Legendary Ghanaian Highlife musician, Gyedu Blay Ambolley, has sparked fresh debate in the music industry after challenging the legitimacy of the “Dancehall King” title often associated with Shatta Wale.
Speaking in a recent interview with radio personality, Bola Ray, Blay Ambolley dismissed claims of any Ghanaian artiste holding supremacy in the dancehall genre, arguing that the genre itself originates from Jamaica and cannot be claimed by individuals outside its roots.
“Anybody gets up and says I’m the dancehall king, I’m the reggae artiste, how can you be a dancehall king and not be the one who created it? Dancehall was created by our brothers from Jamaica,” he stated.
The veteran musician did not mince words as he directly addressed Shatta Wale’s long-standing claim to the title, suggesting the assertion should not be taken seriously.
“To me, Shatta Wale claiming it, he’s joking around it. How can you claim something you didn’t create” he questioned.
Ambolley further argued that no artiste in Ghana can rightfully claim kingship over dancehall or reggae, describing such declarations as misplaced.
“There’s no dancehall king or reggae king in Ghana. They are all copycats. And something that you copy, you can’t claim it,” he stressed.
