Record producer and singer Pheelz has called on fans to stop comparing artists to one another.
In a post on X, Pheelz expressed concern over the rise in toxicity among fan bases, urging fans to focus on enjoying music rather than pitting artists against each other.
According to him, music should be appreciated for its unique value, and comparisons only hurt the industry.
He added that fans should celebrate individual artists and their distinct sounds.
“Music was meant to be enjoyed, not to be compared. This comparison game is hurting the sound and culture more than we can ever know,” Pheelz wrote.
Phillip Kayode Moses aka Pheelz has explained why and how he gave Christmas a new twist with his 2024 song dedicated to the yuletide.
Speaking on the decision, Pheelz noted that the song, ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas,’ was an avenue to give Christmas a new twist.
“I chose to cover “The Twelve Days of Christmas” because it captures that festive spirit and joy, which resonates with me deeply,” the young music producer said. “The original has a beautiful blend of celebration and love, and as an artist, I strive to bring those same vibes through my music. Also, I just really wanted to give it my own twist.”
Pheelz, is a Nigerian record producer, singer, songwriter, and graphic designer. He is credited to have produced all but one song on Olamide’s Baddest Guy Ever Liveth album.
In 2022, he wrote, sang, and produced a hit with his song ‘Finesse,’ a collaboration with Bnxn.
Pheelz also drew a distinction between the music business and the art form itself, noting, “The music and the music business are 2 different frequencies to me. The Music Business is man’s attempt to commodify God’s energy. The Music itself is God.”
This stance contrasts with the views of many Afrobeats artists, who often cite poverty as a driving force behind their careers.
Music producer and singer, Phillip Kayode Moses, popularly known as Pheelz has embraced the Afrobeats tag which he described as the spirit of the Nigerian people.
Pheelz addressed the Afrobeats tag in an interview on the Afrobeats Podcast hosted by Adesope, where he shared his thoughts on the situation of artists choosing to disassociate with the Afrobeats tag.
According to the hitmaker, Afrobeats is a movement fuelled by the spirit of Nigerian and African people.
He shared that while some artists have the right to either choose to associate or disassociate with the movement, he identifies with the movement and will gladly wave its flag.
He said: “For me, I feel like it’s a tag for how we make our music. It’s a form of identifying what we do and where we are from. To some degree, it’s a form of collective decision by us Africans or Nigerians or the culture that let us move with this. So I choose to respect that collective decision and be part of that consciousness and boldly and proudly wave this flag.”
On whether the “Afrobeats” tag is restricting, Pheelz stated that being an Afrobeats artist doesn’t preclude him from making genres.
Commenting on the cases of artists rejecting the Afrobeats tag, Pheelz said: “Now is the time to even educate the world on what we have and what light we bring because the whole attention is on us. This is the time to teach, collaborate, and come together to save this light.”
Recall that some artists like Wizkid dissociated themselves from the afrobeats umbrella, stating how they are versatile and shouldn’t be boxed into one genre.
During the interview, Pheelz narrated how he got to collaborate with American RnB superstar Usher on his latest album ‘Coming Home’.
According to Pheelz, it was a surreal moment getting to work with one of the artists he idolises and whose music greatly inspires him.
Popular record producer and singer, Moses Kayode Phillips, better known Pheelz, has said that singing has always being a part of him even while he was an in-house producer for YBNL record label.
He said some of the artistes he was producing for back then released songs he wrote for himself.
The ‘Finesse’ crooner said he decided to become a full-time singer after he contracted COVID-19 because he wanted to “die empty.”
Speaking in a recent interview with The Beat 99.9 FM, Lagos, Pheelz said: “Some of the artistes I produced for, released music I wrote for myself.
“COVID-19 happened and I had to really think about my life because I caught the virus and almost died.
“I was like, ‘I have to die empty if at all. You can’t have all these awesome stuff [talents] inside you and you’re afraid. Don’t care, just die empty’.”
Prominent record producer and singer, Moses Philip Kayode, popularly known as Pheelz, has opened up on how his colleague, Rema inspired and changed his career trajectory from producer to artist.
According to the ‘Jelo’ crooner, the turning point happened in 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown where he saw a tweet from Rema that changed his life.
Speaking in the latest episode of the Moni Talks podcast, Pheelz said: “Rema tweeted ‘the world is on pause for you to catch up’ and I felt that that was a message to me personally.”
The singer shared that the tweet provoked something in him and he told himself he couldn’t afford to leave the world with all the talent.
“I kept telling myself I have to die empty,” he said.
Popular record producer and singer Philip Kayode Moses, better known as Pheelz, has spoken about his collaboration with American R&B star, Usher, describing it as a dream come true.
Pheelz was featured in ‘Ruins’ off Usher’s latest album, ‘Homecoming.’
Speaking about his experience working with Usher in a recent interview with Apple Music, Pheelz said the collaboration with the American singer is a testament to the power of dreams and how far Nigerian music has gone.
He said Usher was his role model growing up in Nigeria.
“I would listen to Usher almost every day growing up. I literally dived into his albums and learned from him. And to be able to write, produce, and teach him [Usher] in a way, it shows me how far the [Nigerian] music has gone. It shows me how far dreams can go as well,” Pheelz said.
Popular producer and singer Pheelz has indirectly confessed to deleting songs of former YBNL signee, Temmie Ovwasa.
He disclosed this after he confessed to deleting songs from artists he thinks are wack, leading many to believe Temmie Ovwasa’s accusations to be justified.
He wrote via his X account: “Of course I’m a producer – I’ll tell you I deleted it by mistake, but lowkey it was just wack. Record am again”
The Nation reported that the former YBNL princess had dragged him with Olamide and his wife following the death of MohBad.
Owing to the bullying witch-hunt, she claimed she was severely bullied at YBNL by Olamide’s wife and many of her songs were unfairly deleted.
Pheelz, who was her producer at the time claimed his hard drive, consisting of over 20 songs belonging to her, were gone.
When confronted at the time, Pheelz claimed nothing of that nature happened until now when he accidentally revealed it.
@ToyosiDenibuyan said: “You people called Temmie Ovwasa a mad woman when she said they deleted her 25 songs. So her 25 songs were wack?? You cowards.”
@NobleBenz stated: “From your tweet we can now deduce that you actually deleted temmie’s records. That’s so sad & pathetic cuz it doesn’t speak good of you. In business always endeavor to be honest and transparent. Remember good name is better than silver and gold Hope this helps”
@Peaksog wrote: “With time, people will tell on themselves.”
@greeknigerian opined: “See as God catch this one”
@Juicceyy noted: “here again to let you guys know, this guy actually paid low budget hunger stricken influencers to debunk temmie ovwasa (ybnl princess)’s claim. one of those influenzas is a mutual and i worded him.”
@phurple_rice commented: “This is not even nice. Even though you felt it was wack, it is not your call to make. Wtf! It’s even the pride with which this guy came online to tweet this. Like you think we’d clap for you or you’re just outchea for the engagements.”
Singer and music producer, Phillip Kayode Moses aka Pheelz, has shown concern over the declining passion and love rocking the music industry amongst artists.
Pheelz lamented the shift he has observed in the current generation of musicians.
He highlighted the increasing focus on commercial success and fame, often at the expense of originality and artistic fulfillment.
During an interview with media personality Ehiz on The ‘Dada Boy’ Show, Pheelz claimed that Nigerian musicians are now more focused on the lucrative music industry than the art form itself.
He stressed that only excellent music will endure, cautioning against the transience of marketing techniques.
Pheelz said: “We are losing that love for music. It’s starting to become manufacturing. It’s starting to feel like we’re manufacturing soaps like we are making iPhones.
“It’s starting to feel repetitive like we’re losing our creative sauce and our creative essence. It’s becoming work. Now, it’s harder to promote than to even make the music. Now, it’s becoming about promotion and marketing, not even about the art of it.
“I don’t know about anybody else but for me, it’s about the music. I think that’s the most important thing. That’s the one thing that will stand the test of time. Marketing strategies will come and go. We shouldn’t be really focused on that. The way we market music now is not the same way we used to market music.
“When people say stuff like, ‘It doesn’t even matter if the music sounds good if you no get money to push am e no go blow.’ That kind of thing hurts me. I’m like, then what are we doing? If we don’t really exalt good music anymore and we just follow clout and hype what are we doing? Are we really making music then?”
Famous producer and singer Philip Kayode Moses, aka Pheelz, has warned former YBNL Nation signee, Temmie Ovwasa, formerly known as YBNL Princess, against “disrespecting” his name.
The ‘Finesse’ crooner gave the warning after Ovwasa accused him of carelessly misplacing a drive that contained her unreleased album while he was working as a YBNL in-house producer.
“I recorded over 25 songs, and Pheelz opened his wide mouth to tell me he misplaced the hard drive. 25 songs!!!!! I spent 5 years at YBNL and released 4 songs!” Temmie Ovwasa alleged via her Instagram story.
Pheelz denying the claims said via his X app: “We never worked on more than 4-5 records. Hard drive lost? Lmao. Don’t ever disrespect my name. Temi Ovwasa, no bring am come my side. Cap for clout. Eyama”.
