Ghanaian singer KiDi, famed for hits like “Lomo Lomo”, has opened up about the emotional toll of online criticism and how he copes with negative comments on social media.
Speaking in a recent interview, the award-winning artiste revealed that online trolling does affect him, emphasizing that harsh comments can take a mental and emotional toll.
KiDi also shared his perspective on the motivations behind such negativity, suggesting that many online trolls are often battling personal issues and use social media as an outlet to project their frustrations onto others.
“Once I began to understand that I’ll never please everybody, life became easier,” KiDi stated.
“Even if I give someone 1 million, they’ll ask why it wasn’t 1 million, they’ll ask why it wasn’t 2 million. Some people are just unhappy, they hate themselves and project that onto others.”
“There are people out there who will come onto social media and say something to you; it’s not personal… They woke up this morning, they’ve not eaten. You’ve come to put there that ‘hey stream my music’.
“He’ll come and say Look at this Kwasia, why will I stream your music’. It’s not personal. He’s angry inside about something that’s happening in his personal life. He’s just projecting it onto me.
KiDi, who won the Best Collaboration of the Year award at the just-ended 26th TGMA for Lomo Lomo featuring Black Sherif, also talked about balancing fatherhood with his celebrity life, the underlying messages in his songs, and shared some previously unknown stories about his experience working with Lynx.
