 Well, I guess we have already spoiled the surprise, you've already seen who is in the building. We have arguably the best African female rapper in studio with us on Y244 for the very first time. My name is Hilda Wadidhi and you are watching Social Friday on your Y in the morning. On Tuesday you can find us at Y244 channel, the hashtag is Y in the morning, hashtag Social Friday on Instagram Y244 underscore channel, on Facebook Y244. So do make sure you catch up with us on DSTV channel 376 at time 54 signet 84. Yes. So Kareem Goose and I miss Petra. Thank you. What are you doing? I'm okay. It's lovely to be here with you. You're also like the best hoax in Africa. Man, you got me. You got me all excited. Yeah. Thank you very much. All right. What's up? What's up? What's up? My name is Petra. Oh my. Well, yeah, that's the only one. I have a crush on you, by the way. It's lovely to be here with you. You took my number. Yeah. Excuse me. Excuse me. Her boss is in town. Please, can we be careful? Amy, Petra, let's talk. It's about time the fans get to know you. So tell us about your journey. What happened? What's going on? How did you end up the best female rapper we have so far? It's been a long road. It hasn't been easy. I've just kept on pushing, like not giving up. Yeah. Yes. That's it. That's all you can say. Yeah. What about your connections and your people right next to you? How helpful have they been? And who would you give a big shout out to if you could right now? I'd give a big shout out to my whole team. Because I'm an indie artist. But I have a whole team behind me that keeps on supporting me. But all in all, it all comes up to me. If I don't have the drive to keep on pushing, I'll keep pushing. So yeah, I'd also like to give me the props first before I give my team any recognition. Because without me, Hakuna. Without you Hakuna, sure. All right. Well, let's talk about, when you first started out, when I first met you, we were young girls. Yeah. We felt like, what, 18, 19? Mm-hmm. And you had been doing music already. Yeah. So how did you sustain yourself? Was your family supporting you? What was the big, how was the big move from Costa to Nairobi? Mm-hmm. You know? That's not about that. My family has always been supportive of me. Mm-hmm. And there comes times where it's just like, ah, do you really need to keep on doing this music thing? Yeah. Because there's a whole lot of mess that comes with. In the music industry, it's not all rosy-rosy, like how people think, or how we are portrayed to be in the music videos and maybe our performances. It takes a lot of hard work. And sometimes, like most of the times, you'll get disappointed. Mm-hmm. So you just have to have that drive and that, you just have to keep pushing. That's why I started with that. Mm-hmm. Yeah. That has always been my motive. Mm-hmm. And even the people I look up to, mm-hmm. That has always been the key. Like, you just have that drive, that passion, keep pushing, and you'll just attain your goals. Okay. But according to me, I haven't reached the level where I can say, like, okay, I'm a star. Like, I haven't. Mm-hmm. Just my fans will come up to me and I'm like, oh, my God. So I even have fans. Like, wow. Because I haven't even, like even a quarter of what I want to accomplish. Mm-hmm. Okay. Maybe I have like a quarter. Mm-hmm. But I don't let it get to my head. Mm-hmm. Because most, most, I don't want to talk about anybody. Mm-hmm. But most people, not artists to be precise. Mm-hmm. But most people who are in Mahali mm-hmm. in Anzaku, in Giyakua, Kichua. Mm-hmm. So me, I aim for higher. Mm-hmm. So that doesn't usually get into my head. Mm-hmm. Well, I'd like to talk about the personality difference. Mm-hmm. It's so different. Like, in person, you're very quiet, subtle. Mm-hmm. But then on the microphone, my goodness. Mm-hmm. So what happens when you step into the booth? What happens? Where is this Petra coming from? Mm-hmm. Yeah. Mm-hmm. Yeah. So you know me personally. Yes. That is, that is a, that is a character. Mm-hmm. Like I'm usually in character. Oh, uh-huh. And my husband is my biggest supporter, and he's the, he's the, like... Mm-hmm. He plays a very big role in my team. Mm-hmm. So he's a perfectionist. Mm-hmm. So everything I do has to be 100% perfect. So I'm going to act like an angel. Mm-hmm. I have to make sure. You look like a real angel. Like it's 100%. Mm-hmm. It's like a movie role. Mm-hmm. Like how Angelina Jolie is like bad, bad us. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. So even when I fuck with her, like everything has to be at par. Mm-hmm. Come on, it's a quaevo, then nothing is going to happen. Mm-hmm. So I, like that has really, like kept me, it's discipline. Mm-hmm. Discipline has kept me, mm-hmm. has made me learn how to, how to balance the two personalities. So can you look forward to seeing in a movie role for me? I know that you know your role so well. Yeah. Yeah, but I'm not thinking, that's not like my objective for now. Mm-hmm. Like I'm not thinking about that, but whatever comes in future, mm-hmm. it'll just come. So, I'm prepared. I'm glad that you mentioned your husband. Mm-hmm. Now can we talk about the directors that you have been working with? Mm-hmm. Have you worked with any other directors that you've been working with? Yeah, I have. When I was starting out, mm-hmm. I worked with Lese Joe, I worked with Enos, mm-hmm. I worked with, um, I worked with, uh, quite a few. Mm-hmm. So, um, So he's not the only one, he's not the monopoly? No, but so, it's my team, like he's now, he's now part of my team. Mm-hmm. That's why I'm, I'm saying like, it's a visual department, I love audio, it's a visual department. Mm-hmm. It's a visual department, I love audio departments. Mm-hmm. Okay, right now, for the audio department, I work with Yulopa. Mm-hmm. Like it's, it's just a team. They have their own separate companies, I also have my own thing going on. Mm-hmm. Like, my own thing, uh, like, Biashara and whatever and stuff going on. Mm-hmm. But at the end of the day, when it comes to the Petra brand, mm-hmm. Like all these people, mm-hmm. Itabidi wa elewane kuja, ko sababu yayo brand Petra. Mm-hmm. So, yeah. I still have to go back home to my team. I still have to consult them. Okay. Yeah. So now we know that is the team. That is the main brand. That is the team. Kamawatu wa waku wa nadu wa iwo. Mm-hmm. I make a wazi. Well, I'll be very unfair to the audience if I did not ask you how you're balancing your baby, your marital life and the rap of Petra. Hmm. It's just, how do I do it? I don't even know how I do it myself. Like, it's, it's crazy. It's crazy. Because, you know, how I, how I managed to balance is I just put it in my head that okay, this is how, like this is, this is what life has thrown at me. Mm-hmm. So it just has to be like, kamani mama kuwa perfected that. Mm-hmm. Kuwa perfect kuwa malezi, kamani music kuwa perfect kuwa iwo. Mm-hmm. If I can't, ni heri ni wachi. Mm-hmm. Okay. But since. So you're a perfectionist as well. Yeah, I had to, I had to learn how to, and it's a, it's a really good thing. Mm-hmm. Like, in any, in any career, anyone wants to, to take on, to pursue. Mm-hmm. Like it's, it's really, like even you, you have to be a perfectionist at what you're doing. Like, kamani. I try. No, you are like you're doing your best. 100% best. Okay. If someone tells you, not a, not a negative critique. Mm-hmm. How ze. Mm-hmm. But the positive critique akuja kuambie hilda. Mm-hmm. Instead of doing this, you could have done this like you should do this next time. Mm-hmm. It'll make it better. Yes. If you're intelligent enough, you'll, you'll listen. Yeah. And you'll, you'll tend to be so that you can, you can be perfect at what you do. Yes. Mm-hmm. So it's a, it's a key, it's also a key, a key word in my, in my, it must be perfect. Must be perfect. Okay. Speaking of perfection and your perfect collaborations, you have featured a really good bunch of celebrities that we know here. Mm-hmm. How is it like working with Kaligraf? How is it like working with Victoria Kimani? You also had some Russians in your video. Yeah. My God. And then before I ask you about being a role model, let's first hear how some of these people are on set. What is it like working with Kaligraf? Kaligraf is a, more of like a family, family person to me. Mm-hmm. Like I met, like we go way back with Kaligraf. So it's not, it's not different. Like me, he's like part of the team. Yeah, he's like part of my team. Like any, any, any time he'll be like, if you're making a wrong move, he'll be like, eh, apple mechoma. No, no, no. Mm-hmm. So he's still like part of, he's always been part of my journey. Like, he's just always been my family. Wow. So with him, it was just normally, it was fun. It was like having your brother or your sister on set. Uh-huh. Yeah. Also, it's a bit easier. Like, it's a bit easier. It's a bit easier, yeah. What about Victoria Kimani? What say you? Victoria. Mm-hmm. Victoria is a very interesting person to work with because she's very honest. Like she'll tell you. Oh. Yeah, she's very, she's very, she speaks her mind. Mm-hmm. Yeah, so if she likes something, she'll be like, oh my God, oh my God. You know? So she's very genuine and, uh, you might, you might, uh, you might, uh, misunderstand her personality. Mm-hmm. But I actually find people like that, like, very easy to work with. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Because come again, Freisha. Yeah. You know, stuff like that. So she was very nice. Mm-hmm. She was like, she kept on asking me, like, do you, do you like this or do you want me to change this? Mm-hmm. Like, it was just a great vibe. Mm-hmm. Yeah. All right. Great vibe, Victoria Kimani. Very honest of me here. So what about Akina Anfisa, the Russians? How, in God's good name, did that collab happen? Um, their management contacted me because they wanted to do a project like, that's African based. Mm-hmm. They wanted to do something with an African artist. Mm-hmm. And, yeah, with an African artist. You can just put it down. Oh. Yeah. Yeah, that's how I was like, yeah, this thing. Mm-hmm. Yeah. So, yeah, so they reached out to me because they loved what I was doing and they loved my style, my vibe and everything. Mm-hmm. And it all worked out great. Mm-hmm. Yeah, they flew all the way from China. Wow. So, the day they were set to travel. Oh. So, they were on tour in Russia, so they had to connect. Mm-hmm. Therefore, we did some interviews on some media station, media houses, hyped the project up and it ended up being successful. It was a good song anyway. Yeah. Also, mm-hmm. Also, I was on a project with Bobby Valentino. What? Yeah. Oh, wait, wait, you didn't see that. It was Kanja's song and I was featured on it. Oh, yes. Yeah. Yeah. So, shout out to King Kanja. It was a beautiful experience. It was actually a good song. It was a beautiful experience. The one who produced it. Yes, Yulopa has produced a majority of my songs. Mm-hmm. As I said, he's part of Brand Petra. Yeah. Like wherever I go, even if Jay-Z comes to me, the proposal, I still have to go back to my team. Okay. Now how and you are two angles. So, Bobby V. Oh, can you, can you please give us a taste of that? What does he look like? Does he taste like? In person. It tastes like. Sorry. Oh, my. He's always been the love of boy for the young girl. Yeah, yeah. So, what do you feel like meeting him for the first time? It was exciting. It was nice. Mm-hmm. He had so many people around him. So many, uh-huh. What time can I use for ladies who are ladies, beautiful ladies around him. Beautiful ladies. Yeah, he was occupied. Okay. So, I didn't really, I didn't really interact with him one-on-one. Like, like, but we bump to each other to get to know each other. Like, oh, I love what you're doing. My God, I wish I was there. Yeah, it was nice. He's a nice person. Alright. Yeah. So, let's talk about the content of your videos. It looks like first of all, they've not been done here. And also, they're explicit. When you have an explicit kind of content and you have a daughter, like, where do you draw the line? Like, she knows she's going to grow up and watch this. Where do you draw the line? Like, Dana is very explicit. No, that's not explicit. I have even more explicit. You have the dance hall one. Yeah, like perfection. Come on, please, come on, you go ahead. Yeah, you go home on everything. So, with my daughter, she has her own life. And, as I said, like balancing, that's where the balance comes in. Mm-hmm. So, it's a very different, two very different personalities. Mm-hmm. Actually, it's like three different personalities. I think it's just many because there's the wife. Mm-hmm. And then there's the mom. Mm-hmm. I love that there's now the friend. Mm-hmm. Like, I'm your friend. Yes. And, and there's a what? There's this. The artist. Yeah, the artist. Yeah. Okay, so if, first of all, his name will bet you. Mm-hmm. Because I know that has thrown all too much. You see, oh, do you have any, do you have any mind-crush in the industry that you look up to or you'd like to work with even? You know, you can let us know. Chris Brown. Chris Brown. He's not my mind-crush, but he's, he's like, he's, he's that guy. Everything. Okay. Okay. I'll take one. What about a female one? Which female artist or which female rapper inspires you that you look up to? Rapper. Mm-hmm. Rap is Foxy Brown. Mm-hmm. Like, it goes way back, like those old school. Old school. Yeah, Foxy Brown, a little bit of Lil Kim, a little bit of MC Light. Ash. Like, even if you hear my songs, like most of the times you'll compare me to, okay, back then, like, they're like, oh, they're always comparing me to who's popping right now. Yeah, yeah, I think people call you a Lil Kim. Yeah, so, no, no, they're like, oh, you're some kind of a B. So, next time it'll be who you and a song come a Petra, like a B. This is Miss B. That's my aim, that's my goal. So, you know, can you come up, like Lupita made it, so anybody can make it. As long as the drive and the passion and the persistency, consistency is there. Mm-hmm. Yeah. That's what's up. Okay, so before we conclude with your newest dance so, a birthday party that's coming through on the 30th of this month in Rio. Yes. Yes, before we go right into that, there's a song that you have called, you know, I'm a politician and I love politics and I love politics and politics are mandated by the way, please do make sure you check that segment out. You've done a song about creating social awareness. Yeah. What inspired this track? Hmm. That's actually a track I did. Yes. During the community amongst, amongst like the citizens of Kenya. Mm-hmm. Especially the youth. Yeah. Because I even softened out on that track, like I was in hardcore. Mm-hmm. I was just hardcore on the part where I said social media is fake and these teas are fake as tea out here. Oh, no, no, they're teas are very common but it's cool. Yeah, so it was just all about uniting the youth like we are actually bigger, like Sisindotuna, Tunajiri hour too. Yes. Like all these politics and everything, they need us. Mm-hmm. We don't need them. Mm-hmm. Like, yeah, that's basically it. We are the bosses. So as in we are the bosses in short. Yeah. That's fair. So we don't really need to fight over. Mm-hmm. Over. Like we don't need to beef because we are like if you saw on social media. Yes. The whole generation was actually beefing. Yeah. And you understand what? Tri-ball beef. Mm-hmm. Like what? Mm-hmm. And you understand what? And you understand what? It's illiteracy. Mm-hmm. Now when you are like our parents have sacrificed so much. Yeah. In order for us to have a a great education. Yes. A proper education. For us to go back to thinking like that. Yeah. We are the ones who are supposed to be like enlightening the ones who you exposure to. Exposure. Like All right. That we got. So now that's Petra, the activist. Yeah. Yeah. That's a different Petra. Petra. Well, now you have a new dance whole track which you've broken out into and it's supported we continue this segment. So let's just talk a little bit about that track. Mm-hmm. What inspired this particular track that's extremely exclusive by the way? Mm-hmm. It was actually it was uploaded on a Jamaican site. Oh. It's not like Kenya based. I didn't upload it on my channel. Mm-hmm. Because of disclaimer issues. Oh. And guidelines I have to follow. Mm-hmm. Like we have to follow as citizens of Kenya. Mm-hmm. So it was suggested that project was suggested for me to me by a Jamaican DJ. Oh. Yeah. So it was like there's a guy called Gage. Mm-hmm. He's done a song. Mm-hmm. And I really think you'd really like you're the one who would like kill this track. Then I'm like one of the Jamaican I was like I see guys calling you Spice up in there. Yeah. Mm-hmm. You know Spice is like one of my like in terms of dance hall. Mm-hmm. She's the one. She's one of my skater. Mm-hmm. And Rang Gaza and Boss. Brokkal. Brokkal. Okay if you haven't checked out that song you need to check out our Facebook page to see the song as well. All right, but first we conclude this petra. Mm-hmm. You know which song I I want for you to do for us in the party shows. Yes, yes. Yes because it's my favorite one. Mm-hmm. But then I have a birthday celebration coming up on the 30th, and it's not your normal type of birthday bash. It's like more of a corporate event, so it's an opportunity to my fans to come and network with some of the big, should I say big shots of me in the industry. So you can come and network, like there's a beauty department, there's some treats I'm going to be giving out. So for five of my fans, I'm going to be giving out Posh Palace, courtesy of Susan Kaitani. Posh Palace makeover for two of my wonderful giver fans. And the second one is Bambia House, three night getaway to Lamu. And the third one is, courtesy of Starboard Safari, we're giving out a surprise getaway with me, I'll be accompanying you, so we'll have so much fun together. And the last but not least is to all my drinker fans, I don't do any alcohol, any drug substances. So look, Belair is going to be giving out a bottle of champagne to one of my die-hard party pooper fans. Okay, I don't know if you, Petra is just calling you a party pooper, because she does not subscribe to drinking. No, I see you love me. All right, all right. So the party pooper. Okay, so I guess I'm in the party pooper now, but it's okay, there's a bottle of champagne, there's look Belair. Yes, so thank you so much for coming through. Petra, where can they find you on social media? Social media is at Petra Music with the ZIC on Instagram, Petra Music with the ZIK on Twitter. Although I'm not always like, I'm not active on Twitter, but I work on that. Petra Music Kenya for both Facebook and YouTube. So you can check me out, check out all of my interviews and videos and everything. Wait, and this amazing party party is going to be happening at the Golden Ice Bistro. At the Golden Ice Bistro, one of Africa's top leading... Yes. ...where your master of torture. Excuse me, this is the master of torture. Oh, really? You can tell us about Golden Ice. No, me neither. Yes, Golden Ice. Nashanga, Nashanga is the place to be expensive. I'm luxurious. From which? My fans are invited, like it's free. So the free tickets will be available. You just have to register, put in the amount of tickets you want. And then you'll get an electronic ticket, email to you. Yes, so just register, name, email, click. And then you'll get your tickets. You'll get your ticket. Yeah, please, please go visit. If you do, I'll also be sharing it on my social media pages. I'll also be in attendance, by the way. Yeah, so do make sure you pull up over there. Petra, you can grab the mic. Well, I say goodbye to the fans. As you have had party poopers, you know, please don't drink and treat. It is Friday. I know we have a chance at your weekend. At Santani Sana for watching Social Friday. We've seen the body art. We've seen people get tattooed in studio. My goodness. 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