 We may get down to it till 1.5 years old is better than 1.5 years old Yes, so you run away So... kunu boital complications niya in the studio na komawa bukata And we will see if he will take that bullet he's a very talented artist He's now been to the E-Sacute he's been on a couple of shows and Y254 so, I'm happy to introduce him hi hi How are you doing? I'm good So kindly introduce yourself tomi wo re ni nani ume tokala I'm a fanya nini Okay, I'll start I'm Kim Life. I'm an Afrodansalatist. I'm from Kenya. You're from Kenya? Welcome to the Ithakins. I appreciate it. So tell us, you journey a music in Lianzalini. It's way back. I remember, I can say I started music early in class 4. That was like 2 or 6 or 5 there. Chilawana? Ya, so like that's where I started. But I immediately started doing music when I was in high school. I used to write poems, my songs, people go and present in the music festivals. Actually when I was in foam 4, I wrote my own poem and managed to take it to the nationals. And it was number 3. Kulia kamali kwa frame? Na, na, na. Ya, I'm used to it so like I was like okay, I'm heading somewhere. So then Komashile started music in 2017. When I joined the BMG Empire. Okay, I joined the BMG Empire in 2016, late 2016. But I was featured in a song with Jimoat and underscore in 2017. The song is called Ingekuaje. And then later in 2018, early 2018, I did a song called Banana. Then followed by For You under the BMG Empire. Banana we talking about? Na, na, na. What do you know banana is? It's a fruit. Obviously and it's sweet right? Ya, so basically in March last year, I did another song called For You. It doesn't have a video yet. Under the BMG Empire still so they kwa kwana ishuki dogo management and stuff. So I had to go work with my fellow brother Alka. Alka Productions. So right now Amanda Alka Productions led by Vector Kenya. And we have very talented guys over there. Very conducive environment for making music. Quick question. Do you want to dance? Na, I don't want to dance. I'm feeling the vibe. I know. Okay. So you're saying that you moved from BMG to Alka. Why did you move? I guess you know at some point in your music career like you gotta know what you want. So like if you see you in a place and there's no like, a kuna you neza pandam tini zaimatunda. Ya, actually. So I was there and I was singing like ok do work was in a slope process ya ni? And since I had already like some two songs out I had to be like enough up to back to back. Ya, so like after a long period of time I was singing with my mother and people were asking me what's happening what's happening so like that's when I decided ok enough is enough let me hit the studio again and right here I came with this new song. So is Alka keeping up the pace that you want to do? Ya damn right actually right now I have a video on Sunday. Ya another one. So you are about to play for us today? Ya. Really? Ya. Seems like we are keeping up with that speed. Exactly. So you started music officially in 2017. Ya. After what period of time did you get signed to BMG? I can say like I didn't take it took like let's say one like one year like roughly one year. Ya because ok you know when you get talent being signed doesn't mean anything. As long as you have the talent that people can see and people can say man this guy is worth talent so that's when you get signed and stuff but just ya. Ya. You know most artists have reservations sometimes about being signed because you don't have so much freedom sometimes and you feel like I want to do this alone or most of the artists when they start up they don't want to get signed let me just first of all do it alone for some time and then maybe I'll consider it. Why was it different for you? Ya know I wasn't known my life wasn't a brand even I wasn't known nobody knew me so like the challenges that even my brothers who were just here said like for an artist coming up with a capitol to record, to shoot a video and even to promote the music is so difficult. Ya. So like when you signed when you signed is when you get that like that support that you need the pushing you know when you release the song it has to be push for it to reach a certain audience so like you just have to you just have to get signed Ya. It's much easier when you get signed for an upcoming artist Ya. So give us two advantages of being signed and then disadvantages of being signed two, two. Advantages of being signed one you get like free videos and audios obviously Ya. Two as in But it's not so free though Ya. It's not so free. It's free like you don't have to pay for it you just sold Okay I'm just saying it's not it's not black and white free. Ya ya ya I get it because there's some percentages in the contract and stuff Ya. Second is on pushing of the music like Ya. You get to hear your songs on radio and stuff Ya. So that's their work and disadvantages now you can do like a song with other other artists unless you have to consult the label first Ya. But it depends on the contract you're working on because right now I can work with any artist I want Really? Ya. Because like my contract says so you know that's how we've agreed and this is how it is. Ya. So you're saying you can work with any artist you want Ya. Who do you want to work with and why? A lot of artists these guys who just came here very talented Really? Actually we should exchange contracts Ya. They're still around? Ya. Ya. They're very talented Okay immediately I could like to work with this artist Naiboi Naiboi Naiboi that guy inspires me a lot I remember seeing Naiboi back in the days like since those days Ya. We used to meet and like rap battles and stuff you know that guy used to rap in the past so like it takes time for you to discover your sound and come up with something that people love so that guy hasn't inspired me a lot I used to be a rapper in the past but right now I do after dancing and stuff Why did you change though? Ya. Okay. I can say the Kenyan market and stuff Ya. You know you have to see that the music that will go first that like everybody nowadays you can say like majority does rap Ya. So like I had to be different Ya know I used to rap but I can sing also so I said why not do this like fused rap and singing Ya. Ya. That's what I did. Ya. So I have a question for you Ya. So right now if a plane crashed between the border of Kenya Ya. and Uganda where would the survivors be buried? Survivors are not buried survivors are like what's up? That was too easy. Very easy. That was too easy. Not only for Nathani He's good to say. Ya. You'll find me here next time. Okay. You'll find me here next time. No problem. That was too easy for you. Okay. So talk to us about your current song, my baby. So my baby is this for all the like you know when you human being your feelings and at the end of the day you want to love someone you want to be loved so like Is someone loving you? Ya. Of course. So like this for my baby. Actually it's a dedication to my baby. Ya. She's my inspiration to that song. You know me like when like somehow she inspires me in a way. Ya. That's interesting. Ya. Uno jwa ma boychal luko tu ine ya ni unless there's someone inspiring another person here. Ya. Say that you una panya tu mamuako and then you're not getting inspiration here. Ya. Ya. So you say that it's a dedication. Ya. Ya. So like where is she right now? Kwanini oku kujana ya at least she's inspiring where is she? Akone exams maze akone exam so like she's got to study and stuff. I'm a student actually I do ICT. Ya. So atapia akone exams and stuff so because me the love of music I gotta be here to push this stuff. Okay. That's nice. How did people receive that song and how they receive it? Because I did that song in a way that people couldn't expect that Kenyan could do it. It's actually pretty nice. The accent the accent the accent was not like I did an Nigerian accent in that song so I was like who's this which Nigerian is this we haven't heard about for a long time so I was like okay it's me. Why did you decide to do it that way? I decided to like I just wanted to see the perception for the song and stuff. Ya. I just wanted to do something different like I have like couple of tracks Ya. Coming soon the same vibe and stuff so Ya. And we have another one dropping on Sunday. Okay. But before we drop that one we need to see what you have Ya. Right here on the E-sacupt so that we know how talented you are where can people find you on social media? Ken life Ken life on Twitter Ken life on Instagram K-E-M-L-Y-F Ken life Vivo on Facebook Ya. Ya. Ya. Now that you say on YouTube too Okay. Now that you say there's someone who is loving you Ya. Would you cover up a crime if they well committed a crime would you cover up the crime? It depends It depends on what It depends with the magnitude of the crime you know like you just can't go support a crime you'll be in you'll be in like what they call asylum or what I don't know na sociopath na na na na like when you all complice here right ya complice exactly that's the word so like you'll be an accomplice to the crime like so you have to see which crime you're supporting though you love that person but Kari amok fanyamba amaze you were not there when you decided okay let's do this crime so like you're trying to support her and stuff like him you know so like you have to see the size of the crime and stuff so if it's a if it's a small it depends which crime business mall and big crime gotten crime okay but shoplifting ay you need to take your house if I need furniture I can push you to the end na na na na beating up somebody beating up somebody it depends well if I need I can figure exactly okay let me ask you a question if you are the man right now okay maybe you have maybe you don't okay I don't know but umgependa ku support when you when you've done something no like when you've done something wrong umgependa like kakutete no I don't know but you know no it's asking the question no like I'm asking you like from you now you're asking the question but I'm asking you the question back to you again so like would you like can I answer of camera na na na na can we change the producer the answer of camera and the answer of camera okay okay let's just say okay yeah so um I want you to perform yeah your next song yes so the stage is yours right now can I like send a couple of shout outs yeah okay sorry hey shout out maze to my management um alka productions shout out to my baby of course my family yeah my dad is watching right now my mom my cousins and um shout out to my production but like shout out to aloyo shout out to to Simon the beat shout out to Rashi beats those guys are just amazing wonderful producers in alka we're working with so like bless up y'all bless up yeah zimi wa figia zimi wa skimbas na walo nye zisa limia maze nikamera zina yangalia sayem si shanka jipo mingi okay so up next is Kim life with my baby yeah