My parents rejected me because I chose music – Shatta Wale

Shatta Wale may have taken Ghanaian music to the next level and of course with the help of some controversies but as they say there is a price to pay for everything.

The Chop kiss hit maker says his parents did not take it easy with him when he decided to defy their odds and take up the mantle of Music.

“My parents abandoned and rejected me because I chose to be singer.”

Shatta is best known for his biggest breakthrough hit song “Dancehall King” which led to the winning the Artiste of the Year at the 2014 edition of the Ghana Music Awards.

Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr., known by his stage name Shatta Wale (formerly Bandana), is a Ghanaian born producer and reggae-dancehall musician born on the 17th of October, 1984 in Accra to Charles Mensah Snr and Mama Elsie.