Paul Payne837

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Penyani Paul Phiri better known as Paul Payne837, is a Zambian award winning recording artist, songwriter, motion graphics designer based in Lusaka, Zambia. He is known for for his versatility on multi genres ranging from afro beats to hip hop & dance music etc. He gained momentum after the release of his debut mixtape “Makenika Mixtape” in 2016, featuring Thatboymassin, Sobre, God's Apple, Jo-Z Jay, Ricco Jamaal, IamFold from USA, Steve Rawd & Nbuzz from Nigeria & Rootz, with production from Gravity 9inety 6ix (now known as Dmstry), Shinko Beats, Ojo, Shom-C, Steve Rawd, Kasezya & Chill. The mixtape earned him airplay in Canada, USA, UK, Australia, Nigeria, South Africa & Uganda etc. “Go & Glow” one of the top songs from his mixtape earned him a “best collaboration” award in Zambia. After the release of his debut EP War in 2018 with lead single "Nakupeza" causing a deluge internationally resulting in a frenzy among fans with the hashtag as their selfie caption. The song premiered worldwide with chart success on the 3rd place on Liveway radio in Nigeria, Salt FM in the United Kingdom & Heartsong radio in Scotland. His follow up single "Nakana", an international collaboration with international award winning Disc Jockey DJ Victor256, with production from his protégé Fusa (of Amazing Beats) in Uganda, had a good reception in the African diaspora & across the globe. The song came out on the 5th position on the top 10 most wanted songs on Radio Christian Voice, with international airplay on Salt FM in the United Kingdom, hitting the top 10 charts & remaining undisputed as a number one single for 3 consecutive months. The impact earned the song a nomination on the 2018 song of the charts, ending up at the 3rd position overall. A "Artist Of The Year" nomination at the Gospel Xplosion in the UK followed after the buzz, closing the year in style. The EP received massive response locally & internationally, with the USA, UK & South Africa topping the analytics of the countries streaming/downloading the album on Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube & Deezer. He continues to keep the fire burning with every new release he puts out & there’s no sign of him slowing down.

24/09/2026

I was exhausted from a life I hadn’t even lived yet.

Worrying about what could happen.
Trying to prepare for what might go wrong.
Running through every possible ending in my head.

All while today was still asking me to simply show up.

That’s what control does sometimes.

It convinces you that if you think hard enough, work hard enough, plan far enough ahead…

you can protect yourself from uncertainty.

But you can’t.

You can work.
You can pray.
You can prepare.

And then there comes a point where you have to put tomorrow down.

Because tomorrow was never yours to carry.

“LIKE THIS” is out now.

23/09/2026

The funny thing about asking God to take control…

is how quickly you start reaching for the wheel again.

I say, “God, I trust You.”

Then I start asking when.
How.
Why.
What if.

I want Him to lead, but I still want to choose the destination.

I want His will, but I want it to make sense to me first.

And maybe that’s where I’ve been losing my peace.

Because I’ve been treating uncertainty like an emergency.

Some things need action.
Some things need patience.
And some things need to be left completely in God’s hands.

I’m learning the difference.

“LIKE THIS” is out now.

21/09/2026

Maybe the hardest thing about faith is that it doesn’t give you spoilers.

You want to know what happens next.
You want to know whether the decision will work.
Whether the door will open.
Whether all this effort will finally mean something.

So you plan.
You calculate.
You worry.
You try to get ahead of a future that hasn’t even happened yet.

I’ve done that so much that sometimes I mistake anxiety for preparation.

But God never promised me the full picture.

He gave me today.

So maybe my job is to work with what I have, trust with what I don’t, and stop trying to live tomorrow before it gets here.

“LIKE THIS” is out now.

18/09/2026

You can give something to God in the morning…

and spend the rest of the day trying to take it back.

I’ve done that.

I give Him the situation.
Then I start calculating.

I give Him the future.
Then I start worrying.

I give Him the outcome.
Then I start forcing things to happen.

Maybe that’s why I’m tired.

I keep handing God things I was never meant to control…

then picking them back up because I don’t like how quiet His answer feels.

But faith was never supposed to be about knowing exactly what happens next.

Sometimes it’s just doing what you can…

and having the courage to leave the rest alone.

“LIKE THIS” is out now.

16/09/2026

Being tired of being single can make the wrong relationship feel better than no relationship.

You go to another wedding.
Watch another friend get engaged.
Smile for another couple's pictures.

And somewhere in the middle of all that, you start wondering, “What if nobody ever comes for me?”

Then the person you already know isn't right suddenly doesn't seem so wrong.

Not because they changed.

Because you're tired of waiting.

That's a dangerous place to make a lifelong decision from.

Have you ever felt like being with the wrong person might be easier than being alone?

14/09/2026

I keep asking God to take control.

Then why are my hands still on everything?

I touch every situation.
Every decision.
Every possibility.

I try to fix it before it breaks.
Prepare for what hasn’t happened.
Protect myself from pain I haven’t even felt yet.

And somehow I call all of that preparation.

Maybe sometimes I’m not being responsible.

Maybe I’m just afraid.

Afraid that if I stop holding everything together, everything will fall apart.

But what if some things fall apart because I was never supposed to hold them?

Maybe God isn’t asking me to work less.

Maybe He’s asking me to trust more.

“LIKE THIS” is out now.

The kids are watching 🙏🏾 God guide my steps!
13/09/2026

The kids are watching 🙏🏾 God guide my steps!

11/09/2026

I wanted God in my life.

I just wanted Him to follow my timeline.

I wanted the blessing, but I wanted to know when.
I wanted the breakthrough, but I wanted to know how.
I wanted the answer, but I wanted it to sound like the answer I had already given myself.

That’s a hard thing to admit.

Because sometimes “I’m trusting God” really means,
“I’m trusting God as long as this goes the way I planned.”

I’m learning that surrender is not giving God permission to manage my plan.

It’s realizing that He was never working for me.

I have a part to play.
I have work to do.
I have to keep showing up.

But the ending?

I have to leave that with God.

“LIKE THIS” is out now.

09/09/2026

Financial pressure can make somebody else's success feel like an emergency.

Your friend makes money.
You see the screenshots.
You hear how easy it was.

And suddenly you're thinking about putting money you actually need into something you barely understand.

Not because you're greedy.

Because you're tired of feeling behind.

Sometimes the hardest part isn't watching somebody else win.

It's wondering when it's finally going to be your turn.

Have you ever almost made a decision just because you were afraid of being left behind?

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