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Perhaps, critics would not have bothered themselves so much expressing their angst over the supposed risqu� meaning of Joey B�s Tonga song if they had known that the rapper himself cannot rap a lady no matter how beautiful she appears to him. Joey B�s �incapacity� that he would rather prefer to keep personal, is the fact that he finds it very difficult chatting up a lady for fear of being bounced. According to the Tonga hit-maker, anytime he meets a lady he admires, he goes �chicken� and prays that the lady should rather approach and make the first move on him. �I have met a number of beautiful ladies I wish I dated them but I allowed them go because I did�t want to be the first to approach them. Sometimes when I�m alone, I cry within myself over why I am not able to approach ladies�, Joey B told Showbiz on Tuesday. Explaining why he will never approach a lady, Joey B said he cannot imagine a lady �flexing� him. For this reason, I prefer to admire the ladies but not to approach them. Some ladies have said all sorts of things about me but this is how I have been since a teenager�, he said. Talking about his kind of lady, Joey B, real name, Darryl Bannerman-Martin, said he prefers an average size lady with natural looks. �I don�t like women who put on excessive make-up or artificial hair. I like simple and natural ladies.� Even though Joey B claims he is romantic and caring, he failed to comment when he was asked whether his ex-girl friends were the first to make the approach on him. Apart from Tonga, Joey B who won New Artiste of the Year at the VGMA this year is known for other songs such as Strawberry Ginger, Cigarette and Benedicta. Born to Mr. Samuel Bannerman-Martin and Madam Bridget Amoateng, Joey B came to limelight when Black Avenue Muzik boss and rapper, D-Black, featured him on his hit song Oh Vera. He had his primary education from St. Theresa�s school and later went to Accra High Senior High School. He graduated at Zenith College two years ago.