{"id":1171811,"date":"2022-08-09T15:00:15","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T15:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/09\/fact-check-is-shatta-wale-the-1st-ghanaian-with-riaa-certification\/"},"modified":"2022-08-09T15:00:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T15:00:15","slug":"fact-check-is-shatta-wale-the-1st-ghanaian-with-riaa-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/09\/fact-check-is-shatta-wale-the-1st-ghanaian-with-riaa-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact check: Is Shatta Wale the 1st Ghanaian with RIAA certification?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\" style=\"line-height: 2; letter-spacing: -0.5px;font-size: 18px;\">\n<p>                        <!--p class=\"ky_saved_articles_link\"><span class=\"ky_saved_articles_hide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"ky_saved_articles_img\" alt=\"Fact check: Is Shatta Wale the 1st Ghanaian with RIAA certification?\" title=\"Fact check: Is Shatta Wale the 1st Ghanaian with RIAA certification?\"><\/span> Bookmark<\/p-->\n<p>On Monday, August 8, 2022, Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s hit song, \u2018Already\u2019 chalked another milestone.<\/p>\n<p>The song off her 2019 \u2018Black Is King\u2019 album had received a Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Gold certification.<\/p>\n<p>Essentially, the American singer\u2019s track had surpassed 500,000 units in sales.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"597\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/FZrACFNWAAE4DIh.jpg\" alt=\"Fact check: Is Shatta Wale the 1st Ghanaian with RIAA certification?\" class=\"wp-image-10032149337\"   title=\"Fact check: Is Shatta Wale the 1st Ghanaian with RIAA certification?\"\/><figcaption>Source: The Recording Industry Association of America\u00ae<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In as much as this was great news for the Beehive whose leader had recently topped that album with her new renaissance project, there was a Ghanaian twist to be elated about.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"agCgvFTJeRs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beyonc\u00e9, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer \u2013 ALREADY (Official Video)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/agCgvFTJeRs?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>And the Shatta Movement family would not relent in highlighting that, their king had a slice of the pie.<\/p>\n<p>Ghanaian dancehall musician, Shatta Wale\u2019s vocals were predominantly impactful on the track. Together with Major Lazer, they provided a perfect feature adding to Already\u2019s global buzz.<\/p>\n<p>In retelling the story about the exploit, Shatta Wale has been reported to be the first Ghanaian in history to achieve this feat.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"749\" height=\"863\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Afrohub-on-shatta-wale.jpg\" alt=\"Fact check: Is Shatta Wale the 1st Ghanaian with RIAA certification?\" class=\"wp-image-10032149344\"   title=\"Fact check: Is Shatta Wale the 1st Ghanaian with RIAA certification?\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Some local outlets have carried out similar reports as social media users also bask in the adulation of the dancehall musician\u2019s exploits.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"747\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Dancehall-king.jpg\" alt=\"Fact check: Is Shatta Wale the 1st Ghanaian with RIAA certification?\" class=\"wp-image-10032149388\"   title=\"Fact check: Is Shatta Wale the 1st Ghanaian with RIAA certification?\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"678\" height=\"857\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Dancehall-2.jpg\" alt=\"Fact check: Is Shatta Wale the 1st Ghanaian with RIAA certification?\" class=\"wp-image-10032149389\"   title=\"Fact check: Is Shatta Wale the 1st Ghanaian with RIAA certification?\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"742\" height=\"668\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Dancehall-3.jpg\" alt=\"Fact check: Is Shatta Wale the 1st Ghanaian with RIAA certification?\" class=\"wp-image-10032149391\"   title=\"Fact check: Is Shatta Wale the 1st Ghanaian with RIAA certification?\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>However, checks with the RIAA leave prove otherwise when it comes to the pioneering Ghanaian recipient of the recognition. Here is why.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"r2LpOUwca94\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Major Lazer \u2013 Light it Up Remix (feat. Nyla &amp; Fuse ODG) (Music Video) by Method Studios\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r2LpOUwca94?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In 2015, Major Lazer released the remix of \u2018Light it up\u2019. The song featured Jamaican songstress, Nyla and and UK-based Ghanaian musician, Fuse ODG.<\/p>\n<p>On September 15, 2021, Light It Up (Remix) sold over two million units.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-08-09-at-2.22.46-PM-1024x559.jpeg\" alt=\"Fact check: Is Shatta Wale the 1st Ghanaian with RIAA certification?\" class=\"wp-image-10032149367\"   title=\"Fact check: Is Shatta Wale the 1st Ghanaian with RIAA certification?\"\/><figcaption>Source: The Recording Industry Association of America\u00ae<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This development earned the Major Lazer not just a single, but Double-Platinum certification.<\/p>\n<p>By virtue of his collaboration, Fuse ODG became Ghana\u2019s first musician to bring home such recognition (Double-Platinum) as against Shatta Wale\u2019s Gold certification.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"490\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-66-1024x490.png\" alt=\"Fact check: Is Shatta Wale the 1st Ghanaian with RIAA certification?\" class=\"wp-image-10032149360\"   title=\"Fact check: Is Shatta Wale the 1st Ghanaian with RIAA certification?\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Nonetheless, congratulations to Shatta Wale on this awesome achievement.<\/p>\n<p>                <!-- Post Tags --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/fact-check-is-shatta-wale-the-1st-ghanaian-with-riaa-certification\/\">Source<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, August 8, 2022, Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s hit song, \u2018Already\u2019 chalked another milestone. The song off her 2019 \u2018Black Is King\u2019 album had received a Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Gold certification. Essentially, the American singer\u2019s track had surpassed 500,000 units in sales. Source: The Recording Industry Association of America\u00ae In as much as this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1171813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1124,5939,418,6371,1750,22768,134,886],"class_list":["post-1171811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-1st","tag-certification","tag-check","tag-fact","tag-ghanaian","tag-riaa","tag-shatta","tag-wale"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1171811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1171811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1171811\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1171811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1171811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1171811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}