Asake Is Bigger Than Every Ghanaian Artist - Shatta Wale

Shatta Wale

No Ghanaian artist is today as well-known as Nigerian singer Asake, according to Ghanaian dancehall musician Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr., alias Shatta Wale.

On Wednesday, he made this claim during a Twitter chat moderated by Serwaa, a media figure from Ghana.

"No Ghanaian artist has even achieved as much success as Asake, according to Shatta Wale. I cannot even."

"Nobody in this Ghanaian music industry has made what Asake has made. Let's be realistic."

The host inferred: "But you said you are the richest Ghanaian artiste and you haven't even made it up to Asake's level?"

Shatta Wale replied: "Why would I have to make it up to Asake's level (before I would be the richest artiste in Ghana)? There is a Spanish artiste in Spain or Dominican Republic that is making money that we don't know."

Asake recently sold out the 20,000-seat O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom, but Shatta Wale claimed that the success of Nigerian musicians has exceeded that of their Ghanaian rivals.