Ghanaian rapper Medikal has given reasons for his recent outburst on the United Showbiz show on May 4, 2024, which saw him lambasting the host and pundits.

It can be recalled that during an interview with MzGee on UTV's United Showbiz after his successful Indigo O2 concert in the UK, Medikal reacted strongly to personal questions about his relationship with Fella Makafui.

An infuriated Medikal lambasted MzGee and the pundits of the show for focusing on unnecessary matters rather than highlighting the success of the concert.

Opening up about the incident in a recently aired interview with YouTuber Kwadwo Sheldon, Medikal stated that his response was a result of frustration with the media choosing to focus on the negatives instead of the success of his show.

He accused the producers of the show of attempting to 'tarnish' his efforts by focusing on his marriage rather than the successful show.

"What we just did was a beautiful thing; we achieved a great thing, and people are back home using their platform to rather say things to tarnish what we did and sway attention from the main conversation of us having a successful event. That was what got me pissed. I don't think it was a calculated attempt; they were just being stupid," he explained.

When quizzed about why he didn't walk away from the interview in light of the uncomfortable question, he explained that it would have been disrespectful to his fans if he chose to end the interview abruptly.

Medikal also pointed out the positive attention Ghana received from international media like the BBC and criticized local platforms for not doing the same.

"Not everyone is a problem, but as the BBC did their article, it generated a buzz about Ghana and brought attention to the country.

"So it hurts me when big platforms like UTV do things like that because they should have used the opportunity to sell the country," he remarked.

Speaking on the behaviour of the media, he detailed how he had to cut his pre-concert media tour short due to the direction of the many questions he was being asked in the interviews.

"I remember even before I came to the UK, I had granted about eight interviews. But it got to a point where I told my dad that I didn't want to grant any more interviews because I kept getting certain questions.

"And I'm a sincere person; I say it as it is, so my answers kept giving the public the perception that I was saying things just to get the attention for the show, and I didn't like that. So I cancelled the rest of the interviews," he said.

Medikal, however, stated that he would still engage with the media and would embark on a media tour when he arrived in Ghana.

However, he would be more selective with the questions he would address.

"I will still grant interviews. My problem is with certain questions. But when I get back to Ghana, I will go on a media tour, but some questions may have to be omitted," he said.

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