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‘I Was Pained That Fireboy And Oxlade Blew Before Me’ – Spyro discloses
Spyro, a rising star in Nigerian music, acknowledged that, despite knowing Fireboy DML and Oxlade from their early years, he felt pained when they rose to fame before him.
Spyro disclosed that he was encouraging and backing Fireboy and Oxlade when they first started performing in 2018, and he expressed amazement at how successful both artists became despite having met him in the industry.
When the “Only fine girl” crooner visited as a guest on media personality Taymesan’s Tea With Tay program, he spoke up.
He recalled how, when he first started out, he used to promote his music on several blogs in the hopes of making a big splash with the songs that included Davido and Mayorkun. However, nothing changed for him after that.
Spyro claimed that he was unaware, in his difficult moments, that God was imparting these lessons to him via grace rather than talent.
In his words:
“I paid for my song to be on NotJustOkay which was a big platform back then. Once you hear their voice tag on a song, the song don blow. So, I thought that [I would blow].
“So when Fireboy come blow, I was like, ‘Eh! Fireboy blow before me? God, me I still dey…’ And all those times, God was teaching me that it’s not about my talent but by his grace.
Oxlade too. I mean, before Oxlade blew, na me… Eh God! Oxlade was in my show in 2018. I also brought Davido and Mayorkun for the song. I had a song with Davido and Mayorkun in 2018. I thought that the song would blow me.
“I would post Oxlade on my social media pages and urge fans to watch out for him. And he would come to my DM to appreciate me. Then he just blew before me. I was like, ‘God, what is going on?’
“Na Oxlade and Fireboy blow na im pain me pass. No be say pain but it triggered me. I am happy that they blew at the point they blew but these are people that I was in the industry before them. I was like, ‘God, what is going on?’ So, it was so painful for me. It was frustrating. I would cry. I would struggle with God.”
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