Twitter attacks Nadia Nakai over R1200 per person ‘meet and chill’ event
Female rapper Nadia Nakai found herself in the midst of a social media storm on Monday evening when an event she is set to perform at seemed to promised fans a meet and greet opportunity with the rapper for a fee of R1,200. Nakai is set to perform at the Uncensored 2 music event‚ to be held in East London at the end of the month‚ but fans were up in arms when it was revealed that a VIP package to meet‚ have lunch and hang out with the artist was priced at R1‚200 a ticket.Angry Twitter users took aim at Nakai over the price of the tickets.who is nadia nakai?why does she want to be greeted ka R1200? pic.twitter.com/fYRlkQsKoi — tryson biller (@Minentle_) April 4, 2016async I would buy me a shoe of 1.2k and walk right past Nadia Nakai #TakeOverTuesday — The Boy That's Back (@LuzarioM) April 5, 2016async Lmao ja ne RT @BabyDlanga: Nadia Nakai wouldn't pay R1200 to chill with Nadia Nakai and you expect other people to do that? Wow — Lindiwe (@Lindzmasango) April 5, 2016async And then you wake up to Nadia Nakai's dreams.. R1200 ?? are they growing hybrid weed at Family Tree ?? — Karabo (@kay_mahapa) April 5, 2016async Pay 1200 to meet Nadia Nakai to just CHILL !!! ... I wouldn't even pay that amount of money to meet @Beyonce or @NICKIMINAJ — Matrix (@Thapelo48124545) April 5, 2016async Talking to Times Media Entertainment on Tuesday‚ Nadia's management explained that the Twitter fury‚ which lasted longer than six hours and saw her top the local trends list‚ was merely a misunderstanding.“Nadia is performing at the event at the end of the month but the event organisers set a VIP package which included a meet and greet‚ and lunch with the artists. They never mentioned Nadia's name but she was the one who people naturally reacted to‚” Nadia's manager Bash said.“As her management we agreed to the event but not to the meet and greet‚ and we asked them to remove the package which they have since done”.Although Nadia is yet to comment on the matter‚ Bash confirmed that she was upset over the package and the initial backlash she received on social media...
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