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Clap for Sarkodie, it’s a wake-up call – Shatta Wale sings Sarkodie’s praises after he went berserk on the media

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Shatta Wale, as some of us expected, has applauded Sarkodie after he uncharastically went berserk on the media for the unnecessary pressure they put on Ghanaian artistes to meet a prescribed expectation hinged on the success of Nigerian artistes.

In case you missed it, www.Ghbase.com previously reported that Sarkodie went on the offensive in a recent interview premised on the constant trolling he is sometimes subjected to by music fans who complain that despite his supremacy locally, he and most mainstream artists like Shatta Wale do not make waves internationally as compared to their Nigerian counterparts.

The boss of the Sark Natives has observed that some radio personalities have also joined the bandwagon by slamming them for being local champions and not spreading their tentacles.

Responding, Sarkodie emphasized that local radio presenters have no moral right to criticize artists over the foregoing when they equally have their fame grounded within the confines of Ghana only.

“It is easy for someone to sit on the radio and say that Shatta Wale or Sarkodie didn’t do this or that. I know that we the artists have things we should do because every time there is a step but if you are on a Ghanaian radio for close to 20 years and you’ve not moved to a platform like Choice or BBC, I don’t think you have the moral right to talk about Ghanaian artistes who have not moved,” said Sarkodie recently in a video.

While reacting to the foregoing, Shatta Wale suggested Sarkodie’s outburst is in line with his (Wale) crusade all this while that he has been championing for a change in the music industry.

In two separate tweets, he sang Sarkodie’s praises by saying;

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