Popular Ghanaian female rapper, Eno Barony has recounted some of the challenges she faced when she started her journey in music, including being beaten by her father after she appeared in a rap competition on TV.
Speaking in an interview on Citi TV, Eno Barony, who grew up as the daughter of a Reverend Minister, recounted how she chose to pursue her passion for rap.
At age 15, she entered a rap competition and her performance was televised. Her family was initially taken aback upon discovering her rap on TV.
‘I popped up on TV one Saturday, my dad was sleeping in the living room and I think I went for a competition, so my side of the competition was used for the advert.
“My dad was asleep and my whole family, we were watching…everybody was watching because I was 15 and my dad just woke up and asked: Whose voice is that? But then it was done and they wrote (on the screen) showing this and every Saturday at 5 pm,’ she said.
‘It was a Saturday morning … so at 5 pm he sat and watched me perform… after that,
I was lashed because I was a Reverend Minister’s daughter and I went to do rap music wearing a short skirt,’ she added.
Despite, the punishment, Eno Barony, real name Ruth Nyame Adom went on to compose chart-topping hits like ‘God Is a Woman’, ‘Wats Ma Name’, and her rendition of ‘Tonga’.
Source: Ghana Web