Outspoken Ghanaian-American songstress Amaarae has disclosed that she has received much hate since returning to Ghana in 2017.
Speaking to ABC News Live Prime, Amaarae, formerly known as Petrah attributed the negative reception to her unapologetic boldness and expressiveness as a woman.
According to her, “I don’t think that I have seen anyone get as much hatred from their home country as I have. It is unfortunate and I think that it does also have a lot to do with me being a woman and then being a woman that is so bold and expressive and I think it kind of shocked people and scared them,”
The outspoken songstress stressed the need for an inclusive and in-depth discussion on women’s empowerment, tackling the issue from all angles.
“Real conversations about our community need to happen, real conversations about the way that women are viewed and are allowed to express themselves. You don’t have to conform and fall into any boxes, you can pave whatever path that you want, you just have to stick to it. You have to grind it out and just see it through,” she added.
Amaarae who is currently on tour with American singer Sabrina Carpenter, mentioned that the latter has been an inspiration to her.
She is known for songs like ‘Reckless&Sweet’, ‘Like It’, ‘Leave Me Alone’ and ‘Wasted Eyes’. He has also had a feature with British Rapper Stormzy titled ‘This What I Mean.’
The ‘Leave Me Alone’ hitmaker won the ‘Woman of the Year’ award at the 2024 3Music Awards held on Saturday, September 28.
