AKA dropped from festival over "they better fetch my logo and change that flyer before I f**k around and not show up" post.
|||Rapper AKA, real name Kiernan Jarryd Forbes has been dropped from the Hipnotik Music Festival in Swaziland following a scuffle with the event's organisers.
In an official statement posted on social media, Swazi Jive Founder and Director Sakhile Nkambule explained why AKA would not be part of the event that is scheduled to take place this weekend.
Official statement on https://t.co/tP9blrJpZ6 .See you at #Hipnotik2016 pic.twitter.com/ikbw7QAInI
— Sakhile Nkambule (@SakhileNkambule) July 6, 2016
Nkambule said: “We will not take any disrespect from artists, no matter how big they are. The Hipnotik brand is bigger than that right now and we demand the respect we give to our artists. AKA will no longer be performing at the show but we will be bringing Burna Boy to replace him on the line-up,” he said.
According to the statement the ‘Baddest’ hit maker not only disrespected the organisers but also “demanded a number of things outside of his contract.”
AKA took to Twitter last week demanding that his logo on the festival's flyer be changed or he would not attend the event.
They better fetch my logo and change that flyer before I fuck around and not show up on the day. https://t.co/jAREXWwhE6
— AKA (@akaworldwide) July 1, 2016
The event’s oragnisers weren’t too impressed with AKA ‘s comment, their representative responded on Wednesday:
The only "Alpha" or "Super Mega" I acknowledge is God. I will not let anyone disrespect me, my team or brands
— Sakhile Nkambule (@SakhileNkambule) July 6, 2016
#Hipnotik2016 is bigger than all of us.It represents a whole nation,you can tweet all you want, but you will never be bigger than the people
— Sakhile Nkambule (@SakhileNkambule) July 6, 2016
With that said. I just made a phone call and dropped @akaworldwide from the #Hipnotik2016 line up
— Sakhile Nkambule (@SakhileNkambule) July 6, 2016
IOL