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Going Viral in Music: Case Study – Why Dyana Cods Is still Thriving

Written by Edwin Agesa on Tuesday, 1 April 2025. Going viral as an artist always comes with its own pressure and we have seen so many cases of creatives folding after the 15 seconds of fame. There are numerous examples in this case but Dyana Cods seems to have figured out how to make it out alive. The rapper originally from Rong Rende has caught the attention of many and […]

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KENYAN FEMALE ARTISTS AND THE STRUGGLE TO MAKE IT

Written by Edwin Agesa on Wednesday, 5 March 2025. Kenyan female artists have really struggled to make it into the mainstream music industry due to a myriad of factors. The few that have made it and lived to tell the story have told of tales that new artists would never want to experience. Sexual exploitation has always been the number one point of reference when these artists have spoken about […]

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WHY VICTIMS OF MADNESS BY WAKADINALI IS ALBUM OF THE DECADE

Written by Edwin Agesa on Monday, 3 March 2025. When it comes to Kenyan albums, Victims of Madness by Wakadinali should be considered one if not the best album that has come out in the last 10 years. The album embodied the journey that the three members and the whole Rong Rende crew have been on since they started. The album is still the most streamed on different Kenyan platforms, staying steady […]

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COLLO AND THE COMEBACK

Written by Edwin Agesa on Monday, 24 February 2025. Collins Majale is not a new name in the Kenyan music industry. He is among the best rappers that we had/have and he's still doing it even after switching to gospel. A few years back when he gave up the secular world for gospel, it was a little confusing for Hip Hop heads because it felt like a great player leaving […]

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CLASSICISM AND KENYAN MUSIC FANS

Written by Edwin Agesa on Monday, 24 February 2025. Early this year there was a viral post on X that ridiculed people who listen to Swahili songs on Spotify. Spotify is a boogie app at least according to my books. Sisi ni mbogi ya Tubidy. Mdundo, where you've got to wait for advertisements about painkillers before ngoma icheze. So I kinda understood how this individual was shocked that people who pay for […]

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