Ghananian artist Shatta Wale has come out in defence of his nemesis Stonebwoy, after some of his compatriots took to social media to jeer the Everything artiste for missing out on a Grammy nomination once again.
Ahead of the release of his first Afrobeats album, self-proclaimed King of African Dancehall Shatta Wale has declared that he has graduated from the Jamaican genre.
While the BBC made much of what it described as Ghana’s “love affair with Reggae” earlier this year, there has seemingly been love lost in Nigeria, where other reports are that the West African country’s Dancehall and Reggae stars, among them Patoranking, have ditched the Jamaican genre, in favor of Afrobeats.
In the aftermath of being mocked for kissing his bodyguard on the lips, Ghananian Dancehall artist Shatta Wale clad himself in a pink wig and a pink beret, and assumed a feminine character, in a skit on Facebook Live which he said was aimed at teaching fans “how to kiss”.
Ghanaian Dancehall star Shatta Wale has again stirred controversy, after he popped a kiss on his bodyguard, embraced him tightly, and then pinned one of his diamond-encrusted chains around the man’s neck to show ‘appreciation for the security officer’s hard work and loyalty to his Empire’.
Thousands of Ghanaian nationals have flocked to the Ghana Police Services Facebook page to jeer Dancehall artist Shatta Wale, following news of his arrest for creating public mischief in his home country.
Ghanian Dancehall artist Shatta Wale was trending on Twitter, beginning in the wee hours of the night, as fans celebrated his birthday today in West African time with the #Shattabration hashtag.
The acting president of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bessa Simons, stirred up a hornet’s nest in the West African nation recently, when he said in a radio interview, that Ghanaian artists were copycatting Jamaicans and passing off Highlife music as Reggae and Dancehall.
Badda General and ZJ Liquid are joined by international Dancehall acts Shatta Wale and Stylo G — respectively the Ghanaian and British “Kings of Reggae Dancehall” — for the new Barrel Remix.
There was high drama on Twitter over the last 24 hours, after Ghananian Dancehall artist Shatta Wale tweeted three screenshots of articles published by Ghananian blogs, which stated that the Unruly Boss Popcaan had “begged him for a collab” and castigated the bloggers who published them.
Popular Ghanaian Dancehall artist Stonebwoy says he does not want his feud with Shatta Wale to end with either of them behind bars, like Dancehall star Vybz Kartel who has been in prison since September 2011 for murder.
Ghana’s ‘Dancehall King’ Shatta Wale and Jamaica’s ‘Fresh Prince’ Skillibeng finally slake the brewing suspense of their fans today, releasing the GoldUpMusic produced single, Blow Up.
No matter where Dancehall takes hold there will always be a fight for who is the best at the genre.
Ghanian dancehall artist Shatta Wale eagerly anticipates the day his idol Vybz Kartel will finally be a free man.
The Shatta Wale-led Tropical Cruises to Jamaica: Reggae Collector’s Edition continues to trend upward with the album achieving another major milestone after placing on the Billboard Compilation chart, the only Reggae compilation album to achieve this level of success in recent times.
It’s one of the biggest collaborations for Shatta Wale as an African dancehall artiste, and it is paying homage to Ghana, in a way the world has never perceived Africa until now.
Tropical Cruises to Jamaica – the Reggae Collector’s Edition launched on June 5, has set an ambitious goal of being the number one streamed album on Billboard top 10.
Jamaican Dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel will be featured on Shatta Wale’s next album titled ‘Gift Of God’.
The Tropical House Cruises To Jamaica album which has been in the making for a few months is scheduled to drop in a few days according to the executive producer Sean ‘Contractor’ Edwards.
One of the best compliments a celebrity can receive is when another luminary of great fame reveals they are a huge fan.