 My name is Michelle Ashira. Welcome to hip-hopping. Today we're coming to you live. Yes. Yeah, we'll be bringing you all the news in relation to hip-hop and all the juicy stuff that has been happening in the hip-hop world. I'm your host, Edio Goe, and of course, welcome to hip-hopping. We've no further ado. Let's kick it off. Groove Nomi is 2019. That is our hip-hop song of the year. We have ecodita issues, kalamunzito, nice, relaxed, relaxed. Okay, so that is for the hip-hop song of the year, Groove 2019, Nomi Niz. And I don't know who's going to take it, but you can go to their website and that is www.groove2019 and get to choose the person that you feel could be... But at the end of the day, I feel like I don't agree with this list. Why not? What's the problem? Most of these artists who have been featured as hip-hop artists, they're not majoring in hip-hop music. Some of them are doing other genres, and we have people who are out here doing gospel hip-hop music. Straight up. And stay up. Yeah. Someone like kalamunzito, and the name of the song which has been nominated is Kamlesh Kagaba. And we have that video, we have this song, so I don't know how people feel about this because... I think the nomination we're working in the concept of a particular song, not his collection of songs. Hip-hop, they've just actually given a genre which is specifically hip-hop music. Yeah, exactly. And they chose a certain song to actually put him on that list. Yes. So if you're a hip-hop song is put out there as the song of the year, that goes back to making us feel that the person whose song is nominated is actually a hip-hop artist. More or less, you don't have to be a hip-hop musician, you just have to have a hip-hop song. Then what... No, that one is confusing because if you look at the other nominations on the list, we have Raga, Dancel, and all of them, and if you go back, these artists are actually reggae artists like Jabedi, Raga. And there's no confusion of, is he doing hip-hop? Is this trap? But when you think about it, hip-hop is really not a... There's no that confusion when it comes to the other list, when it comes to reggae, Raga. But how many hip-hop musicians do we have in the gospel industry? That's the question. We have many actually putting in the work. They are actually producing songs consistently. Exactly. Definitely. Okay. So for me, I'm vying for calamansita. I don't know about you and what you are thinking about these nominations. Either way, you can reach out to us using the hashtag hip-hop. As they remember, it's the group 2019. Tell us, do you agree that all these songs or these artists are nominated? Are they all hip-hop artists? Legitimate. Please. Putting your voice less because I learned not to support group awards. Very group awards may come to me. It used to be so hyped, but nowadays my package is like it's way down. I love the idea behind the company and their organization, which is to promote creative awareness for these artists. And give them a platform and that's how they get to grow and do amazing stuff in the industry. Okay. Going internationally now, Will Smith and Queen Latifa, these are all G's hip-hop artists, are teaming up to actually produce a Romeo and Juliet Netflix series. How interesting is that? Imagine a Romeo and Juliet hip-hop, like this is an old Shakespeare book, or a story rather, and they're actually producing a movie, not a series, a movie out of it, but based on hip-hop. Now they're taking it from the old suburb to the current New York theme, to the old new fashion New York theme, and producing it in a hip-hop aspect. Yes, and so Will Smith is the executive producer, so he's the guy behind the tombs. That would be just... True. The interesting part is just how much hip-hop has grown in the movie industry, and just how much, like no one would have actually ever thought of hip-hop being used in a poetic sense in that manner. Like Romeo and Juliet, that's so deep. Because hip-hop originality, it's from hardcore. So for it to be the soft kind of love and hip-hop. Yes, you've seen that, but it's way better to see legends who are still alive. Coming together, Will Smith and Queen Latifah, who is an actress equally. So I'm looking forward to see this Romeo and Juliet with a hip-hop feel. The lines, I'm just imagining the lines. Like when you put it in a hip-hop theme, like you take it out of the old genre, and then put it in the now hip-hop theme. How will it sound? Like you're up with Juliet, how can I come talk to you holla for you for a second? I'm just imagining. So let's just wait on to that movie coming up and see the romance. Because Romeo and Juliet are mentioned, definitely the romance has to be there. So speaking about more ladies who are doing great into the industry and are feminists in this aspect. Ekstarik, who is a Kenyan rapper, she's come out to talk about post-mortem, which is the situation whereby a lady after pregnancy and then you have body issues. Because it can be the same from just giving birth to giving life and coming back to a new body, which ladies would not feel comfortable with it. There's also the depression that comes with it. She addresses it on our Instagram page. And it's a good initiative because these are conversations which are not yet spoken about. I would agree, I would agree so much. So for her to steer up the whole conversation. And I love the fact that she uses a social media platform to talk about real issues affecting women in this aspect. Yeah, she's really making it personal so that people can actually see how much she relates to it. Which is really something. Considering she's a mother and she's gone through, probably I'm not, I'm just saying probably because she didn't say like it was a fast-hand experience whereby she struggled with her body after giving birth. True, true. So for the ladies out there, you know, if you've just given birth, if you're still a mother, it's a good thing to give life. And just learn to love the new you. Hit the gym if you have to, to keep fit. And love how you look. Yes. And let's fight depression and get rid of the stigma surrounding it. Well, that's really interesting. Now, when we're talking about depression, that actually brings you to the next story. Now, Tech9 is actually producing a new, Tech9 has released a new song. Now the new song is called Easy For You. Easy For You. Yeah, Easy For You is a song that is actually meant to deal with mental depression and the whole concept of people who are suffering from mental illness. Now, Easy For You, speaking to social media, Tech9 really made it clear that he's really concerned about the way people are actually ignoring how people are suffering mentally and he's really looking forward to actually working with more people to give support to people who are suffering mentally. I consider it to be still in the month of May where we are bringing about mental illness. It's a good thing to mention. Now, the song is really doing good in the album charts and when you see even the video, the video is really graphic and it's really speaking about and when you hear the lines in the rap, it's quite something but he spoke a bit about it on his Instagram. It's this one. Your time to sign is coming. Trust. If you listen to Stop the World, he has that message at the end of that song. I wrote that song when I was feeling I was suicidal at the time and the message I will say to people with mental health issues is I have them. It's that everything is seasonal in life. Everything. The seasons change and your life, the life is connected. All life is really connected and we both talk about this. We believe that. And that's why if you look at the seasons, they change and your life reflects the seasons. So just think about it. You're not the same as you was five years ago. No. You're not the same as you was ten years ago. All right. Good stuff coming your way from Tech 9. Indeed. Living music in support of mental illness and how people should just seek out for help. True. There's no stigma. Let's get rid of the stigma. It's a normal thing that goes on into the society just hustling and tumbling, tumbling, tumbling, tumbling. Tumbling, hustling, looking for the mula. At the end of the day, I want to do what easy stress was in a come through, like in a tuliza. Yes. And Sikona, don't fear going to see a psychiatrist or a doctor. Speak about it, talk about it, express your heart, express your feelings and emotions. Let people know about your thoughts so that you can actually get the help that you actually deserve. And speaking about more music, we have Drake. So this time round, we're not speaking about Drake releasing any new song. Okay. So Drake, first of all, if you know Drake behind the scenes, he's a guy who loves to appear in basketball gigs. As not as a performer, most of the time, he's always on the front seat cheering and saying that I'm here, I'm supporting a particular team all the way. So this time round, according to the shared room. So there's a coach known as Milwok Bax, head coach criticizes Drake for his behavior at last night's game against the Raptors. So here's the thing. Drake is a real conk fan of Raptors. Yeah, sure. So after they won and he went to the, we have that clip, which we'll play later and we can get to hear him celebrating. So he went to the coach and he started rubbing the shoulder like, yeah, we won. The coach was like afterwards, no, no, no. And I love the commentators of the game. It was Raunters against, can you remember them? Milwaki. Exactly. So he was so excited. He went into the coach and he rubbed his shoulders and the commentators are like, no, Drake is so happy. And then the coach went ahead to give out his statement that whatever he did, I do not care if he's a public figure, but his attitude, it's not. It's not. Now, funny thing about this game, before this game, the people of Milwaki were aware of Drake's theatrics on the sidelines. Now, one of the radio stations actually said that they will ban Drake's, all Drake's music, even the ones that he has collabed, all of them until the series is over. They will not play any Drake music and they went on and deleted all of his songs in their collections and they said they will never play any Drake music until the series between the Raptors and Milwaki is over, which is, on Drake's response, he actually said he doesn't really care much about that, but he's still looking forward to the game. Oh, they can do that. They're just saying. We all hear. We'll just see. We'll keep up to date. We are just here. Drake is amazing. But this is not even giving him a setback because Drake will always shout and scream at the sidelines because that's who he is. And the Ramses actually gave him a jazzy and it was worth $80,000. That's approximately how much? I'm trying to imagine how much we do. That's $8 million and it had a logo of diamonds. So he's a die-hard fan of Ramses. They can do nothing. Yeah. We're moving forward now. For the true lovers of hip-hop, you all know about Wutang Clan. Now, Wutang Clan was a 12th member group of true rappers who wanted to do more about their lives from coming out from the crime life to making a life of fame through hip-hop. Now, right now there's a series that is coming out. It's called the Wutang American Saga. The Wutang American Saga is a very interesting series that will be produced by Methodman, who used to be one of the Wutang Clan members. Now, Methodman has chose Dave East, who is one of the now upcoming rappers. I feel like this is a class where I'm just getting educated. Let's go. Now, Wutang. No, but I know them. I've just actually looked into them. And I feel like they are part of the group which brought about the hardcore rap, though you guys were saying no. No, they are pioneers. But when you say that they are the ones who did it now, that's just... I feel like they were. Anyway, there are two OGs in the world of hip-hop. And they have really done so much in the progression of hip-hop to where it is today. And one of the best rappers, old best rappers that we have is Methodman, who used to be one of them. Now, Methodman is one of the producers who will be producing the Wutang American Saga. Now, in the 10... It's a 10-episode series that will incorporate a lot of musicians, a lot of hip-hop rappers or hip-hop musician or hip-hop artist, however you choose to see it. And the one that will be representing Methodman will be Dave East. Dave East is one of hip-hop new upcoming talents that is really, really, really doing so much in the industry. What I'm interested in is to get to see... To get to live their life when they were starting off as a group and how they just went through the journey specifically as personal artists, as individual artists to the whole personal experience of rap. And because rap, one of them is one of the most important aspects of rap is expressing yourself through your own personal life experiences. And this is one thing that will be displayed into the series, bringing all the... How they grew. Back, is it in the 90s? Back to the 21st century where T-Milennials, like most of us know, will get the opportunity to experience the creation of good music, the hardcore rap, what they were fighting for back then and addressing social injustices that they were talking about. Now, the series will be speaking... Exactly, the series will be speaking a lot about their personal lives and how they grew to hip-hop, how they started hip-hop, how they grew as a group and how they came together to actually become one of most hip-hop's dominating groups ever. Now, Wu-Tang Clan is... Personally, I used to like RZ-Day and Metal Man. Yeah, it's a group of 12. They're about 12 of them. And then they ended up... Is it starting or bringing up another group known as Wu-Tang? Wu-Tang Clan. Wu-Tang Clan. Beast or Wu-Tang Clan? Killers. Killers. Yeah, now they're incorporated and formed the group. Okay. I assume your education is good. I know. We do our homework though. So, speaking about people who are fighting into the industry and wanting for the best is none other than Kaspar Novest from South Africa. So, we have heard the hashtag Play Kenyan Music every single time. Has been on media speaking about... Back in the day, say, South Africa, they should play more of his music on radio, more of hip-hop music on radio. And this time around, he's very much happy. You know why? Because it's finally happening. So, as for tomorrow, I'm reading from one of his posts on social media. As of tomorrow, there will be 90% of local music playing on radio. It's now an official low. What a time to be alive. Thank you to everybody who have been fighting this battle before us. We'll salute you already. So, there is Kaspar... Hashtag Play Kenyan Music. ...in the timeframe of this month. This is quite something. This is a development. And this is who said, like, if they did it, we can also do it. Right? Which one is this in particular? It's the Stony Jewel. He's actually presented it for us. Oh, of course. Of course. I think it's something that we can actually... Yeah. But we have done that. There has been a change. I looked at Tanzania. Yeah, true. Playlist. Wow. And I was thinking about there's been change after the Play Kenyan music. So, it was not something that I was just talking about because there's been a change. And back in Tizia, they're speaking of incorporating Kenyan music in their playlist. But this is what I don't get. They're saying that they only get to play old music because they've not yet gotten the new kind of sound music. I'm like, wait, there's YouTube, right? True, true, true. So, that argument is no work. I saw that on Facebook. Okay. Anyway. What happens are here. That's okay. But you'll get there by 90% of music who just be Kenyan music, right? As long as you guys produce good music, we're listening to and vibing to, there will always be a space for that, right? Let's move on. Okay. And we'll be going to the last story now. Jay-Z. Jay-Z. And Timbaland, who are really great non-hip-hop artists, are being sued by a soul musician called Annie Hines. Now, Annie produced a song in 1969, I think. 1969. Wow. Now, he produced a song in 1969, whereby later on in 1998, Jay-Z and Timbaland hooked up and used these instrumentals allegedly, used these instrumentals to produce a song. Now, right now, they're having a really big problem because Annie is suing Jay-Z and Timbaland for using his instrumentals without permission. Now, the most interesting part of the story is, Annie is choosing to sue them now, which is 20 years later. Yes, 20 years later. Because the song was produced in 1998 and now he's suing them to date. 20 years later. Now, on his defense, his lawyer actually said that Annie is very, very old, so he doesn't really get much chance in watching many music videos. They didn't say old. They said he's a particular citizen. I don't know if it's not special. No, no. They're calling him senior citizen. Yes, it was senior citizen. Now, senior citizen is a fancy word for old. I know that, but it's also meaning that I have better things to do with my time than listen to this kind of music. Annie's defense, he said he doesn't have much time to actually watch many hip-hop music, so he did get around and eventually had the song, and he felt that they used his instrumentals without his permission. Now, he's suing Jay-Z and Timbaland and Ginny Wine, who actually also used it in one of his songs, Now, he's suing both three of them, actually, the water or tattoo, he's suing them for an estimated figure of $2 million. Okay. Now, which people actually, the controversy around it right now is, why now? Why now? You produced the song in 1969. 30 years later, they used your instrumentals. Now, 20 years later, you suing them. No, if I have a case, I have a case. Yeah, that's like 50 years since the song was produced. If I have a case, I have a case, okay? Okay, the good thing is there's no statute of limitations, so they can actually see as much as they want, but still, it's strange, not weird, but anyway, let's finish up with good news, and that's on Petra's coming up, birthday party. So, this is a very interesting birthday party, whereby, you know, these celebrities, whereby if they have a birthday party, they will be traveling abroad, will be getting these pictures on IGs, and they'll be feeling, what are we doing with our lives? But this time, Ron Petra is still here in Kenya, right? He's not going anywhere. She's not going anywhere. As far as we're concerned. No, I'm sure. On 30th of May, if you're a fan, all you have to do is hit up on our social media platform. Tell them that you're interested to attend, and this is what's going to happen. You're going to be acquainted to well-known individuals in the music industry, and they'll be networking with people who are also equally in business world. So, how better is it to celebrate a birthday party and get educated and enlightened, and network. It's important in whatever field that you're in. So, all you have to do is go to our social media platform and you'll get more information. It is on 30th of May. Petra. Knowing how much of a fan you are from Petra, I would be surprised if you didn't actually attend. You know what's going to happen, right? Okay. Thank you. So guys, thank you for staying tuned to live hip-hop and make sure you stay locked, because more interviews are coming up. And I always say, if you feel that you have any story that you want it to be featured in. Or events. Or events. You should hear us out. At Michela Shirazue, you can get us. And next Thursday, probably we'll be here. Definitely. Bring in your morning news. Morning news. But probably outside there, chilling and doing it the best way that we know how to. At Michela Shirazue, you can get me. Stay tuned for more. And... You can find me at Elio Goi at all my social media platforms. It's been quite the day. It's been quite the time in the moment. Bye-bye.