Ghanaian Dancehall musician, Shatta Wale, has disclosed some rare methods through which he manifests the word of God for protection.
Shatta Wale, elaborating how he ‘runs’ to the Bible for comfort from life’s attacks, revealed that he usually tears the Psalm 35 chapter of the New Testament, soaks it in water, and baths with it.
The Shatta Movement boss mentioned that this is an advancement from earlier practice when he used to soak that particular scripture in his mouth.
“Psalm 35 is one of my longest scriptures and anytime I am worried I open it. Sometimes I teach my fans what Psalm 35 is. It’s a weapon that shields you from life attacks so I read it constantly. Sometimes, I bathe with it. I am the only one among my friends who tears that part of the Bible (psalm 35) and soaks it in water and baths,” Shatta Wale said.
“I had that direction from God way back. I had a small New Testament in my pocket and walked around with it. Those times I used to tear the Psalm 35 page and soak it in my mouth. I knew the ink wasn’t good though but I just want to have the word of God in me. Psalm 35 has been my guide in life,” he stated.
Speaking further, Shatta revealed that his friends usually find this practice weird and fear that he might be dishonoring the Bible.
He, however, advised his fans not to be influenced by this practice, stating that every Christian should stick to his or her doctrines or beliefs.
“My friends don’t understand why I tear the pages of the bible but I tell them it’s a printed book but it’s the word that I want. I just want the word of God to be in me. Everyone has his or her belief. I am not advising anyone to go tear the Bible,” he stressed.
How Fantasy Dome CEO Linked Shatta Wale To Beyonce’s Team
Shatta Wale recalled how the CEO of Fantasy Entertainment, Leslie Quaynor, played a pivotal role in his feature on Beyonce’s “Black is King” project.
According to Shatta Wale, he was in the studio one fateful day when he received a phone call from his godfather, Leslie, that connected him to a member of Beyonce’s team for the project.
“My dad is in America. Leslie of Fantasy Dome Entertainment. Anytime I go to America, he has been taking good care of me. Sometime I was in the studio around 2 am and he called me and said Nii, I have good news for you. Anytime he tells me he has good news; it means he is buying me something. But this time around, he told me it was the best news ever in my life and I was more interested in knowing what it was,” Shatta Wale remarked.
“Suddenly, he asked me to hold on and speak to someone from Beyonce’s team. I asked if he was tripping and he said no. I told him the only person I had dreamt of was Vybz Kartel because I love dancehall and I wanted to meet Vybz Kartel. But when I noticed he was serious about the Beyonce conversation, I was like herh! JayZ’s wife? And I screamed,” he noted.
Speaking on his reaction, Shatta Wale mentioned he was in denial until he worked on his verse for Beyonce’s “Already” song.
He indicated that all doubts cleared when he finally met Beyonce face-to-face in New York for the video shoot.
“The whole thing looked like a play until they sent Beyonce’s verse for me to put mine on. They also gave me some lines to sing and asked for my input on the song. Still, I couldn’t believe it until I saw her. The way she received me when I saw her was epic. We shot the video in New York, Brooklyn, and around the Times Square,” he revealed.
“Beyonce looked like a normal African chic. She didn’t even slang my name. After talking to me, I went out again to scream. I also saw Blue Ivy. I told her I wanted to meet JayZ and she said anytime I am in America, she could create that for me,” he stated.
Shatta also emphasized how Beyonce complimented his vocals and the validation he got from that.
“When she saw me, she said she loved my vocals and that she didn’t want to be on that song with anybody. Then I remembered I had met some white people from South Africa who also spoke highly of my vocals. I have met people from America at meetings who have also praised my vocals but Beyonce’s compliment did it for me,” he further added.
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