Things Fall Apart Song Was Directed At Myself - Kofi Kinaata Reveals
11 May 2020
By Eugene Brown
Award-winning Ghanaian rapper, Kofi Kinaata, has revealed that although his lyrics in ‘Things Fall Apart’ delved into the ills of religion in the country in his smash hit song, it was also directed at himself, especially the part that attacks ‘part-time Christians’.
‘Things Fall Apart’, released in October 2019, ended the year as the biggest and most controversial song. It highlighted religion and questioned if people were really worshipping God.
Apparently, Kofi Kinaata also questioned his personal relationship with God in the song which won ‘Song of the Year’ at the 2020 3Music Awards.
“The whole part-time Christian thing was for me…sometimes you feel ashamed and the guilt will not let you feel like a Christian. Your kind of lifestyle doesn’t suit a Christian so we are part-time Christians. We are not proud though,” He told MzGee on TV3.
“You know when the Jehovah’s (Witnesses) people come, some of us run away. I’ve been there before, I’ve done that before and I’m not proud of that. I’m done with that nowadays when they are coming, I listen to them; It’s gospel,” he added.
Asked if he received any backlash from Jehovah’s Witnesses, he said they rather responded positively.
“They were even happy. You know it’s a huge problem when they are coming people will run away so I was addressing that issue and they were happy,” Kinaata said.
According to Kofi Kinaata, Jehovah’s Witnesses singled the line to bash people who run away from them whenever they want to preach to them.
Interestingly, the rapper’s father is a preacher of the Christ of Christ. When he started rap, his father wasn’t enthused about his choice of career because of the negative perceptions that came with it but was very fond of the ‘Things Fall Apart’ song.
“For this [one] I think he is proud of me,” because when he started, “he wasn’t paying attention…till I released the ‘Susuka’ song that was the only song that my father called,” that he was now a fan of his music.
His father, the rapper disclosed, is a very strong critic of his songs. “He is very deep and you have to be deep to tackle him one-on-one.”
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