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By Brenda, Von Prince is among the Kenyan Gengetone rappers who took the industry by storm as it rose a few years ago. The lad grew up in Mathare slums in Narobi and is conversant to Sheng language and city slang which he applies in his songs. https://youtube.com/c/Vonprincemusic He is popularly known for his song, Furahiday of 2019 featuring Team Ganji and Vuva.When Kata Furahiday came out, it created a huge sensation and was a club banger. The easy beats and effortless flow of his words appealed to anyone and everyone. Von Prince\’s flirtatious, dirty lyrics, coupled with his hardcore nature has made him one of the most sought out after gengetone artist. He sings aggressively and always gets his fans to dance along to his tune. Von Prince is a member of Kenya\’s group Team Ganji and signed at Black Market Records to generate sales and streams of his music. He has a number of recorded songs and has collaborated with some of the Gengetone scenes biggest names like Smady from Mbogi Genje, Akasha and Seska from Ethic Entertainment. This is a young, talented and ambitious man who is currently dropping his EP soon. He mostly talks about his ghetto and street life, the hustle that comes with it and his journey up.

By Gloria, Rico gang from the hit song Jeshi that featured Ssaru , Fathermoh and Willis Raburu are set to blow up the music industry with big collaboration on their new upcoming song .The song \’Sababisha\’ features Willis \’Bazu\’ Raburu and Benzema. Benzema , popularly known by his fans and many by his stage name Alejandro, is a fast rising rapper from the famous Ochungulo family. He just released a single few days ago titled Potential. Raburu on the other hand has had a blow up on his music career and wouldn\’t settle for less. This will not be his first collabo with Rico Gang and hopefully wouldn\’t be the last because they bring great tunes to the music industry and are taking the music notch higher. Rico gang ,the urban trio is shaping up as one of Gengetone\’s unique sound. The two since Geegee left are on a heist to change the negative profiling of gengetone artistes and also the perception that they can\’t do anything great. Well we can all agree that they\’ve achieved it so far with their hits like Kimonyoski, Kwata ft Mbuzi gang and Chachisha ft Ochungulo family .We all can\’t wait for this great combo that will for sure be an anthem and a song to which my mzae can dance to.

By Rachel, This is just my opinion, do not get salty about it… But if the shoe fits, you go ahead and wear it. Have you listened to the new trending song Katanuka by Swat Matire ft Squidkeed and Ocham? If not, then you\’re missing out on some good vibes. Swat has dropped yet another banger Katanuka with some exceptional beats and lyricism. Swat has been among the founders of Gengetone music genre that pushed Kenyan entertainment scene to the next level world wide. He has contributed to a lot of hit songs like Big man Bazu, Lamba lolo and many more hit songs that he has featured in. Swat\’s success to his talent is through his determination and tenacity to push his creative limits to be a hit maker with his flock of loyal fans that he has created with his appealing music taste. Check out swat\’s new song Katanuka using the link below. https://youtu.be/LGao06CscmU

By Rachel, This is just my opinion, do not get salty about it… But if the shoe fits, you go ahead and wear it. Have you listened to the new trending song Katanuka by Swat Matire ft Squidkeed and Ocham? If not, then you\’re missing out on some good vibes. Swat has dropped yet another banger Katanuka with some exceptional beats and lyricism. Swat has been among the founders of Gengetone music genre that pushed Kenyan entertainment scene to the next level world wide. He has contributed to a lot of hit songs like Big man Bazu, Lamba lolo and many more hit songs that he has featured in. Swat\’s success to his talent is through his determination and tenacity to push his creative limits to be a hit maker with his flock of loyal fans that he has created with his appealing music taste. Check out swat\’s new song Katanuka using the link below. https://youtu.be/LGao06CscmU

By Brenda, The Zambian singer and songwriter, Marck Don has come through with a new song titled \”Ekoshifumina\”. Its lyrical video is out on YouTube and the jam is a topnotch. The artist referred to legally as Mwansa Bazil is one of the Zambians hiphop and dancehall artists making a huge trend with his music. The KopalaKingz Music Crew CEO began writing songs at a young age. He acquired inspiration from the likes of Mr. Nice of Tanzania and Chibesa Kunda. He then started writing his own songs and he recorded his first song by grade 10. He is such an inspiration to all of us. Currently, Marck has worked with big names like Chester, Muzo Aka Alphonso and Macky2 who is the current best rapper in Zambia.In 2018 he got Nominated for the CBC AWARDS removing him from the rank of upcoming artists in Zambia. He sings from heartbreak, happy, romance, soulful to party songs. Recently, he did Amahule which is a solo project and released \”Shoko like Shaka\” featuring Chef 187. Shoko like Shike stands as a track that will surely be worth a place in your playlist. The song advices people to work hard and use pain and their daily struggle as a motivation to push forth in life. Go check out Marck Don on YouTube, Soundcloud and Boomplay and share the love.

By Brenda, Born in Kenya, Teslah Kenya combines sweet rhymes, heartfelt lyrics and powerhouse vocals. You won\’t be able to miss this up-and-coming artistic force – Teslah\’s star keeps shining brighter. After wining Talanta Mtaani season one, Teslah\’s burgeoning career started to blossom. She is signed at Black Market Records and has since released Turn Me On, Down For You and presently, Best, whose lyrical video is on YouTube and official video set to be released on 22nd June 2022. Her current trend song, Turn Me On featuring Chanchan and Brandy Maina, has found its way onto regular rotation at Kenyan radios. In Best, Teslah maintains a steady rhythm with pointed lyrics that match her persuasive tone. She’s simply trying to make the listener understand their importance. The beat is a seamless rendition of its sample, yet it maintains Teslah\’s flair. She hit the nail on the head with the dancehall stunner. Her message, nevertheless, is an ode that praises the love of her life. She makes known of her feelings and desires to him. It’s a message of love we can all take notes from. Check out the best of Teslah Kenya on any social media apps, YouTube or Spotify and show some love.

By Glow, While you are cruising in the car headed to the Safari Rally on a hot day or you are wrapping your mind around on what to listen to while cleaning the house ,Ethic entertainment and Boondocks gang has you all sorted out , from their singles Pandana and kidole to their collabos that topped the chats with over a million views. Music has always been a matter of energy for the two groups, a question of fuel. We would all agree that the duo of both Ethic Entertainment and boondocks gang have outdone themselves gengetone industry. Last time these guys made a bang as a team was one year ago with a song titled Zamani. The song featured Ochungulo and had a positive feedback from their fans. This time they have an upcoming club banger music song titled Naskia Wah. The title itself is just vibes on vibes .The lyrics ,\’Naskia wah, naskia wue, naskia wii\’ brings the \’im feeling good\’ vibes . Ethic entertainment,the founding fathers of gengetone, consists of four members while Boondocks gang is a combo of three musicians and a DJ. Just like Kenyan most beloved band Sauti Soul, Both groups have their members pursuing their music careers differently and have perfected their art as individuals and also as a group.Maddox, a member of the group just dropped his single last month titled Nyonga. Exray\’s Patanisho is also a flow with his collabos like sipangwingwi still being Kenyan anthem. The duo has gone all out on this yet to be released hit and one will surely be personally affected by it . It\’s one that the mass would for sure not stop talking about it afterwards especially after they decided to part ways.