Ghanaian rapper and entrepreneur D-Black has revealed that the late music icon Castro initially recorded his hit track “Me Nam Na Me Tete” as a diss song aimed at Charterhouse, organizers of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA).
Speaking in an interview with Blac Volta, D-Black disclosed that Castro was deeply disappointed after missing out on an award he believed he had rightfully earned.
In response, he channeled his frustration into music, creating a song that captured not just his personal feelings, but also the public’s reaction to the perceived snub.
“’Me Nam Na Me Tete’ was originally meant to address the controversy. He felt he was going to win, and when he didn’t, there was a lot of chatter about it. That’s what inspired the song,” D-Black explained.
The title, which translates to “I’m walking and I’m listening,” was a metaphor for Castro hearing the buzz surrounding his loss.
D-Black added that Castro initially invited him to add a verse that matched the diss tone of the original track.
However, he declined, stating he had no personal issue with Charterhouse.
“He asked me to freestyle on it, to throw a little jab at Charterhouse, but I told him I couldn’t do that. They didn’t wrong me,” he said.
Interestingly, after D-Black’s input, Castro had a change of heart. He scrapped the diss elements and reworked the song into a commercial single.
“He came back the next day, said it would be his next release, and replaced the diss with a more general message,” D-Black recounted.
The revelation sheds new light on the song’s origins and the emotions behind one of Castro’s popular tracks.
