Afrobeats artist Shallipopi has responded sharply to critic Daniel Regha following his review of the singer’s latest album, Auracle.

Gossip News Now reports that Regha described the album as lacking lyrical growth, creativity, and substance, noting that while some beats were solid, the tracks generally declined in quality as the album progressed. He suggested that the project might have been better received if released as a shorter EP.

Regha did, however, praise the song “Pull Up” featuring Pa Salieu, calling its flow strong, though he still gave the album a low overall rating.

In his review, Regha wrote:
“Shallipopi can’t be considered a real artiste, just someone who has access to a studio; but he gets credit for putting his state on the map. His latest album ‘Auracle’ is a painful listen with no lyrical evolvement, substance, or creativity shown. Aside from some good beats, each track gets progressively worse. He should have taken four or five tracks and called it an EP. The project will do numbers due to people’s taste in music nowadays, but no-one’s IQ will improve by such an album, nor can it be a cultural reset. That said, one song, ‘Pull Up,’ has a good flow (lyrics aside), with Pa Salieu bringing the track to life. It’s a 1/10. No offense.”

In response, Shallipopi took to social media, firing back at the critic with a blunt message:
“SYBAU – You know nothing about music.”