Ghanaian reggae and dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, has expressed his profound gratitude to his colleague and CEO of the Shatta Movement, Shatta Wale.
This follows the 1Don, Shatta Wale taking to his social media page to ask all and sundry to go and stream Stonebwoy’s song, ‘We move’. He wrote: “We move by my blood brother is fire @1gad. Go check it out BHIM”.
Some comments to Shatta Wales post read:
Stonebwoy upon seeing this has expressed his gratitude. Taking to his Twitter page he wrote: “Large up 1Don…maximum Respect!!! SM, BHIM… WE MOVE”
This post has attracted several comments from netizens. Some averred that both artists are doing a great job for the music industry and paving way for other upcoming artists. Therefore they should keep up the good work. Some also likened the artists to Ghana’s dominant political parties; NPP and NDC. Meanwhile, several fans asked for a collaboration between the two artists. Others were also happy at the progress of their relationship and admonished them to stay unified forever. Some reactions to Stonebwoy’s post read:
Stonebwoy Talks About Peace and Unity
That notwithstanding, Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale, were locked in a ‘beef’ for several years until 2019 when they settled the issue. Their rivalry has been described as one similar to the bitter feud between Vybz Kartel and Mavado, which created a huge division among dancehall fans. During a recent interview, Stonebwoy spoke openly about the bad blood between him and Shatta Wale.
The African entertainer stated that he did not want either of them to end up in a similar situation to Vybz Kartel, who has been incarcerated since 2011 for murder.
Stonebwoy said: “It’s not my prayers that one of us end up like Kartel. because we still need our freedom in the end. I don’t know the situation with Kartel, honestly speaking. But what I do know is that he is not out in the world. He is in a confinement. That’s not what I wish for either of us and you know we have to continue to preach peace.”
The Brawl Between Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale
It can be recalled that things took a turn for the worse in 2019 during the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards when physical violence erupted between both men on the stage after Stonebwoy was announced as the winner of the ‘Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year’, a title he won for the fifth time. As a result of that altercation, both artists were banned from the Awards and were even placed before the court. The ban was lifted this year after both men issued apologies.
This was reportedly the first physical fight between the two that was caught on camera, and it saw them both facing some jail time. Despite all that has gone down, Stonebwoy intimated that the animosity between them is more of a “sibling rivalry”. Preaching a message of peace and unity, he noted “When there’s no beef, then there is no fight. That’s where you can see real hard work to get to the top”. More so, i eat. However, you like me.
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