Eight years after the widely publicised Champs Bar incident involving dancehall artiste Stonebwoy, artiste manager and media personality Bullgod has broken his silence, offering his version of events and denying responsibility for the altercation.
Speaking on the Gentlemen & Gentlemen podcast with Socrate Safo and Arnold Asamoah Baidoo in 2026, Bullgod revisited the 2018 controversy that followed Stonebwoy’s exit from Zylofon Media.
The dispute, according to him, centred on a Mercedes-Benz vehicle that had been provided to the artiste during his time with the label. Bullgod explained that the vehicle was partly financed with assistance from Zylofon Media CEO Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as Nam1.
“I think Stonebwoy had wanted to buy a Benz, and Nam1 had offered help. So, he assisted with part of the amount,” Bullgod stated.
He said when Stonebwoy decided to leave the label, the company directed that the vehicle be retrieved.
“When Stonebwoy wanted to leave, the company insisted we should take the Benz. We had agreed in a meeting via phone call. For me, I didn’t even know how the Benz came in, but I got notice that we should go and get the Benz,” he said.
Bullgod stressed that retrieving the car was a company decision handled by the transport department and not part of his direct responsibilities.
“I wasn’t even supposed to be there. That’s not my role. This is a transport issue. But why did I come in? This is my artiste as well. Things have to go smoothly,” he explained.
He recounted that initial attempts to retrieve the vehicle at a show in Legon were unsuccessful. Tensions later escalated at Champs Bar, where reports at the time alleged that Bullgod had stormed the venue with armed men and that gunshots were fired.
“We had gone to Legon and missed them. If everything had gone the way it was planned, Kana would just take the keys. I think transport brought in more people to help either tow the car or whatever,” he said.
According to Bullgod, the situation became heated after a confrontation with members of Stonebwoy’s team.
“I got there and spoke to Black Cedi. But he flipped and started hitting his hand on the table. Then they had this guy, Alayi. The guy started hitting my chest. So when the guy started behaving that way, I would have retaliated, but God showed up in the sense of cameras. Joy FM was there,” he recounted.
However, he firmly denied being present when the alleged shooting occurred.
“So I quieted down and left the place. So all the fighting and shots being fired I wasn’t there,” he insisted.
Bullgod also expressed disappointment over how the narrative unfolded publicly, particularly after a tweet from Nam1 appeared to question why the vehicle was being retrieved.
“I felt very betrayed. Because then I looked bad again. I was in the news again,” he said.
The 2018 incident followed earlier comments by Stonebwoy in an interview with JoyNews, which intensified public scrutiny at the time.
With his latest remarks, Bullgod says he hopes the public will now better understand his role in the incident.
“I wasn’t supposed to be there. I was there because I knew it would be bad,” he concluded.
See the full interview below:
