AKA Shares why he pulled out on Wale’s Show

South African hiphop act AKA is one star who demands respect and when he is not accorded that which he treasures, he pulls out of pre-planned shows, even if it means ruining the entire concert. And he is usually not apologetic about it.

AKA only recently dealt the same blow to South Africa’s biggest festival ‘Back to the City’, his reason being that the organisers promoted international acts while relegating the local talents to the background.

The rapper took to Twitter to narrate a similar scenario, this time involving Nigerian-American rapper, Wale.

According to AKA, his band was invited as Wale’s opening act at a recent concert, and they were put up in a ‘wack’ hotel’, ignored all day and the organisers even refused to take their calls.

“Eventually after being ignored all day, we’re rushed to the venue. When we get there, they start shouting at us like we’re they’re kids,” AKA said. And that was when he was done with the whole show.

“I told them to go f*ck themselves, called the band back and bounced,” he said, and didn’t give a flipping bird when the promoters said he would never be booked for a show again.

“That’s the story of how I stopped “opening” for “international” acts,” he said, adding, “That was the last one.”

See his tweets:

Anyways …. I promised you the WALE story so here we go ….

— AKA (@akaworldwide) June 21, 2016

We were booked to perform before Wale in CPT, full band, at the quarry or whatever ….

— AKA (@akaworldwide) June 21, 2016

We land, firstly they are late to pick us up from the airport … No stress I’m still in a good mood.

— AKA (@akaworldwide) June 21, 2016

The rooms aren’t ready, the hotel is wack, they aren’t even picking up our calls for us to complain ???

— AKA (@akaworldwide) June 21, 2016

Fast forward to 5pm, I’ve made myself comfy. I’m watching the United game … A call comes out the blue … WE NEED YOU AT THE VENUE NOW!!!

— AKA (@akaworldwide) June 21, 2016

I say, f*ck this, I’m going to finish the game and this steak I just ordered …. THEN I’ll make my way to your venue punk asses!!!

— AKA (@akaworldwide) June 21, 2016

Eventually after being ignored all day, we’re rushed to the venue. When we get there, they start shouting at us like we’re they’re kids

— AKA (@akaworldwide) June 21, 2016

These Castle Lite (or whatever company/promoter) people start screaming at us how we’ll never be booked for Castle Lite again ???

— AKA (@akaworldwide) June 21, 2016

Now the stage is on like a Lil island setup So you gotta take a Lil boat ride there. The band was in the boat on the way while we argued.

— AKA (@akaworldwide) June 21, 2016

Long story short. I told them to go fu\ck themselves, called the band back and bounced.

— AKA (@akaworldwide) June 21, 2016

They had to turn that lil boat around. ?

— AKA (@akaworldwide) June 21, 2016

It was a big deal to do something like that to a brand like that at that time. Nobody f*cked with me again.

— AKA (@akaworldwide) June 21, 2016