F*ck an award, F*ck a list, says gatvol AKA

A new year, a new AKA? Well, not really. The rapper has picked up where he left off in 2016, taking to Twitter to air his grievances with the music industry.

In an explosive tirade of tweets on Wednesday, AKA took shots at the music industry and said that he no longer cares about awards or lists. In fact, he claimed that he might never go to another award ceremony as long as he lives.

"I've freed myself of what people think about me and my music. Good and bad. I might just never go to another award show as long as I live. The real trophy, the real award is how the people react to your music and the place you occupy in their hearts and minds," AKA tweeted.

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He went on to lambaste award shows for being "too political" and claimed that they could be bought.

Awards are played out man. They're too political. They can be bought. They depend on how nice you are to people.

— AKA (@akaworldwide) January 4, 2017

Fuck an award, fuck a list, fuck a voting campaign bro .... I mean, Travis Scott didn't get nominated for best rap album bro .... madness.

— AKA (@akaworldwide) January 4, 2017

I'm not going to give someone sitting on some committee, or in some office have the power to validate me. The people will decide.

— AKA (@akaworldwide) January 4, 2017

The Baddest rapper explained that he had been nominated for several prestigious awards in the past and now "just couldn't be bothered".

I'm not saying awards don't mean anything, I'm just saying .... right now, at this point .... I don't see their value in my career & life.

— AKA (@akaworldwide) January 4, 2017

I was nominated for the mamas, BEST MALE even ... nominated at the SA Hip Hop Awards multiple times .... just couldn't be bothered.

— AKA (@akaworldwide) January 4, 2017

I've got a huge wall full of awards ... to me, they just look like shiny things ... shiny things someone gave me to pat me on the back.

— AKA (@akaworldwide) January 4, 2017

AKA's rant comes several months after his rival Cassper Nyovest declared that he no longer rated the SA Music Awards and didn’t care to win one.

“Why do you guys keep lying to yourselves? There is no award ceremony that I attend and I do not win! I didn't submit because I don't rate the SAMAs. I don't want to win a SAMA anymore. I'm good without them‚” he said in a Facebook post at the time.