 Na mbogi mbogi Anyway guys, did you enjoy that interview by Tui, Bogi, Bosti? Ya So people are doing great things, apa? Just so you know If you sit at home and you're wondering How do I make it in the music industry? This is indeed the best platform to look out for because you get some tips here and there You know, we have a coming artist like one I have in studio right now This is the third interview we're carrying out today Na maze Let me tell you Wera no wera Yes, I am with the one and only Mark Manza I feel like that wasn't the right intro So I'm gonna do it again He is an independent rap, hip-hop rap artist And maze, mi I love the fact that his first song is using his mother tongue And imagine it is a banga So many likes, so many views But I'm like yo bruh, for the first song anyway So Mark Manza, karibu kwenye show This is hip-hop Thursday We always drop nice awesome gomans here in the show Na luna taka uongeleshe yo fans You know? Na taka wambie why are you here? What are we going to do today? And which song are we dropping? Okay, so what's up guys? My name is Mark Manza And if you're watching, I hope by the end of the show you'll be convinced and become a fan Ya, that's if you're not Yes there I just have here to discuss music and music business Entertainment, that's it Exactly So I've been watching you Just so you know I've been following you to foodstuffs here And I won't mention where But I think I know you from somewhere Oh really? I know weird huh? Hey dropping bombs on the show Anyway, so we happen to be friends somewhere on social media platform But I'll reveal it to you later So I am honored to be interviewing you Okay So tell us about your journey in the I mean you say that you started back in school Ya So ebu tu eleze, Historia ya kukamamonamziki Amamonamziki ane ingiakwenye industrial music Tu eleze, a bit of your history, when did it start? And what has it been like? Um It's been like I don't know how to put it Loving a woman who doesn't love you back Oh Ya, ya, ya It's that cold if I was to sum it up It's been like one rain But um I started music when I was in Like After primary school Just before I got to high school Closet Ya ya after closet So before that I wasn't so much of a music guy But in closet I met this guy who It was my deskmate And he introduced me to all the cool music out there He was the guy who introduced me to Jay-Z And before that I wasn't paying much attention I was just like You know I was I was more of a book kind of person Because I grew up with books Ya but after closet I had so much time reasoning to music Because I have nothing to do else So Ya And one day I just found myself You know like Not into something And I was like okay Where did I hear that? And um I spent like the whole day trying to Like reasoning to radio Trying to figure out how I heard this song And um Like a week passed and I was convinced I came up with that And that was like how I started my music journey So that was before I joined high school Then I joined high school Of course doing the normal school stuff Like rapping and all that Um Then I started recording I actually started recording when I was in Form 1 But it didn't work out At Karif Records That project actually We kind of completed it but I think it's If they have their old files It's probably just there I never picked it So um That was it Then Kampas came In Kampas I tried to work on it But then of course finances That was always like a limiting factor So uh Eventually I was not able to work on it Up until now So 13 years exactly Bo 13 years of trying to get things right Ya just trying to tell this woman Let's go out for a date Ya she's like That's like the perfect representation of Boy child And struggles Anyway So you have been on a rollercoaster In the music industry Maybe when you are back at home Because you come from Aka County Okay it's not Aka It's a county on its own And maybe you can tell us about Nyandarua County And what it's like to be a musician Coming from that place Do you guys have You know recording studios that people go and I know but I just want to know Kuna mtu Nyandarua me toka Nyandarua Na nashanga Mark bedei uli fikaju Komiswezi get fair Nairobi But come on let's get to Nyandarua County at least Yo gimi aka liwi Ya um Well I come from Nyandarua County As you have said A place called Kinangop Um Growing up there was cool like You have the rivers to swim in But now they are dry I know So climate change So but ya that was the fun part of it But music wise I'm sure there are studios there I've never been to one But I'm sure they are there So maybe I was looking for certain quality I didn't go there But I'm sure if you're looking for a studio Find it in some parts of Ya of Nyandarua But I think Like back then I used to hike rides from You know towels Sintasi mamatu Like when I was in high school I'd be like I see when I ride back a towel When I was recording Too smart I mean How can you You're still in high school And then you make it all the way to Nairobi To just record This is you hustling while still in high school Ya while still in high school So you have to figure out Ya just because you're in a certain position Doesn't mean you can't figure out How to move to where you want Ya once you decide that's where I want to go It's up to you to now figure out How exactly to get there So ya Plus good thing with kids in Up country you keep rabbits You do a lot of hustles yourself So you have some money So you can use that Like fair sometimes I mean Ya you just have to figure something out So let me ask you a question Because I'm sure there's some ladies who are wondering Is he Ya so are you in a relationship Ya dating No I'm not okay I'm in a relationship with Like my music Okay ladies Munaskia Ya ya So ya that's it So kama kuna babe out there Who's you know feeling you Feeling this vibes I come through a man Ya you know it's a two way thing I have to feel her just as much As she feels me so You can never be sure with these things Okay alright So let's get right into action Tell us about Wera no Wera It is your ka only track Let me tell you something Raj is hatakusho But he loves this song Ya ni anashindanga tu Ya ni mi na kwa mbea Kila mara tu tumenda break Wera no Wera Nyu kwenia na nyu Ono na dangana No So bado kuna mafan So tell us about Wera no Wera And then we'll be playing it Right after the Ya hapa kazi is my first track Hapa kazi no Wera So no Wera is kikuyu For niko job too Like I'm just working So I'm a workaholic So it was just like the best way to Come in and say Like this is who I am Ya ya So and I'm glad it has done like fairy So fair enough So it's a song just talking about Work and respecting all types of work As long as you're not hurting You know That's the case to it Bado ni haso so True that So we'll just take a few Something small Ume mention haso liya kwa ya over 13 years So I'm assuming Wera no Wera inekwa inspired by What I do Ya But maybe you can tell us Kido goto in the future What are you looking at As in what do you want to happen For the music industry And also as an independent hip-hop star Within the industry Of course I want to see More growth Like for everyone in the industry Because that means more jobs For a lot of people Ya this thing is not just for the artist This thing is for managers This thing is for designers And your manager is here with you Ya my manager Is like ya Very supportive Ya very supportive So you're talking of so many professions So I would want to see the entertainment Industry become more vibrant And I feel like we're headed there Ya And I just hope that we as Kenyans Or others Africans Will be part and parcel of this progress So that we don't I think we are in the best position Like compared to people in the west People think that western artists are lucky enough But ya they are lucky they have a structure But the good thing about not having a structure Which is what we don't have Is that you can become part of the solution You can create the structure So artists in Africa or even Kenya We have an opportunity to build that structure Which is not something It's not small as some people might think Ya so that's why like when I say What diamond is doing in RTZ I'm happy I'm like this means we can do this in Kenya Like you come up you build your own rebel You support and you build your own distribution Because it's huge I don't know I'm sure any artist watching this Understands what I'm talking about True So for me as an artist What I'm looking at is just building that structure Being that structure Ya when in the US Artists will talk about Apo is eating from us So in Kenya I'm looking at I could be that up Ya iTunes ya know I could be the structure I could be the system Ya Like just be at the helm of your Like you own your whole Process from creating To distributing Alright I love the fact that You know you draw a lot of inspiration From the international music scene And by the way this guy Draws his inspiration from people like Jay-Z So you can understand His music I'm not going to say Is going to be bad But it feels like his music Of his soul Ya Encouraging you to wake up early in the morning Go do what you have to do To get that money going Ya Anyway so Kidoga wacha to skye What is Hapa ni kazi ama Wera No Wera And if you don't know kikuyu My friend chukua dictionary Ya Chakumari mo ako Ya exactly Ya