Raj, a Kenyan HipHop/Rap artiste, is, well, a new kid on the block. His music is surprisingly good, despite a few rough edges even he will acknowledge. Soapstone edges, so to speak. He seems to just cut through whatever it is that's in his way, and to entertain unabashedly. Hip hip! With quaint humor, even. Here, listen to, and enjoy, his Le' KING:
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Want to know what Raj's all about in Le' King? Here are the lyrics (in a mix of languages, including his mother-tongue -- Ekegusii), none too soon. One just has to patiently decipher it all.
In a 'past life', Raj sang Obe Baba, if you want to know. And more. Click to watch the RMX version, sung with awesome Stella Mwangi of Shut it Down fame.
Here, courtesy of K24 TV, is even more stuff about The Raj himself, who's an alumnus of the University of Nairobi. Ah, so's Dela (she of Adabu fame):
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Raj and Stella Mwangi just dropped a new hit, OBE BABA Remix. It's good, all in all, though the vocal range is limited. The visuals are refined, upbeat. The artistes are super-confident. The production is clean. Super dress code, moves. The lyrics are a mix of languages, as we're all used to now across Africa. U can do mo, creatively. Raise the bar high n higher. Make Kenya proud, y'all:
Click to watch the Obe Baba Video
Note: The first time I checked out OBE BABA's view count earlier this afternoon, it was just over 500. Keep checking.
