 We went up earlier to talk about a guest up, a very talented young guy, and Michael Jehia, aka Kyle. Jehia, he's a Kylo KL. Some say Kyle. Guess he'll be on Twitter. Depends on where you're from. You can learn a group of schools in there. You can say Makairo. So you depend. Welcome to the E-Cycan. Now you're singing in background. Let's just jump into it. You were with the Red Fourth chorus and now you're doing your own solo thing. Let's talk about the Red Fort experience. What did you learn from them? Basically everything. I was not a singer 3 years ago. I was more of a rapper. Even if I have been raking songs since I was 6 years old, it was more of me if I had been to Akina Tupak, Biggie. So it's when 3 years ago they were like you really can't sing and it's not the chart thing but you really can't sing. So that's when a friend of mine suggested this group called Red Fort. Go join them and then they'll actually help you in grain. So I came and joined and then they have taught me a lot. What it takes to be a good singer, your vocals know your range because sometimes we over stretch ourselves and yet kunaile you get. Practically I would say they have taught me everything. Fila is the one who is in charge of Red Fort and so much bigger to him. Nice, nice. In terms of you saying you never sang before. No. Before Red Fort. No. Ever, ever, ever. So when you realize you could sing, did you immediately think you could make a career out of this? What was the thought process before you started your solo career? I would say my decision to start a solo career started in 2015. This was way back before I even knew I could sing. I was more of a rapper back then. And so in my mind I didn't even actually consider the singing part. Just the rap part. Yeah exactly. So 2 years down the line when I'm now trying to now find my roots in the industry my friends are like you know you guy. Try also this because it wouldn't hurt being a singer and a rapper. You get. Sia ti sasa juta kwemba okirapita kwa softati. And Drake is doing it. Right? Chris Brown also started. Right? And so even to Reliance there's a song to Reliance. And so that's when I started trying to explore the singing. With that regard I want to give you a challenge. First of all. Yeah. Reliance. It's not a hard one. Challenge. Is it accepted? Yeah sure sure. Give us a line or two. One of your original songs. Then as you do that in the back of your mind I want to think of your favorite biggie line. Let's start with your original one. Camera number four is yours. So literally I sing and then I rap. No no no just rap. Because we want to get the rapping part before we go to the music. So that's a really nice song. We're going to premiere that in just a few. But we want to see all sides of you. Ok. So I rap. Ok. I know you're tired of falling for people like when we came out. I know you're tired of crying to the people wishing they were shoulders. Come on hold you do with chocolates when you cuddle. The things you do for them are so beneath. You tangulini figa eka chorasa by the queen boss to no one. I know they don't tell you that's the crown slip and falls. But the queen boss to wait except the king so but come with me we are working there. Hey hey. That was some 2 Pack influenced right there. But now you said there was 2 Pack and Biggie who were your biggest influences. So that's the challenge right there. Your favorite biggie line from all of his tracks. My favorite biggie line... Do you know this is a sport that I am an artist, but then all the songs are like Pfff Ya, but it's been a long time You'll be like, aa Marimix, Nedly, big game, Nedly Okay, let's shelf that for now Let's move on Now you're solo career The dread for the player hand in it in terms of the recording In terms of the recording of the music of now you're solo tracks What did you have to go to another producer? I would say I had to Because I, how to put this Redford to me hold a special place when it comes to performance And now when it comes to making the music I already had, before I even joined Redford I already had a producer in mind That I wanted to work with Because nilkwanshawana like he's working inini And so I wanted to test him if he's able to hack the song So when he actually did That's when I considered him to produce the rest of the album How did it feel listening to yourself? Because as you said you were someone who identified as a rapper Then you were like, oh, I can sing But now this is something on record Your voice, just singing How did it feel to listen to yourself in that vulnerable state? I'd say this, I didn't listen to myself at first I wasn't fast on to hit my own voice When the song came out, I took it to a friend of mine Who I trust in musical inini I wanted kwanza ni pate He's perceptive, even though me inki, I'm like Yeah, he's true, he's true Because I'm pretty sure ningim And he goes Apu anya singe, ningim Yeah, you're criticizing Exactly Because I guess that's why we tend to do mostly To najari buku like fix things Even if it's already good Yeah So nilimpe like ya, akha nini anya You're good It's good Me, it's good Nice, you said there's an album When can we have this album And what's the theme of the album? So the album is called Nairobi an album And basically it's an album that explains It's like a story So it's an album about a guy Who falls in love together But then it messes up And then the rest of the song It explains now the process after And you thought it was the love of your life Now this guy is a hardcore So he goes partying And then he finds another one They mess, nini nini So the whole album is literally a story Of a guy trying to find himself In the place of After the breakup Exactly This is nice, it's like now This is one for the boys Out of wipi Because all I'm ever seeing is Sji The lady So finally we have something For the boys So are you trying to In terms of like your demographic Is that it? You're trying to cut across Yes Not just that you know Have just a certain group Of people listening to my songs Because now if Let's say I start producing songs For just a specific Kind of age 18 to 30 Meaning when I'm 31 I want to listen to my own song And I want to grow all listening To the things I did And you know reminisce Kind of like It has been a good life With that regard What do you think of the current industry In terms of music In terms of rappers And singers Do you feel like They're taking that time To think about their music Before they lay it down The way you did Because you're like When I'm 31 Will I listen to this So do you think Or do you feel like The number one hits right now In the airwaves People are thinking about the music I would say Evan has their own strategy And In my end I would think This is how this guy Is thinking But maybe He has a dream Of his music And we wouldn't say Someone would actually Want to jeopardize Their own career So They might be doing Something that we think It's not it But to them They have a plan ahead I'm just saying This is my story Like this is how I want to do my music Women of little Methena Siwa Is your answer You didn't feel the answer But you answered So it's okay It's okay Let's just move on to The album is coming through The solo career May happen Now there's the new track On YouTube Your YouTube channel is Kalanjiha Tell us about Ndugadie Umisama Nmtu alikwa In a relationship Then They broke up Then The whole story In the album starts Is this a personal experience? No You remember I said I'm an actor Part of an actor is How to sell a story Don't finesse this answer I don't feel anything When I sat down to write the album I literally Had to make it look As if it's personal I literally had to Make it look As if it's me telling you Not me So It has nothing to do With that personal story Nothing to do with Nothing Okay, the song is about The song is about A guy Who works Like Abroad You spend less time with this woman And then Once in a while You could go on a visit But the woman Enough Kamali another feel Like It's not enough And so then Don't break enough Because love has ended They're just breaking up Because it's been stretched too much Right And so that's why You've seen this song I'm trying to tell Stay I'll try to make it work Stay And then No, she She's like I thought there's a deeper story here But Ataki kusayama Ataki kusayama Imagine there's no deeper story Okay, maybe the deeper story Come with the album The whole album So we'll have to wait For the album You have to wait until We get the album How long To artist So the album Is going to drop next June But I'm going to be releasing I'm going to try Release a song Every two months Although I won't release A song in April Because there's some projects That I need fast To make sure they're done Before I start releasing them Back to back Back to back So that By the time April Almost have the Almost all 90% Of the album Will all of them be solo projects Or Is there like a collaboration in mind For this album This is going to be Solo projects For the album But I'm not limiting myself To collab with For this album The alumna The Red Forth guys Of course Would you call the men And say In Sadia Kwaharmoni Zapa You know those guys Are just magical Have you ever gone to their shows Like So I would want to have If it's possible Not in the album But There's this album Nairobian album And then there's me Doing some songs You get So there are songs That I'm going to be releasing For the album And then there are songs I'm going to be releasing And basically The ones you want to put out Then the others Not really Wefanyaka eni kama Onozo Ni hazi If you're talented You're talented With that regard We'll give you the first challenge Which is their rap This is the second one The ladies are waiting Onozo tuma Uti niroro Imingia poko studio Okay Before we play Doga de Number four Give us Just some melody Some melody I'm trying to think Which is the best part In that song Number four