2025 Tidal Rave: Shatta Wale Gifts Brand New Phones to 5 Ladies at Concert, Videos
- Shatta Wale made an unannounced appearance at the 2025 Tidal Rave Festival in Accra on Saturday, November 15, 2025
- During his performance as the 'wildcard' artiste, Shatta gifted brand new phones to five female fans on stage
- Videos of his performance and his act of appreciation for fans garnered a reaction from music journalist Gabriel Myers Hansen, who spoke to YEN.com.gh
Dancehall music star Shatta Wale, known in private life as Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr, brought smiles to fans at the 2025 Tidal Rave.
Shatta Wale, who featured as a 'wildcard artiste' at the concert on Saturday, November 15, 2025, thrilled the crowd with an energetic performance.
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He dished out back to back hits to the excitement of concertgoers, including Black Stars winger Fatawu Issahaku, who had filled up La Palm Beach Hotel in Accra.
Watch Shatta Wale move the crowd in the video below:
Shatta Wale gifts 6 phones to female fans
As if his performance was not exciting enough, Shatta Wale, delighted the crowd by handing out multiple phones to fans on stage.
Watch Shatta Wale's opening act on stage:
Midway through his performance, Shatta Wale, who recently missed out on a Grammy nomination, got some female fans, five in number, called up on the stage. He went on his knees to present the phones to the ladies.
"I appreciate guys so much. Everything I do in my life, it's me and my fans...I love girls oo I love girls. I want to be humble. I wanna thank you so much for supporting my music. I respect you guys so much. I want you guys to know that I'm humble and I'm so happy."
After handing over the phones to the lucky ladies, he got up and asked if he could hug them. When it got to the turn of the last lady, who looked plump than the rest, Shatta Wale indicated his preference for 'obolo' (chubby) girls before hugging her.
"You girls are looking so beautiful. Can I give you a hug? God bless you...I like 'obolo' girls," he said to the excitement of the ladies and those present.
Watch the video of Shatta Wale gifting phones to five ladies below:
Shatta Wale as wildcard was apt
Following the performance of Shatta Wale, Music in Africa editor Gabriel Myers Hansen has described the choice of the dancehall act as the wildcard artiste as apt.
In a chat with YEN.com.gh, the ace music journalist noted that, Shatta did not only excel with his performance but ensured that Tidal Rave made the headlines with his antics.
"What we witnessed at Tidal Rave is Shatta Wale's understanding of the concert experience as total entertainment. Most artists would simply perform their hits and exit. Shatta turns his concerts into memorable experiences where fans might actually go home with something tangible. The act of kneeling before these women, asking permission to hug them, and publicly expressing his appreciation. His comment about preferring 'obolo girls' might raise eyebrows in some circles, but it's also quintessentially Shatta, unfiltered, unpredictable, and designed to create viral moments. Love him or hate him, nobody leaves a Shatta Wale concert with nothing to talk about," he said.
Shatta Wale donates to hurricane victims in Jamaica
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Shatta Wale had donated to the victims of Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica through Vybz Kartel's Adidja Palmer Foundation.
Shatta's donation was announced on social media by Kartel, who described it as love, urgency, and brotherhood in action.
The news of Shatta Wale's donation triggered massive reactions online, with many praising the Ghanaian superstar
Source: YEN.com.gh
Jeffrey Owusu-Mensah (HOD Entertainment) Jeffrey is the Head of the Entertainment Desk and a graduate of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) with over 15 years of experience in journalism. He started as a reporter with Ghana News Agency (GNA). He joined Primnewsghana.com in 2016 as an editor. He moved to YEN.com.gh in 2017 as an editor and has risen to his current position. You can contact him via e-mail: j.owusu-mensah@yen.com.gh
Myers Hansen (Music journalist and culture critic) Gabriel Myers Hansen is a Ghanaian music journalist and culture critic. For more than a decade, he has covered some of the most memorable events across West Africa's entertainment scene and profiled top stars for both local and international platforms. He is currently Regional Editor (Anglophone West Africa) for the news portal musicinafrica.net. He is the author of the forthcoming book 21 Nights in Accra: Culture Discussions and Excursions in Africa's Favourite City.
