Ghanaian rapper Lyrical Joe has shared his disappointment at not winning the Best Rap Performance category at the 26th Telecel Ghana Music Awards.
Speaking to DJ Slim and Doreen Avio on Dabreak Hitz, he revealed that the loss was hard to swallow because of the immense effort and stress invested in creating his track, 5th August 8.
“Yeah, I was disappointed this year because last year’s 5th August caused me a lot of stress, and a lot of work went into it. Slim, you know it’s not easy to shoot a 10-minute hip-hop video and keep it top-notch,” he said.
Lyrical Joe also noted that he always campaigns for the Rap Performance of the Year category. “Anytime I’m nominated, I do it. Even my fans won’t let people sleep online. They want us to have the best rap performance and everything,” he explained.
Despite his disappointment, Lyrical Joe decided against making public complaints, acknowledging the difficulty of doing so without appearing disrespectful to the winners.
“There’s never any clean way to complain; you just leave it alone,” he added.
The award was won by Kwaku Smoke for his performance on Holy Ghost. Other nominees in the category included Manual by Eno Barony, No Competition by Okyeame Kwame, Brag by Sarkodie, and King is Back by Flowking Stone.
Lyrical Joe previously won the Best Rap Performance award in 2022 with his 5th August 5.