‘Stop Being Envious of Me’ Upcoming Gospel Singer Tells Off Ringtone. Ringtone Responds ‘Mimi Sikujui’

Two weeks after the release of the ‘Makekes’, the Gospel video by Jimmy Gait and Papa Dennis is still sharp reactions but mostly denigration. Flamboyant Gospel singer, Ringtone, was the first celeb to openly take a stab at Jimmy Gait and Papa Dennis for throwing KSh2.5 million video.

Demeaning the two artistes behind the video, Ringtone argued that they wouldn’t have bothered contracting a foreign director since a local one would have done a better job than they did considering the amount of money splashed on the video.

In a rejoinder, Jimmy Gait declared that he won’t be moved by such statements and that he’ll keep doing bigger and better things, reports Nairobi News.

“God has blessed me and I will do great things to praise Him. Those discrediting me for taking Kenya’s gospel music to the international platform shall not shake me, in fact, they will make me work harder and achieve bigger goals.”

Just a day after, Jimmy turned a deaf ear to Ringtone, Papa Dennis has come out guns blazing and given Ringtone a rap on the knuckles and instead disparage their efforts.

A disappointed Papa Dennis says that it’s a shame that an old timer like Ringtone would fail to recognize a fast-rising artiste’s efforts

“Ringtone has been in the game for many years even before some of us were discovered and so he needs to pave way for up and coming artistes.”

But he wasn’t done.

He decided to take shots at Ringtone saying, “He has been in the game for so long but ajawai toa kitu kama hii besides hakuna award ile major amewin na video zake. So Ringtone aache wivu na asupport wasanii wachanga.”

Papa Dennis cold pack come this way: “Kama kitu ni kali ni kali na anyone can see. It’s easy to differentiate a Hollywood-class video from a Riverwood one.”

What did Ringtone have to say?

Well according to the ‘Mziki Ni Dawa’ hit-maker, he doesn’t want to respond to Papa Dennis because he doesn’t recognize him.

“Me staki kumzungumzia ju simjui,” declares Ringtone posing, “Who is he?”

He immediately switches to Jimmy Gait saying that he shouldn’t boast that he’s setting standards.

“In Gospel we don’t set standards. The Bible says Jesus already set the standards.”

He argues that the only standard set by Jimmy is “how secular Gospel artistes can go.” Ringtone adds that if standards were anything to go by, the likes of Mary Atieno, Angela Chibalonza and Emachichi did that.

Ringtone further says, “Jimmy should take criticisms positively besides he should stop bragging since the video was sponsored by Maliza Umaskini. If the video was sponsored he can’t say it will set standards.”

He concludes, “Maliza Umaskini is doing a good job supporting upcoming artistes and so Jimmy should stop saying that song his is. Hio ngoma ni ule upcoming artiste.”

Is this a case of kettle calling pot black considering Ringtone’s ‘Mziki Ni Dawa’ was pulled down by YouTube for ‘explicit content’ suspicion?