Colossium Magazine December issue | Page 30

HOME STREET HOME FROM bars to bars IN 2007 HE WAS CONVICTED FOR THE POSSESSION OF AN ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE - COCAINE AT THE KOTOKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ACCRA. AFTER SERVING 8 YEARS IN PRISON, HIP HOP/HIPLIFE RAPPER IS MAKING A COME BACK INTO THE MU- SIC SCENE WITH HIS NEW EP TITLED HOME STREET HOME. IN THIS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, YAW NAN- NA RECOUNTS THE EVENTS ON THE DAY OF HIS ARREST, LIFE BEHIND BARS AND TALKS ABOUT HIS MUSIC. COLOSSIUM: How did it all happen? YAW NANNA: Back in 2007 coming up musically there had to be a known person to sign you. My friends and I used to rap but our rap form was not the one that could get us signed by a local producer. As friends we could afford to EXCLUSIVE