Author: Frank Ntambi

"Koyi Koyi: Riddles of Life" was a commercial and critical success, but more importantly, it announced Zamba as a force to be reckoned with in the rap game. He was only 25 years old at the time of the album's release, but he had already established himself as one of the best lyricists in the game. His ability to paint vivid pictures with his rhymes and tell compelling stories set him apart from his peers. Over the years, Zamba has continued to release critically acclaimed albums and collaborate with some of the biggest names in hip-hop. He has released 6 studio albums to date, including "It Was Written," "Speaking Vernacular," "Uganda Yaffe The Renneisence," and "Spear." He has also collaborated with artists like Radio and Weasel, Juliana Kanyomozi, and Atlas, among others.

Saying that Nigerian hip-hop has been in an abysmal state in recent years would be a gross understatement. Hip-hop acts started switching to pop in order to sell records and a lot of people were not comfortable about this. One of those people was M.I Abaga. The self-proclaimed African rapper number one released a song to […]

Only twenty nine years after the Rwandan genocide, the country continues to heal and move past this historic tragedy. This painful historic background has not deterred the region to realize its resiliency and channelling the strength it needed to collectively heal. A peaceful country with progressive ideals, “The Heart of Africa” as it is known, […]

Uganda has seen a steady rise in its Hip Hop scene over the past two decades, but a few Ugandan rapper have made as unique an impact on the scene as a rapper like Keko, a 34 year old queer female rapper whose style of storytelling through rap stole the hearts of many Ugandans and […]

It’s hard to ignore the meteoric rise of Black Sherif when his choruses and hooks have swiftly become some of the most shared and repurposed globally. From TikTok to Shazam and IG reels, snippets of his songs have topped ‘viral sound’ lists all over the planet this past year, and in the era of music that we’re currently in, […]

Daudi Mustafa, known by his stage name Colonel Mustafa recently made headlines after he was spotted working at a construction site to make ends meet. His video went viral sparking mixed reactions from Kenyans on social media. At his peak, the musician was one of Kenya’s finest rappers and was part of the rap group […]