Some gospel artistes took my album to cemetery to kill my career – Cwesi Oteng

Gospel musician Cwesi Oteng has opened up about how he was attacked by some of his fellow musicians in the gospel fraternity when he broke onto the scene.

In an interview on Joy Prime’s Changes, he explained that when he first entered the industry, many of his colleagues became envious of his sudden rise and his style of music.

Cwesi Oteng alleged that some industry players found it difficult to understand his style and feared that he could overshadow them, prompting them to make the move of taking his debut album, which had songs such as I Win, God Dey Bless Me, to the cemetery and other mysterious places to block his breakthrough.(Read I elevated the financial standard in the gospel industry -Cwesi Oteng, Hit songs don’t equal relevance — Cwesi Oteng)

“When I stepped out into gospel music, I was like a fresh idea and I started breaking a lot of grounds where gospel had not entered. Suddenly, doors were opening for gospel music. It also came with a lot of attacks.

“ At a point it’s a war spiritually and everything. Church people were attacking and said all sort of things. Gospel musicians also felt like the guy has come to change the scene. People were doing all sort of things. They took my album to places; people took it to cemeteries,” he said.

Currently, the gospel singer has released a new song titled ‘Favour,’ which he says is his way of reminding believers how favoured they are and the need to constantly declare it to themselves.

 Source: Joy Entertainment