 We know that DJ Raji is not around, but DJ Slam really got us on the music vibe. Make sure that you stay tuned. It's hashtag hip-hop 1000. My name is Michelle Ashira and if that time we are back, we look into your text messages and equally, you guys have been so lively on social media. So we have a couple of, we have Karen Boothia. I was about to say Karen Kankagi is here texting, texting. Anyway, so Karen Boothia from Kitengela. She's saying that she's staying very much tuned and the show is very lit. We have one, okay, this is Modonia underscore Tracy. She says from, all the way from Karatina, very much tuned in. I say my show is very lit and she loves whatever the DJ is doing on the decks. So make sure you stay tuned Modonia. Then we have another one, Morgan, all the way from Nakuru. So guys, these messages are coming in. Remember you can reach out to us at Y254 channel on our social media platform. Daddy is on Facebook, Y254 underscore channel on Instagram. And DJ Slam, hey, you really got us on the wheel. Lazi ma, lazi ma. Lazi ma niyambia on your sides, ni me pata fan base. Maanze, kuna wa say, okay. Akinia ni story na kongia banda. So in studio we have two amazing artists who have been signed by a label known as Afrocentric. And the names might not be, their faces might not be new to you because you have seen them a couple of on your screen. And if you follow them on your social media handles, they don't bother to let them introduce themselves. So all the way from more right, Katapila. We start from Katapila, a member of Afrocentric, a Afrocentric group by the label. Okay, I hope I told you the label because you guys, the projects like N10 will release good music, it's like a team behind it. Yes, it's a team. So this is the music we want, a red tape nation. How could you sell it to Tesla? So it's gone all the way to the music, the videos and everything. Create amazing music. I guess I'm a similar to the mini top brand, Chumba. So I go by the name Chumba Afrocentric. Alright. So you guys met... We met in school actually. Okay, take us back. Yeah, University, Rongo. Yeah, we met in the Eolaniya, Tongajiolaniya, Admission Eo, Tulipatanaapo. And the first thing we talked, Hippo. Yeah, because those lines are usually kind of boring. Yeah, we come up with a long line. These are long lines and you have to sign in Samba. Registration, whatever. So actually it's not going to go on. Really, I don't know anything about it. Yeah, I was asking about who said. Some attachment in school. So it's not going to go to the prison. But we are so sure back at home people, you'll go into the prison then. Yeah, come and come. So I'm coming to Chua. So how did the music come in now? Kablatafungi kusum ziki represent Mita, which comes again. Oh, mimi. No. 9, kibera. Itao. Itao. Yeah, mimi na tukami gori maze. Atu wisha gima wepe kiyaki. Wisha piya mystery. Okay, so all the way for me. So music, ita come to adjust? Venitu kama amsani, wnezafana wna dikandika. Utu wana msi ya kona interest save na rewe. Utu wenda kushia idea. So we shared the idea. Tukafa na kolabu ya kwanza na ui wna Johnny. Johnny piya ni membo kru. So we were like, ah, manze, twanze kru, twacha ujinga. Ika kwa group and we have been releasing music since then. Yolko 2017, early 2017. Aksha ni ni, ni coincidence ju. Ui wu kata, ali pata na na san kwa line. Yodia registration, yodia one. Ali pata na kwa line, na kanzu kongia storya. Nga mani ni ni. Dhen me ni li reporti tyu wa like later. But mi na san tukoda rumoji. So kukuja da re yodia, ni kamcheki. Tukanda tuku 5, tukongia. Dhen Johnny ya kwa vocalistu eto. Yesa ako ui wuna Johnny. Piya kwa atachu. Ya ui wuna kwa atachu. So ye na katana Johnny wa ako town count. Pasalafu ni mi na san tukumi. Sos na jikiwa li jo na town then. Mi na san tukajuna mi na netwoku za tukumi. Nix, jutu kuatuna 5. Okay, what are you guys studying? What are you still studying? Are you guys done? Ya, mi wini wana siya samansi political science. Yo manana na kongana yo kelele kwa rapu. Yo manaki wuna wumbua wumbua waki rada. Ya wami ini so media. Ya na fanya graphics, communication, advertising. Okay, so you guys mkianza usani. You started off as a crew vini mko. Akuna ti individual projects prior. Actually, kwa kruwe ya tu kuna ele independenci na wuna pati waka wamsani. So kifu kifu like high-ins to mental jo wachani tu nipige solo, wuna zaflex kamawewe, we release. Ya, so it's still the... Tukiwein, kruwi na wini. Iwano sit na wak. Na fupi ingi na ni vibe. Siwa kila vibe ju... Kwa jiki wamsana kwa gana strength aki na wikina siya kusindo. So kama wami siya kwa strength aki sa on something and na feel. Yo, wiki tu na enda, ineza kwa dope. So siya na tagitum say do jinani moja tu afrocentric. Afrocentric. So you guys, when you talk about hip-hop, yes? And there's an inclusion over four. Was it... How did the afrocentric come back? The name of the... By the way, siya ti tunafani. As in, we sit na prinda hip-hop. We were born for this. Like in Afro, piya tunasuna jo last ma piya tri-present. Like the African culture kama Kenya. So we have songs that are not hip-hop. Siwa niya na afro, piya. Iza ma na jik. Because there's a time I've seen in your IG handle and there was a gig. It was in a kind of club setup. And you were first telling in an Afro beat. True. So I was like, okay. I would like to know if you are... Hence the name Afro. Iza kwa wami mengi. Ni album actually tunata ko release na ma video. Siya tunafani hip-hop na ni ni. So the Afrocentric part, the part after your album na ma video tunata na plans ki drop. Yeah. Okay. So apart from, as a crew, ume, what was your first project? Nani. As a crew? No, as an individual. Oh, you guys have just... because you talk about even as a crew na work with the supportive system by the end of the day, the label looks at your individual projects. Um... So it's official in 2017. 2017. 2017. But prior to that, so I recorded in 2015. But actually, I performed in a cultural week. I performed in a cultural week. Oh, cultural week too? Yeah, yeah. So actually, we started in Naga, kwa e ubroni kwa kuske uko dop ni ni. Yuka kani chapa ma freestyle kada. Ya, ya niwa ya. So ni kasi maia uchneza, mi tu vibe tifani kitu. Okay. So for you, when you're coming up with your lyrics, are there moments where by una feel I don't really... I don't really address any issue in terms of your music. Do you shy off addressing personal issues? This is hip-hop. You don't shy off from facts. Okay. Thank you for that statement. Okay. Let's go back to, because when I was introduced to you, it was during the Kalikachai. And Kalikachai John. So first of all, how did you link up with Kalikachai? Kalikachai. Me ni kwa ni kituamangoma naika YouTube. So constantly tagging him wukom social media ni ni. Nia opasa sa indio leakage kwa wasa ni niwa. So ni ni kwa ni taggai, habu na mombiya, nini ni ni. Na reply once in a while. So ni ni kwa ni medoz homes kuflan ni manze. Ni kaskia na pigiwa. Kaparani John. Okay. So on your line for kwa Kalikachai, you mentioned like, lemi say, wukon na machungun na butroz. Ima chungun na chaka. Don't remember last day. So but we need to address this the first time you were here. Yeah, I know. Goldie na taha eve, always penda kula beefe na me lala Beef ish iya se last years Kwaizo is no beef right now I don't know Yeah, tata yuko beefe na yuwe Because I will dress later Yeah, and I addressed him too So ni li kani kwaiv but we are not So, right now, 2019 Hay muia kwaifuga 2018 It's all about us music Negati vibe mna zew unabaki nai uko Sao bahase But what is you take on Shrap music? Shrap So you do not think Let's take on shop music I have a vibe now, I feel like I will be there but I don't know, that bring that thing That is not what we want I take on shop music Yes, I don't like shop music Because it's something that people do Ya, I don't like shop music But here, I don't like shop music But you don't like shop music I don't ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Inyi ... ... ... So, ok, I'm also not a big fan of sharp music. You know, sometimes it's only that we are pressurized as DJs to play sharp. We do it because some people might request it, you know. And come out of the door, we'll just have to do it. But, eish, 100 percent. So you support it? Yes. Katapila. So Katapila, as you continue, So these people are saying they're not in support of sharp music. What's your take? I don't support sharp music either. It's not like we don't support sharp. It's not like we don't support sharp. We are doing their thing. Come out of the door, we'll just have to do it. So, sharp music? You know, everybody vibes to different styles, you know. Just the same way. Let me tell you. One thing that I've never understood about rumba, because I don't really understand the language, but people actually love rumba. If you talk about rumba music, rumba is actually exactly the same. People will turn up and have a good time. See, the same way. Because they just love us all, you know. I think the people who want to enjoy the kind of people they will find in rumba, right? I think so too. Okay, so different individuals who want to resonate with different aspects of crafts when it comes to different genres of music. Okay, so you guys have released the new young owner's icon. You've mentioned Abaskabab, Steff Coppela, official ecstatic all the way in Laval Petra, and Vera is on the side. So, do you guys see yourself as, at one point, you guys being iconic? Yeah, God willing. I want to point out something. I don't know if it's because of the rumba but we just want to mention it. We just want to mention it. We want to come out and learn the still love from the underground. We want to respect it when it comes to rumba. I think it's because of the rumba when it comes to rumba. So we are doing our thing at PSC. We are really there actually in our little rumba. We have to embrace Kenya like your play K.A. So, on the part of most rappers we can refer to like, we say we may make it in Hippo but apart from that, we say we are going to park and we are going to be biggie. And that's how we do it. We don't have a bus we don't have people we don't have a shop. So it's, we don't have to embrace we don't have to embrace C.C. Kwanza actually we don't have Hippopatist in the middle but it's just a skiz underground artist It's just a skiz to come more focused on international artists So as a lyricist what are the couple of things that you look at before you release any of your music? The basics that you have to look into first no one can go man it depends on the vibe you had and the instrumental so you may be a couple of instrumental definitely that was something come away when you lyricist will quit So the vibe to then the rest is just magic it will happen without Nothing, it's just the vibe Practice me How do you stay relevant? How do you stay relevant? Before you answer that you've talked about who are relevant So how do you for the people who are back at home and they're looking forward to get into music or in music How do you become relevant and how do you maintain the relevance? Kichokwanza kwa relevant kuskizwa so ingene that song do and you can't be always quiet island to listen to And you will learn what's trending you have to be updated So speaking about staying relevant and being relevant who are the couple of people that you listen to? That inspires your music me, by then is the underground music Na kwa Heartbreak Music Bu kadinali TNT Kumbuboi Yah, kiniastev Kapella Watu wa nomasa Uku Muzy Papa Jones Okto Mizo Nyash Nyounga I love the fact that you have mentioned all Kenyan artists and that's what I call is all about and we like DJ, DJ Slam We already introduced this new song But before that, I want to shout out to one producer, a very good friend of mine Sawa Sawa He does shrap, that's why I know you are trying to be right on there You are before to play, you are young and it's written and performed by Katapila and Asan So Asan, I use kwa na Sileo So we just tap in but it's all Afrocentric Afrocentric in the building So you introduce the song, the drama Iconic And you give out your social media handles Icon The next track is Icon mixed and mastered by Tesla on the big red tape nation Forming artist Afrocentric We have never heard of all the legends we have ever had Some of them are scutajas but they are all categorized up Miss Yanzi, we are scutajas But you are metambulika So social media handles and then you introduce the jump Afro, Instagram it's Afro