 He is a rapper, he's a student. He's a recording and performing artist from Two Faithful. Can we put our hands together and welcome BMX Two Bounce Nation! BMX Nation Whatagwan! Whatagwan! Rada. How you doing? I'm Goyu. Good to see you. Good to see you too. All black everything. All black everything. Red glasses. It's all right. All right, so camera four. Kindly introduce yourself to our fans at home. Talk to them. My name is BMX. BMX is an official killer platform. I'm an artist, an actor with appearances in TV, trapeze and back-in. This is the times of COVID. Also an executive producer for showing how to break down to 54. Basically, I'm calm and I break down lyrics. We get into behind the details, behind the lyrics and the stuff. All right. Also a brand ambassador and also a graduate. I'm a graduate student. Oh, you're already graduated. Look at you. Welcome to the world. Bounce nation. How are you doing? I'm doing great. I'm doing great. This is the economy that I'm living in. I'm trying. All right. And your name is quite unique. So maybe you can tell us about your name before we get into it. So my name BMX comes from my first name is Brand. And I'm not quite B. And then there's mixed, my second name is M. And then I do a mixture of different genres. No, no, no. I'm not going to say I'm going to perform. For me, there are firebands. Firebands have some reggae vibes. What did you mean? It's some male vibes. It's just chasing dreams. It's some hard hitting. All right. So you are versatile. All right. Not bad, not bad at all. Welcome to the show. And of course, just like everybody else, I want to know. I know you said it's singing professionally back in 2019. But before then, I'm sure like there are a few people who are a few things that inspired you to do that. So maybe you can tell us what inspired you to get into the industry. Did you always know is what you wanted to do? Or maybe it's something that just came along the way. You said, you're a rough bro. What are you going to do with the music and the weather? Imagine, for me, the day after day, I'm going to go back and teach and do anything. I'm going to go to RIMA to do talent shows. I'm going to do talent shows. I'm going to do... I'm going to do T.I., I'm going to do raising, and I'm going to do bumbika. I'm going to check it. First forward, high school. I'm going to check if I'm doing well. I'm going to check if I'm doing well. So, I'm going to go back. If I'm doing well, then I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it when I want to. When I want to do it, I'm going to go back and do it. I'm going to do something. Yeah, I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do bumbika. You're doing it for the ladies. He's a ladies man, by the way. Ladies all bounce nation. Bounces in the building. Bounces in the building. So, I'm going to check it. After I had a group, I went to high school, because I'm going to go to the high school. We are going to record in the studio How long have you been in this group? It's been a long time It's been a long time I was hit up and I was in JVK and that was in 2015 and that is the first time I've been here How was your first experience in studio? The funny thing is one of the first tracks we ever recorded is in the album I'm currently recording in 2015 It was released in 2023 I've been working on this track and from the onset I've been working on it I've been working on it because I've been thrown my first official track and I've been working on it When you may find it so professional I think it's usually just the hangar you know when you're starting you want to prove to the world I have it in me, I can do this there's someone who told me the other day I would say the record labels sign artists they sign artists who already know how to establish so you have to have a name so you have a name they sign you most of them they own your masters so they'll take two or three albums from you that is your best work let me tell you something sad with the record labels the record label is you know Taylor Swift and Drake they are superstars and they have record labels but the record labels are currently in our time they have been working on it it's an artist development there's an artist development and you have a fan there's argument was if you're already there you already have a fan base so you have to have a label especially after you know that they are going to mess you up because if they have a label they give you an advance it's an advance it's an advance it's an advance it's an advance it's someone giving you 50 M when you're working on music you pay 50 M you have to be honest you have to be honest you have to have expenses recording time the marketing the packaging they are all on you and you have to be honest you have to be honest you have to pay back you have to pay back now you ask for a second loan no do another project and then you sink in deeper if the product is free you are the product you are the prize I am the winner I am the winner I am the winner I am the winner they knew what they were saying you have an album before we talk about that I know you worked with other artists I saw you did a song with an artist from Congo how do you approach that how do you approach working with other artists especially from other countries how do you go about that do you already have an established relationship with them there are some coincidences that I have seen it is funny enough I established Kajina maybe we work with you because I am a judge maybe we work with you and then we can separate like one of the guys he is from Congo the producer is from Malawi the guy on the hook is from Congo we were students he is from Malawi he is from Kandaharudi he is in South Africa the other guy is from Kenya he is pushing music I have also done a couple of other international collabs the guy from Canada he is from Canada and he has these feelings with a guy called Kronos from Texas and then he called me back again for another feature where he added Chris Calico you can call him Chris Calico they know who that is he is from Texas he is from Texas that is quite a journey but how about home I have done a couple of collabs I have done a couple of collabs who is your dream collaboration Nya Shinsuke do you know him he is from Australia Nya Shinsuke did not make our alligrafs list he is the top rapper he is from South Africa he is from South Africa he is from Alaska Nya Shinsuke is from Amoni Amoni ok so the thing is he is from Tambo and this is a debate because he is from Kati Katiakali and Nya Shinsuke is the best but some of you are from Fadela Flani Nya Shinsuke is from Tambo whether we like it or not he is a father I am a father and then OG the guy is a flow as a rapper I know what it takes to do that do you respect the OGs is it the lyricism or the flow for you who is OG or Nya Shinsuke who is the better lyricist better lyricist that is a tricky one but you have to speed that fast because you incorporate the lyrics I know it is not easy by the way you have to rap that fast because you are actually singing when you are singing you have to have the vibes you have to have the vibes and then the lines are so simple but when you internalize you have to think it is so simple but you have to be ahead of the game and someone was telling me the other day the best rapper you can tell they are relaxed that is how you can tell you can differentiate sometimes you can struggle true maybe the track is energy and when you deliver you need to have that energy when you are relaxed you can have DMX I will see that is how you know that is who he is let's talk about your album it is called Throne you are coming for the Throne Throne the album this is my debut album and as my debut album it is the journey and me going for the Throne I am chasing my dreams we can have a Throne the first track in the album and this I am going to repeat again we can have the album from the first song to the last song without shuffling it is a storyline from the first song I am always going to be aiming for the Throne so I am good but I could be bad and this is what I am foreshadow what is going to happen through the whole album and me going from being good I am still chasing dreams I am fire burning you are going to see the animation there is no hero that is the good side and then as the story progresses you are going to realize what brings the changes but as it ends we see the villain he is still chasing his dreams but can you not push is not positive energy it is dangerous not even criticism as in Zile too the pain, the heart they just fuel you to keep on going it is dangerous and speaking of those negative emotions what are they what did you encounter during the making of the album what are some of these challenges you are talking about that you experienced during the making of the album let me tell you a funny story so the track the whole album was recorded in 2019 it was released in 2023 there are some years that have passed so I recorded the album the whole thing was recorded I recorded it with the producer mixing and mastering I was so excited I was like you know what we have to do this I recorded it back in the booth I recorded again I recorded it with the CD I recorded it with the software I always have access to your stuff I actually mentioned that I recorded it I recorded it with the software the second time what did you experience I saw you were doing challenges before you came I was doing it I was persistent I was chasing dreams but there was no option to quit actually leaving by what I am saying there was no option to quit right now I am chasing practically now I am aiming at see I only got two options and they bought for the win and we can drop the facade there was no option to quit I remember when I touched when I touched when I touched my guys I recorded it with the producer and he was like I am a ghost they do that what do they do that they actually do that I was like basically at that point in time I was in the internship and then I shifted actually this is the studio this is the studio I was in the internship I was in a shift location I was disoriented so I came back to hang I was like I was like my guy what's up what's up I was like I was like what's up from scratch I was like I was in the studio I recorded it from 2019 a couple of times luckily I was producing calligraphy so the bit actually mixing and engineering hit track chasing dreams kill monger for the album so I met him he gave me more he motivated me so I recorded it again and finally finally we are here why is the album so important to an artist's life especially for you you didn't start singing long ago you didn't start releasing tracks long ago 2019 so how important is it for you to release an album at this early stage of your career honestly being honest this was an amateur move that I made actually because as Kianze is an upcoming artist who fell in love with an album I'm not a fan I'm not a fan I'm not a fan I'm not a fan I'm not a fan I'm not a fan but I'm a fan and as much as I had recorded the whole album I released the first track Throne I did a launch I did a launch and he recorded it and this guy is serious about this thing and from then on I pushed and promoted as much as I could I did the same thing promoted as much as I could After a while, I tried, I tried to be a videographer, we did what did you mean. After what did you mean, I tried to explain what did you mean and realize what it was. It's a somber mode. I tried to say, these are my first projects. I think I'm a sad person. So I thought I should share a band to mix things up. But what I'd say, for me, the importance of this album, for me, this is not just the music I'm making. This album is not just an album. And we're going to come back to this years later. Not a few, not a few. Many years. Many years later, we're going to come back to this. Now, this is the first place I'm going to steal for you, these guys. The album is a trilogy. It's a trilogy. This is the first phase. For Throne, this is me aiming for the throne. The next project, it's titled The King. It's called Hapo. I've been in the industry after Kutama. By the time I was thrown in 2019, I've literally been chasing my dreams. Awesome. By the time King came, it was at such a duration. I established. I've already made a name for myself. As you're speaking, I've already started making a name for myself. I've already decided to come and settle. And that's that era. And then after the king, it could be the kingdom. Alright. Mr. Shah Banga, bro. Do you ever make a line that early in your life? Like, we're in Banga in five years. I'm doing this in ten. You guys are like that. Let me tell you something. By the time... By the time. Check it. By the time the kingdom came, at that point in time, you'll be able to talk about their beauty. Amen to that. Amen to that. Amen to that. It's good. Let me tell you. Some people joke, but I have a weird system. I send myself mails every three years. So there's a website that you can send a mail, a lot of people send me mails after three years. So before that three years, I was in Kanga. It reminds me. In those days, I was like, did this happen? Did you manage this? I let it to myself. I let it to myself. I love that. I've been coming here for ten years. But that's actually true. They say like, you're supposed to manifest the things you want to happen in your life. Basically, you need to have a plan. You need to have a plan. If you don't have a plan, you're planning to fail. Yes, sir. There we go. Alright now, as we're winding up, how have you featured on this album? Are there any non-names you've featured on the album? On the album, Kikachini from the... It's a 14 track project. It's only three features. 14 tracks? It's true, bro. 14? There's a lot of people who don't know. New drama, new drama, 14. Hey! Now, if you ask me, if it's that easy, I don't actually see myself as an upcoming. You're not. I'm not an upcoming. 14 tracks, that's a lot. It's crazy. It's been a journey. But for the 14 track project, there's only three collabs. And that's in the very first three songs. Now, the thing is, I knew what I wanted, but I didn't want to sing it in such a way back then. So I helped write the lyrics for you. For the killer part. No, no. For the first song, it's me. Thrown. I have told homie. On the second track, Frankenstein with a phenom. He's also the producer. Ah! And on the third track, I have JVic. So it's her. JVic is from high school. Yes, she's from high school. Ah! And then, she has a lot of people. I have other stuff, like there are kids, there are kids tattoo. There are kids who are married. There are teams, there are Israel Lugadiru. There are Hilda. And then the producers are kind of events on the beach. Jazzy-based beats. There are Aryan indie. Actually, Aryan indie is the most of the production on the whole album. And there are many people. There are many. There are many people. A lot of people. There are many people who love Frankenstein and like this track. It's okay. It's okay. I'm sure you understand. Alright, so our, because the album is already out, so tell your fans where can they find it? And our fans as well are Patango Makoapi and your socials as well as we go. You can find my music out on every platform that is Kila Mahali, Spotify, Diza, Boom Play All The Rest. But for the album, as you are speaking, it's exclusively Boom Play. Boom Play. Alright, amazing. Any shout outs? Shout out to my whole family. Shout out to BMIX. I always have this phrase. It's like for my people, it's like a greeting. BMIX Nation. I want to say, Water Guan. BMIX Nation. Water Guan. Yes, sir. Yeah, you're welcome. That's so self.