Twenty twenty-two certainly saw its share of Ug rappers returning (with widely varying rates of effectiveness) from long pauses and predictable hiatuses. But some of the most resonant musical moments of the year bubbled out from the musicians not getting the algorithmic boost from our industry system that needs to be streamlined. And while it’s concerningly dystopian to even feel like this needs to be noted, we can assure you the rappers to watch for in our next lap are, to a reasonable degree of certainty, actual flesh-and-blood beings.
With that out of the way, the definitely very real rappers who shaped the definitely very good sound(s) of 2022 took on myriad forms and frequencies. They span gracious and galaxy-brained writers, hook-savvy and sentimental singers, and, more broadly, a range of gifted rappers who defy definition and discipline altogether. Several of the 5 rappers we have so far profiled under these series have been standouts that gave us moments worth of eye-and-ear-candy in a fairly narrow band of time. Others have been more tactful with when and how they chose to release projects.
Scroll on to comb through our sixth candidate to watch out for in 2023, and hold tight to see what she got.
Winnie BK
Uganda’s hip-hop industry has been inundated with spilling over ability. In numerous occasions, you can see impending rappers attempting to get a crowd of people, or to simply get explored and possibly land a sponsorship or recording bargain… a significant leap forward. Possibly you have for some time seen that the hip-hop industry is male overwhelmed, which is valid however the account is gradually evolving. Ladies have additionally bounced into a firm industry head-on and they are becoming famous.
Her real name is Acayo Winnie Agnes, age 25 but she is known by her stage name “WINNIE BK “ . She was born in Kampala but raised in Gulu city in Northern Uganda and she had most of her education in Kampala where she sat completed her “O” and “A” at Jonathan Memorial College Palissa/ Butebu.
Winnie BK started singing at a young age and recorded her first song in 2011 when she was in Senior 2 and then decided to concentrate on studies. She finished her studies in 2015 and got back in studio in 2016. After one year of being an independent artist, she got signed to PHATBOI records, a recording label in Northern Uganda, managed by Tony Eii and she has been making music since.
She has over thirty recorded but not released songs in studio and three music videos that include “Better Than Ever”, “Addition” and ” An ki ngo na”.
She has officially released fifteen songs that can be found across all music platforms like Spotify among others.
In 2022 “An ki ngo na “was debuted in all the radio stations in Northern Uganda ,got to northern Uganda Top 20 on Mega Fm, a popular radio station in the North,made it to No: 1 and stayed there for three consecutive weeks as best song in Northern Uganda.
For now, her first achievement is winning the Best Hiphop Artist in Northern Uganda Awards 2022.
Winnie says that her dream is to win more, and make it big in music as the best hiphop artist in the Country.
