 Yes, Herb, the next guest in studio for our last segment, that song that we just played for you, it featured in that song and it goes by the name Tati Nomi. Tati Nomi. Tati Nomi. Can I call you Tati? Yeah, Tati. Tati's cool. Tati Yao. Tati Yao. All right, where is this name from, Tati? It's actually an acronym. It means take time to know me. Take time to know me. Yeah, Tati Nomi. Wow. Hip-hop guys, every Thursday I interact with names and the reasons behind the names are always, always a blessing. All right, White Fife on Facebook, Twitter, White Fife on Instagram and White Fife on Facebook. Don't forget the hashtag hip-hop Thursday and White in the morning. We are with Tati Nomi in studio. So, Tati, you're born in Webuyo, yeah? Yeah, I was. Grew up a little bit in Kisumu. Yeah. Came to school in Nairobi. Yeah. Where does the music start? Webuyo Kisumu in Nairobi. The music started when I was born, I think. When you were born? I've always loved music. I don't remember. I heard everybody's a musician. If you have a heartbeat, that's a beat. Just move to it, just hear a beat and it's in you. I think it's just something you're born with, you know? All right. So, when did you start recording? I started recording in 2015. 2015? Yeah. Now actually 2014. 2014. All right, where was this? This was in Nakuru. In Nakuru? Yeah. You've lived in every county, my friend. I've lived everywhere, man. All right. Except the coastal area. You haven't been there. But now you're practicing your craft in Nairobi. Yeah. All right. Which studio are you working with currently? I'm in Black Market Records. Black Market Records. All right. You've got the march as well. Maybe you can show it out so people can get to know the label. Black Market Records. Are you signed to Black Market Records or are you a part of the label? Like the board? I'm signed. You're signed to Black Market Records. All right. When were you signed to the label? I was signed last year. Last year? Late last year, yeah. All right. So you've been an independent artist. Yeah. And then you've got into a deal. Exactly. All right. I'd like people to get to understand how getting into a deal is like you had to sign some documents, right? Yeah. You had to read the documents. Yeah. All right. So are you seeing any fruits after being signed? Let me just put Black Market on the spot first. I think everyone is seeing the fruits right there. Yeah. We've seen everywhere like Black Market is everywhere. Mm-hmm. When I was signed, I was already in a tight group. Mm-hmm. We were already making moves. Mm-hmm. If you check out, we've been doing things from way back. What is the name of the group? Now we're Republic. Mm-hmm. Republic Emperor. Mm-hmm. Yeah. So Republic is still alive? It is alive. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Because all of us, we are under Black Market Records. All right. So that song that we just played is by Republic. No. Mm-hmm. The song is by BMR. BMR? Yeah. Black Market Records. Black Market Records. Yeah. Who featured on the track? The song is Joe Face, featuring Tati Nomi and I Foolish. Yeah. You're featured in the song. I'm featured in the song. And these guys are not members of Republic, whatever. They were. They were members of Republic. They are, and they still are, they are going to be. So basically, that is a song by Republic and a Black Market Records? Not really. It's a song. It's an individual song featuring Tati Nomi. We are all individuals signed under Labo. Under Labo? Yeah. But originally, Republic. Yeah. But still, under Republic were individuals But still, under Republic were individuals. But still under Republic. So under Republic you are collected? Like we are family. Yeah, you are family. And then all of you got signed. Yeah. As individuals, to Black Market. Yeah. Shout out to Black Market Records for making amazing stars right here in studio with us. So maybe you can share your social media handles with the people. It's Tati Nomi everywhere. Tati Nomi, BMR, Facebook, Tati Nomi, IG, Tati Nomi, Twitter, everywhere. Tati Nomi everywhere. So apart from this particular song that we have here, you have a YouTube channel of your own, yeah? Yeah. All right. Tati Nomi Vivo. Tati Nomi Vivo. You have a Vivo already. The best car after being signed on Vivo. Yeah, one, yeah. BMR, BMR, man. BMR, yeah. All right. So how many videos up on YouTube so far? So far, I have two. Yeah. The other is still cooking. And I am still having a lot of things coming up, a lot of materials, an album coming up, losing my balance. So it's a work in progress. Everything is coming. So you're strictly a rapper or you consider yourself an artist? I'm an artist, yeah. So you sing as well? As long as I feel the beat, I will do what the beat requires me to do. What the beat requires you to do? Every rapper is singing nowadays. Yeah. It's a thing that's always been there. Yeah. You think so? Yeah, singing has always been there. Even before rap, like before rap became what rap it used to be. Yes, I know, singing has always been there even before rap. But not every rapper used to sing. No. Yeah. But nowadays every rapper tries to sing. You know, we have to get everyone on board, man. Play the game to change the game. Play the game? To change the game. Play the game to change the game. Yeah. All right, I like that about you, man. You're not denying anything, you're accepting and there's nothing new under the sun. There is nothing, man. You just take what is there and make it your own. Use everything you have everywhere, man. Use everything you have everywhere. All right, so Tati, know me. Through your musical journey, all the way from Webuye to Kisumutuna, Kuru, and now in Nairobi, do you think Nairobi is the best spot to be an artist? As a Kenyan? Not really. You can do it. I think from wherever you are, it's the best spot. It's just that some areas you have better chances than others. But Nairobi, it's my home, up and in Tanzan music. Up and in Meanza. So this is where I will blow up from, I'm sure, because you can't be famous outside when you're not even famous at home. I'm not talking about outside, I'm talking about this country right here. We have 47 counties, Nairobi being one county. So the rest of the 46 counties, considering you've been to say five or six or seven, you've lived at least for some period. Do you consider Nairobi the best place to be an artist? In Kenya, as it now, considering the resources, the media, the culture, the crowd, the ability to sell your music or sell tickets to your shows, do you think Nairobi is that spot? It is. It is better than the rest of them. In Kenya, it has everything you might need. Because right now, if I needed to come to an interview and I was in, let's say, Obuye, man, it would be a little bit hard to see. But when you're here, it just comes very fast. So you think people in Nairobi have it easier than the people? Yeah, yeah, that's obvious. In the rest of the country? That's obvious, even schooling and everything. So it's obvious, no debate about it. It's definite, man. All right, let's look to the other politics. That the same guys who you will send a link to, and they will watch it. But someone up country, man, it will take forever to watch that video. All right. So it's nice to know from somebody who has lived in different counties and is practicing his music in Nairobi right now, currently. All right, so as we come to the end of this, what next for you? Next? Everything. Everything is next for you. Music, videos, everything. Yeah, you just expect something. Just subscribe to Tatinomi Vivo. Tatinomi Vivo? Tatinomi Vivo. I create Tatinomi Vivo. Yeah, subscribe and you will see everything that is coming, man. I have an album. I have a mixtape. I have an EP. What is the name of the mixtape? The mixtape. It's Vini Vidi Vici. Vini Vidi Vici. Yeah. Wow. I came. You're good with the name. What language is that? That doesn't matter, man. I came. I saw a copy. I came. I saw a copy. Vini Vidi Vici. What is the name of the EP? The EP, Girls in Compass. Girls in Compass. You know we have to stop there, right? Girls in Compass. You know we have to stop there. All right, why girls in Compass? I think a lot of things go on in Compass, man. And we need to know them. As long as as much as we hear them, we don't know them. I was in school, I dropped out. But I got to know what happens in Compass. Yeah. I got to know what happens. So like a lot of people who have not been in Compass, they don't know. What goes on in Compass? Yeah, they just hear, oh, someone was killed. They was in Compass. They were doing something at night. But they don't know what happened. All right. Yeah. So I need to let people know. All right. So what happens in Compass does not stay in Compass. People get to know it through your EP. Yeah. Girls in Compass. So you've had experiences with girls in Compass. I have, yeah. You've had your own fair share of drama. Heartbroken. Heartbroken in the process. Learned in the process. And everything else. All right. What is the name of the album? Losing My Balance. Losing My Balance. Losing My Balance is the fourth coming album. It's the album that is coming. The album that you're going to be dropping. All right. What does this mean to you? What does this title mean to you? How does it relate to you? It's first and foremost, it's dedicated to my sister. She died in the Moigals fire. Many her soul recipes. This, recently? Yeah. The one that happened in 2018. She died in the fires and it was sad. So I dedicated the album to her. Losing My Balance of that. Losing My Balance of a relationship. Losing My Balance of addiction. Whatever makes you lose your balance. This album is for you. What is it coming up? So emotional. There's a lot of singing in there. Yeah. You'll see. I'll see you. A lot of acoustic guitars in there. A lot of keys. A lot of emotions. All right. Losing My Balance is the fourth coming album from Tati. Nomi. Tati Nomi is in studio with us for hip hop Thursday. Four white in the morning. I go by the name of Barry Moses or it's by one of the social media platform. So we're about to listen to some of his music but if you'd like to interact with him. Tati Nomi Vivo. Tati Nomi Vivo. That is the most important. The Vivo. One Vivo. Tati Nomi Vivo. Yeah. Tati Nomi on Instagram. Instagram. Facebook. Tati Nomi BMR. Tati Nomi BMR. Twitter. Tati Nomi. Representing for the hip hop culture right here in Kenya. Let's listen to his song then we'll be back with some more of Why In The Morning. So don't go nowhere. Don't touch that doll.