Shatta Wale, a rising star in Ghana’s reggae-dancehall scene, has asserted that Davido, Burna Boy, and Wizkid, among other Nigerian musicians, cannot be compared to Ghanaian musicians like himself.
In an interview with Takoradi-based Empire FM, he attributed the rapid rise to prominence of Nigerian musicians to the ardent support they receive from their fellow countrymen.
In order to highlight the closeness and camaraderie among Nigerian musicians, Shatta Wale mentioned instances in which artists from that country, like Davido and Burna Boy, visited Ghana and developed close relationships with him.
personal advantages.
He emphasized that, in comparison to their Ghanaian counterparts, Nigerian artists now enjoy a better level of international recognition.
Furthermore, Shatta Wale criticized entertainment programs for often portraying his image in a negative light. Despite this, he revealed that he uses these opportunities to transform negativity into personal gains.
“That is why the Nigerian artistes are moving faster than us… Davido came to Ghana and drove straight to my house, Burna Boy came to Ghana and I stayed with him for one and a half years. Don’t they see that? This is a guy that could have taken up first before these boys go? Now see where Burna boy, Davido and Wizkid are, we can compare no single artiste including me to them, just because we don’t want the growth of our artistes.”
“Yet I consistently leverage these opportunities to transform negativity into positivity for my personal gain,” he said.