWayo,\u201d and it features seasoned MC Joe Fraizer and talented vocalist Samuel G.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; &#8211; Rapper Tic (Nana Kwaku Okyere Duah) of Ghana has said that the media should have done more to publicize the funeral of the late singer Nana Ampadu. He further said that Ghanaians have a habit of not offering proper respect to people who deserve it. 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