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April 30, 2019

3 min read

Art & Its Connection to the Artist

I came across Joji when I fell down a Spotify-shaped rabbit hole some time ago. Mentally, I wasn’t at the best place so his music fit my mood perfectly. His lo-fi brand of melancholy was extremely soothing to my soul and I was going to do a feature b

April 30, 2019

3 min read

Depression and Music

Creating music is a process that, ideally, should come from within. This is why rappers get so much shade if they are found or suspected to be using ghost writers. It’s considered wrong because music should be an artist’s impression of their own life

April 30, 2019

3 min read

Tupac and Notorious B.I.G: A Kenyan Millenial’s Perspective

Why do you even give a fuck about two American rappers who died the year you were born? Si you write a piece on Lil Pump? A friend’s little brother, born after 2000, posed this question to me

April 30, 2019

2 min read

Let Vallerie Muthoni impress you with her new EP Pisces SZN

It’s Pisces SZN again. That’s how Vallerie Muthoni’s nu project blasts off in your ears. Bold and fierce like Sasha Fierce, the young black queen is back to show us some new drip and flow.

April 30, 2019

8 min read

Beneath The Baobabs: Experience the festival magic of Kilifi New Year

It’s not every day you go to Kilifi. But when you do, you can’t stop talking about it. The Kenyan coastal destination has a sincere delectable charm. So when you watch the recap video of Kilifi New Year 2017/2018, you know you have to go back and fin

April 30, 2019

4 min read

Care For Me: Saba

Chicago rappers all have the gift of introspection. Common, Kanye, Mick Jenkins and Noname must have all looked into that giant metal bean and seen the inner depths of their souls