“The Farthest Khaligraph Has Ever Gone From Kayole Is Malindi And Yet He Raps In An American Accent” Alai Tears Into Khaligraph And Other Local Artists before Calling Vera Sidika’s Assets ‘Mitumba Flesh’
Well it appears Robert Alai has sure decided to take his no chills approach a notch higher this 2016 having already taken issue with Boniface Mwangi before proceeding to the music sector and mitumba business.
He sure may have said he doesn’t have a love for mitumba but his recent Facebook rant clearly shows he had a bone to pick with local musicians and Khaligraph got the worse treatment of it all. In an attempt to decry the lack of originality in the Kenyan music industry, Robert Alai tore through the rapper’s accent when rapping and picked up a number of local big wigs among them Redsan, Wyre and even Sauti Sol.
Here is part of that rant;
More to the entertainment industry. We have a complete mitumba methods and content in the industry. We rely on over watched Nigerian and Tanzanian content while we have failed to even think of improving our own creative industry.
The Wyre, Kaligraph, Sautisol, Redsan and other leading local artists depend on mitumba accent, content and delivery to ply their trades. It’s widely known that the furthest from Kayole Kaligraph has travelled is Malindi. But you will find him desperately trying to deliver rap lyrics in American accent. The musicians like Ndarling P, Kalamashaka, Emmy Kosgey, Nonini and Jua Kali who try to be original are called names and relegated to the periphery.
You can’t be American better than Americans. Tanzanian and Nigerian music are tops because they deliver their content in authentic indigenious ways while using the Western platforms and other imports just to minorly improve on their original ideas.
The controversial blogger also had a word for Kenya;s top socialite saying…Now Vera Sidika with even mitumba flesh is the ish in town. I will never support the Mitumba culture