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Casper Nyovest lauds Stonebwoy for Billboard Chart achievement
South African rapper, popularly known as Casper Nyovest, has lauded 2015 BET Award winner, Stonebwoy, for his achievement as the first Ghanaian to hit the Billboard Chart.
Although, fans and scores of Ghanaian musicians have acknowledged his achievement, the Zylofon signee (Stonebwoy) shared this remarkable achievement via his social media platforms.
Stonebwoy's billed board chart peaked as number thirteen spot, based on sales data compiled by Nielsen Music.
The album dubbed (Epistles of Mama) was released on December 12, 2017.
Sean Paul, Burna Boy, Sarkodie, Efya, King Promise, Edem and Joey B are some of the artistes who featured on the album. The double disk project is made up of 24 songs – 12 Dancehall/Reggae songs and 12 Afrobeat songs.
“It's inspired by the good morals, the teachings, the lessons, the anguish and the smiles of life. All the important things in life which are passed on to us by our mothers,” explained Stonebwoy during an album listening session at Red Bull studios in the UK.
The album was dedicated to the memory of his mother, Catherine Satekla, who died in 2015.
It was ranked as the second best album in the Reggae/Dancehall world last year.
Readers of Reggaeville did the ranking, the world's biggest gathering of reggae lovers and fans on the internet.