 Welcome back to hip-hop. That's the only space where we nurture talent So make sure if you got some you bring some at our social media platform That is why two five four channel across all over social media platform My name is Michelle Ashina. So guys welcome back. All right So you and I know that the gospel scene has had lots of controversy, but this next guest of ours He's a good lyricist and a gospel rapper. So I would know further ado I would like you guys to introduce you to none other than Rodo You in the mission of preaching all the way Exactly so introduce yourself. Yo, my name is Rodo also known as big boy Rodo. I'm a hip-hop artist Who sings gospel and conscious music? So first of all when you came in your presence and then there was one of my friend around here I was like, hey, who's that guy big guy then? Sadly Since you're about to open a corner wrestling matches, so that was the first notion was they shot Regis What we saw on up in the easy the kind of shots. I don't know similar to what we have seen on our wrestling matches Well, the drip to my friend. I'll in advice. Okay. So who put up this look Is a friend of mine called Ingo. He's actually is more than a friend. He's actually my Director, he's my manager. So he just gave me this look and told me to just come with it So why big boy Rodo? You said it yourself Big definitely big boy just came up. I was when I was in campus. I was I was in Kenyatta University But Rodo is actually my name because my English name is Rodney. So it's just derived from there Yeah, I've listened to music and most of your What cuts across all of you in your almost a Sunday, it's your music tends to teach It's more of a teaching to life. Does your life actually emulate that? Do you live? Do you drink wine and preach water or that do you actually emulate whatever you actually Talk about in your music Actually wine is good for your health So is water because you remember the son of God turned water into it. Yes, it's actually good Yes, of course I emulate of course You see I can't I can't sing something or put down something or write something. That's not within me When I when I go down in pen and paper, I reflect back at my life, you see and Teachings that I got from my parents, you know and every day life and just put it down So I'm living it. I won't say I'm dead. I'm there already, but It's a journey We live and we learn we make mistakes, but then we move forward I speak about parents you come from a background of which it's very much conkin Christianity and Does that has that influenced you making a decision at an earlier stage of your life that you're going to venture into gospel? hip-hop scene indeed I have very strong parents. Well, I took Africa by six Though that was back then I'm not grown up if you can't six later six p.m. Leave the book over there. So the staunch my both of my parents actually take actual Evangelist take part in church the preach as well So I'm taking that truth. First of all, the reason why I'm doing this is because it's There's nothing else I can do. I can't I can't go the other direction But we have had situations whereby the parents in the ministry and then the kids They introduced to it, but along the way they are curious about the world and they just Divert. Oh Yeah, there are stories, but also there are stories of us now when you're about to cook a lime But all in all we will ask for the grace though see fall, you know, Jua those of us who are Those people who are more Who have spiritual parents the devil tries to tackle them the most? Well, they're not so straight in sour, too But for us, it seems that I'm just like on a daily on a get so I won't say I would say that only know so did not struggle we struggle to walk by the grace And we hope for the best, I mean Absolutely, so you started music back in 2010 Miko Neju then snap your fingers, but probably high school. We were jumping to it all the way. So How was the reception being from way back to 10 and then you took a break of four years So how was the reception being so far? Now there was this vibe There's a crank vibe for Kena clip talking about so those Miko Neju was just a kapuka hype also because kapuka was back then that you know Gopa DJs So the reception was amazing. I mean I would I used to perform in you know cultural events church, and then I came with a snap Vidole now. There's a time I performed a snap Vidole in The crowd of almost think almost three to four thousand every and everybody was up and so it did standing Ovation, exactly. So it really did something to me But all along since then I've been writing and writing and writing and writing and then I took a break Focus on academics kiddo go something I'm not Very proud of but then after that has to keep going then I revamped. All right you into this scene of You've actually made a conscious decision To be in the gospel music scene and then we have a section of youth who have actually lost hope into going to charge and Probably having a relationship with Christ then because there's too much of commercialized ministry and also the kind of music that you can get to hear from some artist again So how does Rodo as an artist ensure that reach out to such young people? I would say your ministry Is he also gospel musicians are human beings? I'm not saying that the commercial at the end of the day The we have different reasons for doing music some of us do to inspire some of us do to make cash But at the end of the day, we're all in the music both in the music industry and business What I'm trying to put up for that for people to you know Listen is something that would both inspire would bring food on their plates on my place And well at the end of the day so long as message me in the figure. We are good to go So is it a conscious decision here? Where is it like you ensure that in terms of creating your own sound of music that you have a message for young people? Yeah, it's always conscious. It's it's yeah, definitely. I mean I can't even When I when I take a pen and paper side to write I can't write any other thing I've tried That's a high People some sometimes what I could dance what I could remember life is hard enough, you know So at least you put in some hype inside, but then again Okay, so there's this there's a problem It's still I'm going off so Africa and two digits was around and speaking about depression and young people Having the the passion to get into business but there's a bit of conflict because you can't start off something when you're not in the right state of mind in terms of depression anxiety and You know in search of purpose Like of clarity in this role as a young person, what would be your word for that particular young person who's watching back at home? And is in a very stagnant space right now. Yeah Life is funny. You see everybody has their path everybody has the life to live but you see what what What because you also release the music you can now you send back when you actually you spoke about you're looking for a job Job back then. Ah Yukonami now is a time Actually After after Kanpo, you see not everybody gets something after school So there's a time that you you get a toil and for a man, you don't go back home You don't you don't go back home at all at all. So there's a time that that time when I was doing that or hustling and all that So the Yukonami vibe came through and just remember I'm struggling and all that but God Yukonami I'm gonna get so I'm at as well. Just write a song about it. Yes, and then I did Yukonami Exactly. So back home make sure you don't lose hope keep pushing on and surround yourself with people who are giving you positive vibes And be consistent in whichever you're doing. So let's talk about music. Yes bounce, which was released on August 30th Yeah, so bounce It's a it's a what is the message behind that particular job? Yeah, it's an intro into the scene The main message let's for example If you look at all my music, it's been it's been teaching and you know inspiring and all that but bounce I wanted to enter this scene with some some sort of hype so that people, you know, you can dance and listen to the world Yeah, so it's it's a it's more of a hype but also teaching infused inside and then the hip-hop in it. I mean the lyrics in it I like the fact that If I'm wrong, you can correct me that you take a market is the young people and the fact that they can easily listen to your music And have a good time even while you're actually passing across a message of hope a message of not giving up and a Little bit of aggressiveness on believing in yourselves and whatever you're doing. So so far. Do we have new projects coming up? Yes, so many so many products. I mean Next week I'm releasing another one called amteja Yeah, I'm Teja. Okay, so make sure it's you just stop it To just officially launch it to have a couple of projects lined up for this year Then also next year we have a couple of couple of projects. I mean we just started so God be the glory and hope for the best, you know On that note make sure you give out people back at home a social media handle so that I can actually keep up to date on your Projects. Yes, so my social media knows now I'm big boy rodo Instagram big underscore boy underscore rodo Facebook big boy rodo the same Twitter big boy rodo. I mean everywhere big boy rodo, but Yeah, are we looking forward to an album any event coming up because now we are sure of a new release Next week do anything new now anything that we should look out for We're just dropping this meter and then we do couple of media tours, of course So money But then we Starting up with some concerts on I think from I think October November actually November and December because that's when now we're going to a crossover level So we have projects coming up. I think I might talk about them next time. I'm here Okay, so you'll talk about new projects coming up more of them Make sure you look up for his new jam coming up next week Make sure you equally follow him across his social media platform. That is big boy rodo. I am so sure that DJ Rajez you have a question for Big boy rodo. I'm so sure Watch what I'm gonna do and then they just I Know We have a question I'm getting the muscles I'm getting the muscles I'll definitely hook you up after this I'll get about it Shout out to Quack at least if you can shout in him Shout out to Ingo He does a lot of things design and all that also my design and also marketing and then again before I forget we have a massive tune coming up one of your mentors actually when I was still young I was still young I was still young so he's somebody I looked up to and then I met John Mokutane we did some gigs together we did a lot of stuff so at next year we have some releases they're already done you're looking forward to that and it's always an amazing thing that you actually get to work with your mentor you're looking to get to work one on one DJ Rajiz are we ready on the bounce so make sure you follow us across our social media platform you can find me make sure you don't touch that dial you listen to good vibes of Rajiz the DJ bounce coming up by the big boy Rudo and Barry Mo will be coming up with another interview and good music all the way till 10.30 that is our time for him Rajiz