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Sensational singer, Dennis Nana Dwamena, best known as KiDi, has shared his experience getting seasoned Ghanaian musicians to feature on his songs.

KiDi told Kwame B on the Di Wu Lane Mu show on Kasapa FM he will be glad to have highlife

greats Kojo Antwi, Amakye Dede, Daddy Lumba, others feature on his song but they are unable to be reached.

According to him, doing songs with these veterans will open more opportunities and explore

more in his field of endeavour.

“It is my wish to easily call my daddy Kojo Antwi, Daddy Lumba, others to bless my songs but they are veterans so it’s difficult getting through to them.

“I remember meeting Amakye Dede in Kumasi and I was happy when he told me, we have to do a song together. I replied that I will send a beat to him in earnest.” KiDi told Kwame B

The 25-year-old singer shot to prominence in 2017 after winning MTN Hitmaker music reality show.

READ:https://www.ghafla.com/gh/ill-thrill-you-this-year-kumi-guitar/

He later had his first hit song You Love Me, a song he not only composed but also arranged and produced.

KiDi established himself as one of the fastest-rising stars in Ghana when he released another hit

song titled “Odo” in July 2017.

He again did a remix of the song with Nigerian stars Mayorkun and Davido in December 2017.

He has since released quite a number of other hit songs and is currently out with a new one

titled ‘Thunder’ which of course is also doing fantastic in Ghana.

Sensational singer, Dennis Nana Dwamena, best known by his stage name, KiDi has finally showed his adorable mother to the world.

Madam Beatrice Thompson, KiDi’s mother added a milestone on Friday February 15.

Sharing a photo of himself and his mum, KiDi took to his official Instagram page to wish his her a happy birthday.

We must say she looks very young and pretty.

He wrote:

“Happy Birthday to my mother. I love you to the moon and back. I wish you nothing but happiness and good health. Enjoy your day. MamaSugar”

See post below:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt22lEUnIQo/

Ghanaian Highlife and Afro beats singer, Dennise Nana Dwamena, popularly known as KiDi has

said that he is not an arrogant person as many people believe.

According to him, although most people see him as an arrogant guy he’s an open person and very welcoming.

Kidi made this known when he was on Accra-based Happy FM.

He said “People assume I am arrogant but anybody who knows me knows I am not snobbish or arrogant’’.

Check:https://www.ghafla.com/gh/musicians-entertain-lonely-kidi/

The ‘Thunder’ hitmaker recounted an experience he had in Kumasi which didn’t dter him from showing love to his fans despite gattin angry.

“I remember in Kumasi after a show, some of my fans rushed to take pictures with me but ended up almost strangling me in the process. I felt abused and I got angry but still, I returned to take pictures with them”.

High life singer and music producer, Dennis Nana Dwamena, known by his showbiz name KiDi, has asked Ghanaian prophets who are fond of giving ‘doom’ prophecies about celebrities to solve their church issues first before giving their ‘doom’ prophecies.

According to him, Ghanaian prophets should finish prophesying to their numerous church members before they come to celebrities.

Some Ghanaian prophets have become well know for their end of year prophecies, which are mostly about celebs.

In this year however, there were two prophecies about KiDi and his label mate Kuami Eugene.

One said they will have a bad year and another said their career will end if they leave Lynx Entertainment.

Also Read:https://www.ghafla.com/gh/im-scared-need-your-prayers-kuami-eugene-on-doom-prophecies/

KiDi who was a guest on Radio Central drive hosted by Amansan Krakye revealed that he has no

intention of leaving Lynx so the prophet should mind his own business.

“The prophets have come to like entertainment paa oo, so are they done with the people in their churches. Let him finish prophesying on his members before”, KiDi told Amansan Krakye.

Meanwhile, KiDi recently released ” a new single, Mr Badman” which features Kwesi Arthur and its doing well.

Lynx Entertainment artiste, Dennis Nana Dwamena, popularly known as KiDi has revealed that he does not mind dating a woman older than him.

The Highlife, Afrobeats singer and songwriter made this revelation in an interview with Johnny

Hughes on TV3’s New Day.

According to him, it doesn’t matter to him if the woman of his life is at most five years older than he is but what really matters to him is how compatible the two will be.

He however stresses that he cares more about being compatible with his companion.

“We just need to be compatible, the chemistry needs to be there,” he disclosed.

Also Read:https://www.ghafla.com/gh/almost-gave-music-kidi/

He will however not compromise on the physical looks of his woman.

“You have to look pretty, I have to wake up in the morning and see you and be happy,” Kidi said.

This is however not the first time KiDi has ezpressed his love for older women.

The “Thunder” hitmaker speaking to Deloris Frimpong Manson aka Delay on her flagship

program, the “Delay Show” last year revealed that although he is single, he likes older women

because they are mature and know what they want.

Sensational singer, Dennis Nana Dwamena, known by his stage name KiDi, has revealed his aspirations in the next five years so long as his career in music is concerned.

According to him, he aspires to be in one of the most sought-after artistes across Africa in the next five years of his music career.

KiDi disclosed this at this year’s BF Suma Ghana Connect Concert in an

interview with GHOne TV’s Eli Kharis.

He also added that he is got more to achieve and is poised to put in much effort

into his music craft.

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The ‘Thunder’ hit crooner however noted that five years from now, any album without him

will be  incomplete and also shows without him on the bill will not yield the positive result.

“In five years to come, my name will be mentioned across Africa and the World. In the next five years, if everybody is making an album and Kidi is not on, the album is incomplete or you’re having a show and Kidi is not on the bill, the show will be incomplete so I’m praying to God to help me be where I want to be.” He told Eli Kharis

Reacting to engaging in lyrical battles with colleague musicians, Kidi replied, “I don’t think I have that energy for that because I have to focus my energy in making people happy and dance and not to insult someone else. I inspire people with my music and that is what I will do and not battle lyrically with others.”

 

“God grant me the wisdom of Edem”, this was the prayer of David Nana Dwamena, known

in the music industry as Kidi after listening to Edem answer questions in a recent interview.

Kidi, took to his Twitter handle to make his prayer public whiles the rapper was in an

interview on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM with Andy Dosty.

Check:https://www.ghafla.com/gh/fame-comes-with-a-lot-of-pressure-kidi/

The ‘Odo’ hitmaker in a twitter post said he enjoyed Edem’s interview on Hit Fm

because it was full of wisdom and therefore pray to God for such wisdom.

Read full post below:

God grant me the wisdom of @iamedem ! Listening to your interview on @Hitz1039FM 💙

— Lord KiDi (@KiDiMusic) November 2, 2018

Lynx Entertainment signee, Kidi has attributed his success to his ‘strong management team’.

“You can have a good talent but if you don’t have a good team and don’t push in a good direction it cannot work” . He told KOD on the Zone Monday.

The ‘Thunder’ hitmaker further expressed his gratitude at the many opportunities he

has had to collaborate with other musicians despite the options at their disposal.

On the upcoming BF Suma concert, the singer said anytime he got the chance to share

the stage with amazing people who influence the music industry, it was an honor for him.

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Kidi however revealed that he is the “shy type”, recalling how he met Nigerian songstress

Tiwa Savage twice and couldn’t say a word but is looking forward to meeting her again.

A representative from BF Suma said they decided to bring the best From Africa on one

stage to celebrate their 10th year anniversary to have a party with all Ghanaians.

The 2018 edition  BF Suma is scheduled for Saturday, October 27 at the Fantasy Dome of the Trade Fair Centre in Accra.

 

Awards-winning musician and producer Dennis Nana Dwamena known by his stage name KiDi  has expressed his love for all the ladies out there who have been filling his snapchat with nude photos.

The Lynx Entertainment signed artiste has disclosed that even though he loves women, he is not a womanizer and acknowledges ladies who DM him their nakedness.

According to the ‘Thunder Fire’ hitmaker, he does receive lots of such pictures and videos in his Snapchat account.

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KiDi disclosed this in an interview with Larkuor Adjartey on Celebrity Chit Chat With Larkuor on Lark TV.

KiDi, has carved a niche for himself as the ‘ladies’ man’ and most music fanatics believe this

is so because his style of doing music and lyrics appeals more to the ladies.

Others also believe the ‘Odo’ crooner is simply an innocent.

“If they(Ladies) say hi and you don’t mind them, they have special way of saying hi boldly with their chest, so I get a lot of nude photos of ladies in my DM…

In fact when they send them I do actually appreciate them a lot, I give them love and blow them kisses and send them hi five like you’ve done well keep it up,” KiDi said.

Watch interview below for more;

Hiplife artiste, Dennise Nana Dwamena, born KiDi is obviously one of the top chart artistes in Ghana now. He has released back to back hit songs since he came into the limelight.

But the ‘Odo’ hitmaker has revealed that he almost gave up on music sometime ago.

In an interview with Showbiz, KiDi says he almost gave up because things were not going well after he won MTN Hitmaker.

READ:https://www.ghafla.com/gh/87000-6/

After he won Hitmaker Season 4 in 2015, he released some singles but they didn’t fly and that discouraged him.

“I almost gave up on music, before the Odo and the others, I almost gave up, because things were not going as planned.

I remember in December 2016, I went to church on New Year’s Eve and prayed and asked God to turn things around if this is what I was born for and that has been it since,” he said.

Born Dennis Nana Kwaku Boadi Dwamena, KiDi is an alumni of Accra Academy and a graduate from the University of Ghana, Legon.

He looks up to people like Justin Timberlake, Kojo Antwi, Chris Brown, Bruno Mars and Usher.

When the 25-year-old is not busy in the studio or performing at shows, he spends his time watching movies.

He used to love painting as well but says doesn’t do much of that these days according to him.

Award-winning Highlife/Afrobeat musician, KiDi says he gets scared whenever he sees broke veteran musicians.

According to the ‘Odo’hitmaker, his fear is to end up broke in the future as he sees many

veteran musicians now broke any time he goes for events with his family.

“Sometimes when my family and my friends go out to see these veteran musicians and the way they are living now,

despite all the hit songs they released and the tours they did across the world, and seeing them like this today with no money,

some of them even ask for money to do their surgeries, it scares my family and they

ask if that is how I’m also going to end up, sometimes all these scare us,” he said.

He however advised his fellow musicians to invest while they are making money because good times do not last forever.

“I won’t blame Ghanaians that they don’t treat the industry people well, sometimes I feel like there is a hail period for every artiste to make money,

and, so, we should try to invest our money so that in the future if the money is not coming like the way it used to, we’ll still have something to work with,” he advised.

KiDi was speaking in an interview with Bismarck Boachie (DJ Premier) on Entertainment

Capital on Accra100.5FM on Saturday, 22 September 2018.

The 25-year-old singer shot to prominence in 2017 after winning MTN Hitmaker music reality show.

READ ALSO:https://www.ghafla.com/gh/6566-9/

He later his first hit song You Love Me, a song he not only composed but also arranged and produced.

KiDi established himself as one of the fastest-rising stars in Ghana when he released

another hit song titled “Odo” in July 2017.

He again did a remix of the song with Nigerian stars Mayorkun and Davido in December 2017.

He has since released quite a number of other hit songs and is currently out with a new one

titled ‘Thunder’ which of course is also doing fantastic in Ghana.

Highlife and afrobeat artiste, KiDi, says although musicians per their job description

are entertainers, they are mostly lonely after leaving the stage.

According to him, musicians like himself keep asking: “Who is there to save the savior?”

because in his view, musicians lose friends as they become more successful in the industry.

KiDi, born Dennis Nana Dwamena was speaking in an interview with Bismarck

Boachie (DJ Premier) on Entertainment Capital on Accra100.5FM on Saturday.

READ ALSO:https://www.ghafla.com/gh/im-honored-by-tic-tacs-endorsement-kidi/

He noted that;

“The reality of the whole thing is, as you climb up you lose friends.  It’s not supposed to be so but that is what it is, as God blesses you and the blessing takes you higher you lose your friends.

I wish that we all go up together but sometimes because of your busy schedule, you don’t even get time to hang out with your friends.

Some of them understand that this is what is happening so we have to adapt, but some also feel like you still have to have time for them.”

He continued: “It is very difficult to make people happy but when you are able to do that, you get home and it’s you alone, nobody entertains us, that is why we watch movies, we feel sad most of the time.”

The ‘Thunder’ hitmaker lamented that cyberbullying worsens the situation for them.

CHECK:https://www.ghafla.com/gh/kidi-drops-visuals-for-his-latest-song-thunder/

According to him, musicians are humans, too, and the insults thrown at them on social media add to their sorrow.

“What makes it worse is the internet bullying because after all the work you have done as an artiste hoping to make people happy…

and you go back to sit alone trying to find your small happiness but go on the internet and people are constantly insulting you, we get worried.

Most of the time, we let go but sometimes, too, we are humans and some of these things get to us, so, people need to know that musicians are not robots, they are not God and, so, they need to give musicians that respect.”

Award-winning musician, KiDi has debunked reports that he begged or better still called on Davido and Mayorkun to re-make the chart-topping ‘Odo’ song.

According to KiDi, born David Kwabena Dwamena, his collaboration with the top Nigerian acts happened naturally which is contrary to what’s in the public domain.

He further stated that, both Davido and Mayorkun loved the song hence the collaboration.

Recounting the event that led to the collaboration, KiDi explained that Mayorkun was on a tour in Ghana when he released the original “Odo” single.

So, Mayorkun called and praised him because he liked the song himself and hinted on a possible remix.

Kidi continued that, he thought it had ended there until he was told by Mayorkun that he has shown the song to Davido who liked it as soon as he heard it.

“So, I was there one day when we had a call from Mayorkun to check my mail. Fast forward, I checked it out and saw Davido’s verse of the “Odo” track. Truly, it came as a surprise because I never thought of getting Davido on a song as a young artiste in the game.”

Kidi made this known in an interview with Fresh Boy Papa Jay on Enter Chat.

For some who are not there, they will do anything to become famous. But for those who are there, being famous is a herculean task.

KiDi of ‘Odo’ fame, surely says so as well. He has joined a host of personalities and celebrities who have said fame is not an easy thing.

You suffer to get it and whiles in it too, it’s all pressure form every angle. Of course, as our old folks say, a child belongs to the mother only in the stomach, once born, the society owns him/her.

There’s also the fact that, once famous, you have to deal with the invasion of privacy and scrutiny from people.

Not forgotten that the media also has its eagle eyes on each of your movements and will not hesitate to make you their headline with the least missed step.

The Lynx Entertainment artiste, in a chat with Showbiz on Tuesday revealed that being famous has been tough for him.

“It’s been tough, it is not a walk in the park, everybody wants you to give them attention.

It’s a lot of pressure, everybody demands the right amount of attention,” he said.

That notwithstanding, KiDi, said he is very grateful to his fans for being there for him.

“Without them there is no me, I am very very grateful to them for everything they do for me, listening to my songs and watching my videos, I am really grateful to them,” he said.

He was asked what the magic was that did the trick for him after he emerged winner of music reality show, MTN Hitmakers.

“After Hitmaker I was still in school, I had to finish school and once I was done with it, everything started to fall in place and here we are,” he recalled.

He also disagreed with the perception of many that, the spotlight seems to be on his label mate, Kumi Eugene. Meanwhile, they are three artistes on the Lynx Entertainment record label; Kidi, Kuami Eugene and MzVee.

According to him,“There is nothing like one person getting attention, everybody has their plan and the team has time for everybody.”

He also hinted of his yet-to-be-released song, which he described as ‘deadly’.

“My next song is deadly, I am very excited about it and I can’t wait. I also have a lot of collaborations coming up so my fans should watch out for them,” he said.

About KiDi

KiDi, born Dennis Nana Dwamena is a fast rising hiplife artiste in Ghana. He rose to fame when he won the popular TV show, MTN Hitmakers season IV in 2015.

He has since thrilled Ghanaians with sweet melodious hit songs including Odo, Say You Love Me, among others.

The 24-year-old recently released another hit single dubbed ‘Adiepena’ which is already doing well on the music scene.

KiDi won the Highlife Song of the Year at this year’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.

He loves painting aside singing and is currently single.

He is an old student of Accra Academy and an alum of the University of Ghana.

He looks up to people like Justin Timberlake, Kojo Antwi, Chris Brown, Bruno Mars and Usher.

 

The CEO of Lynx Entertainment, Richie Mensah, has explained the sudden removal of Kidi’s name from the list of nominees for this year’s Headies in Nigeria.

Kidi was spotted on the nomination list for this year’s Headies, which is meant for Nigerian artistes.

The Ghanaian artiste had been nominated in the ‘Rookie of the Year’ category. He was placed in that category with Nigerian artistes Air Boy, Teni, Junior Boy and Peruzzi.

‘Rookie of the Year’ award at the Headies, which is organized by the Hip Hop World Magazine. This category, is presented to a young emerging Nigerian act who has performed creditably well in the year under review (July 2016 – December 2017)

However, Kidi, a Ghanaian, found his way into that category solely designed for Nigerian artistes. This was met with little protest from the public.

But his Manager, Richie Mensah, has explained why it took a while for the organisers to notice the mistake and subsequently took Kidi out of the category.

He spoke in a phone interview with Naa Ashorkor on Joy FM’s Showbiz A-Z last Saturday.

According to Richie, the whole incident was an oversight because, Kidi’s ‘Odo’ song had hit so much in Nigeria. Hence, organizers of the award scheme thought he was a Nigerian artiste. But had to remove his name from the nominees when they realized their mistake.

‘’They told us that they made a mistake because ‘Odo’ had hit so much in Nigeria that when they were putting together the songs, they assumed Kidi was a Nigerian,’ he said.

‘So they added him to a nomination which is meant for only Nigerians. When they realized that he was a Ghanaian they had to take his name out,’ he continued.

The oversight, according to Richie, is a great sign that Kidi’s ‘Odo’ song had dominated the Nigerian market. And even to a point where organizers thought he was even a Nigerian.

Meanwhile, Rapper Sarkodie was also nominated in the ‘African Artiste of the Year’ for the Headies.

The SarkCess Music boss is in keen contest in this category with Casper Nyovest, Nasty C, Sauti Sol and Vanessa MDee.

Headies are honours established in 2006 by the Hip Hop World Magazine of Nigeria. It aims at recognizing outstanding achievement in the Nigerian music industry.

This year’s event, will come off on May 5, 2018.

Budding hiplife musician, KiDi has disclosed that he likes to date older women as compared to younger ones.

The Lynx Entertainment signed artiste made this revelation in an interview with Delay on the Delay Show last Sunday.

According to him, older women act maturely when there are issues to be resolved.

“To be very honest, sometimes the maturity older women show is very attractive. The things older women will do is far better than people you’re of the same age with… the younger ones will only stress you.” Kidi said.

He stated that he finds it effortless around this kind of women who are mostly straightforward than most young girls.

KiDi however admitted that that age difference in this regard is no problem to him at all.

When asked about the number of ladies he has dated, he was swift to say he has dated four women, adding that the last girlfriend he had was twenty-five years and they dated for just two weeks.

Detailing the physical qualities he looks out for in his choice of woman, KIDI says he likes slim women but who have “big buttocks”.

Watch full interview below;