I’m Doing Authentic Dancehall - Skeleton Wan

Skeleton Wan has claimed that his "authentic style" of dancehall is sure to bring a Grammy Award to Ghana.

The fast rising artiste claimed that he will be the first local Ghanaian to be nominated and to win the prestigious award.

“For now, in the Ghana music industry, there’s nobody apart from me. For now,” he brags. “Big respect to the legends but for now, I don’t see any competition,”

Other Ghanaians based abroad have come close to winning the award, the likes of Fuse ODG and Rocky Dawuni have also been nominated but Skeleyon Wan stated that he will be the first to win it.

He picked out his colleague, Larruso, as he said that he cannot be compared to him because he only copies the Jamaican style of dancehall.

“Larruso for instance is doing good currently, but he doesn’t match my standard. I have listened to his music and I can see he is doing dancehall but I’m doing the authentic dancehall.”

"They are inspired by Jamaicans and they want to sound like them. That’s not how it’s done. You have to be authentic and be yourself. If you listen to ‘Match Them,’ I was me and represented Ghana and the world as well,"

Skeleton Wan however noted that he can never compare himself to the likes of Shatta Wale because they are the pioneers when it comes to the dancehall genre in Ghana.

He concluded by declaring his belief in his own talent while also expressing his gratitude to the Ghanaian musicians who promoted and dedicated their lives in keeping the dancehall flag up in Ghana.

“We can leave comparisons to the fans but personally, I can’t compare myself with Shatta Wale at the moment. But I know that definitely I’m going to get there and I’m going to be the first Ghanaian dancehall artiste to bring Grammy home.”

“I want to use this opportunity to say ‘big ups’ to the legends’ Stonebwoy, Jupitar, Samini and Shatta Wale. I don’t want to talk about them because they have already paved the way for us.”