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Should Shatta Wale be nominated for any category at all at this year’s Ghana Music Awards?
Considering Shatta Wale’s “disrespect” to Charter House last year. Should his quest for nomination be rejected so as to serve as a deterrent for other artistes who are likely to do same?
Well after Shatta wale showed disrespect to the organizers of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards by dissing them in his song(s). Because he thinks they cheated him and for not winning the Award in the category he was nominated.
We have heard a lot of artist(won’t mention names) over the years “dissing” Charter House and the Ghana Music Awards after also not being able to win awards or not being nominated for the award. But nobody ever apologized!
Well we all heard Shatta wale again when he apologized to Charter House in another song he released.
So will Charter House the organizers of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards secure Shatta wale an award to avoid being disrespected “dissed” these time?
One thing you should know is that Charter House is just the organizer of the event. Charter House does not own the Ghana Music Awards so Charter House can’t decide who wins an award or not.
It is based on the good work done by the musician and the votes of the fans. The votes will only go for good music I think and for the whole of last year till today Shatta Wale is doing very good.Now it is up to the fans to vote for him when he gets the nominations.
Who is the “Dancehall King”in Ghana
Heavily inspired by the likes of “Shaba Ranks, Buju Banton, Shaggy, Beenie Man, Bounty Killer and many other Jamaican Dancehall superstars.
Dancehall has cemented a place as a strong genre in the Ghanaian music industry. An array of artists have graced the genre in Ghana, over the years we have known a lot of good artists like, “Yoggy Doggy, Soni Bali, Root I, General Marcus, Sammy B, Abrewanana, Mad fish, Batman(Samini), Bandana(Shatta Wale), Screw Face, Stonebowy (Burniton), Atumpan, Kakkie, Shatta Ranko, Episode , Selah Berma (AdiBaritoner) Buddha Man, Dj Buddy and many other more.. But at the end of the day only one deserves the accolade of “King of Dancehall” in Ghana.
Interestingly, the banter of who is the Dancehall King in Ghana stirred up after some recognized artists started their self-glorification of that accolade in their songs. One artist claims he is the African Dancehall King, another says he is the King of Ghana Dancehall and others say they are the best in Ghanaian Dancehall.
Well such self-praise is very much accepted in music. As an artist you can call yourself whatever name and titles are free so you can give yourself any title you want and push that assertion into the minds of your fans.
Let’s us put all the self-glorification aside and try to the name the Dancehall King in Ghana based on industry based criteria such as “ originality, impact on culture and society, awards, longevity, relevance stage presence and influence on the industry.The Dancehall King must possess some originality that makes him and his music distinct and stands out from the rest, because it is these way that makes the artist identifiable. You can’t claim to be the Dancehall King when you have not survived few years of churning out hit songs, gracing high profile stages and having a formidable fan base.
You surely must have gained enough recognition in the industry and genre as a whole. Being the best means you must be able to rock the stage and his performance should drive the crowd berserk and his exit should leave them wanting more and more.
The King must have paved the way for one or two credible performers in the genre, He must have encrypted his name in the books of Ghanaian music. When his name is mentioned he should exude inestimable pioneers and upcoming artists within the industry.SO WHO IS THE “DANCEHALL KING “IN GHANA…?
Big Ups and maximum respect to all Dancehall Artists in Ghana (Africa)
Shinsoman dispels mental instability rumours
Released on New Year’s Eve, the song titled Akupenga is in response to the allegations that the musician, born Romeo Anthony, suffered a mental condition in December leading to him being hospitalised in South Africa.Speculation was rife when he failed to attend the King of Dancehall press conference and the subsequent show headlined by Jamaican Turbulence, raising more questions than answers.
However, rumours in the dancehall circles later suggested that Shinsoman had been taken to rehabilitation in South Africa battling a drug abuse complication.
Speaking to Standardlife&style, the musician’s manager Joe Machingura discredited the reports describing them as the “work of the devil”.
“I have been receiving many phone calls enquiring of Shinsoman’s mental health status which is actually shocking to me since he is not mentally disturbed,” said Machingura.
Despite Machingura dismissing the allegations, the matter is being received with mixed feelings among the dancehall fraternity.
Social networks like Facebook have been awash with posts fuelling the speculation, with some saying the Mawaya Waya singer’s behaviour since December has been questionable.
One of the posts read: “Hanzi Shinsoman akupenga kwahi izvo atanga kumhanyisa vanhu makuseni achibvisa hembe zvirikunzi izvo azoendeswa kuGomo Hospital munoionawo sei? #maibesa# (It is said Shinsoman has gone mad. They say he stripped naked and chased around people in the morning and he has been taken to Harare Hospital).”
Meanwhile, another Mbare-bred dancehall chanter Killah T (born Kelvin Kusikwenyu) recently released a song Makazviwana Kupi, also discrediting the rumours.
Apparently, Killah T was in December said to have been arrested for rape and in the song he dispels the rumours.
He also lambasts people who have been peddling the speculation of both his alleged rape and Shinsoman’s mental disorder.
