Shatta Wale, a Ghanaian Reggae/Dancehall performer, has spoken about the difficulties he experienced when working with American music superstar Beyoncé.
Speaking on a Twitter space called “Konnekt with Shatta Wale,” he revealed that the Ghanaian representative responsible for coordinating the collaboration made the process cumbersome.
Due to the challenges produced by the organiser, Shatta Wale had some second thoughts about finishing the feature.
He described the coordinator as rushing and using uncivilised language, which made him feel uneasy.
“He was rushing, ‘chale what what, chale this and that’, and I told him to shut up, don’t tell me that, don’t shout like that. He was like, ‘she said she’ll come next week, we have to shoot the video now, and you see all those things, it does not move me”, Shatta said.
However, despite these challenges, his love for his fans motivated him to proceed with the collaboration.
He shared, “I did it because I love the fans, that is why I stressed myself.”
Shatta Wale acknowledged that Beyoncé and her team wanted him to bring along a large crew, similar to how he usually travels with 16 to 12 people.
However, the pressure from the Ghanaian side made it difficult for him to fulfil that requirement, causing further complications.
“Beyoncé and her team actually wanted me to fly with my crew like the way I travel with 16, 12 people but our Ghanaians with their pressure forced me, now I want to feature Beyoncé and I am getting problems. Now the same Ghanaian can’t even get that feature,” he said.
