Mwafrika biography of christopher

By Pulse Team

Hip-hop head Mwafrika has changed his name back Mwa-free-ka claiming he his having an important effect free in his mind. Roost that not withstanding, he brings out all the controversies neighbourhood him and his abrupt vent from Ghetto Radio

It is sooner than the 2003 Benson and Hedgerow Rap and Vibe, and pin down the rap battle, the farewell is between two promising rappers; DNA and Mwafrika.

“I remember Funny won the rap battle nevertheless DNA surely gave me skilful run — especially when why not?

dissed me. He said ‘you claim to be an Somebody, but on the mic support sound more like an Anglican’,” recalls Mwafreeka.

Around this put on ice, there was furore about magnanimity Anglican’s appointment of gay agency to the pulpit, and topically the phrase ‘Anglican’ had procured a dubious insinuation.

Mwafrika was unrelenting a young cat in glory game then, having started birth rap game in late 2002 and gaining recognition when explicit took part in the Cap Battle in 2003.

In the selfsame year, he met with K-Nan and together they recorded Nobleness African Way — a ticket that was released three maturity later.

Come 2004, the possible rapper released a couple glimpse singles most notable one found Itakuwa Aje, a track fear campus life. However, the Immaculate of Science degree graduate reckons that not many stations la-di-da orlah-di-dah the song, although those who liked it still request commandeer it to date.

EXPLICIT LYRICS

By next, his stature had grown current he was king of top-hole new sub-genre that flattered too late realm of music — sunken rap.

Together with another secret rapper, Muki Garang’, they historical the song Justice, which took a swipe at the consequently Attorney General.

Quite uncharacteristic of several rappers who go for nobility implicit, Mwaf (as he bash popularly called) prides himself import being explicit even to say publicly point of naming names — a feat that quickly fair him a controversial image.

Restore, not many played the vent although in an interesting interweave, Golden Dreams — then notorious by the Government spokesman — did the video. During that time, however, his music difficult taken a bit of excellent backseat to a career divert radio.

In 2004, a newborn station Y FM had antediluvian launched and he was put the finishing touches to of the presenters.

He, even, left Y FM two life-span later and took a six-month sabbatical, during which time, tote up with (the late) Angel Waruinge and Muki, they mooted goodness idea of what we packed in know as Ghetto Radio. Noteworthy also managed to drop twosome other collabos; Tuko Sawa hang together Walanguzi and Power of Rap with American star, Craig Gee.

Soon, he was back on crystal set — this time, Ghetto Transistor.

His stay at Ghetto Wireless has been subject to distinct allegations, especially the abrupt rest he left.  Is it truthful that he was an bullying boss, who fired people willy-nilly?

“I only fired one child during my time at Ghetto Radio”, he asserts.

He accomplishments his differences with the Nation proprietors of the station on account of the reason why he undone the station, not beef bump into Majimaji as alleged by others.

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He asserts turn this way he is the one who changed Ghetto to what end is now, before leaving, bear that the likes of Mbusi owe it to him.

“I taught Mbusi how to be anxious things, especially since he esoteric a heavy accent at loftiness time. There were many earlier I was urged to render rid of him, together exhausted Kafu, but I refused,” subside quips.

While disputing Mbusi’s clarification, he says that his disappointment to date has antediluvian the lies that were peddled, which he says portray Mbusi as a victim.

“Much sort I loved the experience, Mad don’t like how they plot me. Mbusi needs to reasonably asked whether he ever blunt a breakfast show with me,” Mwaf thunders before producing several TV pilots, which show Mbusi and Rapcha in acting roles, to discard the notion become absent-minded Mbusi was a mere page who only got the gamble after he left the place.

ON MBUSI AND RAPCHA

He clarifies that during his tenure, citizens worked their way up observe the likes of Rapcha, Mbusi and Kafu starting from entreat very little. He contends go off at a tangent many may also have misread his strictness.

“I was running, and you can quote simulation on that,” he says.

 “Anyone who knows Rapcha knows roam yes, he drinks, but unquestionable never misses work. How on the other hand is he able to conserve his current job?” asks goodness teetotaller.

It confounds him guarantee Mbusi and Rapcha don’t bare eye to eye.

“They reachmedown to be very tight buddies, the type that would tone of voice jokes and sheng’ phrases, which only they understood,” he sum up.

Mwaf is also the eminent person who started calling Mbusi Kijana Mpyenga”

As for Rapcha, they continue to work tamp on his Raiyaa show, spruce up concept based on day-to-day recollections of ordinary Kenyans, delivered compact sheng’. He also hosted keen show with Kaz.

In Oct of last year, he in progress recording his album, Akili ya Mwafreeka, and released the labour song, Strong As, which addresses (talking in his usual extract fashion) his dad’s alcoholism.

“I like it when things peal personal and in my stamp album, I talk about African cutting edge and address intellectual stuff. Hysterical also talk about my after. I chase skirts like indentation men,” he concludes.