Shatta Wale who has a net worth of 6.5 million dollars, is a successful Ghanian reggae-dancehall singer, songwriter, entertainer, stage performer, recording artist and a Sound Engineer.
Shatta Wale is very popular for is unique music, he has so far won many awards and recognition.
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Now let’s analyzes Shatter Wale profile and get how much he has as his net worth, Shatta Wale is the CEO and organizer of the Shatta Movement, Shatta is also the brand ambassador of Guinness Ghana Breweries and the Rush Energy drink. Alongside Majid, and has appeared films such as Never Say Never, The trial of Shatta Wale, and Shattered Lives. All these avenues is bringing him income.
Shatta Wale is skillful, creative and intelligent singer, he is currently one of the biggest artistes in Ghana.
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- Name: Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr
- Best Known as: Shatta Wale
- Age: He is currently 36 Years old
- D.O.B: On 17th October 1984
- Nationality: Ghanaian
- Occupation: singer, dancer, songwriter and Sound Engineer
- Up Time: 2004 till date
- Net Worth: $6.3 million dollar
Shatta Wale Early Life And Education
Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr. was born in Accra, Ghana at the Police Hospital on 17 October 1984. The son of a couple from Accra and the Volta Region of Ghana, his father is Charles Nii Armah Mensah Sr, a politician, businessman and legal practitioner.
Shatta Wale attended Seven Great Princes Academy at Dansoman, a suburb in Accra, where he demonstrated an affinity for arts and acted in a popular drama series, By the Fireside, at the National Theatre of Ghana.
Growing up, he lived with his family in Laterbiokorshie, Dansoman and then later Korle Gonno during his formative years. In a Facebook live video, Wale stated that he did not enjoy motherly love and care at the early stages of his life because a pastor caused a separation between his parents which made him remain under his father’s care and later ending up on the streets.
As a child, his father introduced him to the Jamaican culture by playing Reggae records in the house and also continuously travelling with him to the UK to meet his relatives who were half Jamaicans.
These exposures made him develop a love for music at a tender age. His intense passion to do music made him lose interest in schooling but his father forced him to complete his high school education later in the Volta Region of Ghana which had initially kicked off at the Winneba Secondary School in the Central Region of Ghana.
Even in the school and right after school he pursued his musical dream but his father did not agree and wanted him to become a lawyer, this led to a misunderstanding between him and his father eventually tearing down their beautiful relationship.
Shatta Wale lived in almost all the ghettos in Accra just to survive: “There were many times I slept without food. I have been through all the hustle in life, I mean hell. I have lived with the people and became one of their own. No wonder my music easily resonates with the people. I am thankful to God for making me see the daylight.” Stated in an interview.
Shatta Wale later went to Jamaica to polish and master his dance hall craft. “Every boy in Ghana doing dance hall came for tutelage from me before mastering the dance hall genre. So no wonder my fans call me King because they know the history of the modern dance hall in Ghana” Shatta Wale stated in an interview.
Shatta Wale Career
His musical career began during his high school days at the Winneba Secondary School where he learned to play keyboard and received routine vocal training at the school’s music class department, then known as Doggy.
Shatta Wale professionally go into music in 2004, and released his first hit single tiltled “Moko Hoo” which featured fellow Ghanaian musician Tinny, he then use Bandana as his stage name. The song earned him a nomination at the Ghana Music Awards that year.
Bandana followed with the hit songs “No Problem” and “Obaa Yaa”. At this point, he was receiving massive airplay on radio and was backed by a fan base that shot him into the mainstream in Ghanaian music scene. Shatta Wale later re-branded name from Bandana to Shatta Wale. he has won numerous awards and recognition through his music Career. Despite his prominence, Bandana went missing in the music circus in Ghana.
In 2009 He came back into Ghanaian music industry, With a re-branded name from Bandana to Shatta Wale, he decided to started a new career which largely bothers on dance hall in a Jamaican style of production in Nima, a small community in Accra, Ghana, a place that harbors a lot of Muslim youth and ghettos. It was there he amassed a fan base, who were influenced by him and felt empowered by his songs.
Wale released songs almost everyday on his social media handles free to download and would performed them in small communities in Accra mostly in Nima. He started gaining slow attention again with songs like “Telephone No” “Anastasia” “My Eyes Pon Di Money” and others. This approach revived dance hall in Ghana, a genre which had been left abandoned.
Shatta Wale Net Worth And Biography
The likes of Root Eye, General Marcus, Yoggy Doggy and others years ago had started but could not breakthrough. Shatta Wale gives credit to the likes of Terry Bonchaka and Yoggy Doggy for nurturing him when he began his dance hall journey. “It was under their tutelage that they told me I was going to blow up and that my style is so unique.” he Stated in an interview.
Largely producing and mastering majority of his songs such as “Havana”, “Shatta City”, “Enter the Net”, “Everybody Likes My Tin”, and “Dance hall King”, the latter of which became his biggest hit after his comeback. The tracks were well received in Ghana and globally, with critics talking about the influence of Jamaican dance hall as many Ghanaian were only used to the type of dance hall called Hip-life with a touch of ragga. Wale then successfully toured Canada and United States in 2014.
The Guardian qualified “Wine Ya Waist” featuring Nigerian Music star Davido among its five must listened new tracks from around the world. By 2015, without a doubt, he has cemented his place on the global music space as a force to reckon with in dance hall music with a solid repertoire of hit songs that were receiving international awards and nominations which some includes; International Reggae & World Music Awards, Nigeria Entertainment Awards, MOBO and lot more.
He toured Europe in 2015, and also shared the same stage with P-Square, Flavor and others at the Wembley Arena in London.
Shatta Wale Net Worth And Biography
2016, Shatta Wale became one of the most sought out artists in Ghana. His songs were used in political campaigns. That year two parties used two of his songs as their party campaign songs. Political parties like National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Party used his hit songs; “Mahama Paper” and “Kakai” to run their campaign in the 2016 general election. Songs that were released from his Album After The Storm, were hits in Ghana. 2017 he traveled to the United States to promote After The Storm Album then went to Jamaica to shoot some music videos. In 2018 he signed to Zylofon Music in January 2018 and he released his third studio album which he titled REIGN. This album appeared on the Billboard Top World Albums Chart, placing sixth.
Shatta Wale Biography And Net Worth
Shatta Wale Albums
Albums
Shatta Wale has come up with many Albums and a lot of hit singles.
- After the Storm (2016)
- Cloud 9 (2017, hip hop mixtape)
- Reign (2018)
- Wonder Boy(2019)
Shatta Wale’s Selected Singles
- Aroma
- Like You
- Longtime
- Dancehall King (Part 2)
- Haters
- Affi Di Money
- Shame On You
- Disaster
- Patoranking
- Zylofon
- True Believer
- Ego Taya Dem
- Storm
- Shito
- Performer
- thunder-fire
- Don’t Baby My baby
- Bend over
Shatta Wale Personal Life
Shatta is living peacefully, he got married to his wife Michy and together they are blessed with two kids.
Shatta Wale Biography And Net Worth
Shatta Wale Houses And Cars
Shatta Wale is a successful Ghanaian Musician, just like every other celebrity across the world, has quite an exquisite and expensive taste when it comes to selecting and purchasing assets, his most expensive being a private jet he recently acquired. Shatta Wale has 4 cars that worth millions and 2 houses, the most recent costing $1 million. It’s a mansion in Accra, the capital city of Ghana. Charles owns a customized brand of a white color car, with plate number SHATTA 1 15.
Shatta Wale Endorsement Deals
- In September 2017, Kasapreko Company, producers of several alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages in Ghana, unveiled Wale as their newest brand ambassador for Storm Energy Drink.
- On 17 November 2017, Shatta Wale signed a deal with Boss Baker Beef Roll as the brand ambassador.
- Infinix Ghana, a smartphone company, on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 annouced Shata Wale as its Brand Ambassador
- Shatta Wale is also the brand ambassador of Guinness Ghana Breweries and the Rush Energy drink
Shatta Wale Biography And Net Worth
Shatta Wale Awards / Nominations
In 2014, Shatta Wale was nominated for the Maiden GN Bank Awards as the People’s Choice Male Musician of the year. He was also named the 38th Most Influential Ghanaian by E-TV Ghana in 2015 in their annual survey of influential people in Ghana. He is currently the most Awarded Dancehall artist in Africa and one of the most awarded dancehall artist in the world.
Shatta Wale Net Worth
Shatta Wale is currently one of the richest and the most influential artistes in Ghana, with an estimated net worth of $6.3 million as of this post.
Conclusion
success does not always come easily, it requires time, patient and persistence to achieve a lasting success in life. In what ever you do in life don’t give up till you achieve the reason you started.