Ghanaian Dancehall artist Shatta Wale has arrived in Kenya for the first time and is set to pull off big projects.
Speaking to the Press at the Airport, he said that he came in on a business trip and would do anything else that comes up. He has also spoken his personal experience with working with American artist Beyonce.
“I just came on a business trip, see a few friends and do a little siting. And I know Kenyans love Dancehall too and am here to see If I can do one or two things.”
Speaking of working with Beyonce he said that she is a queen and a very big achievement for him as it helped him realize his potential and get more opportunities.
“I think Beyonce is one of the queens in the music and I think she puts me on track…really gave me that leverage to hold a lot of avenues in life. So I think that was one of my greatest opportunity in my music career.”
Shatta Wale has done quite a number of Collaboration music with Beyonce, but the one with the highest number of views is “ALREADY” released 2 years ago alongside Major lazer and Beyonce that has over 60 million Views.
The song embraces the African culture and has a very powerful informative message that encourages people to keep working and embracing their achievements.
He has also promised that he might work with a couple of Kenyan artists and maybe get to see if they can do a music collaboration if he gets time.
He said that he decided to tour Kenya because he loves the vibe that Kenyans have and the whole country as large.
This is not the first artist comprehending Kenyans, as this has been seen by a couple of other artists who have arrived in Kenya, amongst them being Roberto and Ayra Starr.
Speaking about his relationship status, he said that he is till not seeing anyone and is single, should anything happen in his time in Kenya he would gladly take it.
He also talked a little about his latest album, saying that it’s entitled (MALI) which stands for Me, alone and Life Ironies, saying that it talks about his journey in music. His Inspiration to create the album came from the struggles he underwent and love from people.
Lastly he answered a question asked by SPM BUZZ presenter Silva Kido about the fallen Content Creator Ahuofe who was well known for mimicking the late rapper 2pac saying that a times it is better to accept certain things and move on as it is life and insisted on people to keep fit and healthy. The cause of the death of the Ghanian Content creator is still unknown.