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Pheelz claims doing secular music hasn’t stopped him from being a ‘church boy’
Nigerian music producer and singer, Pheelz, has shared that despite his transition to creating secular music, he still views himself as the young boy who was actively involved in church activities while growing up.
Known for his hit song “Finesse” and his real name being Philip Kayode Moses stated this during a recent interview with MTV Base Africa.
Pheelz reminisced about his early days singing and playing keyboards in his father’s church in Lagos. His father was a pastor, and his upbringing was deeply rooted in the church.
Pheelz also expressed that he had always anticipated transitioning from being a producer to becoming an artist himself. He highlighted the unexpected viral success of his hit song ‘Finesse’ with BNXN on TikTok, characterizing it as an accidental occurrence.
The artiste was asked about his journey as a creative, and he said; “That journey is long, bro. I feel like sometime in my life, I would probably make movie out of all these stories because it’s inspirational to me and I think it can be inspirational to a lot of other people.
“Grinding from Coded Tunez down to running YBNL; making music with Olamide, Fireboy, Adekunle Gold, Lil Kesh, and other artists outside the label… First of all, I wouldn’t change anything for anything because the journey has been beautiful both the ups and the downs.
“But I still see myself as that same kid from my church. That same 10-year-old playing the keys and my dad is doing the sermons. I still see myself as that kid in the choir because it’s still the same passion that drives me and has been driving me all these years.”