Afrobeats musician Michael Takyi-Frimpong, better known by his stage name Lord Paper, is still grappling with the aftermath of a controversial music video shot nine years ago.
The video, released in 2016 for his song ‘Ewurama,’ featured explicit content that stirred up significant controversy and criticism within the country. Despite apologizing to the industry and learning from the backlash, Lord Paper reveals that he is still facing repercussions.
In an interview with Accra-based Metro TV, he shares that he has been blacklisted by some media houses and denied opportunities to promote his music. While acknowledging that some outlets have been supportive, he feels that the industry as a whole is not backing his career.
“The industry doesn’t love and show me love. I feel like if the project is very good, I don’t have to be in your faces. The industry as a whole. I won’t say everybody because some people are showing me love.
“The reason why I am saying this is because I have been to places where I am going to promote my music and they won’t let me in and I have been to places where later I become friends with some of the people who work there and they tell me that in this place you have been blacklisted and that they don’t want us to play your songs,”he disclosed.
Lord Paper expresses frustration at being judged solely for his past actions, emphasizing that he has since apologized, learned from his mistakes, and produced quality music as a form of remorse. He questions the fairness of continuing to face repercussions for a video he created years ago, especially considering his efforts to grow and move forward as an artist.
“I have no idea, I don’t know if it’s still because of the video and if it’s that I feel like it’s not fair in the sense that I was criticized in all manner.
“I went home, did my homework and dropped a lot of songs and some of them made a lot of sense and so from there do you still have to use that thing to judge me, it makes no sense,” he added.
