{"id":18360,"date":"2014-05-13T18:10:08","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T18:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=18360"},"modified":"2014-05-13T18:17:30","modified_gmt":"2014-05-13T18:17:30","slug":"the-rise-and-rise-of-shatta-wale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/05\/the-rise-and-rise-of-shatta-wale\/","title":{"rendered":"The rise and rise of Shatta Wale"},"content":{"rendered":"
Shatta Wale is arguably the most controversial artiste Ghana has seen in recent years. He has managed to ride on controversy and good music to be one of the forces to reckon with in the Ghanaian music industry.<\/p>\n
Born Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr, he made his debut with Moko Hoo<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>about a decade ago with Tinny. He had other hits including Obaa Yaa and No Problem.<\/p>\n Afterwards, he struggled to get hits till his ‘Shatta City’ hit failed to win the VGMA 2013 Reggae\/Dance Hall Song of the Year.<\/strong><\/p>\n His ensuing rant and music releases, which were seen by many as childish and disrespectful, gave him some publicity. He capitalized on the hype and released a string of hits and videos to make his case.<\/p>\n Shatta Wale’s songs were in perfect sync with his personality. He lived his music, identified with the people on the streets and became a household name. He whipped up public interest in dance hall and got the likes of Samini and Iwan to join in his lyrical wars.<\/p>\n A year on, Shatta Wale has three awards to show for his stubbornness and creativity. He has featured some of the heavyweights of global dancehall music and is gradually trying to enter the Nigerian market with a collaboration with Davido.<\/p>\n