 Good morning. That was Live Me Alone, Kali Graf. Jones, yo. I think today has been just a day of the OGs. The OGs have been respected, alright? Okay, cool. Now remember our question on Facebook. Head over to our Facebook page. Mazetmuliza, suali apo. Make sure you tune in for this. And more. Lesnalo kama kawa kama doi. Have an interview ready for you. And this guy goes by the name Kid Smoke. I don't know what that means, but his name is Kid Smoke. Karibu Sana. Hey Kid Smoke, how you doing? Thank you for hosting on the show. Karibu Sana. Yo, White Fife is all about, you know, upcoming artist, young upcoming artist. Napia, OGs pia, like you've had. Nahopia uta nda ko yo ligi. I don't know what's your end-time goal with music. Maybe I want to be some Jay-Z someday. What? For real? Yeah, for real. Okay, great. Blessings, blessings. May you make it. May you give us record labels and all that. So, Kid Smoke, who are you? What are you all about? And when did you join the music industry? Kid Smoke. Maril name is Titus. I'm from Limuru. An area called Manjuri. Ma? Manjuri. Manjuri? Yeah. Wait, Limuru kuna place ni to Manjuri? Yeah, somewhere. Sounds like some suburbs or something. Yeah, actually I'm from that side. I'm 24 years old. I'm a young man. I hustle in the streets. And the job I do beside writing traps and doing songs, I babysit my mum. Actually my mum was a boy. I'm proud of that. What do you mean by babysit your mum? What does that mean? Babysitting my mum. I stay with my mum. Oh, wow. Yeah. I started rapping in high school, in Form 2, that high school contest. My friend Stone. My friend Stone from Banana used to listen to 6, 7 foot and really flows in class how he could do the relics. So it's just a challenge. And at that point I started, I just sang two verse of Dia Mama, that Dia Mama two pack song. Two pack. And everybody was like, yeah, back in high school they used to call me Sungura. So they were like, okay Sungura, we love that song, all that. So that hype kept in me. Yeah, and I really never took it seriously. Til I beat last year, I was in college at Kamiridu Polytechnic. And my friend Moaske, first bono teka, challenged me to write a song and rap. Challenging each other, I just came as a challenge. I never knew I had the talent. I just found out when I wrote the song and I did it. That when I wrote the video, I really wrote and then I performed to him. He was so happy. He said, why don't you go to the studio? I said, I have no money. That's the challenge really. Yeah, that's the challenge. But I met this guy, CJ. He goes by the name Papas. And he recorded me that song. The only money I had. 2019? No, 2018. 2018. 1500. He recorded me and now do. And I posted it on my YouTube. He helped me out. So to that point, I had to look for money for my video. Mama came along and I did my first song. That's Fidu. Okay. Maybe just to take you back, I bet somebody is as curious as I am. Yeah. Why did your high school friends call you Sungura? I mean... Why you... As Sungura is known to be very cheeky. So why Sungura? Why the name Sungura? Why Sungura? I was cunning as... Yeah, I was mischievous. Okay. On a daily basis, I never locked on the principal's office. Okay. I had my way in trouble. Wow. But the best part was... So, you know, reserved right now, so cool, calm and collected. Kumbe yo a bad ass boy? I got stitches on my back. Oh, really? Yeah. For real, for real, or that's just some line that you just made? I got stitches on my back. Okay. Yeah. From what exactly? Like I've been an addict or that. Oh, really? Yeah. Drugs you're into? Yeah, yeah. I was really an addict. Mm-hmm. Until... I hate that we have no afraid of saying this. Okay. You know what they do? Yeah. Update us. I'm two years sober. Wow. Yeah, I'm here. And you're here? It's a blessing to me. Okay. Yeah. And did that really inspire, you know, your comeback into music now? Yeah, yeah, yeah. So that's where your journey is based? Yeah, actually, one time I was doing bad things and I chose quitting doing the bad thing and writing a song. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Okay, so tell us what's your creative process like? You know, we have artists who depend on the Onguelo or Dogogyo to write a song but you chose the Soba Road. So what's your process like? What's your creative process like? Like when you're writing rhymes and the lines and everything. How do you do it? Do you go by what comes into your mind or are you the type that tells stories, stories of other people or your own stories? What's your creative process? I'm not a real story guy. Mm-hmm. I'm not sharing the failing guy and what I think. Mm-hmm. And most of all, I share my experiences. Mm-hmm. My experiences through music and that feeling good. No music is about that therapy. Mm-hmm. Where you know, maybe you're stressed or you're stressed out. Okay. Just want to take that feeling away. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Okay, speaking of stress, you have this song called Speed Fire. Yup. Is it stress related or what is Speed Fire all about? Speed Fire is just acknowledging myself. Mm-hmm. I can speed and I think I can speed fire. Okay. So acknowledge myself. I can do it. Hey, bro. Mjame ni maze. Mjame ni. So Speed Fire is all about acknowledging yourself. Yup. What else do you talk about in the song? Maybe that feeling good when maybe I'm a lovey-dovey guy but not really into girls. I'm a negro. So I'm not feeling... Are you for real, bro? Yeah, I'm not real. I'm not real. What? Ouch. I know, right? Are you for real? You're not really into girls? Yup. What does that mean? You... No, no, no, no. Okay. No, no, no, no. It doesn't mean that way. Okay. I'm not that, you know, woman guy. Oh, you know the lovey-dovey. So Valentine's for you tomorrow is... Is this me and mom? Is this you and mom? Are you gonna buy her a rose maybe? No, she can treat me. Wow. In parliament, they passed out this thing of you know, gender equality. Yeah, so you treat me. Okay. So if she says there is... Ugarli namchele kwenyumba, you don't mind that? Dope. Okay. Great. So what are your future plans like, you know, you have Spitfire, you have other tracks that you've released. What is 2020 looking like for you? 2020... I want to release three more tracks. Mestap, Ruki. Are they in the kitchen ready yet? Yeah, they just are in the kitchen getting up ready. They're not getting... You know, yeah, that would be for me. 2023 songs and maybe get some, a thousand subscribers on my YouTube channel so I can start earning my own cash from the music and live my own life. And finally achieve the goal of living in my own house, learning my mom's house. Okay. Yeah. Do you have any other hustles that you have going on maybe? From the experiences I had in high school and in the streets. In the streets, actually they call me teacher. Teacher? Yeah. Okay. Because after sobering up, I got to teach, I got to undo, you know, like what Travis Scott says in the Jay Kall song where they did it in London. Let's undo what we did. Okay. You know, kids used to teach how to smoke a joint and do that kind of stuff and do bad things. Okay. I go and try and undo, undo what I did because it's real hard but I do try. So it's more like teaching your experience but now trying to change the narrative. Change it. Yeah. Amazing, amazing. Good stuff. So probably you can tell us maybe who are the artists that you're looking forward to work with? Oh, to work with? In the future, yeah. Kay Green. Kay Green. Kay Green. Jovi Jovi. Okay. And Batros. The trap guy did normally trap and Chin Bees. Okay. And of course the reloji into Bees. Eh, the reloji. Prezzo. Really? Why Prezzo? Prezzo CMB. You know, it got our experience since when maybe you were a teenager back in the days until now. So I'm assuming he used to be your long term long time inspiration. Yeah, yeah. Kus CMB is a guy from Kitambu Man. I haven't had any songs since 2016, early. Last year. Oh, he has this since last year. Okay, man. Now that's that's how far. Dating how far you know, I had CMB Prezzo. Ladies, any ladies, you seem not to like women. No, no, no. I don't have a problem with women. I just have my space. Okay, you like your space. Yeah, I like my space. Okay. Yeah. Ladies, comments by Diom as a he goes by the name kid's smoke. Yeah. Kid's smoke. Maybe you can tell us why kid's smoke. Kid's smoke because you know, you've told us about your drug addiction journey. Yeah. Why, you know, choose smoke. Yeah, smoke. Yeah, it's related to you know, drug abuse and all that. Smoke, natural smoke is not just for drugs. My name is Gatogo. It's on my ID. It's my family name. Gatogo. Gatogo. And smoke. Oh, wow. Okay, now I get it. Yeah. Now I get it. If you know, you know, you definitely know. So, Gatogo like kwa smoke. All right, cool. That's really interesting. Maybe, I'd like you to maybe tell us, do you have any plans for performances? Are you going to perform when, when the chance pops up? Mm hmm. Definitely, I will just grab it. And what about when you're at home, do you ever perform at the forums that you're at? You know, when talking to the children or teenagers about drug abuse and all that? They always challenge me to do that. They love my song. They just love it. Okay. Yeah. And the song that you're going to play for us today is Spitfire. Spitfire. Okay. Spitfire by kidsmok right up. But before we get to that, guys, I want to read your comments and DJ Ellie, hope you can those comments ready. Okay. All right. So guys, our question today was, which hip-hop artist do you think would kill a show in Kenya? Halon, Leon and Asama Drake will bring their house down. Big up yourself, guys, to collect in Kutoka, Samburu County. Duk. Shout out to Henry, Lebron, out of Samburu County. Okay. MMG, hud bilabong, Anasama DaBaby and Tiger. All right. Stupid boy, Omagwa, Anasama Eminem, hands up. H. Kailari, Anasama Eminem and Jay-Z. Eh, Jay-Z bro, you love to pay a lot of money. A lot, a lot of money. Kemi Kent, Anasama Juicy World. Juicy World. He never disappointed. Oh man. Oh man. Ferry Ogola, Clement Anasama, Oso Gawinyo. And, hmm, wow. Okay. Yeah. The producer, our producer is asking you on your name. So Ferry, tell us who that is. Job Choi, Kemaani Anasama. I think Kendrick Lamar will kill it. Bee Humble, watching the show, nice from Thika and so locked in. Show is on fire. Thank you so much for tuning in. Job and LXL, Magnolia Anasama, Snoopy Snoopy, Snoopy. Oh, okay. Atawwa, DJ Nichaza Kiasi, Yajobi Jo, coming right up, Macy Kadambi, Anasama to me, it's Eminem, all the way. Please play for me, little engine by him. All right. Hiphop Holik, all right, that's a new one. Hiphop Holik, Khalif Kush, Anasama Chiza Moja, Jekol, Ama Onit, Stormzy, right, right. It's been well since I had a Stormzy song, by the way. Ruki Ruki, Jekol, middle child, okay, okay. Champay, Wakalos, Drake Atawesa, Drake, track fit Kelvin, Kevin, sorry, Anasama, yo, I think young boy never broke again, can kill it, mad, play for me, how's the rest? And then Samyang, future fit, Drake, life is good, it come through, please, okay, all right. And then we have I'd love to sing 21 Savage in, you know, in a Kenyan concert, but somebody actually said he's turned out to be, after his new album, I don't know, new song rather, it's a new album, if I'm not wrong. Yes, yeah, but there's a comment there that says he's changed to Savage 21, a not 21 Savage. So yeah, he's looking that fine. Anyway, which artist would you like to see perform in the Kenyan forum maybe events? Who do you think would kill the show? And how much money would you want to pay for that particular show? Always Galifa. Really? Yup. Bro, the smoke man, the smoke. But if you go to always Galifa event, it's guaranteed there will be smoke. No, you know one thing, the real thing about him, he just says, be yourself. Be yourself. So you'd vibe with that. How much would you pay? For him, I just pay 50. 50k? Yup. 50,000? Yeah, for me. Kid smoke? Yup. 50k? Yeah. Alright, cool. Anyway, let us know where can we find your new Facebook pages, social media platforms in cases, somebody who wants to collaborate with you, how can they reach you? Yeah, I'm only on Facebook, Titus, Gatago, and YouTube Kid Smoke. Sorry? On YouTube, you'll find me on Kid Smoke. Kid Smoke. So mainly YouTube and Facebook. Kid Smoke, YouTube, Kid Smoke, Facebook. Alright, DJ Ellie. Nya beha. Mmingit. Pango ya kuya weekend in case, you know, I'm plotless, Valentine's like this, just in case, you know, these people, these people, these kind of people, decide to take us to nowhere, it's okay, nipatiem pango nta come through. Satade, Satade Vanyan, for real? Yeah. Vanyan Kiamburod? Kiamburod. For real? Yeah. I'll be there. Please come. I'll offer Sunday Claret. Claret. Wait, that's my new area code, guys, so. Please come, come to Jibamb. Sawa, I'll come through. Please. So Claret on Sunday and Vanyan on Satade. Cool stuff. Nipangu ya weekendin, maybe? Me? Ume tuambia, keshukuna mam, but Saturday Sunday? Please. Okay. He will be in the office. I go by the name Karin Josa and thank you so much for tuning into Hip Hop Thursday, the only hip hop show in the 254. I'm so glad that you have been with us. Make sure you tune in all through until the evening because 7.30pm unfinished will be coming right up, co-host right next to Mike Gittahi. He'll be around there. And also, by the way, just so you know, Keshukuna Friday, nipangu zikam through Palikwa social media platform. You can find me as Karin, kankang, nipeni plans, but sato na jokuletutakwa na Sunday na jokuletutakwa. Vayniad Klarit. It's a wrap. Let's hear the song by KidsMook. Speak for ya.