Public relations professional and broadcaster, Samuel Atuobi Baah, popularly known in Showbiz as Sammy Flex, has defended dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale, insisting that his controversial outbursts on social media are always reactions rather than unprovoked attacks.
Speaking on Starr Showbiz with Feeling Daddy on Starr 103.5 FM on Saturday, August 16, Sammy Flex explained that many critics judge Shatta Wale solely by his fiery responses without considering the provocation that triggers them.
“You always judge Shatta Wale based on reaction, but you don’t judge the cause,” he stressed. “Shatta Wale never started one. He’s always been minding his business. Someone will go and do it, and when he responds with equal energy, people call him bad.”
Sammy Flex noted that in every instance, Shatta Wale’s response follows something said or done against him, often by fellow industry players on media platforms.
“It’s not most. In fact, all the time,” he emphasised when asked if Shatta Wale’s online confrontations are reactions to attacks.
He further explained that Shatta Wale’s critics fail to recognise the impact of negative remarks made about him, which often prompt his emotional responses.
“Sometimes, he may even be asleep, then wake up and see people saying things that will make him feel bad. If he gives back that energy, you say Shatta Wale is bad. But why are you not bad? Because you started it,” Sammy Flex argued.
According to him, Shatta Wale cannot simply wake up and attack anyone without cause.
“Shatta cannot just wake up and start talking about Feeling Daddy or Uncle Fred. No, not with him,” he maintained.
Sammy Flex, who also works as Media and Public Relations Manager for Shatta Movement, urged the industry and the public, to measure both cause and reaction fairly when discussing Shatta Wale’s conduct.
