Shatta Wale Tears Into Stonebwoy Over Grammy Hiplife List Saga: "The Truth Be One"

Shatta Wale Tears Into Stonebwoy Over Grammy Hiplife List Saga: "The Truth Be One"

  • The Recording Academy's celebration of hiplife's 30th anniversary has refueled Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy's rivalry
  • While both stars are known for their dancehall prowess, Shatta Wale had a stint as a hiplife artiste
  • He bashed Stonebwoy for bastardising the Grammy's efforts towards the celebration of the hiplife genre

Shatta Wale has expressed his frustrations at Stonebwoy after the latter's criticism about Grammy's eulogy to hiplife.

The article credits Shatta Wale, formerly known as Bandana, as a name noteworthy in Ghana's hiplife history.

Shatta Wale. Stonebwoy, Ghana, Accra, Hiplife, Afrodancehall
Shatta Wale bashes Stonebwoy for his rants. Photo source: Facebook/shattaWale, Facebook/Stonebwoy
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The article has received significant plaudits from Ghanaian music fans and industry professionals.

Stonebwoy, on the other hand, described Grammy's eulogy as a misrepresentation of historical facts.

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Shatta Wale teases Stonebwoy after Grammys snub, drops photos of his hiplife classics

Shatta Wale chided his rival for calling the Grammy's hiplife list as half-baked. Shatta Wale said,

“How are you gonna demand a shoutout in a hiplife article when you didn’t even get the memo back then? Somebody needs to deflate this ego a bit—let’s give credit where it’s actually due! @stonebwoy we need less ‘big head’ and more facts!”

In a series of posts on X, Shatta Wale mocked Stonebwoy and implored him to go and learn the history.

Ghanaians react to Shatta Wale's message to Stonebwoy

YEN.com.gh gathered a few comments from fans in reaction Shatta Wale's reaction to Stonebwoy's rants after the Recording Academy snubbed him in its hiplife eulogy.

@NanaYawOp said:

"What you two are doing what I see is two grown men fighting over nothing. Sarkodie will always be ahead of you two"

@nuumooshatta wrote:

"GIMPA graduate can't read ooooo. Efo 800 is disgracing Ghana too much"

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@Blankson_02 remarked:

"Vybz kartel go prison for 13 years come buh still u no Win BET😭"

@valencywiry1 added:

"Doesn’t change the fact that Stonebwoy is the bigger than you tho"

Shatta Wale claims his hiplife glory

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Shatta Wale had weighed in on the frenzy surrounding the Recording Academy's eulogy to Ghana's hiplife genre.

Shatta Wale, who was mentioned in the Grammy article, responded by trolling Stonebwoy. He shared photos of classic hiplife cassettes featuring his own hits, suggesting that his contributions to the genre were undeniable.

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Peter Ansah (Entertainment Editor) Ansah Peter is an entertainment editor at YEN.com.gh. He studied Development Planning at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, graduating in 2018. His professional career in entertainment journalism dates eight years back as a showbiz and arts blogger for the now-defunct motionhypegh.net, continuing to Muse Media Networks, acting as the editorial manager for the network's flagship multimedia platforms. He has also managed several PR roles with top clients, including Afro Nation Ghana and Morgan Heritage. You can reach him at peter.ansah@yen.com.gh

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