 It is Thous the Vibes right here on Y in the morning. Welcome back. My name is Ram Aguko. As always, it is a pleasure being with you. You are just in time for the next conversation of this particular morning. It's all about good vibes. It's all about good music and good content right here on Y254. We are here to kickstart your morning on a high note. And I'd like to follow up with you on Facebook and Twitter. The hashtag is Y in the morning at Ram Aguko and that Y254 channel. Remember, you're also streaming. So head over to our website www.kbc.co.ke4 slash Y254. Engage with us using that particular hashtag and let us know where you're watching us from. Now without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, today we say that we're talking about music. And we said we're talking about music and lifestyle. I would like to introduce to you the mixmaster himself. Karewa sana. Shukran, thanks for having me. Yo, yo, Komagina mixmaster Zil. I'm upon another joint before she want to kill. Any flow naskia girl in a rapping idols. Kalshinski jigazen, you trapping the bag. Gonsleo, let it be known that I'm a man on a mission. Ya kuchin jama MCs with precision. Like a sergeant in a bus. Drio, dungeon, fekas. Mambo rap ni om na latch. On a tall deal, you gotta get used to sing this face. Yem na kimbiza. Transmina, keep my face. Naksishishi kikoza. Bavola, goddess, grace, Kapol. Mwaino tanim bakyamon. Disrace, skiza. Osku vibe sky biza. Napa lagma tep mtani na piawtampata diza. Diza ina pasmutani na wengi na onagiza. Hold down my G. Shukran, thanks for having me. Afo mene shinda kido ko. Nema skia suji dini wana, giza, polmwai. Giza, polmwai. In eight of flow. That's a remix. Freestyle. That's just a freestyle. Ya, ya, ya. But Miskakusama, you're here to stay. Ume kuja pakeleisha. Nema kuja. In this race. Thanks for coming, man. How are you doing? I'm easy. I'm working as a fiti. We're just keeping on doing whatever we do. What are you doing? I'm doing a mixmaster underscore zeal. That's on Instagram and Twitter. On YouTube. Check him out. Check him out. Mixmaster zeal. I'm a better I'm starting up with women. Look up on the... Oh, shit. Mixmaster. I want us to know about your journey. How you started. Because today, interestingly, is a first interview. Ya, man. This is a first interview. I know guys can't see, but I'm really nervous. Really, really, really nervous. Stuck at John Menda loomarangafi. Ya, ya. Very first interview. How was your journey being? How did you end up right here today? Uliya zeawap, you know, from the time you said that you know what? Ya. I want to be a rapper. Because me ni monastori ya kofi wunukona unarapa le kwenyehud Ugi siya ma kleptomaniaks. Ya, ya, ya. I've been exposed with music, like from a long time. Ya, ya. I have way older brothers. Na kilamdra li kuataku. Ski za ya ke. Ya, ya, ya. Na ulu kwa naski ya raita? So, if you weren't young dog go naski za chanyo naski. Ya, ya, ya. Ya, ya, ya. So, with that now, I started developing a very wide palette of music. Also in church. In church, it was a very, it was a very instrumental. Kutoka at kiawa doggo. We used to have this youth. Mi manze ni li kuwa youth ni kiawa doggo. Ulu kwa na na ma youth meetings? Ya, na na na na na na ma youth meetings and I follow these guys and my youth challenges. We rap. Fast forward to boarding school. I became that rapper. I took him under a church. I used to rap. Ulu kwa na rap church? Ya, ya. Shule. We actually connected to a Bible club. Bible club used to be used to be like a Bible study, a Sunday. Ulu kwa boarding school. Ya, boarding school. Ya, ya. So, we used to go to Bible club, we used to go to school. Ya, ya. Na kuja wana shtuatu na misteri na kuja wana shtuatu na misteri na kuja wana shtuatu na misteri na kuja wana shtuatu na misteri na kinize njombet uwa mta. Yaa, ya, ya. But at some point, but at some point, that whole rapping journey mi kuja maybe to a to a hold kidogo. Fokasing on studies. Focusing on studies, stuff like that Na, bati ni primary That's primary boarding Primary boarding Nili kwa two boarding schools Nili kwa itwa kama ozada boarding Embu And then I went to Akbishop guitar Reboarding, which is Samoikirinaga And you wrapped in both schools? Na, in Akbishop was a different person Oli tulia? Nili tulia, kwa mami sister Was the headmistress Apu apu kumwe finigaki dogo Last we were very disciplined But I'm going to high school Eli fungu katerna We started dancing We had a couple of guys that we were dancing But you were not told sumekwanza? Embu dutulia ki dogo? E manenu na raja sasa Una fanyachimi amaji Una fanyachimi amaji And you know old folks would not be at your party Nashintwadi ni Ya, they would allow you man Ya, ya, ya Do you pay for your school fees To go and rap in school? Exakli Exakli Wana ku tija, tija hawa Wada baridi Exakli Baki tumimali zamasa Umu after uni That's when now Storia Even I took up DJing seriously That's when now Even what used to Bring food to my table was DJing Then I slowly moved into music production Now as you are DJing I will tell you as you experience When you are DJing from this time You now said You know what These are what I want to do To bring me money And food on the table At first that's like a hobby That's like a hobby Ya mimi na Mimi na nangatiyo kitu Nangatiyo kitu Mimi na nangatiyo kitu Mimi na nangatiyo kitu Mimi na nangatiyo kitu Mimi na nangatiyo kitu Mimi na nangatiyo kitu Ka 27 to 28 Kutanya Kabia Bahia Bahia Bahia Bahia Jehead Kabia Deje Itz Abut So, after uni, I just talked to a couple of guys, most of them, my brothers, and they were supportive, I got some decks, and off we went, man. Your bros, they bought you some decks? Ya, ya, ya. You have a supportive family, man? Ya, ya, ya. I have a supportive family. Shukran son over there. Big up to there. On any supporter, decide. How easy? Decide, man, say, on any supporter giving me more tisha. Ya, ya, ya. How much, man? Definitely, definitely, definitely. Man, say, Moshemi's family, Macha, Derito, Inakuru, Shukran, man. Big up, big up. The whole family, in fact, the whole clan. The whole clan. The whole village. My niece is my biggest family. My niece is my biggest, biggest fan. Atumim Gotea, man. Atumim Gotea. Yeah. Jere. Jere. She's turned nine. Nice. Danga mix must zile. So when you're DJ you maintain the same name? I had a previous name. I won't say which because someone in the industry, who uses exactly that name. Exactly the same name. Ya, so I decided to brand. So when I got into rapping, I thought, because DJing was my origin, I'm just not going to let the mix master then go away. People have to know where I came from. I love when you say, mix master is a brand. Mix master is a brand with production, that's the brand even with rapping. So who are those guys that you said influence your music and your rock career? So way back, I was in Kenya, case of flavor, you know, maniacs. Guys from Kuflani, Kinawe Nyeji. Good content there, good content. So guys were on a little need. Then as I proceeded now, Kanda could discover rap yange. Interestingly now, I started being glued to rappers who are producers. I didn't know then. I didn't know I'm being prepared for this. So Akina Kanya West, Kina Farell. Those are my guys. Even lately, one of my biggest influences has been from UK and it was kept. He's a rapper. He's a producer. They have molded mix master. They have molded who I am, how my sound is like, how my flow is like. And I'm looking at how the industry has been for you. Ugesama kutita aje so far trying to bring up your brand. Na ujega jina lako pia, nga umiako pia, ito kenji. What was your mix master? I can say it's been pretty much interesting. You know what's interesting? Some things you find that you are learning but you didn't know you were learning while you were listening. And Ugesama, you are so much challenging because you have been highly in charge of my production. So maybe the most interesting thing is one of the challenges you have been facing. Post production, the marketing aspect. Trying to network while you are an introvert. So you are an introvert. We have a lot of problems. We have a lot of problems. Why can't you say it? This is out of the question to me, it's way outside my comfort zone. But you didn't choose the life, the life chose you. Do you know what introvert? I don't think so. I don't think so. You could be ambivat. You could be an ambivat. You could be a woman. You have a small circle of friends. So you could say it's a funny introvert. I'm an ambivat. I have sangu in tendencies. And I have melancholic tendencies. So many will say I could be the life of the party. timu saa ni. w When you decided coming here to support you and support your label and your music? Bisyicalin tamu dHow chill became k muduli ni yakwna naike kanda tato beltwa neko katu . DOa li jaa kutuh Com media kwakampo nina enbu de연 loqma Kongin mahtib criteria Nos информafila enbu Mase takya I had not even recorded that time. Those are the factors. I can do this thing. Now it just hits closer home when you see friends doing this thing. I can do something like that. I can do something like that. I took a conglomerate of artists to a coffee house crew which I'm the founder and visionary. Watch out for guys from E-town. We are about putting rap outside Nairobi on the map. We want to give quality that could match international standards and could match Nairobi. See, there are people from Nairobi who make it in this thing. We look up to those guys. I know I asked you those who shaped you before. But now I'm specific on this one. Those who you look up to in terms of those who say that, not you per se, but those who have shaped the rap industry in the country. How are you coming to rap music in Kenya? How are you saying that you will honor and respect these guys? Definitely, we are doing it in Akadinali. Akadinali have been instrumental in that. Definitely, Calligraph Jones is putting rap on the map. Kamakai Danyashinsky is a wonder. He is the mind wonder. My guy always does stuff. He is a chill man. I really admire him. Even my project Muktasa, which I released in December, was highly inspired by him during Covid. He did a project in Itolakiu that highly inspired me. Big up to Danyashinsky man. Nyash. Nyash manzeld him out of this world. If given an opportunity, who would you like to do a collab with? Right now. That's an interesting question. From the top of my head. From the top of my head? Yeah. There are a couple of guys. There is a guy from Rungai. He is called H.R. The Messenger. H.R. The Messenger is a guy who does rap. I want to recognize the vibes. Actually, I'm going to try so much in my next project. Nani. I obviously want to work with him. But those things will come with time. I think right now it's about developing the catalog and building the brand to a point where we can match each other and give each other value. Because see about. I don't know if it's a collab or not. And it won't make any big difference. But if we had two brands that would match, it would be a big difference. It's not good. It's about kwa nambeli. Sana naka hawa. When did that happen? Sana naka hawa started around Covid time. Around Covid time. Ika kwa tuu niki tuya. Guys were locked inside. And my youth man, man zewa kiki kwa aido tuna jwa. Ina kwa misi? When ina kwa. So a couple of guys from E town. Ladies and gentlemen, when you talk about E town, we are not talking about any other town. We are not talking about we are not talking about any other town. The Mbu. Mbu town, 6100. They talk 6100. Amavipi. Kula wanasa manga kanatia mani. Kanatia mani kusama amavipi. Kanatia mani. So guys from E town a couple of visionaries kashikana. And they were supported by the county government over there. So the county government provides premises places. Nya watu anakwa gana foma yambuki la Friday? Mga kuja place every Friday? So kama uko kama when I creative, maybe when I model, when I rap, when I sing and play instruments even kulinari arts they get showcased there for free. Nani wa sayaji manai za kujio nyesha. That's how you're able to even build your more network centre. That's how we were able to come up with a conglomerate of like-minded guys, artists who are poets, rappers, instrument players. That was 2020. That was 2020. That was 2020. If you look at your first performance then and now those things that you know those tips you picked up and those lessons I wish I knew this then. But back then those common mistakes that you made back then what are those things that you learnt along the way that kashema things have made me actually who I am and those mistakes that you made back then? I wouldn't say that there has not been much difference because as I told you I had been watching. So many will say mwenye nili kuwa kia na midi tam na endaktaftabiti awards. You look for information? I look for information so that is what I normally focus on doing stuff differently. So my first performance cannot be like any other performance. Because of my performance even tracks there is no track of mind that enough anana ingine. Atakao mesama this is interview number one. Nikali. Nikali. It's a grace. It's a grace. Jeffrey if his song is ready kame kotaeru niyambie ataka to performance. Ikotaere Jeffrey nye me kame kotaere Once it's ready amami mwenye nili kuwa Once it's ready niyambie. So I want us to touch on one other thing as we continue I wanted to ask you this the song Top Cream I tell us about this particular song because it's a bit different from the rest. Top Cream it was my first release actually Top Cream is an attitude of a winner a person who believes in small beginnings me I believe in small beginnings and that's because I have done things down from the start and you know as you can develop and you always get proud of yourself when you put in that work. So Top Cream is all about that showing my attitude na kuwa mwe ayo. Neme fika man Neme ka nami ga nili produce last year last in December. So in December I dropped my EP naito muktasari I produced all my songs it's a 10 traki ten traki guys should check it out on all streaming platform any streaming platform that you would like on YouTube now na on the process you can also purchase it on mixedmasterzill hasosasa.shop and now you follow follow follow follow follow follow me on iG at mixedmaster Mixmaster.com You can find the link on everything about me there. Alright. Mixmaster, I want you to give us a freestyle but don't rap the song. We are going to play Top Cream but give me another one. Give me either freestyle or choose another song. Uta jago gani. Ah lemi lemi lemi lemi bass one. On which one? Freestyle ma punangoma. Lemi lemi lemi bass of us from Muktasari and go many toes to a target. Back to basics that kibisha nia pa na ratings. Jwa the world is us for taking puchitwale and cuspid dating maybe. I'm indicating, niko pwakona na zidiku cheki. Most of them just fabricating kini. Fiza na kali bi geti. Nadra. Card type C. Na badu siya chiku seti. Wa na stuka sa ID. Doma wazi kili. Cheki feshi. Horizons vast nika seven seas. I'm sick zaya chakus nizbikap to push on the MIC kazi ki pwajini hati cheki. Ka-pengting nako, ka-naweza, ka-taini na ka-na tempala kine gurum tawe keza. Otame tu duka ururu. Tari prespombesina suluhu. Reason fukosina dururu. Sa nii leta show mi fi ganduru. Gafla ga valeta ushuru. Ni doina bonga translate. Galdem sheki jai. Rate industry segepai. Rates mande me puka pressure. Mask of chipeku chabeta. Feki close doska chesa. Imba iski, la naimimimimteka. Majini kohaida budeka. Bisha naimia kwa beats suffa. Ngunanyo skia sequen suko na yo. Ngunanyo. Ngunanyo skia sequen suko na yo. Na ape ya klasesas. Ngunanyo kuwani na ile. Kichita. Na ape ya tu klasesas alafutuki maalizanko umia invois. Sii diyo? Haa invoistara nii nu. Hacha. Haa haa haa haa haa haa haa haa. In Nairobi, in Nairobi akunakti ya afiwa. Osha bati biasyara. Ladies and gentlemen, please, I want you to follow Mixmaster on social media, check out her song, his song, and you know, turn it together, no? Keep engaging with us. Hashtag why in the morning. Mixmaster. Bumbaku kutayari. Shukran, shukran. Pulap.