Ghanaian dancehall star Shatta Wale has opened up about the breakdown of his once-close friendship with Nigerian singer Burna Boy, claiming that false rumours spread by former members of his team drove a wedge between them.
Speaking during an appearance on The Honest Bunch Podcast, the rapper recalled how Burna Boy reached out to him before travelling to Ghana, a gesture he said stood out because it showed respect and trust at a time when the Nigerian star was still finding his footing.
According to Shatta Wale, he welcomed Burna Boy personally, picked him up from the airport, and made sure he was comfortable throughout his stay by providing accommodation, transportation, and support while introducing him to life in 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.
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,” he said.
The Ghanaian musician alleged that after dismissing several members of his entourage, the former associates launched a smear campaign against him, contacting influential people in his circle and spreading damaging allegations.
Shatta Wale claimed Burna Boy was among those targeted, alleging that the former team members falsely accused him of having an affair with a woman Burna Boy had travelled to Ghana with.
According to him, the allegations were never discussed directly, but he noticed a sudden change in their relationship.
“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. 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.”
Although Shatta Wale did not indicate whether the two artists have since reconciled, his account offers fresh insight into what he believes led to the end of a friendship that once saw them support each other both personally and professionally.
“I was treating Burna Boy in Ghana like a king… They told Burna Boy I was fvc>ing the girl he brought to Ghana…His mom is like my mother…”
– Shatta Wale pic.twitter.com/KKzRYABi1r
— @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) July 27, 2026