During a recent live stream on his preferred social media platform Facebook, Shatta Wale opened up about the emotional impact his parents’ divorce had on him.
The Dancehall artiste recounted how he tried to intervene when his parents’ relationship began to deteriorate, only to be dismissed as disrespectful. Feeling misunderstood, he made the difficult decision to leave home and face the challenges of life on the streets.
“Growing up, I lived with my parents for a while but they did not help me. They made a mistake and broke up. They created a broken home; our home was broken and it affected me so much.
Our broken home affected me. Anytime I talked or complained about this, they labelled me disrespectful. So, I left them. I left the house. I run from my parents.
“You know what my parents put me through? Because of them, I slept on the streets, I slept in front of stores. Those days, it was the prostitutes at Nkrumah Circle who were watching over me. I slept at filling stations at Circle including the one that got burnt. I slept on the streets of Adabraka and so on,” he said.
According to Shatta Wale, he further developed trauma response of isolating others.
He claimed that, similar to his earlier escape from his parents, he still doesn’t think twice about running away from those who cause him trouble.
“As a result, I started running from stress, running from people who would stress me. That’s where I learned how to cut people off because I don’t want stress.
I cut people off without thinking twice. I am the chief cutter. I have learned that in life, it is important to cut off anyone who wants to bring negativity into your life,” The SM boss stated.
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