As tensions continue to build between Kwesi Arthur and his former record label, Ground Up Chale, dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has weighed in with what he believes could help de-escalate the standoff.
Speaking during a TikTok Live session on January 22, 2026, Shatta Wale cautioned that emotions would offer little protection if the disagreement ends up before a judge. According to him, courts are guided solely by contractual obligations, not public sentiment or personal distress.
He argued that Kwesi Arthur still has clear paths available and outlined two options he considers realistic.
The first, he said, would involve a private sit-down where the rapper could benefit from his experience navigating the music industry. The second would require collective intervention from the entertainment community to resolve the financial demands tied to the dispute.
“In the court of law, you cannot take ‘cry’ and ‘people want to kill me’ there. It won’t work, because you already signed. It’s two solutions now: it’s either he looks for me and we sit down so I give him some experienced tactics we can use to make this music business work for him, or we quickly try to find a solution for him.
“The way everybody cares about Kwesi Arthur, we may have to contribute and pay that debt for him,” Shatta Wale said.
His comments follow accusations made by Kwesi Arthur against music executive Glen Boateng and members of the Ground Up team, whom he alleged had subjected him to intimidation, excessive financial demands and efforts to frustrate his independent releases.
The rapper raised the concerns in a social media post that quickly drew widespread reaction within the entertainment space. He claimed he had been asked to pay $150,000 to use images of himself for an upcoming project and suggested that the dispute had escalated to the point where his personal safety could be threatened.
Ground Up, however, has pushed back against aspects of those claims. The label’s lawyer, Jonathan Amable, denied that the company had barred Kwesi Arthur from using his own images.
According to him, any restrictions apply only to specific visual materials created by Ground Up during the period of their professional relationship.
Watch Shatta Wale’s remarks below.
Shatta wale says he’s willing to help Kwesi Arthur 🥹🫶pic.twitter.com/DoWT0YABEg
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