Nana Kwaku Okyere Duah popularly known as TiC and formerly Tic Tac has given and lengthy account of his journey through the Ghanaian music production and entertainment industry.
Mr Duah spoke in a interview with the Empress Nana Ama Mc Brown.
The musician gave a chilling account of how he received a phone call from Interpol one day informing him of their intention to arrest him from Ghana if he refused to pay back an amount of 15,000 pounds a company in the U.K paid him.
Tic said “some Ghanaians” had to send an album of his to the company in U.K in advance preparation for a tour of which he had received part payment.
Unfortunately, the “Ghanaians” he relied on to send the album did not send it hence ruining all preparations for the tour. It was for this reason he said Interpol threatened him with an arrest.
He said it took the intervention of Bola Ray, Abeiku Santana and other gatekeepers to bail him out.
Tic also gave another account of his journey through music where he had to be transported by event organizers and promoters of shows to other regions of Ghana on a regular basis right after examinations.
Having began his music career in the 1997 with a group called “Natty Strangers” along with his best friend Bassem Bikhazi, Tic moved on to self produce and album. During his early career, TiC modeled his style after his idol Busta Rhymes.
TiC reached a wider audience when he was featured on Azigiza’s song “Woye Bia”, which was a hit in Ghana. Collaborations with Slim Busterr and Daasebre Gyamenah followed. In 1999 he released his debut solo album, Philomena, which spawned several hits
TiC has performed internationally, alongside artists such as 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, KAnda Bongo Man and Buju Banton. He has been the recipient of eleven Ghana Music Awards, including Musician of the Year in 2004.
At the 2005 Ghana Music Awards, he had a record nine nominations. He also co-wrote “Gbese”, a song performed by Wizkid
