I never snatched anyone’s wife  — Kunta Kinte addresses stroke propaganda

Ghanaian rapper Kunta Kinte has broken his silence on long-standing propaganda that linked his stroke condition to alleged womanising and to the effect he snatched someone’s wife, describing the claims as false, damaging and deeply unfair.

In an interview on Angel FM in Kumasi, monitored by MyNewsGh.com, the other half of the Bradez fame dismissed suggestions that his illness was punishment for immoral behaviour, particularly claims that he had taken another man’s wife.

“The gossip was that I took someone’s wife and that was why I went into that condition, but all that was not true,” he said firmly.

Kunta Kinte clarified that while he was popular and admired, he never engaged in the conduct he was accused of.

“The ladies liked me because I was multi-talented, I could sing, dance, play football and rap,” he explained. “But I never took anyone’s woman. I had only one girlfriend.”

The rapper expressed concern over how quickly illness is often moralised in public discourse, especially when it involves public figures.

He stressed that his stroke occurred suddenly during a casual basketball game and had nothing to do with rumours surrounding his personal life.

“All of a sudden, I realised half of my body had gone numb,” he recalled, adding that his condition worsened due to delays in receiving medical attention at the hospital.

Despite the persistence of speculation, Kunta Kinte said he has chosen not to frame his experience as a spiritual battle.