‘I won’t let it consume me’ — Nadia Nakai on turning pain into productivity

29 September 2023 - 08:00
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Nadia Nakai said she was turning her pain into productivity
Nadia Nakai said she was turning her pain into productivity
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Rapper Nadia Nakai said she won't let the pain of losing the late rapper AKA consume her. 

Taking to her X timeline on Thursday, she said she was channeling her pain into productivity.

“Turning my pain into productivity, I won’t let it consume me. I’m going to work and work and work till I drop,” she wrote.

Nadia recently previewed a new single and took to her timeline to share a video of how the crowd reacted to her Back In.

“I’m a litty situation every time I pull up. And when my DJ dropped my new single Back In I lost it. Can’t wait to drop this banger.”

After taking time off from work to grieve for her partner, Nadia returned to work on March 24 with the support of AKA's family.

“Thank you to everyone who supported me as I went back to work. I am grateful for what people did for me to make sure I’m OK.

“Sometimes I feel I’m undeserving of the support, the messages, the hugs and love from my friends, family and fans as well as the venues I worked this weekend. It really gave me hope that I will be OK. There are so many genuinely good people out there and I’ll never take it for granted. Thank you guys.”

The rapper recently ruffled some feathers when she called out hip hop DJs. 

Nadia took to her Instagram stories to lambaste their song selections.

“I'm so sick of you hip hop deejays,” she said.

“I'm actually dropping hip hop joints and you don't play the sh**. Used to fight D about it too. @djmilkshake I'm talking about you.

“Mxm how many times you gonna play All I Do Is Win. Mxm! @ayandamvp this doesn't include you because you really do hold up new hip hop drops.”



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