Streams vs Street Cred: What the Buruklyn Boyz–Toxic Lyrikali Clash Reveals About Rap Power
Written by Edwin Agesa on Thursday, 19 February 2026. The current clash between Buruklyn Boyz and Toxic Lyrikali is unfolding like a localized case study in how hip-hop rivalries expose deeper tensions between popularity metrics and cultural legitimacy. While diss exchanges are not new to Kenyan rap ecosystems, this particular back-and-forth echoes structural patterns seen in global conflicts — especially the widely dissected confrontation involving Kendrick Lamar and his contemporaries […]
