Arnold-Shatta Wale face-off: Arnold's behaviour towards Shatta Wale was low and below the belt - Hammer

Arnold-Shatta Wale face-off: Arnold's behaviour towards Shatta Wale was low and below the belt - Hammer

  • Music producer Hammer has said Arnold Asamoah-Baidoo's description of Shatta Wale as an inconsistent and confused artiste was low and below the belt
  • The entertainment journalist, Arnold Asamoah-Baidoo made the remarks on UTV's United Showbiz following Shatta Wale's State of the Industry Address
  • Hammer had previously called out Arnold in a Facebook post for ''disrespecting'' the dancehall musician
  • He appeared on the United Showbiz on Saturday, June 19, to address fallouts from his post against Arnold

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Music producer, Hammer has described the behaviour of entertainment journalist, Arnold Asamoah-Baidoo towards dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale, as low and below the belt.

Hammer of The Last Two fame was speaking on UTV's United Showiz hosted by Nana Ama McBrown who had tabled Hammer's post on Facebook against Arnold following Shatta Wale's altercation with Arnold during the show on Saturday, June 12.

In the Facebook post, Hammer called out Arnold saying he had disrespected Shatta Wale for describing the dancehall musician as someone who comes across as the most inconsistent and confused artiste following his State of the Industry Address about the Ghana Music Industry.

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Arnold-Shatta Wale 'stand-off': Arnold's behaviour towards Shatta Wale was low and below the belt - Hammer
Arnold-Shatta Wale 'stand-off': Arnold's behaviour towards Shatta Wale was low and below the belt - Hammer. Image: crabbimedia
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During the programme on Saturday, June 19, Hammer indicated that Arnold should have either retracted or expressed his views in an alternative way when Shatta Wale asked him to apologise for his remarks about him.

He described Arnold's stands and demeanour towards Shatta Wale during their discussion on June 12 as ''low and below the belt'', adding that there was no way the host and panellists were going to have a progressive discussion after Arnold reiterated that Shatta Wale comes across as an inconsistent and confused artiste because of comments he made during his State of the Industry Address.

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Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh previously reported Shatta Wale, born Charles Nii Armah Mensah Junior, and entertainment journalist, Arnold Asamoah-Baidoo clashed on UTV's United Showbiz on Saturday night, June 12.

The heated misunderstanding ensued after Shatta Wale requested an apology from the entertainment pundit, Arnold Asamoah-Baidoo after he described the dancehall musician as ''confused and inconsistent'', among other things.

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Asamoah-Baidoo, however, declined because if felt he had done nothing wrong.

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Nathaniel Crabbe (Human-Interest editor) Nathaniel Crabbe is a journalist and editor with a degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, where he graduated in 2015. He earned his master's from UPSA in December 2023. Before becoming an editor/writer of political/entertainment and human interest stories at Asaase Radio, Crabbe was a news reporter at TV3 Ghana. With experience spanning over ten years, he now works at YEN.com.gh as a human interest editor. You can reach him via nathaniel.crabbe@yen.com.gh.