OF THE KING THE POWER - FUNK ZN

The funk 'OF THE KING THE POWER - FUNK ZN', by DJ MXTH, originally came from a speech by young Miguel Oliveira, a 15-year-old child preacher who gained notoriety in the evangelical milieu for supposed miracles and spiritual visions. During one of his speeches, Miguel seems to use English expressions in a disconnected and nonsensical way - such as 'of the king, the power, demanded the bastard, the fairy goes mad' - which has generated criticism both inside and outside Christian circles. Experienced pastors pointed out not only the inappropriate use of the prophetic gift of strange tongues, but also the repetition of phrases copied from other services, which raised suspicions in the milieu about the authenticity of his revelations.

This episode brought to light the tension between spectacle and spirituality, especially in Pentecostal churches, where flashy performances sometimes gain more prominence than solid biblical content. Miguel's popularization, fueled by viral videos, has thus sparked debate about the responsibility of churches and the faithful to filter what they consume as spiritual truth. The most serious criticism came from religious leaders who accused the young man of encouraging irresponsible practices, such as tearing up medical reports, and warned of the risks of following unprepared leaders, even if they are charismatic and popular on social media.

In turn, the funk lyrics function as a direct parody of this more serious controversy. The repetition of the expression 'of the king the power' and nonsensical passages such as 'power, the Mary goes mad' show that funk can turn almost anything into a real hit, with the support of a danceable beat and even a seemingly absurd use of vocabulary. In this way, the song shows how disconnected speeches, when they go viral, end up being absorbed by pop culture, often more for their bizarreness than for their content, a sort of remix of the sacred by the profane.