Willy Paul writes sweet message to VJ Patelo day after he called him out for non-payment
Singer Willy Paul has penned a heartfelt message to VJ Patelo, only a day after the Arbantone artiste publicly accused him of failing to honour payment for a music video appearance.
In a post on Instagram on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, Pozze declared Patelo as his current favourite, describing him in glowing terms and pointing to his work as entertaining and captivating.
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He wrote that Patelo’s content, alongside that of his wife Diana Dee, stands out for its adult humour, adding that the pair are not about under-18 drama but rather mature entertainment that excites audiences.
“Patelo and Diana Dee are my current favourites. Ni Visanga Tu Za Over 18 Sio Under 18. Look at them, Manze. #ngunga Friday,” Willy Paul wrote.
His remarks came in the wake of heated criticism that Patelo had directed at him just a day earlier.
In a video shared on TikTok on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, Patelo unleashed a scathing rant on the ‘Liar’ hitmaker, saying he called him to appear in a music video under the pretext of payment, only to later decline to fulfil the agreement.
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According to Patelo, the singer had wasted his time by insisting he show up for the shoot while suggesting he would be compensated. He accused Willy Paul of misleading him and lamented that if he had been upfront and asked him to appear simply in support as a fellow youth, he would not have had a problem.
“Never call me to appear in your video if you cannot afford to pay. An artiste like Willy Paul, what kind of artiste are you? I do not even understand you. You call me to appear in your music video, telling me how big you are, and you make me leave my home to come, yet you cannot pay. If you had told me from the start to appear in your video as a youth supporting another youth, I would not have had a problem,” Patelo had said.
Patelo went further to brand the artiste as unprofessional, saying that musicians like him were the reason Tanzanian artistes often ridiculed their Kenyan counterparts.
He castigated both Willy Paul and Bahati, urging them to return to gospel music if they could not uphold integrity in the industry. He also dismissed Willy Paul as a foolish artiste who had lost direction and respect for others in the creative space.
“But do not tell me you will pay and then refuse. Stop the foolishness, Willy Paul. And Kenyan artistes, this is why Tanzanian artistes insult us, because of artistes like these. Artistes like Willy Paul and Bahati, go back to gospel,” Patelo had added.
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