{"id":759559,"date":"2019-12-06T10:27:22","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T10:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/06\/i-started-the-whole-dancehall-movement-in-ghana-iwan\/"},"modified":"2019-12-06T10:27:22","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T10:27:22","slug":"i-started-the-whole-dancehall-movement-in-ghana-iwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/06\/i-started-the-whole-dancehall-movement-in-ghana-iwan\/","title":{"rendered":"I started the whole Dancehall movement in Ghana \u2013 Iwan \u00bb \u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"td_uid_16_5dea2d0a14684\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ghbase-3-by250mobile --><\/p>\n<h2>Iwan who prides himself as the lyrical gunshot has stated categorically that he started the whole Dancehall movement in Ghana adding that it was like a calling from God.<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with <strong>Amansan Krakye of Radio Central fame<\/strong>, Iwan said that although he started the whole movement, but he\u2019s not reigning lately in the Dancehall field.<\/p>\n<p>However, he is not jealous about those making waves as no one can reign forever and it\u2019s natural with human life. He noted that, he didn\u2019t want to create monopoly so, he had to slow down for others to reign.<\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.8.8 --><\/p>\n<p>The truth is, Iwan used to be a real force to reckon with in the Dancehall fraternity. However, his career suddenly took a nosedive, albeit the huge talent he has.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- Responsive Link Ads --><\/p>\n<p>He came up with conspiracy theory that his former manager Bulldog and fellow Dancehall artiste Samini were behind his slump. 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