Ghanaian gospel artiste Perez Musik has sparked conversation after stating that dancehall icon Shatta Wale could lead countless people to Christ if he fully commits to gospel music.
In an interview on Hitz FM on October 27, 2025, Perez Musik, commenting on the recently held ShattaFest event, which saw tens of thousands of people fill Independence Square, praised Shatta Wale’s influence and reach.
He expressed excitement over seeing Shatta Wale pray publicly at the event and noted that, should the dancehall artiste decide to switch to gospel, he would win massive souls for Christ due to his anointing.
“I think he has a gift and an anointing that is very different and unique. We need to accept that. Sometimes as Christians, anything that doesn’t look like what we know, we tend to shun it. But God works in different ways; He can choose anybody and use anybody.
“I was excited when I realised it was the Church of Pentecost that actually did the opening for the event. And at one point, I saw a video where Shatta was praying with the people. See, if Shatta declares fully that, you know what, I’m not going to be secular again, I want to be a gospel artist. Do you know how many people that will come to Christ? All for one man,” he said.
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Perez Musik also recalled how, years ago, Shatta Wale was among the first Ghanaian musicians to harness social media as a promotional tool and already had a loyal fanbase.
“This is about over 20 years of work that you see, that you saw, about 25 years of work that she saw. I knew Shatta from the background. Do you know Shatta was one of the people to start using it, one of the first artistes to properly use social media in this country? The very first artiste to take advantage of Facebook. He built his community when nobody was watching.
“I used to have boys, back then, when you went to their room, they had a Shatta Wale collection. I’m talking about 10, 15 years ago. I don’t know how he distributes the songs. You can go to their house, and from morning to evening, they’ll be playing Shatta Wale songs back-to-back. No repeats. They’ll be playing the songs back-to-back-to-back. They will sing every song,” he said.
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