Eight years after the infamous Champs Bar incident involving dancehall star Stonebwoy, artiste manager Bullgod has publicly shared his version of events, insisting he was not responsible for the altercation that dominated headlines in 2018.
Speaking on the Gentlemen & Gentlemen podcast with Socrate Safo and Arnold Asamoah Baidoo in 2026, Bullgod revisited the controversy that followed Stonebwoy’s split from Zylofon Media.
The clash stemmed from a dispute over a Mercedes-Benz the company had provided to the artiste during his time on the label.
According to Bullgod, Stonebwoy had expressed discomfort with aspects of his contract and indicated his desire to leave the label.
Bullgod explained that the vehicle in question had been facilitated with assistance from Zylofon’s CEO, Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as Nam1.
“I think Stonebwoy had wanted to buy a Benz, and Nam1 had offered help. So, he assisted with part of the amount.
“So, when Stonebwoy wanted to leave, the company insisted we should take the Benz. We had agreed in a meeting via phone call. For me, I didn’t even know how the Benz even came in, but I got notice that ‘hey, we should go and get the Benz,'” he said.
He maintained that the decision to retrieve the car was a company directive handled by the transport department, not his direct responsibility.
“I wasn’t even supposed to be there. That’s not my role. This is a transport issue. But why did I come in? This is my artiste as well. Things have to go smoothly,” he said.
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He recounted that attempts to retrieve the vehicle initially stalled after they missed Stonebwoy at a Legon show.
Tensions later flared at Champs Bar, where reports at the time alleged that Bullgod had stormed the venue with armed men and that gunshots were fired.
“We had gone to Legon, and we missed them. If everything had gone the way it is, Kana would just take the keys, and obviously I don’t know why we miscalculated or misread the whole room and thought it would go smoothly.
“So, I think transport brought in more people to help either tow the car or whatever. I got there and spoke to Black Cedi. But he flipped and started hitting his hand on the table.
“Then they had this guy, Alayi. The guy started hitting my chest. So, when the guy started behaving that way, I would have retaliated, but God showed up in the sense of cameras. Joy FM was there,” he said.
However, Bullgod denied being present when the alleged shooting occurred.
“So I quieted down and left the place. So all the fighting and shots being fired. I wasn’t there,” he said.
Bullgod further expressed disappointment in how the narrative unfolded. He said he felt ‘betrayed’ after a tweet from Nam1 questioned why the vehicle was being taken from Stonebwoy despite him being the one who allegedly gave the order.
“I felt very betrayed. Because then I looked bad again. I was in the news again,” he said.
The 2018 incident followed Stonebwoy’s own account in an interview with JoyNews, which had intensified public scrutiny at the time.
With his latest comments, Bullgod says he hopes the public will better understand his role in the matter, insisting that his presence was intended to prevent chaos, not cause it.
“And again, maybe today when people listen to what we are saying, they will understand my role there. I wasn’t supposed to be there. I was there because I knew it would be bad,” he narrated.
See the full interview below:
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