{
  "id": 677749,
  "title": "My studio caught fire after I ignored God’s warning to turn away from secular – Perez Musik",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/my-studio-caught-fire-after-i-ignored-gods-warning-to-turn-away-from",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T15:55:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/my-studio-caught-fire-after-i-ignored-gods-warning-to-turn-away-from-secular-perez-musik/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Before Perez Musik's name became synonymous with contemporary urban gospel, he was known as \"Tinny,\" a young Ga rapper exploring the secular music scene in Ghana. Deep down, he sensed spiritual warnings urging him to abandon secular music and focus on God. After a fire destroyed his recording studio, Perez Musik realized he had been stubbornly ignoring those warnings. He had also expanded his studio after making money from a project for Anita Erskine, paying for new equipment despite hearing a voice warn him that the equipment might burn up. In December 24, his studio caught fire, leaving him devastated. However, the loss became a turning point for Perez Musik, aligning his thinking with the belief that material things are temporary and that there is something greater—Christ. Post the incident, he became more intentional about his faith, spending more time in church, prayer, and Bible study, eventually adopting the name Perez, inspired by the biblical story of Tamar and Judah.",
  "summary": "Before the name Perez Musik became synonymous with contemporary urban gospel, he was “Tinny”, a young Ga rapper carving out a place for himself in Ghana’s secular music scene. But behind that life, Perez Musik says he was already receiving what he believed were spiritual warnings to turn away from secular music and focus on […]",
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "My studio caught fire after I ignored God’s warning to ditch secular music – Perez Musik",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/my-studio-caught-fire-after-i-ignored-gods-warning-to-ditch-secular",
        "published": "2026-08-12T19:28:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}