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0 In an industry where passion is often praised as the fuel behind success, Ghanaian Afrobeat sensation Gyakie, is boldly rewriting the script.
According to the “Need Me” hitmaker, passion alone is too fragile to sustain a dream as heavy as hers.
“With passion, you could be blown off. Anything can stop you,” she argued in an interview on Luv FM with Melvin Da Enigma on the DriveTime.
“I’m not just passionate about music, I’m hungry and striving to push through.”
Despite being the daughter of Highlife legend Nana Acheampong, she insists that nothing was handed to her on a silver platter.
“It wasn’t like it looked I was. I was really hustling,” she responded when Melvin quizzed that she looked like a hustler. “Though Nana Acheampong is my father, he taught me to do it myself”.
According to her, that drive to make a name for herself—not off the back of her father’s fame, but through grit and independence—has shaped the artist she is today.
She further disclosed that her upcoming album ‘After Midnight’ is complete and deeply personal.
“After Midnight is calm, you get to reflect and the impact is great.”
“I’m actually giving out love because I love to see people happy,” she explained.
“I’ve experienced the positive aspects of love, and those are the things I want to share.”
For Gyakie, music is more than art—it’s therapy, connection, and purpose. But her path hasn’t been without setbacks. She admitted to battling self-doubt during the recording of one of her albums.
“I felt I didn’t do much, but after the song came out, my fans made me realize it was the best,” she shared.
“Sometimes I want to give up, and then I get a DM saying, ‘I love your music,’ and that’s my wake-up call.”
That emotional bond with her fans, she says, is sacred. “I don’t joke with my fans. They can make or unmake you.”
Gyakie also explained why she occasionally withdraws from social media.
“That’s where the demons are hovering now,” she warned. “People have made their home on the internet. If you want to give up in life, go and live there. I regulate my life outside the internet—that’s how I’ve been able to stay true to myself.”
In a passionate message to the youth, Gyakie urged authenticity and self-love.
“Baby girl, if you want to wear a skirt, go ahead. If you want to braid your hair, do it. Don’t live to impress people or you’ll lose yourself.”
Her advice? “Let’s live like we’re human beings. Let’s stay like there’s no Instagram, no Twitter, no Facebook—and life will be simple.”
With Sankofa already out and making waves, airwaves and also the first single off the yet-to-be-released album After Midnight, Gyakie isn’t just releasing music; she’s releasing a piece of her truth.
And if hunger is her fuel, there’s no doubt she’s on fire.
