Household Name is level 5 of 5 in the Ghana Hall of Fame: known and loved across the country, whatever the body of work behind it. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
Since renaming himself in 2012 he has been among the most commercially successful and most argued-about figures in Ghanaian music.
Formerly recording as Bandana, he took the name Shatta Wale in 2012 and has enjoyed sustained commercial success since.
He is, with Stonebwoy and Sarkodie, one of the three names that have shaped Ghanaian popular music for close to two decades.
He is, with Stonebwoy and Sarkodie, one of the three names that have shaped Ghanaian popular music for close to two decades.
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