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List Of Kenyan Rappers ...
The following is a list of notable Kenyan rappers: * Abbas Kubaff * Bali Brahmbhatt * Jua Cali * K-rupt * Nafsi Huru * Nonini * Kaka Sungura * Kayvo Kforce * Monski * Petra Bockle * Shrekeezy * Stella Mwangi * Wangechi References {{Reflist * Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Kayvo Kforce
Kevin Ambalwa (born 29 May 1989) better known as Kayvo Kforce, is an African hip hop artist from Nairobi, Kenya. He released a diss track 'Kill A King' which disses all the Kenyan hip hop artistes. Career Kayvo went to Dandora to show support to the youth by helping them become the best in life through music and mentorship . He has collaborated with artistes like Maluda (musician), Octopizzo, Khaligraph Jones, Zj Heno, Lon Jon and also was a part of the Coke Studio Africa Cypher where he shared the stage with M.I Abaga Jude Lemfani Abaga (born 4 October 1981), better known as M.I Abaga, is a Nigerian rapper and record producer. He rose to prominence in 2006 when his song "Crowd Mentality" became popular in Jos, Nigeria. His debut studio album ''Talk About It ..., Nazizi, Khaligraph Jones and Bamboo. In 2021 he dropped one of the biggest Hip Hop album dubbed 'Namba Nane Drill' Discography References External links * {{Instagram, kayvokforce 1989 births L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wangechi
Wangechi Waweru (born 19 January 1994), professionally known as Wangechi, is a Kenyan rapper, singer and songwriter. She began her music career in 2013 and released her debut mixtape "Consume - Chakula ya soul" in July 2013. On December 2, 2016, she released her 10-track EP "Dont Consume if Seal is Broken" Which included Tusker's theme song for the Here's to us Campaign launched on 30 November 2016. Wangechi rose to great popularity through her feature on the Ligi Soo remix in 2013 that featured a variety of female rappers. This gave her a platform to create a name and release various projects after. Early life Wangechi was born on January 19, 1994, and was raised in Nairobi, Kenya. Her passion for music began at the tender age of ten. Stating that her major inspiration behind music was rapper and songstress Nazizi. She listened to the likes of Slum Village, I.N.I, Kalamashaka, Jay-Z, E-Sir, Digable planets, Kanye West, Lauren Hill, Missy Elliott Melissa Arnette Elliott (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Standard (Kenya)
''The Standard'' is one of the largest newspapers in Kenya with a 48% market share. It is the oldest newspaper in the country and is owned by The Standard Group, which also runs the Kenya Television Network (KTN), Radio Maisha, ''The Nairobian'' (a weekly tabloid), KTN News and Standard Digital which is its online platform. The Standard Group is headquartered on Mombasa Road, Nairobi, having moved from its previous premises at the I&M Bank Tower. History The newspaper was established as the ''African Standard'' in 1902 as a weekly by Alibhai Mulla Jeevanjee, an immigrant businessman from British India. In 1905 Jeevanjee sold the paper to Maia Anderson and Rudolf Franz Mayer, who changed the name to the ''East African Standard''. It became a daily paper and moved its headquarters from Mombasa to Nairobi in 1910. At the time the newspaper declared strongly colonialist viewpoints. The British-based Lonrho Group bought the newspaper in 1963, only a few months before Kenya's indepen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stella Mwangi
Stella Nyambura Mwangi (born 1 September 1986) is a Kenyan-Norwegian singer, rapper and songwriter. Much of her music concerns the situation in her home country Kenya, and discrimination her family had to endure after moving to Norway in 1991. Her work has been used in films such as '' American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile'' and ''Save the Last Dance 2'', and also in TV-series such as ''CSI: NY'' and '' Scrubs''. In Norway, she won the Melodi Grand Prix 2011, and in that same year represented Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Early and personal life Stella was born in Murang'a in Central Province of Kenya in 1986 and spent her first 5 years there before her family moved to Eidsvoll in Norway in 1991. She started to practice playing music when she was eight years old. She also plays the piano. Her father made sure she and her siblings learned Gikuyu language and Swahili even far away from home. He used cultural music and poetry to teach them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrekeezy
Simon Njoroge (24 October 1993 – 30 August 2015), popularly known as Shrekeezy, was a Kenyan advertising strategist. He was also largely involved in art and entertainment as a radio host, TV presenter, rapper, DJ and Entertainment Executive. He first gained major attention for his successful online radio show ''Shrekeezy Live'' which was later taken up as a daily radio show on Hero Radio Kenya after gaining over 40,000 fans on social media. As a marketing executive at Hero Radio, Simon developed huge interest on and took part-time classes with |
Petra Bockle
Petra Bockle (born 14 May 1995) known professionally as Petra, is a rapper, singer and songwriter of Kenyan and Seychellois descent. She performs in both Swahili and English, sometimes switching back and forth. She cites 2Pac, Eminem, MC Lyte and Lil' Kim as her musical influences. Early life Petra Bockle was born to a Kenyan mother and Seychellois father. Her father died in 2004, when Petra was nine years old, She then started becoming active with music around this time as a form of therapy. Career Petra first appeared on the "Ligi Soo Remix" which featured her along with other Kenyan artists. This includes: Kaka Sungura, Madtraxx, MwendaMchizi Jay A and Mejja among others. She then disappeared from the music scene for a while. In 2018 she collaborated with Kenyan hip hop artist Khaligraph Jones on a song titled "Rider". In the music video for "Rider", which features Khaligraph Jones, Petra is seen eating raw meat, which was actual raw liver, caused controversy. A month late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monski
Sarah Mukethe Kiatine (born 8 February 1994), better known by her stage name Monski, is a Kenyan hip hop rapper, singer and songwriter. She was crowned as the Unkut Hip-hop Award best female artist of the year in 2019. Early life Monski was born in Nairobi, Kenya in a speeding taxi en route to Pumwani Hospital. She is ethnically Akamba and was orphaned at a young age. Monski studied at Baba Dogo primary school, St Benedict primary school and Beadom Primary School in Nairobi, then went on to attend Kyangala high school in Machakos, where she discovered her rapping ability and honed her talent, pursuing music as a career after high school. This was after trying a series of employment positions that she termed "not her fit". Career Her recording career began in 2014 after she recorded and uploaded a set of demos Demos may refer to: Computing * DEMOS, a Soviet Unix-like operating system * DEMOS (ISP), the first internet service provider in the USSR * Demos Commander, an Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaka Sungura
Kennedy Ombima (born 7 May 1987), better known by his stage names King Kaka and Rabbit, is a Kenyan rapper. Kaka met Jorma Taccone, a member of The Lonely Island in February 2011 when Taccone visited Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi ( ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai language, Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows throug ... as part of his trip for AFAR Magazine's "Spin the Globe". Sungura collaborated with Taccone to create a rap video that has over 1.2 million views. Taccone later wrote an article for AFAR Magazine documenting the experience with Sungura. In 2012, Rabbit launched his own clothing line dubbed ''Niko Kwa Jam Nakam''. With his 17-track album ''Tales of Kaka Sungura Sunguuch'' already out, Kaka stated that he was solely focused on promoting the album as well as shooting a few videos: I cannot do another album until late next y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rap Music
Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The components of rap include "content" (what is being said), "flow" (rhythm, rhyme), and "delivery" (cadence (music), cadence, tone). Rap differs from spoken-word poetry in that it is usually performed off-time to musical accompaniment. Rap is a primary ingredient of hip hop music commonly associated with that genre; however, the origins of rap predate hip-hop culture by many years. Precursors to modern rap include the West African griot tradition, Cockney rhyming slang, certain vocal styles of blues, jazz, 1960s African-American poetry and ''Sprechgesang''. The use of rap in popular music originated in the Bronx, New York City in the 1970s, alongside the hip hop music, hip hop genre and Hip hop, cultural movement. Rapping developed from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nonini
Hubert Mbuku Nakitare (born 2 October 1982), commonly known by his stage name Nonini, is a Kenyan hip hop recording artiste, entertainer, radio presenter, businessman and philanthropist. He is often referred to as the Godfather because he is very well known. Education Hubert Nakitare, alias Nonini, attended Kawethei Secondary School in Machakos County. Personal life Nonini (Hubert Nakitare) was born in October 1982 in California Estate in the Kamukunji constituency of Nairobi, Kenya. He is of luhya origin. Nonini became a dad to a baby boy in late 2012. Biography Nonini was originally signed to Calif Records, but later joined Homeboyz Productions. He was introduced to the Kenyan urban music scene through his debut single "Nonini ni Nani?" He achieved national and regional recognition with his 2002 track "Manzi wa Nairobi," a song which praised the beauty of Kenyan women and a follow-up single "Weh Kamu". He went on to release his debut album ''Hanyaring Game'' in late 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nafsi Huru
Nafsi Huru (born 10 October 1986) is a Kenyan rapper and songwriter. Biography Huru was born and raised in the coastal area of Mombasa, Kenya. He started his solo career in 2012 with the release of his first mixtape. Later, Huru released three music videos for the songs ''Still Strong'', ''254 - 256 cypher'' and ''Ukweli''. Nafsi Huru performs with the Swahili Jazz Band where he is part of the management team. Festivals Nafsi Huru has performed at international festivals such as: *Jukwani Festival 2009 *Lamu Cultural Festival 2009 *Mombasa Cultural Festival 2010 *Swahili Festival to mark the end of slavery in the island of Mayotte 2010 *Story Moja Hay Festival 2011 *Doadoa Arts Festival Uganda 2013 *Sawasawa Festival 2013 *Sawasawa Festival 2014 Works Hip Hop Hook Up Founder and director of the Hiphop Hook Up alongside fellow artiste Smallz Lethal. The event entails artist workshops, concerts, and an open market for creative; it has been in existence since 2013 happ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
