Ghanaian musician Samini has weighed in on the ongoing debate between Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy about who is the best in their craft in the country.
Samini expressed his preference for Shatta Wale, citing Shatta Wale’s longevity in the music industry and his ability to establish and maintain his popularity over the years.
He acknowledged that Stonebwoy is a talented artist but emphasized that Stonebwoy is still in the process of establishing himself and would require more time to reach the same level of recognition.
Samini shared his perspective during an interview on TV3’s DayShow hosted by Berla Mundi.
Berla: Stonebwoy or Shatta Wale?
Samini: He comes from my era and I think he has more under his belt than Stonebwoy. He [Stonebwoy] is still coming up, no disrespect.
Samini also stated that he would choose M.anifest over Sarkodie in terms of which artiste is the best at rapping.
“I’d choose M.anifest over Sarkodie because he is a better rapper with deep and better lyrics. No disrespect to anyone and devoid of personal sentiments. But those two rappers M.anifest is in a different league of his own altogether,” Samini said in an interview with TV3.
Samini who was asked to choose between two artistes in every category went ahead to choose KiDi over Kuami Eugene citing the fact that KiDi is more appealing to the international audience.
“I think they [KiDi and Kuami Eugene] are two different but similar artistes in a lot of ways. But I see KiDi appealing more to a beyond Ghana audience, whereas Kuami Eugene not to say he doesn’t appeal to a beyond Ghana audience, but he is a staunch, direct, know-flavor, kind of Afrobeat.
“When you hear Kidi, you can tell there’s the ‘Dadabee’ flavor in there. When you hear Kuami Eugene, you can tell there’s the raw flavor in there. But well produced,” said Samini.