Skales Credits Career Breakthrough to Prayer at Shiloh
The singer says his 2015 hit Shake Body was an answered prayer after attending the Winners’ Chapel programme with Timaya.
Nigerian singer Raoul Njeng-Njeng, better known as Skales, has shared that his career-changing hit Shake Body was the result of a prayer he made at the Shiloh programme of the Living Faith Church (Winners’ Chapel) in 2013.
At the time, Skales was struggling to find his footing in the music industry following the expiration of his contract with Empire Mates Entertainment (EME), Banky W’s record label.
According to him, fellow artist Timaya took him to the Shiloh gathering, where attendees were asked to write down seven things they wanted God to do for them. Skales revealed that he wrote the same request seven times: to receive a global hit song.
Two years later, he released Shake Body, which became a massive success and cemented his place in Afrobeats. The song has recently enjoyed renewed global attention after Barcelona star Lamine Yamal and his teammates were seen dancing to it.
Reflecting on the journey, Skales wrote on X:
“In 2013 @timayatimaya took me to Shiloh and we were told to write down 7 things we are praying for and I wrote a song that will take me to the ends of the world 7 times… fast forward till today he gave me a divine unending song… when they think it’s over another thing pops up about this damn song… Lord Jesus thank you.”
For Skales, the testimony reaffirms his belief that Shake Body is not just a hit record, but a divine blessing that continues to open new doors a decade after its release.
