Gospel musician Cwesi Oteng has opened up about how he was attacked by some of his fellow musicians in the gospel fraternity when he broke onto the scene.

Narrating his experience in an interview on Joy Prime’s Changes, he explained that when he first entered the industry and his songs seemed different from the already existing ones, many of his colleagues became envious of his sudden rise and his style of music.

Cwesi Oteng alleged that some industry players found it difficult to understand his style and feared that he could overshadow the fame of the existing musicians. He claimed that his debut album, which included I Win, God Dey Bless Me, and others, was taken to the cemetery and other mysterious places in an attempt to block his breakthrough.

“When I stepped out into gospel music, I was like a fresh idea and I started breaking a lot of grounds where gospel had not entered. Suddenly, doors were opening for gospel music. It also came with a lot of attacks. At a point it’s a war spiritually and everything. Church people were attacking and said all sort of things. Gospel musicians also felt like the guy has come to change the scene. People were doing all sort of things. They took my album to places; people took it to cemeteries,” he told Roselyn Felli.

This has affected his stardom, making it challenging for his recent tracks to gain traction and causing his name to gradually fade among Ghanaian music lovers.

The singer further explained that he made the decision to re-energize himself and bounce back stronger in order to overcome obstacles and produce songs at his own pace.

“You also want to live long and so when you realise that you would want to re-energize yourself. Stardom is really my thing; I can leave the scene, go and take care of myself for a year and come back. Trying to be in people’s faces all the time is not it for me,” he said.

Currently, the gospel singer has released a new song titled ‘Favour,’ which he says is his way of reminding believers how favored they are and the need to constantly declare it to themselves.