Nigerian singer, Oludipe Oluwasanmi David, popularly known as Spyro, has shared how his commitment to his faith shaped his career, even when it meant going against the advice of his own team.

Naijaonpoint reports that, leaving his record label in 2019 to start his own, Spyro said he funded the venture with bank and personal loans, working without any external financial support.

Along the way, some team members urged him to drop his “Jesus Boy” brand and remove “Christ Ambassador” from his profile, believing it limited his appeal.

Spyro stood his ground, declaring that he would rather die than remove Jesus from his identity.

He also turned down a suggestion to replace it with “Child of God,” insisting that his faith would create opportunities for him.

He wrote: “Let me educate you briefly about why I am particularly thankful today. I left the label I was signed to in 2019 to start mine, and we took bank and personal loans to kick start. From then till now, there has been no form of external financial support from anyone.

“Then I woke up one morning and a few team members came to me asking questions about my “Jesus Boy” brand. They said, you might have to change this brand, we don’t think it’s working for us, and I was told to remove the “Christ Ambassador” I had written on my profile as at then.

“It quickly turned into a big fight, and I remember saying I would rather die than remove Jesus from my profile. Even though I understood where they were coming from—they felt like associating with Jesus limits me and doesn’t look lucrative—when they saw I wasn’t going to back down, someone suggested I at least change it to “Child of God,” which to him is a broader term.

“I said no again and told them the Jesus that I proclaim will make a way for me. Recently, one of the teammates called and said to me, a lot of artistes are suffering now—no deals, no shows—but you are in a very good place, and I am proud of you.”