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Popular Nigerian singer and songwriter Oludipe Oluwasanmi David, known as Spyro, has been transparent about the difficulties he encountered in getting influencers to help him promote his music.
Spyro described how he was often turned down for help promoting his music when he reached out to powerful people in the industry.
The musician specifically brought up an instance in which he begged an influencer to help promote his music at considerable lengths—even getting down on his knees in public—but his request was ignored.
The disclosure was made while Spyro was talking about the surprising course of events that led to well-known comic and content producer Craze Clown being instrumental in "Who's Your Guy" going viral.
According to Spyro, Craze Clown liked the song and gave it free promotion across all his social media pages, even creating TikTok videos featuring the track.
He said, “While I was performing, I saw Craze Clown vibing to my song. After performing, I met with him, and we exchanged contact, so we decided to meet up. I went to his house for one reason or another, and he kept listening to the song continuously. Before you know it, he started creating TikTok videos back-to-back with the sound.”
“He was aggressive with posting to the point that he was making videos more than me, and at some point, people thought it was Craze Clown’s song; he didn’t charge a dime to promote my song. I’ll go to his house, and he will still serve me food.
“All the influencers I constituted a nuisance to, for them to help me, but the help didn’t come from there; I knelt for an influencer in front of foodies one day, and I’ll never forget, and he still didn’t help me.” [sic]
