Imitation in Kenya song lyrics

I get pissed when about the Kenyan music industry is seeing people trying to copy foreign styles of lyricism to the letter

. The most prevalent copycats are the young boys who try to copy rough and tough hiphop. I know it might be cool to present an image of toughness as a tough talker, but it only comes naturally to those who've actually gone through it they talked about. It's sad to see a kid from South C rapping about how he's from 'the streets' and how 'ghetto' he is. News Flash: if you are living in a house with running water and three meals everyday, that does not qualify as ghetto. Especially not in Kenya, where we have slums (i.e making under a dollar a day). And it's not just the hip hoppers who try to plagiarize. There are also these 'soulful' type of Kenyan musicians who spend their whole lives trying to be Just a Band. These artists write whack songs about foreign experiences that appeal only to a select group of small girls residing in the Western parts of Nairobi. They probably scoff at tracks people like Rose Muhando make, and aim to 'try outdo them' than artists like her. Next step is to forge on to make expensive albums marketed at high end places only. They then learn the hard way about how the music business is hard, and since no money was made, are forced to put their music on hold. Don't get me wrong, I fully understand that the world we live in is more connected than before due to mass media, hence some adoption of culture is enevitable. However, when adopting this culture, especially in the songsheets, where the purpose is to be famous, it is very important to leave a footprint in whatever you are doing. In the case of hardcore hip hop, there were some two fellas called Mashifta, who really addressed the daily life of an average Kenyan through hip hop. What made them unique in what they did was that they were rapping about the issues in a way very relevant to Kenya. There was an East African twist to their hard-hitting 'Majambazi' and 'Pesa, Pombe, Siasa na Wanawake' lyrics. On the soulful side, we have the example of SautiSol, finally breaking the the invisible wall on the neo-soul genre in Kenya, by adding a Kenyan angle to their lyrics, singing in Luhya in 'Lazizi' and addressing Kenyan issues like police harrasment in 'Blue Uniform'. The point at the end of the day is to mix the local elements in, or vice versa, which will surely result in good mixture more acceptable to the Kenyan public.

Imitation in Kenya song lyrics

By: sammy89

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