Nigerian singer Spyro has expressed disapproval of his colleague Shallipopi’s lyrics in their hit song ‘Elon Musk’.
‘Elon Musk’ made its debut in March 2023.
During a recent discussion on the Honest Bunch Podcast, Spyro emphasized the significant impact of words on individuals’ thoughts and behaviors. He specifically pointed to a line from Shallipopi’s song, “para dey body,” noting that internalizing such phrases could unintentionally encourage fraudulent behavior.
“You become what you see and say, if you are saying ‘para dey body’ before you know, that is where fraud starts from,” he said in a mixture of English and pidgin.
“E go get the way we go take hear something wey be say you go wake up sef, na that thing go come out from your head because you have ve internalised it. You have digested it. It has gone into your system.
“Once you take it in, e go just put one song for your mind. A lot of attack wey we think say this generation we think devil will come with horn, devil no dey come with horn o, na suggestions, he will just suggest something.”
Born Oludipe David, Spyro rose to prominence following the release of his chart-topping track ‘Who Is Your Guy’ in November 2022.
On March 3, he collaborated with Tiwa Savage for a remix of the same song.
In June, Spyro made a firm commitment never to produce music that goes against his values.
