Kenyans have taken to social media to express mixed reactions after popular Kenyan gospel musician Willy Paul released a controversial song dubbed 'Chuchuma' on Wednesday.
The song which is trending at number seven on YouTube with more than 100,00 views within 22 hours of its premiere, has been viewed by some social media users as the confirmation of his transition from gospel to secular music.
A good number of netizens seem to have embraced the song arguing that Willy Paul would make a good secular musician. They argued that a good artist will remain to be good and produce quality music regardless of whether it was gospel or secular.
Some of the Kenyans on Twitter nonetheless questioned the use of vulgar words in the song. According to the netizens, Willy Paul could produce good music without necessarily being controversial.
Another group of the netizens, however, argued that Willy Paul has applied the strategy of being controversial so as to remain relevant in the music industry.
Taking to his Instagram page on Thursday, Willy Paul hit back at the critics claiming that the hatred against him had now turned into love.
"You can't hate forever!! The hate turned to love..I'm humbled. Let's keep watching and sharing. 15 hours, 132k YouTube views and already trending!!! Let's go!!!" Willy Paul wrote on Instagram.
Here are some of the reactions from Twitter.