Highlife legend, Nana Acheampong has counseled dancehall artiste Shatta Wale to focus on his music career and avoid any sort of ‘beef’ with anyone.
Shatta Wale, last week made headlines when he said in an interview that he does not see Nigerian artiste Wizkid as a superstar.
Adding that, unlike some of his colleagues get star struck when they see Wizkid, he(Shatta Wale) won’t do that. That however brought some sort of ‘beef’ between fans of both artistes. Social media has not had rest since this happened.
Nana Acheampong Speaks
Reacting to this on Entertainment Capital on Accra100.5FM, Nana Acheamponge advised Shatta Wale to concentrate on his music and avoid such encounters with other artistes. He also disclosed he is about working on collaboration with the dancehall artist.
“Shatta Wale is champion in dancehall just like Nana Acheampong is also a champion. So I’ll beseech him to be patient and concentrate on his music. He’s very good; he should continue doing what he does best. I don’t know a lot about the beef with Wizkid but he should end it and concentrate on his music because he’s too good,” he told show host, Bismark Boachie aka DJ Premier.
He further advised all up and coming artistes to exercise patience in their line of work so as to succeed;
“That aside, I’ll advise up and coming musicians to be patient because to succeed is about loving your fans and vice versa because without the fans, you can’t make it,” he added.
More on Nana Acheampong
Nana Acheampong, born Ernest ‘Owoahene’ Nana Acheampong, is one of the most popular musicians ever in and across Ghana. He is also the other half of the famous ‘Lumba brothers’ who popularized Burger highlife in Ghana. (The other is Charles Kojo Fosu aka Daddy Lumba).
Nana Acheampong is also known as the Champion Lover boy.
He has been in the music industry for 26 years with 26 albums to his credit.
Some of his songs include; Abu aka mesim, Casanova, Kata w’ani te, Deobrenodi, Nipa, Se eye wode, Obibini mu obibini, Ever ready, Odo yarea, Meko odo nkyen, I go die for you, Mansusu saa, Ako me square, Brebre Obaahemaa, Wo wone hwan, among others.
The veteran musician is out with a new single, titled “My Baby”.