Sh atta Wale used to be called Bandana. He was a rapper with some few hits to his credit. Unfortunately his fame stalled and this made him ‘evaporate’ only to resurface years later with a new identity. His new brand meant his name and music genre changed. He called himself, Shatta Wale-the Dancehall King.
In an interview with seasoned journalist Kwaku Sakyi Addo, Shatta explained how came by the name. He said, “I’m always a serious person…I saw myself to be one guy who always wants to get whatever I wanted so I felt, why don’t I get a name that may sound or mean serious and the only name that came into my mind was Shatta and Wale was an abbreviated word I was using from school – World Alerted Lyrical Entertainer.”
