{"id":435321,"date":"2017-11-08T18:59:58","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T18:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/11\/08\/i-deserved-vgma-artiste-of-the-year-five-years-ago-shatta-wale\/"},"modified":"2017-11-08T18:59:58","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T18:59:58","slug":"i-deserved-vgma-artiste-of-the-year-five-years-ago-shatta-wale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/11\/08\/i-deserved-vgma-artiste-of-the-year-five-years-ago-shatta-wale\/","title":{"rendered":"I deserved VGMA \u2018Artiste of the Year\u2019 five years ago \u2013 Shatta Wale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Music of Wednesday,  8 November 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>adomonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-11-08<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/30713271.295.jpg\" alt=\"Shatta Wale Diss\" title=\"Shatta Wale Diss\" width=\"295\" height=\"336\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=150834795851541\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=150834795851541\">&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1510167598_42_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Controversial \u2018Dancehall King\u2019, Charles Nii Armah Mensah says he deserved to be crowned Artiste of the Year\u2019 five years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom 2013 to 2017, all the awards winners for the \u2018Artiste of the Year\u2019 should know I deserved it. They shouldn\u2019t think they worked hard. They should come out. I am just doing business\u2026\u201dhe told host Dr Pounds on Hitz Gallery.<\/p>\n<p>The controversial dance hall artiste noted that he was better then and is now than those who won the prestigious award.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGhanaians know I have set a record regardless. I would have copped it five years on the row. We don\u2019t have to hide the truth from the young ones coming\u2026\u201d Shatta Wale maintained.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Kakai\u2019 hit maker further thanked President Nana Addo for inviting him into the Flagstaff house.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was such a great honour to meet the president. The feeling was great\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Shatta urged fellow Ghanaian musicians to support the \u2018Unity Agenda\u2019 to put Ghana on the international map.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need everyone\u2019s support. It was a great honour to meet the president. The feeling was great. We should try and be truthful to matters that are important to us. We need to have one mind to support the agenda. 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