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Criminal ni uli metuba doko kwa zila enzeza wukabila Kitua juni ati 2019 tumiyamu avitu kama wukabila Ndi ovitu tunafaku kaa Bila Deni ni ni ni Deni ni ati Bile Kenya tuna kopa chaina I believe in the next 20 years The only thing to takotoneza fod kama wakanya Ni chahi Na Shukuransana Kwa teia K Kwa makuga Srumi Sare Nini Kada Bi, Biandi Uber Siyeza Aik tanzze S Rabbit Iba Kwa K Za Mi Nira Gun Ni Nir on Y254 underscore channel. And on Twitter you can reach them on Y254 channel. And don't forget to tune in to YouTube and catch all the videos and everything streaming live that is Y254 channel as well. We'd love you guys to be friends with us, give us your input Maze, give us that morale to keep going, to keep airing these things out to you guys. So before we go any further, I've got two guys over here who've just done spoken word. One was playing a guitar. What's your name sir? Javan. Okay, that's nice. What are you, what exactly would you call your profession? My profession have the power of the tongue. Power of the tongue? Yeah. Okay. Me and your, what's your ideal lyrics? Zaki za poitle zimarinit. Okay. I want to say it. Zaki zimarinit. I want to say it is a sync in Vizuiri. Yeah. Okay, saa saa. Okay, we know you're crazy monofunzi. Yes, but I also want you to let people know, apart from crazy monofunzi, what is that name you feel like other people should know? Yes, so I go by the names crazy monofunzi and I'm the gate of prince. You know, I was born and raised in Dandora. Okay. It's a gate so I'm not a king. You know everybody calls himself the king. King, Taka, everybody. So we just decided to be the prince. Okay, gate of prince. I'm the gate of prince. Because you're from the gate. I'm from the gate. Proudly. I'm a proud gate to Neregan. So you're not forgetting where you come from? I'm not forgetting where I come from. That's important in this industry. Very true. Yeah, that's very important. It keeps you on the right path. And I always follow that and I just want to be like a motivation from the people at the gate so that when they see me, they see like, yeah, we can make it. Okay. That's how it's our. I like the way you dress. Your get up explains a lot about you. It stands out. You're not the kawaiida that we see or you're on the streets just like anyone. Now you have your own style and I like it. Yeah, me I just don't follow trends. I make trends. You make trends. Okay, sir. I don't, like me I don't follow trends. I just wear what I want. You wear what you want. Whether or not you've seen someone wearing it. You know, like water 2019, my vibe is all about simplicity is wisdom. Simplicity is wisdom. That's my vibe. Okay. So asawa. Now let's talk about what you are. When you were doing spoken word, was that something that you had prewritten? Something you look on Mendika before or that's something that you thought of just now? Like I had prewritten, but it's mostly inspired by the things that I see like in daily life routine. Okay. Like I get in a matatu. Like there was a line I was saying when I squeeze one of Funga Mishibi, like a non-Amtuana Funga safety belt, then I get a line. Like in 99, 90 and 10, because the streets non-Amtuana Funga, it will get a line. So like it's like you go to lines, you go everywhere. I just get them from random places, but when I get down, then I just make a piece out of it. Make a piece out of it. So it's everyday life. Everyday life. Okay. What's your, how can I say? Your favorite piece, that one piece that you've written and you said, eh, maze, this one. This is the one. What is it about? Yeah, okay. What's the general gist of it? Firstly, I'll say every piece from the master is a masterpiece. Okay. You have a way with words. Eh, you should have a way with words. Yeah, so, but this one piece I wrote, it's called Love For Bet. Love For Bet? Love For Bet. It's love and alphabet together. Love For Bet. It's not known as love for bet. Okay. Actually when I first, when I was writing it, it wasn't like I was like just having fun. I was just playing with the alphabet. Okay. Then I did my first show. It went viral. People were like, we need that one. Even when I said I was coming here today, I just wrote which piece should I perform. Everybody like my social media is like, love for bet, love for bet, love for bet, love for bet, love for bet. Like people love it that much. People love it that much. But that's not the one you performed. Well, that's not, yeah, I'll do it on the other side. Okay, on the other side. Okay. Like we have another one, then we'll do the love for bet. Okay. Sawa, sawa. And Javan, let me ask you, when did you guys come together? How did you decide that, eh, yeah, you know, this thing can gel well, minkichiza gita na wukiyo ngea, this thing can gel properly. Eh, na zaza sena, ime kwa crazy journey. Okay. Bile ni crazy. Na zaza sena nili, ili anza fa ni nili kutuna, na nili kwa na moch bide kwa teli, kwa TV. Then, demoja ni kenda, chachil, ni kama kutahu kwa, kwa henda kwa, kwa present, kwa mbele, chachil. Okay. So ni kama kutana kwa mbea. Eh, ni aji crazy. Mu chaza violin. Yo time sixema gita. Akani ambea. Okay, kama naio, de flani kinti, tuneka tuneza, fanya staff one, two, three. Nga kama naio, but personally chaza yo kumnais. Akana za ni nili ginevo bido. Nga kama mbea mu chaza gita. Swa kani ambea, ni aji kama naio. So din li kuja na gita, napiyan li kwa na bishti hangu flani, intu ahari, su ni kaka, ni kaka, ni kaka kama, aka skevele na icheza, kwa nze li kwa ango ma, ma riyu damun. Akana isa, kani ambea, ni aji tuneza wak. The next thing na skea kani kwa, akani ambea, kama na, na iwanda li kuja. So you also play the violin. Eh, what did you learn? Eh, ni ni kaka pikiende li ansakulang kwa street, then ni kaka pikiesta uti akadien. Ya ni uluji fundisha. A lafusa sunde ukanda shula. Ok, ok. I love people who teach themselves these things. I really admire that. But because I love instruments and um, me kwa na iwi intresana kini am like, ah. No, at this age nne zanzakulu. Eh, kukula ni instrument singumu. Singumu? Singumu. But then me yata sii gita ni li ansana ubeze, ni li ansana piano. Then do kakota, guitar. Tana piano. Ebu, ebu se ma listum zima basi. Trapea list yote. Apana ni zutu hitatu. Oh, piano, violin, guitar. Saxophone, eiba sana. Saxophone, kido, koapo. Ok. Eh, that's amazing. I can't lie. Nasa manga yeni player. Yeni player? Yeni player, because nne zasezez uzote. Ia kuna kituninu nne zaseza. What to? Ia nne zasezana waz. Waz. Banu piya. Banu. Are you a comedian undercover? Eh, like, I write jokes for comedians. You write jokes? Because you're funny. I buy that fun. Yeah, but you're funny. Like I do write. Oh, janyun kikraka pa pa. Krakatap quite a few times. Yeah, I do, like, I write. You write. You know, like, you know, comedians puna malofika, me no poski dogo. Ati nini? Eh, like, na jwa like, for real, like, if you're a big brand, like, kukuna show, zuna temi kwa indika content. So, like, kuna kukul niazez, naza jengia show. So, you just write, then nampatia, and memorize, then nafanya show. Manze. Ah, so you have a way with words. Yeah, na jwa, kama, like, lines isu kwa everywhere. That's why zuna nami nangeli kusukuchia za play kaka. Like it's everywhere. We need to put up with that. It's just around you. Yeah, nini, we need to try on. Alafsaiki too, wo liyanza? At what age? Eh, like, me, me personally, yangil kwa fani. I, me wusia maiwotu na kusakwa min. I was a football. I'm a really, really good footballer. Really, really, really good. I'm dope. Nimi travel three times outside the country playing football. Where did you go? To Norway two times. Wow. Yeah. What were you playing at Norway? I was playing for Mathare Youth Sports Association, MAISA, and I was 13 under 16. That's amazing. Yeah, so I was a really, really talented footballer, but then my coach was, like, alikwa good with words. Like, alikwa na julekutu inspire. Alikwa na kama na sema. Yivi na sema, yivi na sema. So, like, killer time nili kwa na skekitu. Mesa mi na nibamba. And then I post social media. So I sent So, like, sayili baki 20 PS, but football, I don't play, and I just took a PS. Okay. And then, sir, you said that was around 16 years old? Yeah, I was 16. Then, sasandoni kaanza, sasa poetry, my poetry journey kaanza, poli poli. I met some people along the way, wakan shikashikam kono. Okay. So, like… What to kama ogani? Kama tulezajo? Actually, nipoata ni semeyapa. Manzei, rest in peace, Bruzodiambo. Okay. Bruzodiambo was the person that discovered crazy monofons. Wow. He's the one that saw the talent. He's the one, like, kuna, niya he performed, kuli kuna watu. I performed, nobody approached me. Yali kama kani peya business card, na kani pele kama jufo 2 years. Naka na mbeni aje. Naka ikituna fanyumendu kafa nyuko injewatuwa on. Andi, anaya niya lini fundisha lembia. Usiwai changed to yuki zungu. I want you to do the sheng. Ali kwa nani tanga kalama shaka. Kalama shaka? Yeah, I used to call me. Yeah, kama kalama shaka. Ali kwa na sema, I'll be the next kalama shaka, you know? Yeah. Kus kalama shaka, say, it's no more. So, ali kwa na penda kunita kalama shaka. So, ali ni. Ali kwa na niya miya 2 crazy monofonsi. Just keep doing what you're doing. Naka ni pele kama jufo na. Nasa hiri tuko apa. Manzei, lini fanya, like, nika fanya 2 years. Nini, nini. Na. Sa hiri na zema 2 so sad. Tuko na familiar. RIP, manzei. Kesho tuko palia old sense fundraising ya. Kena manzei kama mtiote na zato kia. Manzei, 2 kama celebrate life young. It was a great producer. Kuna producer kina South Soul. So, like, Bruce De Diambo. Kauliko na mjwa manzei. Let's come show love. Wow. Wow. So, you really remember the relationship you guys had? Yeah, it was, like, for me kwangu. Mi singia waiku wa, like, na singia kuwa ya niwa bila Bruce De Diambo. He was, like, mi ni kwa na muwa. Adakwa siye mi ni kwa na mi mse. Ule mse. Yeah. Ali, he made me, like, who I am. He told me, I'll kwa na ni guide. Fanya hi, fanya hi, fanya hi, fanya hi. I'm so sorry for your loss, by the way. Polisana, polisana. Sasa vilume sema wasei wakam. First of all, how can they reach on social media? So, they can tell you, I'm interested in helping out and reaching out. Social media? Social media pale Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, at crazy monofones. Kila mahali. Na Javan? Instagram, Javan Jerry, also Facebook. Okay, before we go any further, let me ask, what are your plans for this next two years? Yes. Plansako for the next two years? Media. Okay. Sasa. And how about you? Plans for the next two years? Me, plans zanguza, the next two years, na taka, na taka ni kuena team, na taka kuansisha an empire. I want to start an empire. Like, how many people, una jua, like, you become big when you wuta lift wotwengini. So, na taka ku, by the next two years, na taka ni kueni me build an empire, that what we may raise, na stand on themselves na, kusiki kana watu, kwa appreciate kitu anadu. Iyondu goliangu ya the next two years, like, iyondu kitu na wakiasa, na taka tu ku build watu. Like, build, build, build. Both of you na taka ku saye, I say. That's good. That's good. So, wrapping up this interview, but before you go, I've noticed something on your arm. What's your tattoo about? Yeah, my tattoo. Tatu yangu ni all about my mom. That's your mom? That's my mom? Okay. Tuliko so close ya ni. Tuliko so close. Tuliko so close. So, alafu hindi lepichi anili kwa nawe ya haki. Okay. So, onili ona bifoi poteni ya kia komuili. Ah, ya. So, ma'am, ma'am kwa nga twaulizu na mimi. So, every time, ma'am kwa na boku, nga pikiako sisi tuliko 2 in 1. Abinai boya na jwa. Tuliko 2, ma'am tuliko 2 in 1. So, ma'am saya, ma'am support Kenyan music. Ndiyo? So, ma'am tuliko 2 in 1. Ah, sawa, sawa. Ah, that's amazing. Yeah. I've had such a blast with both of you on this show. So, please, you're welcome to come once again. And remember, you can always reach out to them on the handles that they gave you guys. And as for me, tani patatru, joy, underscore mochache. And you know where to find Y254 channel as well. And signing out for, see you guys later. Coming up is Youth in Politics with Hilda Wadidi.