Award winning artist Willy Paul has broken silence on the controversy surrounding Kenyan music.
In a post he shared on his Instagram account, the Saldido Records owner said that he is the one who has been holding the industry for years as he detailed some of the milestones he achieved.
“I’m Not Here To Fight Anyone But To State Facts! I’ve Carried This Music Industry Alone Since Kitambo. Remember Willy Paul Was The First Artist Ever From Africa To Be Featured On @theshaderoom Room. The First East African Artist To Trend #2 On Apple TV America, @nickiminaj Took The Number 1 Spot Back Then. The Song #IDO Became So Big That No Wedding Missed Playing The Song Worldwide. The Song Was Number 1 In Different Parts Of The World For Years,” he said.
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According to him, he was able to achieve the success because of the support he received from foreigners. He further blamed Kenyan blogs for destroying the music industry.
Willy Paul however said that he has began the journey of restoring the lost glory.
“I Got A lot Of Support From Outside And Not Here. Over Here They Kept Praising Artists That Made No Sense And Had No Humour In Their Works! The Blogs Here Have Contributed 100% To Destroying Our Industry By Supporting Mediocrity And Foreign Musicians Over Their Own. Well Like I Said, I Did It Once And I Can Do It Again Beginning Now!! Not To Forget That I Did It Alone, And To You My Day One’s, Thank You For Always Supporting Me! Just Try Understanding My Point And It’ll Sink In, One Love,” he said
Willy Paul’s statement comes days after Bahati urged Kenyan artists to unite. Bahati noted that Nigerian and Tanzanian artists were outshining Kenyans artists in their own country.