This week has been inundated with reports of Shatta Wale jumping on a song with American singer Beyoncé, wife of Jay Z to push the new ‘Lion King’ movie.
Ghanaians have lauded the Shatta Movement King for honouring such a collaboration and pushing Ghana beyond the borders.
The Ghanaian producer, Guiltybeatz, who also produced three songs on the album, was also commended for being part of the international project.
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After dominating the web with the track-list of the soundtracks of the ‘Lion King’ movie, which boasts of contributions from stars such as JAY-Z, Childish Gambino, and Pharrell, as well as a number of African artistes like Wizkid, Shatta Wale, Yemi Alade, Burna Boy and Mr Eazi, Beyoncé today released the much-anticipated album.
The 14-track project, titled ‘The Lion King: The Gift’, was announced earlier this month along with the release of her single, ‘Spirit.’
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Shatta Wale hasn’t been able to keep his calm after the feature and has thanked those who helped him achieve it.
In a post on social media, he said:
“Thank you @majorlazer I love the beat ??
#Already is a banger. Thanks to the management of @beyonce and al the #Lionking team.
And to all my African artists on the album ,I love you all ….God bless us all ???? To my CEO NAM1 this is for you and I want to tell you it’s time already ?????? Long live zylofon music !!! Fantasy Entertainment God bless you !!!”
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Below is his post:
Source: Adomonline.com | Dennis K. Adu | dennis.adu@myjoyonline.com