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Oksyde,”Piga makofi” hit maker music life in a grasp

Posted on by Catherine Nderitu

Oksyde born Freimah Aseka Mukanga was born on 28th March 1991. He was born in Nairobi’s Eastlands, Buruburu area. Currently, he represents the west part of Nairobi, Kangemi route 23. This is where he grew up watching and listening to other rappers do their thing and it really got him thinking about getting into the music scene. Oksyde is a rapper, songwriter and a performing artist.

Oksyde

Education of Oksyde

Futher  Oksyde  took a short break in 2015 to study the music industry and the music business. After some few months break he came back strongly with the track titled “Beautiful” which did so well.

Career

In fact he  started doing music back in 2008 after which he emerged a winner of the infamous Florida Freestyle Battles in the 2008/2009  and since then, he has been doing great in the rap industry. He is a true representation of Kenya’s underground hip-hop.

Freimah Aseka

Consequently in 2010 and 2011 he released his first and second  mix-tape titled “the emcee ” which made him to be a household name in the Kenyan Hip-hop Industry. Also  he released his 2nd mix-tape titled “Undisputed Heads ” which was a joint project teaming up with  Khaligraph Jones. He was also crowned the “The Rap Battle winner in the same year during the “Translating Hip-hop ”. Also  2012 he also went ahead to win another battle competition on Ghetto Radio’s Hip-hop Republic Show.

Then in 2014, Oksyde went ahead and released “Piga Makofi” a jam which he featured E.M.Cee a Tanzanian artist. In addition, he also released “Nduru Rmx” where he featured Dandan,Smalls Lethal and Abbas.

Comprehensively, Oksyde has done a number of tracks that has seen him climb the ladder in the hip-hop industry.  Som of this jams include, “Makilo” featuring Chiwawa (2016), Atiyo matek featuring Khaligraph Jones(2017). He went ahead to release G mixes which include Tippy toe,Bazokizo & Mat za kasa *Mat za ronga g-mix.

To watch the Mat  za  Kasa (MatZaRonga G-mix) click the link below.

In 2018, the number 1 chiefrocker released an album which featured Khaligraph Jones,Sudough doss,Juliani & King Kaka.

Oksyde has recently participated in Kovu gmix challenge after being silent for sometime. He needs to come back fully into the market. His music is great and him having collabos with local artists has sold him.

 

 

 

 

 

Oksyde graces the Kovu challenge by Scar Mkadinali

Posted on by Catherine Nderitu

Oksyde is back with a one and half minute jam.  The number 1 Chiefrocker does not cease to amaze his fans. Oksyde,the number one Chief Rocker has graced the Kovu Challenge by Scar Mkadinali with some really heavy bars.The Kovu Gmix jam is short in length but the content is home. Oksyde has been doing well as a hip-hop artist representing route 23.

Lyrical Presentation

This short track to me appears like a diss to some artists. “Mafala wameshindwa fananisha nduku na roaster!!!”  This verse itself shows that he is refering to some people as fools. Could Oksyde have been hurt? There is so much bile in the short video. He goes on to quote ebven words in some songs like the “short and sweet” from the Sauti Soul jam Short and Sweet. Oksyde has also used vulgar language in the jam; “nikiwatomba na luk ya gikomba.” He has used symbolism to bring out his message making the jam great even though it is short.

The delivery of the jam is great. From the video to the lyrics. It has been given a cinematic feel and the kind of rap used is just great. His choice of words is good although it is more vulgar. I only wish that the jam could be a bit longer.

One is left wondering what was the main aim of the song and who were the target audience in this case and what could Oksyde be reffering to?

Oksyde is a great artist and he needs to come back into the industry. His fans have welcomed this Kovu Gmix even with that t

length. At least the jam has close to 3000 views.  The Kovu gmix is great and if more could have been done am sure it would have more views. I rate it at 5/10.  Sifa chafu kama sevens ya masaku. Great line here.