Ghanaian highlife and afrobeats singer, Kidi has hinted at releasing a new song off his ‘Golden Boy’ album.
He made this known on his Twitter page, where he teased his fans with;the beats of the song. Asking when he should release the new song, he wrote: “when make [should] I drop this? Something different”.
Several netizens have reacted to his post. Most of them, probably fans of Kidi answered that he;should release the song tonight, since the beat of the song indicates that it is going to be a very good one. Some also were of the opinion that he should release the song on Saturday, 1st may, since his colleague and co-record label signee, Kuami Eugene is releasing his song ‘Dollar on you’, on Friday. Others also mentioned that the song is going to be a hit just because it’s coming from Kidi.
That notwithstanding a few tweeps used this as an avenue to criticize Kidi. Some admitted that the beat is indeed great, however, according;to them, it’s no different from other beats he has been making or singing to.
Meanwhile, a few fans averred that his most anticipated album ‘Golden boy’ is going to be projected to the world since it is an “amazing project”. They also noted that they are patiently waiting for Kidi to drop it in June as he promised. Some reactions to Kidi’s post read:
Kidi’s strides in the music industry
Speaking about Kidi’s ‘Golden boy’ album, it can be recalled that he announced the release of the sophomore album just two days after grabbing the ‘Artiste of the Year’ award at the 2021 3Music Awards. According to the ‘Say Cheese’ hitmaker, the album will be released in June this year. Since then, his fans have been patiently anticipating its release.
That aside, KiDi has three body-of-work he can boast of: his first album ‘Sugar’, ‘Golden Boy’ his second album, and an EP, ‘Blue’ in-between the albums.
It is worth noting that, his first album ‘Sugar’ which was released in 2019 won the ‘Album of the year’ at the 2020 edition of the VGMAs, beating Sarkodie, Okyeame Kwame, King Promise, Joe Mettle, Kwesi Arthur, and Nacee to secure the top spot in the category.
Also, his first EP, ‘Blue’, which was released last year won the ‘EP of the Year’ at the just 3Music Awards. Based on this, several people have tipped his ‘Golden boy’ album to also grab an award.
It can also be recalled that Kidi became the talk of the town after he was crowned 3music Awards ‘Artiste of the Year’. The artist has also earned nine nominations ahead of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. More so, he competes for the most coveted award of the night, with the likes of Adina, Diana Hamilton, Sarkodie, Medikal, and his record label colleague Kuami Eugene.
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