‘There will never be another OJ BLAQ’-Netizens pay tribute to fallen music legend

Netizens including musicians within the Ghana music industry have paid a glowing tribute to the late OJ Blaq, one of the most renowned rappers in Ghana’s entertainment history.

Celebrities and netizens have described him as a talented musician whose replica will never emerge in the music industry.

One netizen with the Twitter name Naa Ayele Aryee Tatas said, “There will never be another OJ Blaq in the music industry.

There will never be another OJ BLAQ 😭😭😭. Rest Easy pic.twitter.com/GXTyiTMf3x

— Naa Ayele Aryee Tatas (@tatascaritas) August 17, 2023

Other musicians who happen to be his best friends, Captain Planet and Guru also took to social media to mourn their beloved.

Captain Planet’s post reads as “Rest Well My Guy 💔 OjBlaq “.

Rest Well My Guy 💔 OjBlaq 🪦 pic.twitter.com/KKjssdk0nq

— CAPTAIN PLANET 4X4 (@CAPTAINPLANETGH) August 17, 2023

Gurus also says, “Rest well King OJ BLAQ”.

Rest well King OJ BLAQ pic.twitter.com/DaUb6GOqoS

— GURU NKZ (@gurunkz) August 17, 2023

OJ Blaq, born Andy Nii Akrashie died in the early morning of Thursday, August 17 after battling kidney-related disease.

OJ Blaq began his music career in the early 2000s and released his debut album, “The Blaq Mixtape” in 2006.

He became popular in the music industry when he released the hit song ‘Chalewote’ which featured Asem and Captain Planet.

Aside from the music profession, the ‘Chalewote’ hitmaker starred in many movies and local drama series.

Subsequently, OJ Blaq made a U-turn from secular music to join the gospel fraternity later in his music career.

OJ Blaq died at age 40.