Wendy Shay breaks silence on Sarkodie’s controversial Patapaa jab in ‘This & That’

Leader of the Shay Gang, Wendy Shay, has spoken for the first time following the controversy surrounding her new song, ‘This & That’, which features rapper Sarkodie.

In an interview on GHOne TV monitored by GhanaWeb on November 12, 2026, Wendy Shay was asked about her subtle reaction in the music video when Sarkodie took a swipe at Patapaa. The musician noted that she was only emphasising the rapper’s line.

“I only responded; I was not the one who said it. I honestly think Sarkodie really did his thing. I couldn’t have imagined anyone on the song apart from Sarkodie,” she said.

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Speaking about her newly released song, Wendy Shay further expressed her immense gratitude to Sarkodie.

According to her, Sarkodie was the only artiste she had in mind after recording the song. She added that after sending the rapper the beat, it did not take long for him to record and send his verse.

“My music instinct was right with him. I let the music speak to me because, you know, the beat speaks, the lyrics speak, and the concept of the entire song speaks. With that kind of song and beat, the tempo – shout-outs to all the creatives who were involved.

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“I feel like after I finished recording the song and listened to it over and over again, I knew that Sarkodie was the one. I could just hear his spirit; I could hear his voice on it. It didn’t take long. When we met at Rapperholic, he was like, ‘Wendy, if I had sent any other song aside from this, I wouldn’t have done it.’ He said he was driving when he got the song, and immediately he heard it; it started flowing. I was like, right, that’s the landlord.”

Wendy Shay further shared how the rapper had supported her music career, dating back to when she was being bullied on social media.

“Sarkodie has inspired me in my music career. He always supports me when I have to on social media. I had this encounter with MzGee, and I remember Sarkodie was one of the very few artistes who stood up for me, saying Ghanaians should take it easy on me,” she added.

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