The new age artists’ signature style can be tagged as a uniquely Kenyan Hip Hop sound
It’s now official. The Kenyan hip hop scene has become of age. The present hip hop artist generation are out on the street, outdoing themselves with unbelievable, never-b...
Kenyan artistes only look for collaborations with Tanzanian’s whose names are almost extinct in the game
Kenyan artistes are the laziest lot in East Africa. Forgive me if you feel offended. To start with, they rarely ask for collaborations form East Africa. It is a good thing to ...
Tanasha’s collaboration with Bongo’s finest is a boost for her music
Tanasha has for the first time proved that she is on a mission to better in the music scene. The mother of one has taken the internet by surprise after releasing a hit in whic...
Vanessa Mdee has failed by focusing more on love instead of using Rotimi to sell her music
Vanessa Mdee has proved that love is a beautiful thing with Rotimi. Although it is in good faith, there is a problem. The beauty queen has had the best opportunity in her musi...
Partriotsim or revolution? Kenyan musicians taking over Kenya’s politics
For the longest time, Kenyan artists have been bashed for doing music content. All this in the name of entertainment. But another song poked us to the extent of questioning ou...
It is time for Kenyan music to get more respect in Africa
Kenyan music has for a long time been neglected in the African music table. First Kenyan artistes are producing good music better than what their competitors are doing in Af...
Stivo Simple Boy’s musical journey taught Kenyans a lot in 2019
Say whatever you want but in my opinion Mihadarati hitmaker Steven Otieno, popularly known as Stivo Simple Boy, was one of the best things that happened to us in 2019 because ...
2019 was such a great year for Kenyan musicians
I probably don't need to tell you this because it's something you already know but 2019 will go down in history as the year Kenyans really rallied behind local artists. Als...
If your son gets a D-plain, do not buy him a boda boda and a yellow riding-jacket. This is what you should do….
Oh, the dreaded KCSE results are out, after a whole lot of teens spent an agonizing several weeks wondering if they ‘made their parents proud’, or flunked. The strange ...
Kenyan musicians have so much to learn from their Tanzanian counterparts
I'm not a fan of Bongo music. I only listen to Tanzanian songs when I have to, for instance when I am doing a review or when they are randomly played at a club, party or in a ...
Why Nigerian musicians focus to EPs than albums,should Kenyan artists follow suit?
When we talk about music, I believe it is all about making you feel better. Music keeps you entertained, helps in making you understand some things from a different aspect. ...
Maluda is one rap gospel artist that Kenyans aught not to ignore
As I always say, Kenyan music is ever changing. Biggest thing is that artists have to catch up no matter what because either way what we the fans want is good music regardle...
Kristoff as an established artist should let new artistes be
Kristoff is a well known Kenyan rapper. The Artist is said to be a relative to the rapper Collo who is famous as well. Many hits have gone down from this artist which has made...
Why it’s important for musicians to have many haters
There are several songs where musicians, whether local or international, are outrightly addressing their haters and in most cases, they never have kind words for them. Othe...
Artist Spotlight: Silverstone Barz, female rapper who’s flow has mesmerized Kenyans
There's a new female rapper in town and she didn't come to play. Her name is Silverstone Barz and what saddens me is that most people, including yours truly, came to know abou...
Gengetone becoming a cliche?
For the better part of the year we have enjoyed dancing...
Jua cali fans need to give him a break!!
Jua cali is obviously among the veteran and most celebrated music artist in Kenya. With a successful track record of amazing music for most of us who grew up listening to th...
Naiboi is way ahead of his time
Michael Kennedy Claver, better known as Naiboi, is without a doubt one of the few music geniuses that we have in the country at the moment. If you ask me, I'll tell you that h...
Where should gospel musicians draw the line?
Kush Tracey's recent release with Kristoff and Yvonne Darcq dubbed Bash has elicited mixed reactions and left many wondering whether she's still a gospel musician. Earlier ...
Established Kenyan artists should not stoop too low
New-age artists have taken over so much so that established artists i.e. those who have been in the game for 5 years or longer are almost unheard of since they barely get airp...
Female Dominion: Dejaying in Kenya slowly becoming a woman’s thing too
For a long time dejaying was considered a joke in the Kenyan societal environment. To the extent that memes were created with intent to kill the dejaying art. However in re...
Don’t be too quick to dismiss Akothee
If you asked different people what comes to their minds when they think of Akothee, I can bet that most of them would say she's not talented and downright crazy. This is la...
Is Kenyan music really trashy?
There has been a long-running debate about the songs ...
Artist Spotlight: Mankind, talented music duo that has taken over the airwaves
If you don't resonate with Wamlambez, Pekejeng and the likes then there's no need to worry since there are quite a number of local artists who offer a different and sound. ...
Lazy producers are hurting the local music industry
I've always held Motif Di Don in high regard until recently when news emerged that he had, for lack of a better word, copy pasted the beat for Ethic's latest jam titled Figa. ...
Kristoff Vs King Kaka: Which artist really spices up collabos?
I'm sure we all love collabos, especially when your favorite artists come together on a jam. Nothing beats that. While there are countless local collabos, I doubt if there is ...
