The past one year in the Ghanaian
music
industry has seen quite a dramatic turn of
events from Shatta Wale and his
management especially after the 14th edition
of the Ghana Music Awards when the artist
lost out on an award he believes he
deserved and it seems the same drama is
about being replicated as the same
individual and his manager have started
again.
In as much as I wish I could keep mute on
the drama exhibited by the self-acclaimed
dancehall King in Africa, Shatta Wale and his
management headed by Bulldog, I am
tempted to say all things that have a
beginning have an end therefore these mind
games and somehow “stupidity” must stop!!!
It is an indisputable fact that Shatta Wale
was the most talked about Ghanaian artist of
2014 thanks to the supposed rift between
himself and Samini that got him going.
His ‘going’ was however not only based on
the rift as he did a great job by virtually
releasing a single each day throughout the
year, something he still does even though
most of the songs are of poor sound quality
from my point as a radio DJ. This got him a
large and unreasonable following which any
artist could have within a very short time.
Shatta Wale since then has become a god
worshipped by many who will swallow
everything he says hook, line and sinker and
would also back anything he does without
‘reasoning’. I don’t think true fans do that.
True fans who wish your continuous success
will tell you in the face if you are messing up
but NO!! That’s not for the fans of Shatta
Wale.
After the disappointment at the 14th Edition
of the Ghana Music Awards, we all know the
outcome and how Shatta Wale went about
insulting virtually everybody who said
anything that sounded awkward to what his
fans and the ones around him would tell
him. Birds of the same feather, we say, flock
together and as such I’m tempted to think
they think along the same line.
Now fast forward to the 15th Edition of the
Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.
Prior to the awards, Shatta Wale had taken
to Facbook to explain why he was not
attending the prestigious event where he
had been nominated for several awards
including the biggest one on the night, Artist
of the year. The reason being that,
Charterhouse, organizers of the event turned
down his demanded GH¢70,000 to
performance on the night. This then resulted
in if no performance, then I’m not appearing
at the event for the awards.
I was however surprised when an artist who
had promised not to make an appearance at
the awards found it right to be there after
he had been announced winner of the artist
of the year to cause total traffic. The
funniest bit is when he kept singing the very
first song he released after the 2013 edition
of the Ghana Music Awards, Letter to
Charterhouse which sought to say he never
needed any award from the same
organizers. Who does that?
Quite characteristic of Shatta Wale, the
dancehall King drops another song, Letter to
Charterhouse Chapter 2 two days after the
event thanking the organizers for the
awards. Which kind of hypocrisy and
stupidity is this?
I was even shocked when at the introduction
the song, the artist says “Ei, I just wake up
wey I hear this news oo”. Really? So did he
not know he had won the artist of the year
and the popular song of the year? So what
led him to the event grounds and the reason
for singing “Letter to Charterhouse Chapter
2” when he appeared at the Accra
International Conference Center?
Enough said on the songs and all that. Now
to the ‘strange’ woman who took the awards
on behalf of the artist at the Ghana Music
Awards.Recent updates indicate that the
manager of the artist, Bulldog who would
jump at the least opportunity to keep his
artist’s name in the press and get us talking
about him has indicated his team is yet to
identify the ‘strange’ woman who took the
awards on their behalf. Did they care after
all? The awards were of no essence to them
so why fret over who ever took it? The award
was taken by the ‘strange’ woman who
needed it and that should be enough.
Read a piece culled from News-One on the
‘strange’ woman and why Shatta Wale made
an appearance at the AICC after the event;
NEWS-ONE contacted Shatta’s manager, Bull
Dog, to confirm the identity of the lady but
he said they do not know her.
“My brother, we don’t know her. We were
watching from home when we saw her going
on stage to pick the award and say she is a
lover of the SM family and was taking the
award on our behalf. But honestly, we do
not know her. I could have been there
myself to pick on his behalf but as I said
there were issues we could not reach a
compromise on.”
We were watching it at home when our
lights went off, so we moved to Osu to eat
and we were eating not far from the
stadium so it was on our way home that we
used the road in front of the venue and his
fans saw him.
“We could not disrespect them so Shatta had
to wave and so on. They asked why he was
not present and he explained the two issues
to them. They understood and that was it,”
Bull added.
Well, quite a good explanation I guess.
Lest I forget, the strategy and approach by
Shatta Wale and his team have worked
perfectly well but must also take note that a
lot of Ghanaians just like myself have “our
eyes opened” now just as Shatta Wale tells
Charterhouse in his new song.
I believe it is time the concert stopped but
I’m scared if the said artist would still find a
very solid feet should he stop the particular
approach he and his management adopted.
Well, it is never illegal to play mind games
with people to achieve what you want
though.If you took time to read this piece,
thank you and I need your critical opinions
and not the ‘hater’ tag.
By GODWIN DAKURAH
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