Ghanaian media personality Serwaa Amihere and dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale got into a heated argument during a Twitter Space conversation about the entertainment industry in Ghana.
On the discussion panel titled “The Big Conversation with Shatta Wale on Ghana’s Music Industry,” one audience member asked Shatta Wale about his criticism of the industry’s music producers for not putting money into their own projects.
One of the participant asked, “I want to know, Shatta Wale, with his craft, how he shoots quality videos for himself? All he does is talk about people.”
Feeling insulted by the questioning, Shatta Wale exploded, shouting, “My friend, shut up there!” Who are you to talk about people? Who are you for me to talk about? Don’t be stupid. Serwaa, let me tell you, have I spoken about this boy before? Has he spoken to me before? He can fuck*ng not say that about people”
The host, Serwaa Amihere, attempted to bring Shatta Wale to order by threatening to mute him if he didn’t stop ranting. “Shatta Wale, I can mute you”. And Shatta Wale, who was having none of it, shot back, “Serwaa, if you tell me, you will mute me again; I will cut myself.”
They talked about everything from the dancehall artiste’s response to online trolls to the state of the entertainment industry as a whole. The dancehall musician got angry when the host questioned his habit of repeatedly blocking those who criticise him online.
“You Serwaa, I don’t think when people insult you, you will like the person. You will block the person for the rest of your life. They are putting up confusion about me all the time; the blogs are always talking about me anyhow. I was at the other side, teaching them that I can come to them at anytime so we can resolve our differences.”
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