Shatta Wale drops a hip hop mixtape on his birthday

Ghanaian dancehall star, Shatta Wale, has switched up the game with something crazy. To celebrate his birthday, Shatta Wale dropped a mixtape titled “Cloud 9”.

MIXTAPE: Shatta Wale – Cloud 9 (Hip Hop Mixtape) https://t.co/1CBOIOAwHP pic.twitter.com/8du0aMBDjv

— Beatz Nation (@BeatzNationGH) October 17, 2017

Wow Shatta wale is super talented in Ghana no size. This Cloud 9 is in my brain. HBD to u my nigga @shattawalegh pic.twitter.com/TIQbNRNhsz

— ????????Kevin Akakpo???????? (@akakpo_kevin) October 17, 2017

If it’s not immediately obvious from the tweet above, what makes this mixtape so exciting is the fact that it’s in the hip hop genre.

Be the first to hear it #Cloud9mixtapehttps://t.co/Thc7fGgPtA pic.twitter.com/HgjOgOxAHk

— SHATTA WALE (@shattawalegh) October 17, 2017

It’s a brave move to make, but Shatta executed this genre switch perfectly. Many of his fans have already fallen in love with the new sound: