Shatta Wale Taps John Legend for Genre-Fusing ‘Ain’t Nobody’ Collaboration: Stream It Now

True music moments are born when cultures collide. On Friday, Ghanaian megastar Shatta Wale shared his new “Ain’t Nobody” single, which features EGOT-winning global R&B icon John Legend. Executive produced by Leslie Quaynor, “Ain’t Nobody” arrives via Fantasy Entertainemnt Group as a breezy anthem of love and loyalty. “Gyal you are mi happiness/ Still mi love your snappiness/ You the girl weh me wanted to know me when no one else/ Making love to you and you say boy mi love your scrappiness,” Shatta sing-chats in a ’90s reggae cadence over a soulful mélange of guitars and brass, before Legend chimes in with his buttery vocals in the soaring chorus.

“Who gon’ give it to you/ Like I give it to you/ Don’t get it confused/ Ain’t nobody,” the “All of Me” singer belts. Written by both artists alongside Rob Murat, who co-produced the song with Sean Kantrowitz, “Ain’t Nobody” bridges reggae and R&B by relying on the genre’s shared muses of love and relationships. The rollicking collaboration serves as the official lead single for Shatta’s forthcoming studio album, currently...