{"id":90615,"date":"2023-08-10T13:14:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T13:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/10\/no-ghanaian-artiste-can-currently-compare-him-herself-to-burna-boy-davido-wizkid-including-myself-shatta-wale\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T13:14:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T13:14:24","slug":"no-ghanaian-artiste-can-currently-compare-him-herself-to-burna-boy-davido-wizkid-including-myself-shatta-wale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/10\/no-ghanaian-artiste-can-currently-compare-him-herself-to-burna-boy-davido-wizkid-including-myself-shatta-wale\/","title":{"rendered":"No Ghanaian artiste can currently compare him\/herself to Burna Boy, Davido, Wizkid including myself &#8211; Shatta Wale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Shatta-jpg.webp\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Shatta\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Dancehall King, Shatta Wale has intimated no Ghanaian artiste, including himself can compare to the\u00a0 current status of Nigerian artistes like Davido, Burna Boy, and Wizkid.<\/p>\n<p>According to him the trajectory of these Nigerian artistes have is as a result of the positive support they receive from their kinsmen.<\/p>\n<p>The musician was responding to question posed to him, on weekly entertainment show, <strong>SHOWBIZ TODAY<\/strong> on Takoradi based <strong>Empire FM<\/strong> with host Feeling Daddy, concerning his rants towards some media personalities in the country.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" data-id=\"404468\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-404468 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/d489a130-c4aa-40a8-9031-da26db594cd4_davido-3-1.jpg\"\/><noscript><img data-lazy-fallback=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" data-id=\"404468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1691673263_701_d489a130-c4aa-40a8-9031-da26db594cd4_davido-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-404468\"   data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThat is why the Nigerian artistes are moving faster than us, Davido came to Ghana and drove straight to my house, Burna Boy came to Ghana and I stayed with for one and half year, don\u2019t they industry see that, this is a guy that could have taken up first before these boys go? Now see where Burna boy, Davido and Wizkid are, we can compare no single artiste including me to them, just because we don\u2019t want the growth of our artistes,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>According to him such situations drag the entertainment industry as such,\u201dMy future plans involve identifying emerging talents and offering them guidance to comprehend the music business in Ghana. This initiative is designed to prevent them from repeating the same mistakes that some of us have experienced.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"417\" data-id=\"421363\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-421363 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Wizkid.webp\"\/><noscript><img data-lazy-fallback=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"417\" data-id=\"421363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1691673264_72_Wizkid.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-421363\"   data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Charles Nii Armah\u00a0 Mensah as known in private circles , said entertainment programs have frequently portrayed his brand in a negative light, \u201cyet\u00a0 consistently leverage these opportunities to transform negativity into positivity for my personal gain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The artiste was recently criticized by entertainment pundit , Ola Michael as not deserving of a diplomatic passport , as earlier suggested by former French ambassador to Ghana ,Anne Sophie.\u00a0 This further attracted a run of vitriol at the pundit. When\u00a0 quizzed on his action , he said \u201cWhy didn\u2019t Ola use instances like Stonebwoy displaying a gun on stage or Sarkodie being linked to an abortion case as examples of artists who shouldn\u2019t have diplomatic passports, instead of singling out me, Shatta Wale?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t impulsively resort to insulting or targeting specific individuals on social media. My wisdom and extensive knowledge prevent me from engaging in such behavior. However, there are certain media figures that, in my opinion, warrant such responses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While responding to the substantive issue of his worthiness of a diplomatic passport , the Dancehall artiste explained that \u201cwhen it comes to the diplomatic passport issue, I would have hoped that media personalities would lend their support and advocate for the cause with politicians, rather than undermining specific artistes in their discussions. Such negative attitudes might not be taken seriously by politicians, hampering our overall efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: Ghana\/Starrfm.com.gh\/103.5FM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dancehall King, Shatta Wale has intimated no Ghanaian artiste, including himself can compare to the\u00a0 current status of Nigerian artistes like Davido, Burna Boy, and Wizkid. According to him the trajectory of these Nigerian artistes have is as a result of the positive support they receive from their kinsmen. 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