CABU GAH DIARIES: Wyre,JuaCali,Redsan,Nazizi…..You Guys Need To Seriously Change Your Style. Its 2015! For Christssake!

Radio legend Caroline Mutoko said something quite poignant recently….She requested Ragga icon Redsan to either switch his musical style or forever remain the obsolete artiste he has now become. Coming from someone with so much knowledge,experience and insight in the Media and Music Industry politics,that’s quite some gem of an advice.

Redsan started off some 20 Years ago. Or so. And unlike his contemporaries,Chameleone and Bebe Cool,Redsan seemed to have lost the plot along the way…His style was quite funky and fresh and groovy Years back…But he forgot to grow with the times. And move with the new generation.

Redsan’s musical style,honestly,is quite good. Ok,I meant to say,was quite good. Not anymore. He is the ONLY Ragga artiste we had. Or have. And You would NEVER quite doubt his witty ability to weave a ragga verse together. And spit some real hard,raw Ragga vibes. And even with that borrowed Jamaican patois slang,He still managed to ensnare us. And grip us.

But dude,that was 2004! Switch the style,already!

Last Year,Redsan did a song with some Tanzanian artiste,Shaa. Shaa wasn’t so bad. Ok,lets face it,Shaa sounded like crap. And then it was Redsan’s turn to spit his lines. And boy,was it a whole load of more crap. Redsan was supposed to be the star of the song…He was supposed to have shone in that song. But he didn’t. Actually,He couldn’t. Not with that 2005 style. And that tired 2003 du-rag. Yaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwn.

And then he dropped yet another song with one of those Jamaican RiverRoad washups,Nadia. No,actually,she is Nyla. See?? She is so obsolete I cannot even tell what the F she is called.

Now,the song was kinda nice. The video was superb. Nyla wasnt so bad…But Redsan,again,did a mess. With that same same 2005 rap style. And those outdated Jamaican rhyme schemes. Brother,This is NOT Chagua La Teeniz anymore! We grew up. And moved on.

What happened to You??? What’s up with that suit?? And that ever-present durag?? Whats going on,Bro??

There are soooo many things You need to change! So damn many! Including collaborating with those same tusichna twa Jamaica. Just stop! And change! Or You will forever be where You are. Just there. Never going up. Ever Ever!

WYRE is another culprit. Yes,Yes,I know…I know…Wyre is good. Yap,I agree. But that sound?? Naaah.

Wyre raps the same in ALL his songs. ALL. He’s actually quite a sweet singer. Why doesn’t he sing often?? Nothing sounds as monotonous and boring and repetitive like a Wyre ragga verse.

Same style,same nuances,same lines,same rhyme scheme,same flow,same ka-sound. Yaaaaaaaawn.

I hear him on the “We Be Happening” Remix. And then I heard him on that other ka-song I totally forget. And boy,that was a waste of a verse.

Wyre is big,surely,he is. But that style is taking him nowhere. Nowhere. To reach the next level,acquire more fans,be updated and conquer more fields,that style MUST go. And that wardrobe,too! You are a celebrity,Not an Insurance salesman.

Wyre please!

And then we have NAZIZI…She was a good rapper. Actually,awesome rapper. What happened?? Why did this girl decide to foray into that takataka she calls Reggae music?? Oh Pliiiiiz!

Listen Up,Empress,those reggae vybes just aint doing it for You. They’re old. Infact,very old. You gotta dump them ASAP! The East African Bashment Crew is no longer a crew. And neither is it bashmenting anyone anymore. Stop that whole Shashamane vibe. Quit that whole Rita Marley thing. We’re NOT in Ethiopia.

And as for Your rap,Update it. Rap like its 2015! I heard Your latest rap song,OVER YOU,and unfortunately,,You still think its 2006. No,Baby Girl. It’s 10 Years down the line,already.

Update Your wardrobe,too. And oh,CONGRATS,for that new body.

See?? Just like You hit the gym to update Your body,that’s the same thing You should do with Your musical style. And rap verses…And lyrics. And accent of rap.

Even the worst Jamaican female ragga artiste doesn’t sound like this. You wanna play in a filed dominated with such powerful voices as Cecile,Alaine,Diamond,Tanya Stephens and J Capri?? Well,girl,You gotta work! HARD.

George Bush is NOT the US President anymore. I just though You should know.

Oh and then there is JUACALI. Poor fellow.

Juacali actually is still stuck in 2006. Totally stuck. Unable to ever ever ever move. It’s sad. And pitiable.

Juacali is still stuck in that 2006 hairstyle,that 2006 Calif Records t-shirt,that 2006 Genge lazy rap flow,that 2006 sheng and that 2006 vibe.

Jesus! Is there a way we can save this guy?? And very carefully drag him to 2015?? Where his rap style,his t-shirts,his corncrows,his vibe,his lyrics and rap flow are NO LONGER valid??

In one of Kanye West’s songs,GOOD LIFE,he raps,”50 told me go ‘head switch the style up,And if they hate then let ’em hate
And watch the money pile up, the good life…”

In very simple words,50 Cent told Kanye West,

“If You keep rapping the way You do,You will NEVER blow up,never go big,never make money and never reach new heights….”

And Kanye West heeded 50’s advice. And changed his style. Well,look at where he is now.

Octopizzo switched his style. So do MOG very now and then.

Redsan na wenzako,asiye sikia la mkuu……