{"id":67866,"date":"2023-05-17T12:53:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T12:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/17\/plumber-teacher-and-rapper-ikna-talks-about-his-struggles-as-a-young-hustler\/"},"modified":"2023-05-17T12:53:59","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T12:53:59","slug":"plumber-teacher-and-rapper-ikna-talks-about-his-struggles-as-a-young-hustler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/17\/plumber-teacher-and-rapper-ikna-talks-about-his-struggles-as-a-young-hustler\/","title":{"rendered":"Plumber, teacher, and rapper Ikna talks about his struggles as a young hustler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ikna-1024x576.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Plumber, biodigester installer, teacher, and rapper, IKNA. Credit: @flynimaboy \u2014 Twitter<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>A budding musician, Ikna, has explained that he doesn\u2019t care about eating but rather cares about getting funds to churn out more music, even though he struggles to get money to feed.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Andy Dosty on Daybreak Hitz, the rapper says he would use the little he has to promote his craft rather going to buy anything fancy to eat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think about food. I just buy something little to eat and use the rest of the money for promotion because I know what I can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CsTY0KBOIRE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>The teacher-turned-musician added that although he doesn\u2019t prioritize food, he loves to eat whenever he gets the chance, especially at school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt school, I\u2019m called \u2018Teacher Foodie\u2019 because when I go there, I try to eat all the food. I don\u2019t pretend to be hungry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes, I go there to eat, then save the little money I have on me for gari, then use the rest of the money for promotion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He described how he does his grocery shopping in his area of residence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery Tuesday is market day at Kasoa. Therefore I use the opportunity to buy gari, sugar, then one milk powder and I will be okay with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The up-and-coming artiste also added that if it is entertainment he will but for food, he doesn\u2019t care.<\/p>\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<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plumber, biodigester installer, teacher, and rapper, IKNA. 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