Why people should be cautious of every advice given – Joeboy

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Nigerian artist Joeboy shared a personal experience to demonstrate why people should use caution when seeking advice.

In a recent interview, the singer described a time when he asked for feedback on a song he wanted to release, “Sip” (Alcohol), and was told he shouldn’t since it wasn’t what his fans expected. He explained:

There was a time I called the person who does my ESP stuff and told him I wanted to change my song and he asked if I was sure and I said yes. I then played a couple of songs and they told me that it wasn’t a club banger and not high tempo. They said ‘are you sure this is where you wanna go? It’s not a love song and you know that people love you for your love songs.”

Despite the feedback he received at the time, Joeboy took a chance to release the song because he was ready to face whatever reception it got from his listeners. Thankfully, “Sip” (Alcohol) was a hit both home and abroad, beyond what he had expected. Joeboy continued:

I decided to do it whether it works or not. It worked way beyond my expectations and sip is one of my biggest songs.

This is why you shouldn’t take every advise because sometimes people only see it from their own perspective. Doesn’t mean that they wish you bad but that’s that’s just how they see it. If you stand here you’d see 9 and if you stand there you’d see six. They may not be giving you bad advise, it would simply just be from their own understanding.”

Sip (Alcohol) might be Joeboy’s biggest single just yet. Released in 2023, this song has over 136 million streams on Spotify.
Other notable hit tracks are: Love Nwantiti (ah ah ah)[feat. Joeboy & Kuami Eugene] with over 64 million streams on Spotify, Beginning, Nobody, Duffel Bag and Body & Soul.