Entertainer Ablekuma Nana Lace has hailed Reggae/Dancehall star Shatta Wale as a figure whose advice and story have inspired him to never give up personally and professionally.
The rapper said he most admired Shatta Wale for “not giving up” and “advising me during those days to press on and not to give up”.
“I didn’t just start doing music. I’ve been doing it for a long time. This is why Shatta Wale is forever our inspiration because when you look at his hustle from those days and how he has broken through, we are not giving up anytime soon.”
Ablekuma Nana Lace
He fondly observed the success and prominence the dancehall artist was enjoying currently, after years of hard work. “I love that die-hard spirit of his,” Lace emphasised.
The host wondered, apart from the admiration, if Nana Lace disliked anything about Wale. “The profane words,” he said, noting “due respect”.
Lace explained it was concerning for his role model to use unprintable words, especially since “he is raising a child” and “content on social media is permanent”.
“I like everything about him except the profane insults targeting people’s mothers. If he tones it down, for the impressionable children, someone could even use that to [bully] his children, including his son Majesty. So we [plead] with him to tone it down a bit.”
Ablekuma Nana Lace
Ablekuma Nana Lace, who is known for his humorous sing-rap freestyles, said he was more than ready to say this to Wale to his face “through playful means, and I know he will receive the message in good faith”.
He pleaded with “the big king Wale” to consider his stardom and influence on children, “and take it easy with the profanity”.
Nana Lace Jokes Patapaa Should Comedy
The entertainer revealed that Patapaa’s style of rap, typified in his “Scopatumana is too wack for me.”
Lace recalled how Patapaa disrespected him in 2020 when they were both invited to perform on Mike2’s radio show on Adom FM.
“I had arrived for the programme when Patapaa sent a message saying I was a newbie, so he couldn’t appear and sit with me on the same set. The audience was even complaining. Some said he was afraid of me and my talent. To me, he is wack in rap. If he wants to sing, he should do it well.”
Ablekuma Nana Lace
The artist then said Patapaa would be better off being a “standup comedian” than a rapper and singer. “He is comical. He is quite funny. Why not?” he emphasised.
He was reminded that he made people laugh, too. “Yes, we are all entertainers, aren’t we?” he reacted.
Nana Lace indicated he was not offended by being seen as an act that made people laugh.
“I can do a top dance that will make you laugh, I can do an acappella, I can crack a joke. We are all entertainers. So if I say Patapaa should do standup comedy, I am not hating on him. We are together. I like him very much. There are no hard feelings.”
Ablekuma Nana Lace
He went on to point to Sarkodie as his “number one rapper” who was “indispensable”.
He said Strongman and M.anifest came after Sarkodie, in that order. “In all humility,” he placed himself as the fourth, before Joey B. “Paluta is equally good, but now he sings more,” he added.
When it came to singing, Ablekuma Nana Lace said he was undoubtedly “the first,” and placed above even Daddy Lumba.
“I’m wild. This is just the tip of the iceberg. You’ve not seen the real me. So, I’ll put myself first for singing,” he stressed, giving the demonstration with an acappella of Daughters of Glorious Jesus’ Mmpempem Mu Ahoofefoo.
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