Artistes should not give up -Hay Why De Rhymer
By Bamidele Kolawole
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An Abuja based gospel artiste, Ayo Adebayo
popularly known as Hay Why De Rhymer, has said that he started his gospel spoken words right from childhood.
According to him, he started singing professionally in the year 2003, saying since then, God has been able to establish his ministry.
A graduate of Philosophy and Religious Studies from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Adebayo stated that his aim is to affect lives positively with his gift.
Hay Why De Rhymer, noted that he started his music career from children church when he was young and that was how he built himself in music.
“When other people are reciting five to 10 verses, I will be reciting 20 to 30 verses, because I have the ability to do it, I build myself and learnt more to become somebody in life, ” he said.
He has ministered in so many platforms in both home and abroad and even the biggest platform in Africa which he experienced three times.
He mentioned some challenges he faced since he has been singing saying that the gospel entertainment lacks encouragement.
He noted that some pastors did not know how to encourage them after their ministration which affect their ministry.
According to him, the issue of piracy in the music industry is another challenge to they need to tackle in the industry.
He stated that he was really inspired by the late Prince Gbenga Adeboyes songs and also he got his inspiration from God.
He encouraged upcoming artists, either as a singer, a comedian, a spoken artist, so far it is a gift given to them by God and they are using it to bless God to keep doing it as the owner of the gift will make provisions.
Don’t give up, work more on yourself because the entertainment industry is very competitive, you need to create time to develop your gift so that when people hear you, you will stand out.