Shatta Wale Net Worth

Background and career

Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr., (born 17 October 1984) known by his stage name Shatta Wale (), formerly Bandana, is a Ghanaian reggae-dancehall artist.

Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr. was born in Korle Gonno from Accra, Ghana at the Police Hospital on 17 October 1984 to Charles Nii Armah Mensah Snr and Elsie Evelyn Avemegah. His father is a politician, businessman and legal practitioner.

He 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. He continued to the Winneba Secondary School, where he obtained his second cycle education.

At the start of his career, he was called Doggy.

Wale started with the stage name "Bandana" after senior high school, and released the hit track "Bandana from Ghana" in 2004.

Wale's 2004 recording "Moko Hoo" was nominated for a Ghana Music Award.

His sudden rise to fame happened at the 2013 VGMA awards, when he threw lyrical insults to the VGMA (now Telecel Ghana Music Awards), because he said they had robbed him of the Dancehall Artist of the Year award. Although the song had vulgar lyrics, it was anticipated by the media, which created his musical breakthrough.

His biggest hit in 2013, "Dancehall King," gained significant radio airplay in Ghana. His primary source of revenue is hosting events, which attract thousands of young Ghanaians.

In 2014, he peaked at number 38 on E.tv's "Top 100 Most Influential Ghanaian" Awards chart. He has since then appeared on the chart every year.

In 2015, Wale asked not to be nominated in the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards even though he could have won the Artiste & Song of the year for the second time running with his hit songs "Dancehall Commando" featuring Sarkodie, "Party all night long" featuring Jah Vinci, "Wine Ya Waist" featuring Davido, and "Korle Gonno" among many hit songs he released the preceding year. Because of an impending court case with the organisers of the awards, Charter House Productions Ltd, for allegedly making defamatory remarks against the CEO of Charter House in a video he uploaded on his Facebook page.