 Just where today is that day I get to hold you back to back I had a lot in store for you when we started the show and clearly if you've not had if you've not seen the the the hard in store for you I don't know what else you'll see but on my last conversation this morning I have a juicy one I think you've already gotten it from the song that it's bound to be a great one his name is XG but I don't want to jinx you today today you may say ma I'm being polite for like this at its highest so I'm being more just Karibut said na you're welcome sorry Karibut is to say welcome I just had to confirm please introduce yourself yeah I'm a I go by the name XG I'm an artist and a record in musician so I'm from Nigeria and I'm representing Africa I love Nigeria there was a time I wanted to get married to a Nigerian oh you should have been I'm not yet married I'm still thinking but I love Nigeria all right you people have rich culture rich music yeah it's it's na love oga I love it's it's it's the life of the pilot Nigerians are loving people by the way yeah it looks like from the movies even in real life the movies I've interacted with a few Nigerians in my university days and they weren't bad people yeah we were not I might actually think of it but you're welcome yeah thank you so much who is XG XG is a recording artist all the way from Nigeria like I've said before and I'm I've been making music for a while and I hope the future would something greater for me so why did you why did you move to Kenya okay I've been here before I launched my first first music video second music video here in Kenya before going back home then I the reception I got from people was really awesome and I was like why not try this again yeah again so I believe you guys will support me more and I'll make you guys proud so what general music do you do okay I'm into more Afro pop Afro beat and just world music in general I love asking every person I talk to this question why why what's the story behind you doing music it's more of an experience for me because the first time I did music it makes me more more of myself me more outspoken and I feel people relate to me being in the music mode and the music lifestyle more better yeah so um you feel like it's in music where you thrive you you like get to express express myself more better yeah yeah I was looking for that yeah so when I mean that music mode it's more about reality happiness and all so what do you want you what what message do you centralize only in terms of your music in times of my music it's more of being being encouraging to yourself and to others also and being know that you have to work hard for yourself you see know that whatever you do it's it's something great no matter how small it is it is great what what you are about to give up on it's something someone is praying for so that's it so how how different have you found music in Kenya uh from Nigeria uh is it on the sound level or on the lifestyle call something everything sound audio videos and lifestyle everything the people you've worked with here in Kenya and the people you've worked with back at home just people and experts okay uh the number one thing I would say is the difference there is like uh the unity I don't know more about the background in Kenyan industry I'm not trying to judge or anything but I feel like there is less unity and uh honesty between people in Kenya industry yeah so respect to people yeah yeah so I would say that's the big difference there because uh doing it alone you can go fast but you can't go far that's it but when you are with people you share different ideas uh work together I believe it's it's a very long it's a very long run it's a journey it's not something that has a particular date you are going to stop so so just work together build each other that's it what will you say you miss about probably producing music in Nigeria that you've not found in Kenya okay aha the most recording artist just believe in like yeah you are you are you are a musician but still you will need sometimes you need that that energy that passion from people around the studio some people like recording alone some people love recording amongst people but whenever you record your producer should be someone that is into you someone that understands you that understands your heart your your perspective also you see it works together that way and you know whatever sound you have to work with so I think in Nigeria people have different ideas on a particular content moreover you are the one you are the artist they're like why don't this go on this why don't this go on this I've had this somewhere like this so you add it together if it works you use but mostly here in Kenya they're like I'm a producer I know what I'm doing yeah everyone knows what they are doing I'm an artist I know what I'm doing yeah I didn't know what I would you know what you are doing but sometimes just hello let's let it be free yeah that's just it well do you want to probably move some of the things you've experienced back home here not for now why that should be on on another time let's put it like that oh wow now is there something you found that's interesting in the Kenyan music industry that you that was not there at home yeah I would say Kenyans or East Africans in general you guys are related to music as a fans more than West Africans that's one thing and that is one thing that that's something that a musician can use to prove himself as a good musician when you have that's good reception love flowing you see so I think there is more there is more I fans value in East African than West Africa yeah oh wow are you are you have you or are you looking forward to probably open a label here yeah probably but only God knows the future I hope so why are you leaving it to God yeah only God has only God has the key that's it human can just make plan stay firm on our plan but if it's not been endorsed by God it's just won't be but I'm willing to I'm willing to let people relate to my music first and learn from lifestyle educate each other on music just for growth and it's not a one day thing it's not like I'm stopping next five years I'm stopping next 10 years this this it is that this or not once you have that belief I want people to know it can be done amazing amazing um the project you have a project you've released you want to talk about it yeah I have a new release called bangin featuring DJ Kalunji and Reckless and Kofi Machete yeah and uh it's a new view digest like a four days ago oh the video was released four days ago and um would you like to know anything about this song yes yes yes please talk about it mm okay aha I met kalunji first actually and uh in a particular program we actually just exchange number like powers you know understand I went to support his shoes from there I was like yo bro is there anyone we can like get related with like sound or something I was like he has a producer these days we had the sound I'm like okay okay so I have friends here in Kenya you understand they were like this beat sounds more ganga turn I'm like okay there can be something like afro ganga you understand so they were like yeah that's cool idea so I just bounced on it and it came out well then we're like who can be more supportive to this project to bring out the limelight so we shared ideas they were like these these these and that so we're like okay let's let's do something you know let's work something out together that was just it then we that was it hit the ground ready yeah in in um in instances where you're releasing such music who funds the project it's more of my team I have myself I have my team and I have my own family also we are 12 in number so you should know you should know when they have they have their own belief on me also so that's it so your family have really taken up this thing like really seriously yeah it's it's my life it's my can I move to Nigeria you should thank you thank you here in Kenya sorry Kenyans I'm not spoiling it's all over before your parents accept that you want to do music yeah it was not a career it was not accepted at first also but the live is evolving it's 2023 the city is going on also you let them know this person did this just doing this online this one just did this online so they were like so it can work okay so how easy or difficult was it convincing them it was not easy it was not easy but gradually gradually I start meeting people start going to studios and the lifestyle they thought music would bring into me was not what it brought they were like you are going to lose your way this and that I was like no I know what I'm doing so at the point going on my brother was like just let him do what he wants to do yeah so yeah we are so your song is four days old yeah what are the plans to marketing it putting it out there it's on it's on every platform actually Spotify YouTube these are audio mac anywhere just you can just search exgwe on google like banging you will find it automatically so you want I made it easy for people not to be stressed so what is the song about yeah it's more about being confident yeah and knowing that whoever wants to stay will stay even she's beautiful yeah I let her know she's beautiful but slow down if you are being too fast for me yeah you're cute and everything but if this speed is too much for me I can't control it you know is I really I really love poking I know it to be sorry I really love poking my nose into people's businesses is that particular personal story reason you wrote this song like personally for me it's not it's not a personal experience but we are guys you understand we talk we we since happens to guys just like you ladies also like really so that was it that it was more from guys around me so I think I think the the curiosity in me is expecting you to say more but really but really what do you consider when you want to do a collab with any musician I consider the sound mostly yeah sound mostly yeah it's not about who is trending who is that who is that who will I be more supportive sometimes it doesn't go that way but I think people should consider who will sing best on your music and who is willing to put efforts if not even a lot of efforts a little bit of effort at least so that's that's what I mostly consider nice um sorry excuse me you are a motivational I think yeah I'm sounding like one you know so I actually saw it but you're a motivational crusader tell us about that okay aha starting from it started from my music journey actually like I said before I can express myself more better through music and it was not that easy you understand I feel like I wasn't among people but music brother out of me and and I feel like there are a lot of people who I'm seeing that are being that way also like they don't know what they want they are not like really happy stuff like that like some people believe this is going to make them up but it might not be that just find yourself you understand so that is more of my journey and my music also so you talk to musicians just musicians and no no no just just to everyone I'm mufi and music is bringing that best out gradually also okay so you are more of um your your your type is that you will use music to motivate people yeah exactly okay okay no I was thinking you're the every time we have it's a Kenyan thing now every time we hear motivational speakers we think about those people who they're creating memes actually about motivational speakers yeah so I was I was thinking is it more or less the same thing or it's different it's more or less the same thing the result is what you actually want you know so don't be boring because you want to motivate people you are getting them depressed you have to work every day yeah yeah no no no it's not wrong like that you should actually show them your lifestyle see you don't just give people what you can't also eat you know so that that is it tell them you can you can digest this and they will be fine they do the same yeah nice amazing you want to tell us about something else you're working on yeah actually I have a lot of music down okay so I want you guys to support me you guys will motivate me more to do better in my next sound yeah I trust me I have a lot of goodies down on music inspirational motivational and pop anyone so I your results for me is what I'm going to give to you next so I want your support go to my Instagram follow me go to my youtube share my videos it's all over I'm really intrigued I really I'm hearing my director telling me time is up but before she gets to chase us away from here I really want to know what is your name stand for it's it's weird in my mind to ask you XG like how did you come up with that name I love I love how artists have come up with names and and they are very unique and they are very they sound nice like XG sounds nice yeah it's it's more of extra greatness extra greatness yeah today I'm learning a lot of things so extra grace yeah extra grace extra ginger yeah extra grace yeah from from next week da kwana wambia my name is extra grace yeah that's it but when do you see yourself in the next like five five years in the next five years I I see myself being able to have a lot of people that believes in my journey that believes in me in a positive way than the way I am you understand I hope I'll be able to influence people and people can be like yeah he did this through XG you understand he did good things through XG that's what I am open for and through music also a nice nice nice what colabus do you look forward to doing and kaya yes I would love to work with bianzola definitely bianzola nyan she's kif their sound their sound is it's their sound is not based on maybe it's africa like only africa if their sound is relatable by the world yeah their sound is something you can play to someone that doesn't understand english us while it and they'll be like yeah it's saying something good and when you translate it's actually something nice also so I hope to work with you guys yeah and I want to disappoint so we should wait for anya shinskib and so hopefully colabo somewhere along the line somewhere along the line we will we will be checking out we will be checking about you have something else you want to say shout out to you all you guys have made it possible for me to be here today and without you guys I won't push forward like I have been insisting push me let me push you also so listen to my music I love you all you need to teach me some pigeon what do you want to know just teach me some pigeon I need to brag when I leave the studio today okay just be like how fun are waiting they happen that that one at least I know how fun guy yeah waiting they happen what's happening what's going on how you day I've had that where you did yeah where you day I heard that I went there's something you guys said it's very interesting why am I forgetting it today when I have a Nigeria but it's really it's really interesting yeah I love pigeon I was saying if I was to learn an extra language pigeon will be one of those yeah but I do way pigeon is also I love most of your cinema in pigeon hey papa ya makea don't try anymore I go back to you but thank you thank you for having me also so much for coming please tell us your social media handings and and shout out to your team or something okay yeah using the camera okay for my social media instagram is exjwe worldwide w o r l d I exjwe worldwide and and twitter w w underscore exj that it and shout out to my team shout out to everyone that has been supporting me shout out to flow shout out to babu and shout out to great gloria shout out to critical everyone one love to you guys thank you thank you for coming it means so much to us thank you for making time thank you for teaching me more pigeon than I knew in a bit of Nigeria you know telling me extra grace yeah believe in that ma you you've loved me something that was ex g extra greatness where I'm still I'm still still stuck at our point and I feel like I've had a good day it's been a good morning I don't know what you're taking home this morning but I am taking extra grace I'm taking extra grace home and I hope you have an extra ordinary day and I pray that you have an extra great day I've been your host grace maengi thank you for having kept us company here at Y24 TV hashtag while the morning sas divides don't touch that dial a lot is coming up after this show and of course we'll be here tomorrow same time same place same conditions