After rising to prominence on Samini’s record label, the humble Livingston Etse, has become one of Ghana’s most decorated musicians, under the name Stonebwoy. Stonebwoy’s rise to prominence, is hugely characterised by hardwork, persistence and consistency. In just a few years, the Ashiaman bred artiste, already seeks to make life better for the youth; this wish is backed by his “Burniton Music Group” label, which has new dancehall act, Eye Judah, as its first signee.

Stonebwoy has taken Dancehall in Ghana, to the world, with international collaborations with the likes of Kranium, Burna Boy, Patoranking and Gappy Ranks. There is also news of an impending deal with VP records. Dancehall is arguably the most competitive genre in Ghana, this competition, is only a fraction of the strife and wars dancehall artistes in Jamaica have to stand.

However, our industry is characterized by most artistes trying to adopt a title; most famous of which is the “Dancehall king” title. Stonebwoy in a recent Facebook post, predicted, who the next break out dancehall artiste in Ghana would be.

In a post dated 27th August, Stonebwoy wrote, “believe as time goes on, this brother would be the owner of Dance-hall”, referring to Masaany who is known as the Dancehall Messiah, for his unique style and quest to bring sanity to the Dancehall scene.

Stonebwoy seems to have recognized Masaany’s international abilities, as he has repeatedly toured with him, recently freestying together in the volta region. If you’ve been going for Stonebwoy’s concerts, you’d realize that Masaany is usually the guy to open for stonebwoy, with his impressive and energy efficient stage craft.

Stonebwoy, full of admiration, took to Facebook again to declare the Masaany a champion. It is beautiful to see an artiste such as Stonebwoy, invest so much belief in another artiste. What is even more beautiful is the amount of growth Masaany has achieved through hard work.