Willy Paul and Size 8; The Magical, Royal Couple Of Music

It’s an improbable love story… A match made, quite literally, in the halls of heaven and a match sustained by the very tenets that govern heaven.
Whenever Willy Paul teams up with his frequent collaborator Size 8, you can rest assured that they’re about to produce magical gems that will not only form huge conversations for weeks but also rake over a million views on YouTube.
The nature of Willy Paul and Size 8’s musical relationship transcends anything that the local industry has crafted for a long time.
One is a thoroughbred street disciple who has mastered the street language to bring you hits made specifically for the street crowd and the other is the exact female replica of the first – tenacious, calculating, streetwise, punchy and rough at the edges.
It might look like nothing beats the wonder that is Willy Paul and Gloria Muliro, a duo that has paired up severally in their musical journey but in real sense, the chemistry between Willy and Mama Wambo is really where the magic is.
No one compliments Willy Paul’s sound and urgent delivery quite like Size 8. Like him, she’s willing to bend a couple rules, go the extra mile, shock a little and keep reinventing herself.
It looks like whenever the unbreakable two hit the studio, sparks fly off immediately.
 
No one will have done a better job in the remix than Size 8.
She’s melodramatic and also very showy, a quality that gels well with what encapsulates Willy Paul – sheer showmanship.
For the entire length of his career (which isn’t that long anyway) Willy Paul has refused to just be a singer and a lyricist. Willy has put the ‘e’ in entertainment and has always done material that will not just uplift but also, entertain and definitely drive you to the dance floor.
That’s what Size 8 is all about too. Unlike her female contemporaries, most of whom take their job very seriously and prefer to record stirring worship singles that lead you to the altar, Size 8 rarely boxes herself into the corner of strict traditional-style praise and worship.
Just like her favorite collaborator, she’s an entertainer first. And Gospel singer second.
Obviously, these particular aspects of their complex packaging and interpretation of ‘Gospel music’ has always landed the duo in trouble and launched them onto the chopping board time and again.
But, together, they refuse to be shaken and to be moved, moving strongly together to record yet another opinion-splitting hit. And watch it burn like fire.
Like Jay Z and Beyonce , or Drake and Rihanna , or Mac Miller and Ariana Grande, this pair’s collaborative efforts always shoot up to the top of the charts and their chemistry while at it is never mistakable.
 
Unlike many artists who always place a caveat whenever it comes to writing together, like paying for a collabo or having to foot all the musical bills (Like in the case of DK Kwenye Beat and Anto Neo Soul) Willy Paul and Size 8 already know that they need each other and therefore, there are usually no pre-conditions or contractual obligations before the two hit the studio.
A source tells us that they even craft their songs together and the reason they gel so well, blend in their voices and verses so seamlessly is the fact that the two are actually longtime friends who don’t just come together whenever they need to record.
Their off studio chemistry too is unmistakable as the two spend huge amounts of time together either promoting their new single, going for photo shoots together or even going on stage together.
The kind of nasty beef that arose after the massive success of , a song that Willy Paul did with Gloria Muliro, is normally not present whenever he teams up with Size 8.
 
You don’t see them fighting over who has what rights, over royalties, over rights to own the song and over who gets to perform the song at what event.
That pettiness might occur when Willy gets down with another performer – but is quite absent when he works with his favorite sidekick, Size 8.
In , you can evidently see the influence that each one has imparted on the other.
And that way, they’re assured of a hit song that will immediately fly off the shelves and launch them back onto the headlines. Once again.
This excellence can also be seen on YouTube where any sing that size 8 has done with Willy Paul hits the one million views mark.
, the song that he did with Sauti Sol has stagnated at 700,000 views almost an year later yet , which is a mere two weeks old, has already crossed the 600,000 mark and has been accumulating thousands of views per hour.
I don’t what what it is between the two. But sure, whatever they’re doing, they’re doing it right.
To Willy Paul and Size 8, the perfect match of Gospel Music.