{"id":116026,"date":"2023-11-02T17:11:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T17:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/02\/im-done-a-plus-announces-retirement-from-music\/"},"modified":"2023-11-02T17:11:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T17:11:57","slug":"im-done-a-plus-announces-retirement-from-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/02\/im-done-a-plus-announces-retirement-from-music\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I\u2019m done&#8221;- A Plus\u00a0announces retirement from music"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                        \n\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known in showbiz as A Plus, has said that he has no intention of returning to music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He told Joy FM\u2019s entertainment journalist Kwame Dadzie that he now has new interests and directions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m done,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The &#8216;Freedom of Speech&#8217; hit maker however quipped: \u201cat this point I call myself an emotional musician. It depends on what happens. Maybe something will come up.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He made these comments on the sidelines of a meeting held by the Inspector General of Police Dr. George Akuffo Dampare for the creative industry on October 24, 2023 at the Police Headquarters in Accra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked the reason behind his decision to study law, the controversial musician-turned-politician said he wanted to understand issues better so he could make informed decisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have had interest in understanding the law. You know I am very vocal. I don\u2019t want to be saying things that I don\u2019t understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honestly, we have made so many mistakes because of our limited understanding of the law, and once you get in there you understand why certain things happen in a certain way,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kwame A Plus shot into the limelight with songs themed on political commentary.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has to his credit songs like \u2018Yeeka\u2019, \u2018Aben Be Bom\u2019, \u2018Letter to West\u2019, \u2018Freedom of Speech\u2019, \u2018Agye Gon\u2019, \u2018Mansa\u2019, \u2018Two Paddies\u2019, \u2018Mirror\u2019, among others.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the meantime, he has declared his intention to contest the Gomoa Central Parliamentary seat in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Plus, a former member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), fell out with the party a few years ago and formed his movement The People\u2019s Project (TPP), a non-partisan group established to seek the interests of the citizenry.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"V-ChqZA6oQ0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I have retired from music - A Plus\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V-ChqZA6oQ0?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n                <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                         \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known in showbiz as A Plus, has said that he has no intention of returning to music. 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