 DJ Raji is the guy who doesn't know how to stop the music. This is Hip Hop Thursday on Why In The Morning and this is our first segment of the day. We have the main man himself before I pre-empt anything, Y2F4 channel on Twitter, Y2F4 underscore channel on Instagram, Y2F4 on Facebook is the way to reach us. Don't forget the hashtag Hip Hop Thursday, don't forget the hashtag Why In The Morning and never ever forget to tell us where you're watching us from so we can give you guys a shout out. So have DJ Raji's in studio with me, you've been listening to the sounds of DJ Raji's from Shrap to Hip Hop old school to Hip Hop new school to trap music. Spoken what? Spoken what? You must get my hit of Spoken what music is it? It's spoken but we'll say spoken what spoke to you differently this year. Today you had to. We are hoping it's not a hatch break my man. Talk to your people, how can they find you on social? On Instagram Raji's the DJ, Twitter Pia, Facebook Raji's the DJ. I mix as part of our video mixes. How do you mix loud at Raji's the DJ? So Raji's is excited, I'm excited as well. If you follow Nairobi Hip Hop or Kenan Hip Hop you've surely heard of this guy. Showman where the choice? He goes by the name Isam Gavi and he's coming for your neck. If you're a rapper. I've been looking forward to this. Your camera is number four. Just introduce yourself and don't forget any a.k.a Adi Zakosa Primo. I go by the name Isam Gavi, the lyrical disease with the killer flow music. I'm a sound engineer, I'm a rapper, I'm an artist. Sound engineer, rapper, artist, lyrical disease. Every time you spit something happens. I didn't know you were a sound engineer. Let's start from there. It's actually self-taught over time. I took a lot of time practicing. So you mix your own vocals. So you record yourself and mix yourself. Do you make beats as well Mr Isam? No. You leave that to somebody else? Yes, I do. You were just interested in how you're going to sound on all the record when it comes out. Which software do you use to record your vocals? I use FL Studio. The legends like Mitchell Bowman use FL. Yeah, FL is a legend. How many years in the game? I think this is a strike. Is it just because you like to practice or there's something else behind it? Actually I recorded the song in my bedroom. I had a bedroom studio at the time. It's awful spirit. So I was working on a couple of tracks. On the album, I was giving you different vibes. On the mixtapes of your spirit. I was giving you different vibes. But then I have to maintain who Isam Gavi is as a rapper. And that's where practice came in. Because it's like even the placement on the project is around the middle area. Because I wanted to get myself how I usually work. Spending could lose. And as I try out something, I love it. It's a bomb sound and you can hear it. You can hear it. So practice comes in. You want to be Isam and Isam forever. So you don't agree with the, who is this guy? I3. What is his name? Who is a fan of basketball? This guy. I3. AI. Alan Iverson. You don't agree with Alan Iverson. What did he say? What the hell is practice? Actually he went back on that and he said you can't be great without practice. You can't be great without practice. That was just a quick digression. But so this practice is part of a compilation. Yes. And you said you don't want to lose Isam Gavi every time you jump in the booth. Who is Isam Gavi then? Isam Gavi is a collective of many styles. But one thing I maintain is the lyricism. The lyrics I intend. I really love making sure a song speaks on something. A song speaks on something. That has to be a topic. Not just bars, bars, bars. So what happens when you get a collab with a guy? This guy just happens to be doing bars, bars, bars, punchline. How do you find Isam to talk about something? You'll always find something from whatever he's doing. From his own things. From his own song, like the project he gives you. You'll find something that you'll feel like talking about. And you don't have to have one subject matter. And bars is also a different subject matter. So I try to delve into what he does. But then I still maintain who I am as an artist. Which is I try to make sure whatever I'm talking about is in the line of the things I believe in. The things I really want to push for. Give me at least three things that you believe in. I believe in artists. Artists. Yes. I believe in the freedom of expression. Freedom of expression. Through art here. I believe in giving people what's it called, the freedom to express themselves like the second one. And I believe in freedom of expression. And walk. Walk ethic. Walk ethic. So you're a disciplined guy. Alright. So I'll never find you at parties wild enough. You're always in studio making the song. I think I had my days. I had my days party. Practice is part of a compilation. What is the name of the compilation? It was called Spirit. I released it in 2018. Yeah. Early 2018. Yeah. Spirit. Yes. So spirit way before spirit. Yes. Alright. What was the spirit you were in when you meet spirit? Spirit is supposed to give you like an insight into who is Samgavi is. I believe in the spirit of working, towards something you believe in. The goal. So I felt like at the time, people didn't really appreciate canyon music for content. People always say canyon music. Yes. But then I believe that there are so many people who are affected in a way because music is mostly emotion. And my music is fueled by emotion most times. Yeah. So at that time, I believe that people from outside don't know what canyon music is in general. In general. They only know of a certain. A few names here and there. But they can't tell you this is canyon music now. True. So I decided let me try, let me do my thing. Even on the artwork, it shows like some people who look like, the eyes look like they're burning up, flashing. So it's basically me showing you the world that they're getting enlightened by Nairobi. You get enlightened by Nairobi. Yes. The reason for the namespeed. Yes. Wow. My friends, some of my friends have likened you to logic. If you know the guy. Yeah. I love Lupe if you ask me. I love Lupe. They've likened you to some people. And what I realize these people have in common, there are some sort of nerdy rappers. Yeah. Yes. Do you consider yourself a nerd? Yeah. For sure. Yeah, for sure. Yeah, for sure. Yeah, see. So a.k.a. nerd should become a nerd. Yeah. All right. I'm a geek. Please share your views, your comments and questions on Y254 on Twitter, Y254 on Instagram, Y254 on Facebook. Don't forget the hashtag. Why the money? I don't forget the hashtag. Thursday. And never ever forget to tell us where you watch it as from. So asem. No. I'm a figure county. Gani. Gani. Gani. Gani. Gani. Gani. Hot box music. Yeah. Mm hmm. For 20 was lit. Yeah. Yeah. Probably lit. Anyway, just tell us a little bit about hot box music. And what role you play at hot box music? Hot box music is an umbrella of artists. It's a label of some sort. But then it's on the process. Yeah. We started off two guys with the microphone, the basic dynamic microphone, which came to, we started then bought equipment. At that time, the houses were so hot. You know. So we were like, hey, what's this? Oh, can I see? Yeah. So we were talking about, hey, what's this? Yeah. We were talking about, to this place, there were ovens. After we went to the oven studios. So with time, we could find hot box, because it's a hot box. So we're giving out fire. All right. Yeah. But it's still a double entendre. Yes. Yes. Yeah. If you know, you know. If you know, you know. All right, so right now, how big is the army now? We had four guys, actually five. There's me, there's Salim, there's Thayou Moas, there's Dr. J, and there's Kenny J. Four of them are artists, one plays the management role. Alright, so one is a manager. What did you see in this guide for you guys to give him this Ikazi-Kazi-Womui? I was in a group called Casablanca Family. High school buddies who come together to work on projects. So eleven years is a lot of stories in Casablanca. Hot box music, all the collaborations. Alright, so the last time I saw you perform, was it actually the first or the last? But I think I'd seen you perform before, but the last time was at Marquis. What was the name of the event? It was a Marquis Industry Takeoff. Industry Takeoff? Alright, share it to the Industry Takeoff, by the way. We have the Industry Takeoff guys in the building, they'll be coming up in a few. You were performing with some guy? Yes, and that's Thayou Moas. Is it part of what works? Yes, he's an artist. I think I'll call him a Vixen because he's in the video for Safi. People really look to him as a Vixen. Alright, so he's a model. And a very dope artist, Thayou Moas. Thayou Moas, share it to you. Killing the game. Sexy Punda. Alright, so what I'm trying to understand is that Hotbox... See, Asim is performing. One of the artists from Hotbox is going to back you up on stage. Yeah, we give each other the support. We give each other the support because Thayou Moas is also good as an MC. He knows how to do crowd control. To channel the energy. Alright, so it's about that time. Your latest song is up on YouTube. How many days old? A week. A week old now. It's doing good. Critically acclaimed. So I hip-hop on Mr. Mandio. My name is Mr. Mandio. The most important friend. Alright, so you're going to play a game before we can talk about the song. And this game is simple. It's called Wadded First Word. So I'm going to tell you a word and then you tell me the first thing that pops up in your head. Is you ready, Asim? Yeah. Alright. Wadded First Word with Asim Gavi on Why in the Morning on Hip-Hop Thursday. And I hope we get a taste of how his mind is like. Alright, so number one. We had a throwback today. It was about Bone Crusher. His first album. That had... I never scared the classic song. Alright. So the first word is obviously Bone Crusher. Bone Crusher. Aggression. Aggression. Parliament. Parliament. Games. Games, yeah. Alright. Nairobi. Nairobi. Greatness. Greatness. Noon Nairobi. Noon Nairobi Revolution. Revolution. Kendrick Lamar. Goat. Greatest of all time. Drake. Goat. Ah, we can have two goats. Yeah. Alright, so it means there's a space for another goat in the Kenyan industry. After Isa, obviously. True. Shrap. Shrap. Revolution. Yeah. Revolution. Share something with Noon Nairobi. Yeah. Alright. Gikomba. The last word. Gikomba Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. and doing something for Kenya. I saw somebody, some fashionista in the video. Who's that guy? Some fashionista. Yeah, somebody looking. Oh yeah, yeah, he's an Instagrammer. He does a lot of, yeah. He's called Alain the Dapper. We work with his photographer for some visuals. So that day he came through, I was at a shoot, but then I'm with my homie here, and then we were like, hey, this look would be dope for a satin line, and that's how it came about. By chance, everything happens for a reason. Directed by Mike Loli. Yes. Loli P. All right, I'm here to figure out what Loli P means. Is it the self-explanatory? I'm not sure that's supposed to be him. All right, Loli P, we need you on set. I was here with, what is his name? Dope, I mean, told me about Loli P. Now you're telling me about Loli P, so I really, really need to meet this guy, because he's part of the revolution as well. All right, so we're going to be playing the song in a few, but before we play the song, let's have your social media handles. I go by Asom Gavi on all platforms, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, even YouTube, ASUM, G-A-R-V-E-Y. And the label is called Hotbox Music, H-O-T-B-O-X-M-U-S-I-C-U-N-S-C-O. It's a pleasure, man. I'm in the presence of greatness. The future of hip-hop is here on Why In The Morning on Hip-Hop Thursday. Let's listen to this jam by Asom Gavi, and we'll be back with some more of Hip-Hop Thursday on Why In The Morning. Don't go nowhere, don't tuck that out.