{"id":132310,"date":"2023-12-18T11:46:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T11:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/18\/shut-up-samini-blasts-shatta-wale-for-mocking-playghana-advocates\/"},"modified":"2023-12-18T11:46:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T11:46:07","slug":"shut-up-samini-blasts-shatta-wale-for-mocking-playghana-advocates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/18\/shut-up-samini-blasts-shatta-wale-for-mocking-playghana-advocates\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Shut up&#8221; &#8211; Samini blasts Shatta Wale for mocking #PlayGhana advocates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">A fiery debate has erupted within Ghana\u2019s music scene as reggae dancehall artists Emmanuel Samini better known as Samini and Charles Nii Armah-Mensah Jnr popularly known as Shatta Wale clash over the newly launched #PlayGhana campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The initiative, spearheaded by the Creative Arts Agency (CAA) and its Director, Ms Gyankromah Akufo-Addo, aims to promote and amplify local music by encouraging music producers and DJs to prioritize Ghanaian tunes during the festive season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-946624 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Samini-e1686492349646.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The campaign quickly gained traction, but not without its detractors. Shatta Wale, took to his social media platforms to question the initiative\u2019s feasibility and motives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In a series of posts, the \u2018My Level\u2019 crooner ridiculed the idea of \u201cbanning\u201d foreign music and expressed scepticism about the campaign\u2019s potential to succeed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-986707 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Shatta-Wale-concert-break.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"554\" height=\"386\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In response to Shatta Wale\u2019s comments, Samini questioned the logic behind mocking the #PlayGhana campaign and suggested that the \u201dAyoo\u201d hitmaker\u2019s criticism only stemmed from the initiative not being his own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cBro Lol. Ghana has become a spotlight over the last few years and this is not ending anytime soon. What\u2019s wrong with creatives appealing for more local content on our airwaves? Who does this hurt? So if it\u2019s not your suggestion then it\u2019s nonsense eeh lol. Shut up I beg\u201d Samini\u2019s post on X read.<\/p>\n<p>Check Samini\u2019s post below<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bro Lol. Ghana has become a spotlight over the last few years and this is not ending anytime soon. What\u2019s wrong with creatives appealing for more local content on our airwaves? Who does this hurt? So if it\u2019s not your suggestion then it\u2019s nonsense eeh lol. Shut up I beg\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/y6NQJcOLNJ<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SAMINI (@samini_dagaati) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samini_dagaati\/status\/1736668940976226333?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fiery debate has erupted within Ghana\u2019s music scene as reggae dancehall artists Emmanuel Samini better known as Samini and Charles Nii Armah-Mensah Jnr popularly known as Shatta Wale clash over the newly launched #PlayGhana campaign. The initiative, spearheaded by the Creative Arts Agency (CAA) and its Director, Ms Gyankromah Akufo-Addo, aims to promote and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":132311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&quot;Shut up&quot; - Samini blasts Shatta Wale for mocking #PlayGhana advocates - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/18\/shut-up-samini-blasts-shatta-wale-for-mocking-playghana-advocates\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&quot;Shut up&quot; - Samini blasts Shatta Wale for mocking #PlayGhana advocates - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A fiery debate has erupted within Ghana\u2019s music scene as reggae dancehall artists Emmanuel Samini better known as Samini and Charles Nii Armah-Mensah Jnr popularly known as Shatta Wale clash over the newly launched #PlayGhana campaign. 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