Controversial Ghanaian dance hall star, Shatta Wale, has finally turned a new leaf and is hailing Nigeria music. Though speaking to his Ghanaian fans, he enjoined his compatriots to respect Nigerians because they understood music talent.
TheNewsGuru.com notes that Shatta Wale made this declaration in a series of tweets on his verified Twitter handle on Sunday.
Nigerians on social media have reacted variously to the new stance of the Ghanaian artist. TheNewsGuru.com confirms that the musician has had a love-hat relationship with with many Nigerian music fans in time past. Insults and abuses have always greeted his constant abuse and beef for the country’s music and its practitioners, especially in Afro pop genre.
TheNewsGuru.com recalls that Shatta Wale recently had a spat with Nigeria’s Grammy Award winner, Burna boy and both asked to slug it out physically.
However, in his new tweets, Shatta Wale, heaps praises on Nigeria saying that Nigerians should be respected for the hard work they put into their music, adding that they understood talent.
He goes on to slam Ghanaians for comparing themselves to Nigerians stating that the lifestyle of both countries is different.
“Please can we just respect Nigerians for their hard work and stop comparing our lazy lifestyle to theirs?
“It’s shame people think Nigerians will come hard at me but see they are the ones doing the streaming because they understand what talent means. Ghana music is a shame,” he wrote.
Nevertheless, his new stance did not escape Nigerian music fans who bombarded his handle after his twets. Shatta Wale quickly had to beg the Nigerian fans not to interfere in his clash with his compatriots saying that he would face Nigerians if he had any” beef” with them.
He wrote, “So man can’t talk to some foolish Ghana fans in peace?
“Nigeria pls ano come for una I beg I am talking to Ghana foolish fans association, I will come to you when I have beef over there please. He concluded.