{"id":23931,"date":"2023-03-02T22:41:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T22:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/02\/yaa-pono-reveals-why-he-didnt-turn-up-at-shatta-wales-freedom-concert\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T22:41:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T22:41:27","slug":"yaa-pono-reveals-why-he-didnt-turn-up-at-shatta-wales-freedom-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/02\/yaa-pono-reveals-why-he-didnt-turn-up-at-shatta-wales-freedom-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Yaa Pono reveals why he didn\u2019t turn up at Shatta Wale\u2019s Freedom Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/maxresdefault-1024x576.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>For two artistes who have powerful control of their music genres, a collaboration would have been ideal.<\/p>\n<p>However, the duo \u2013 Shatta Wale and Yaa Pono \u2013 just cannot see eye to eye over opinions on who is a better lyricist.<\/p>\n<p>It is one lyrical warfare after another anytime their names are in the same headline, but that notwithstanding, Ghanaians expected Yaa Pono to grace Shatta\u2019s Freedom Concert as a sign of unity.<\/p>\n<p>But Yaa Pono, in his latest interview, shifted the blame on Shatta whom he said did not invite him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-myjoyonline-com wp-block-embed-myjoyonline-com\"\/>\n<p>\u201cIt was too early and besides I did not get a call. I was expecting a call and not a social media thing because if I want him on a song or video, I won\u2019t invite him in a video to show seriousness. He was not really serious,\u201d Yaa Pono explained in an interview on Kingdom FM.<\/p>\n<p>He further stated that his management would have been involved to decide the terms of his performance in strictly business mode.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-myjoyonline-com wp-block-embed-myjoyonline-com\"\/>\n<p>Whether he would demand payment or engage in barter trade, Yaa Pono said he expected such conversations from Shatta.<\/p>\n<p>Yaa Pono revealed that aside their musical \u2018beef\u2019 he has no personal issues with the self-acclaimed Dancehall King and expected him to act accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper said that he expects positive encounters with Shatta Wale in the near future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For two artistes who have powerful control of their music genres, a collaboration would have been ideal. However, the duo \u2013 Shatta Wale and Yaa Pono \u2013 just cannot see eye to eye over opinions on who is a better lyricist. 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