Ghanaian rapper Shatta Wale has revealed that a rumour involving Burna Boy’s girlfriend led to the collapse of their friendship.

Speaking on The Honest Bunch podcast, he said false claims spread by former members of his team created a rift between him and the Nigerian singer.

How the friendship began

Shatta Wale recalled that Burna Boy was one of the few Nigerian artistes who contacted him personally before visiting Ghana.

“Burna Boy is the only artiste who respectfully called me from Nigeria and told me he was coming to Ghana, that I should come and pick him up at the airport. I have never done that for any artiste before in Nigeria, and I felt some way because I was like, I know Burna Boy, but that time he was in his low time, so we picked him up at the airport and brought him down.”

That gesture marked the start of a close friendship between the two artistes.

During Burna Boy’s stay in Ghana, Shatta Wale said he provided accommodation, transport and other support to make the visit comfortable.

“I was treating Burna Boy like a king. I was showing him the ropes of Ghana like this is my town. I gave him a house, cars, and anything he needed. He wasn’t wasting money in Ghana, but I had this team I was working with, and they were messing up. I actually told them I didn’t want to work with them anymore. All like 7 or 5 of these boys that I sacked were calling every rich man and special person in my life to tell them I’m having sex with their wives.”

Alleged rumour sparks fallout

Trouble began after Shatta Wale parted ways with several members of his team.

He alleged that the former associates launched a campaign to damage his reputation. Among other claims, they reportedly told Burna Boy that he had an affair with the singer’s girlfriend while they were in Ghana.

“They told Burna Boy that I was f*cking his girl he brought to Ghana, and he just bought it. I had billionaire friends they called. They wanted to break me to everybody.”

Rather than confront him about the allegation, Burna Boy allegedly stopped responding to his messages.

“When he left me in Ghana, things still went well, and when I saw Burna moving to places, I was always messaging him, and he didn’t reply. I didn’t know they told him that, and he decided not to talk to me.”

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