Promoting Jesus but dining in lucrative mammon altars, Joey Akan tackles Spryo

Journalist and podcaster Joey Akan has tackled singer Spyro for his stance on Shallipopi’s song “Elon Musk.”, critiquing his perspective on Shallipopi’s song “Elon Musk” and its alignment with faith and actions.

In a recent clip from an interview on the ‘Honest Bunch Podcast’ with Nedu and others, Spyro criticized fellow musicians who weave suggestive lyrics into their songs, potentially steering the youth towards fraudulent endeavours.

Addressing the hit track “Elon Musk” by up-and-coming artist Shallipopi, Spyro highlighted the use of the phrase ‘para dey body.’
He expressed concern that such lyrics could inadvertently encourage criminal activities among the younger generation.

Spyro emphasized that the power of suggestion in lyrics can have a lasting impact on individuals’ behaviours over time.

Despite his identity as a secular singer, Spyro, who also identifies as a born-again Christian, urged young people to resist embracing corrupt ideologies.

However, Joey Akan took the opportunity to critique Spyro’s approach, accusing him of condemning secular artists and platforms while simultaneously capitalizing on them for his own gain.

He dubbed the “Who’s Your Guy” crooner a hypocrite, one promoting Christ but ‘dining in the lucrative altars of mammon’.

He wrote: “This boy Spyro received his biggest ever song by working with worldly-adjacent artists. He chose Tiwa Savage for collaboration over his faith-based colleagues.

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“Chioma Jesus and Dunsin Onyekan lost out on “who’s your guy,” remix. He’s also signed to a worldly label, performs at worldly events, including an upcoming activation for Trophy, an alcoholic brand that caters to nightlife and winebibbers.

“But he never fails to ceaselessly attack his colleagues, their professional output, and their themes of escapism and realism. Add that to a collaboration with DJ Neptune and Iyanya, two ‘worldly’ music stalwarts.

“He also will not grace his gospel podcasts, but try to harness numbers from a “worldly” podcast. Talking about how he hates the secular industry because he is “for Jesus.” While working in it, serving it, benefiting from it, and making a living out of it.

“I call hypocrisy. Promoting Jesus, but dining in the lucrative altars of mammon.