Ghanaian dancehall king Shatta Wale drops a self-produced Afrosounds tune titled “Catch Me If You Can” under his SM4LYF banner.
The title immediately sets the energy. This is not a tale of vulnerability or of contemplation. It’s a challenge—assured, straightforward and focused on the sort of brazen persona that has kept Shatta Wale current in almost a decade of Ghanaian music. And so the record delivers precisely what the title promises from the opening bar onward.
The self-production is also the detail that makes this release more fascinating than your normal SM boss drop. The artist being in creative control of the performance and the sound means the artist is working completely on his own terms. Because Shatta Wale has always been the kind of artist that creates his own lane instead of waiting for anyone’s permission—and “Catch Me If You Can” is an embodiment of that ethos to the fullest.
The Afrosounds framework lends the record a contemporary character that sits alongside his dancehall roots without supplanting them. But the production is very much his still. You can hear the SM4LYF personality flowing through every single layer of the arrangement. So the record has that personal feel that merely commercial releases often lack.
He’s been extremely busy in 2026 as well. “Danger,” the album “African King,” “Shattalogy,” and now this show all demonstrate an artist with real momentum releasing throughout the year. Each record thus adds an additional dimension to the SM collection. But this could be the most assured entry of all in the ‘Catch Me If You Can’ series.
Watch “Catch Me If You Can” and let us know if Shatta Wale still rules the dancehall lane in Ghana—write your verdict below!
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