 So if you're just joining us right now, you are watching the latest most times I've shown in 254, we call it Bounce Nation. Nakamama uliyanzana sisi in USA here, you are the real MVP, we appreciate and love you so much. Thank you so much for kicking us, kicking it with us, keeping us company all throughout the show. Tisemi tu mima, Lisa, we're still here, we still got time. Nile too, I want to appreciate each and every one of you. Nile, we will not be standing in a few but we will be here, but we will be in a few. We will be here, but we will be in a few. Like you're supposed to call your boys, you celebrate because I'm not a person who does not know how to do it. You agree with that? No, no. What do you mean? Nani upendapa? kani. Nani. Nani. Kwa kwa, na. Banda. Kwa kwa, na. Banda. Kwa kwa, na. Nani. Nani. Nani. kwa, na. Kwa, na. Nani. We're watching Bound Nation and of course before we actually wrapped up the interview, I'm not sure if we mentioned we have another artist in the studio, he's not new to YTFF, you guys have interacted with him before, you know who he is, he's a rapper, he's a singer, he's a recording and performing artist, he's also a super wasatail as well, hailing from YTFF, ladies and gentlemen, let's give it up for Balulu the Icon! What's up, what do you do, what do you do bro? I'm a big fan of you, thank God Always good to see you I'm at school, it's home, I feel amazing, I don't even have a fever, I'm at home all the time Always, always, always I love you, how long has it been since I last saw you, it's been a minute, how long has it been since I last saw you, it's been a minute, how long has it been? I don't know, I don't know You don't know, you don't know, who you are, who you are? I'm a kid, since I broke with my former management, I had to take a break on music and try to strategize, you know, my brand as me now As Balulu? As Balulu, Icon How's that going, how's that working out? Simbaya, it's challenging yes, currently no investors ni ni ni So yeah, niku grind, back to back Yeah, back to back Vileina for grind mod, bro, economy itchaki wa tualezi, this economy needs you to be working, it's not, ungrani almost to 50 bucks Inata kandabu haso zi ani Imagine, ya niku zi tu ilkokiyona sao ni ungam fukokumi, sai sao ni fukon me nasita pavali, ya, take it or leave it Alright, but it's always good to see you, Balulu And of course I'll let you reintroduce yourself for the guys at home who haven't interacted with you yet Kamakawa, Kamadawa, Balulu, the icon is my name Natoka Kenya, ki sumu pacho Dala Ah, nice Vasatailatist, Kamakaweda, recording artist And very soon neza se manakuwa sii o icon music world Awesome, Icon music, just like the name We can't wait for that And you started your journey way back in high school in 2015 How can you say your journey has been so far? Because after school you've worked with so many people So many levels, you've got big dreams, you've got chua, you're so happy You've gone through the hands of so many people So check us through that What I'd say is I like manuvering, na penda kuba delisha stations kwa subabu So you get different education from each and every place you go So when I started music, nilianza kama sii juu kuna kitu ni tuwa label Nime kuja nime pata na nama label Nime kuja nime pata na ekuna watu na ituwa videographers, kuna videoproduction house and all that So ni kubil tu my brand growing each and every day Of which na belive piah value anguine na eki grow So my wife currently na vilene nilianza mziki I'm at same 2 years ago It's a bit different So Icon Music Worldwide, that's your own label now You're saying that to someone else Well Icon Music Worldwide is something I'm trying to create It's like an agency or let me say just a label I want to help our Sanivaniako iso saidza pacho Maushago mostly I'll do like a tour and all that But currently na jaribu kufumu kwanza my LLC Put everything straight I can go ahead Nice We're looking forward to that And I know it's going to be so much of a success And I know that you're looking back to where you came from And I've seen there are some songs Like in your songs you also mix some words The lua, the swahi and the English Like do that as a representation I may just do that because it works for you I'd say it has been working for me And I'll say it's also my style Napenda kuhu include different languages In just a single song Eki kupata maybe patem tumugina ita It differently will await a kuhit So actually I'm a lua So I just have to bring the international language Nasi jok, sumo na like this Rosa Nasi lua na samacha I did to say ma Rosa na ya Nasi lua na sambani Seeju ki kijaka wiki, na samacha Keni mumsdok Nakuneliu chiyu mi chiza But I think it's going to be a move Kuntapia japesar Kuna umsewin soo o Wod Baba Kwa kwa wengi? Ni wengi? Is it a wave? Do you think it's a wave? You guys decided to do that? I'm not known. It's working, so let's go with it. I'm not worried you've always done that. Okay, for me, I've been doing that. You know, saipia, wasanewengino, I will do a tattoo you've mentioned. I know them. So, they've been doing that. Sematwile, recognition, or maybe it's semi-wave, saindo, maybe na kam kuskipi. Saindo, tuwa na misi. Yeah, but Lu is a vibe. Lu is a vibe. Apesi. Apesi. There's also Achiko. Achiko. Achiko. Achiko. Achiko. Achiko. Achiko. Yeah, Achiko is also... She's really something. She's something also. So, good stuff on that. But you've actually been on so many stages and you've worked with so many people in the industry. What can you say has been your favourite stage so far and who has been the best person to be on stage with? Mechukwamida. Saini mechukwa like 7 years. Saini kwa kwa game and it's like 7 years or 8 to 7. So, I've worked with a lot. Nimi kwa na meja on the same stage. Nimi kwa na kodida. That time, tuwa na interview some university kitambo. So, yeah. Naeza semani experience to each and every day kipanda stage na uyu na kamu na lan kitutofa uti. So, what's your favourite? What is tuwa mekwa? Me ni favourite on me. Your own favourite. I like that. And you've also worked with so many people who have been like the late Sagini. He was like very, very, very talented. RIP to Sagini man. Yeah, RIP. And now you have new projects coming through and you have to tell us about that. Sababu ni mauna. Kuna watuengia po ibo in Daini, including kina kelechi Afrikania. That's going to be big. I'm looking forward to that. Even there's an artist friends of Daini. So, Sudan. Uganda, TZ. How are you getting this connection? And when... Is it going to be an album? You're featuring them? How many singles? How is that going to work out? Wacha ni si... ni si wambi ni ni ni exactly I'm trying to do. I don't know. The text is already out of the bag. I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say. Sofa, so goodness ose maje. Vilenili chikuwa break. I'm trying to bring some different vibe on myself. Napiani kekuja de kolabo zengini me kwa ni pifanya kitambo na jaribu ni zeyfuse and try to diverse with different artists. When I do a song with kelechi in the sound of Tofa Ute San or maybe in the sound village but with the vibe na kelechi ita ni inua maybe at some point. So ni kujaribu tuku digging into the industry. Ah, nice. We're looking forward to that. I don't know what the song is going to sound like but the name is going to be so much fire. All right. So, the last time I talked to you we met over V2S up. What? And that was a long time but the last time I hosted you actually for an interview we met over V2S up. Yeah, yeah. Ni panya kwa? Ini kitambo. Yeah, we're so far you've worked on so many other songs and you have a latest one actually that I like so much because actually the place we sit here is good. I love that. Namnahi? Namnahi. That's the name I'm looking for. I'm not even sure. What is that? Eh, Namnahi I'm not even sure. I thought you'd say I'm not even ready to go. I'm not even sure. Anyway, Mamnahi tell us about that and the location per visuals like I really, really like it. You're Nigeria, is that right? Yes, I'm Nigeria, right. Nigeria, yeah. Yeah, actually there are lots of I'm considering atleast somewhere different from what I wanted to do Yeah. and I want to shoot more videos on worship places and all that with different songs. So this one nili takaku bring a story like Indogetriangu and even though it will see a role. And the outfits was that intentional? Like bringing it in somehow old school, the outfits and the rigdia? Yeah, yeah. Miku kuwatu creative, you know. Like I said, mi story tu na takaku bring out as in Indogetriangu to see kwa even tight. So tu kwa say ma, ok, imita tu tei yekai kuya aji. Watu wata ju obviously na jeri. When ya wata ju anesawapia. But lukui e tu apandani ajeri ita kuwa namnahi. So we tried a different old school vibe of which na onili come through. It worked out. It worked really well. Now tell us about that whole song. Namnahi. What was the song inspired about? Well, it's not an inspiration. Nime kuwani kifanya here in Bear Trucks. Just trying to hit on the right track and hit on to the shaku again. You know, like I said, na nime kukuwa like ania or so. Without releasing any song. So mi kuja na jari buni tap in any idea that a producer will give me. And ya, we jago lit around. So for this one, like I said again, mi story tu, we tried to showcase as in kuwetu na namnahi even do vilesiuka. Even do vilesiuba na even do vilesiuka. huh. Tu but surely kuwa yo na nga namnani. Nam Imma b they sites na niwengi n... Ba ya.gsori me touchai niwengi uhi CLUSAND We appreciate it And you're looking forward to those projects Because you've won so many awards so far from high school There was another one that you actually back in 2019 You also nominated for, I don't know how that one went That one was the London Music Awards It was so my single and it was really design Unfortunately, I'm fortunate in Liji But I nominated for it So when I'm just using my emails In London Music Awards And all that I had to push on it Do you win? Unfortunately, no No, but it's one of the majors That's an achievement That's an achievement It's a big deal Let's drop And you're looking forward to your next project Owa Sani World Tewa Kubwa Definitely when it drops, we'll play it here But before we do that So your socials And of course shout outs Na zona Behind the scenes So that's the end Well Na zona Icon Music Worldwide team I'm a strong team And I have a lot of work Shout out to you all Shout out to Riko G.J. He's an artist and Icon Music Worldwide I'm a bad owner He's a Karabati Kukwensani So this is a procedure as much as what I'm a 50 million I'm a 50 million It's business after all So you're okay with that? Yeah, it's business after all Ni kiku brand Ni tofauti na viloli kudya Na obviously kitoka na Atoh semu nili pe 50 million Wote na ptegnizu zaiti But sumekum kijili pa See you have a cut on everything Every song maybe you take 20% Every song like maybe YouTube Maybe on streaming platforms You have a percentage Lafuni kena perform You have a percentage Is sumekum kijili pa all through ama? Not really Uyu producer takulani ni Uu fotografa taliponani ni We need full help over there So zote ni do By the time we went to Paliati Amiwe kwa gari nanda interview na toka You don't know how much it costs By the time we na toka Iso sandobi 40% ni na sema Yo 60 unge kwa naioka masi Unge kwa naiopia Yeah Let's wind up Let's wind up because of time Kwa kilam tu manyesi jam taja Ya ni time to go balafu kahoma Miki anza kwa taja wakawengi Dawab squad Wakawengi so big shoutout to everyone Supporting Balulu the Icon Icon Music Worldwide And to the world yo Alright So social media that is Balulu the Icon The Icon Everywhere Alright guys go follow him Go stream his new music On the YouTube channel which is Balulu the Icon Nam nahi Nam nahi Yeah your YouTube Balulu the Icon Alright the latest single Nam nahi Go check it out The video is such a vibe You're gonna love it And of course he's performing it for us Right here on Bounce Nation We have a lot more show for you Stay with us