Bamboo Maintains That He is Still King wa Rap. Also, Says Genge Lacks Creativity

Bamboo was on Mambo Mseto with Mzazi Willy M. Tuva, where he was talking about his return to the country after years in the U.S. He spoke on a wide range of subjects concerning the industry including his dominance in the game.

According to the Bamboo, despite being abroad for years, no one has claimed his crown as the king of rap. “Hakuna mtu ametoa album kaa mbili. At least Nonini ametoa moja lakini alikuwa ashatokea nikiwa, so si ati ni kama amechukua crown yangu. Hakuna msee mpya ametokea aka-dominate (No one has released at least two albums. Nonini released one album but he was already around when I was there, so it’s not like he took my crown. No new rapper has come out and dominated.”

Bamboo also shared his thoughts on the Genge music style, “Genge is very close to kapuka. If you listen very closely, it still sounds like *singing* ‘kapuka this, kapuka that.’ At least Nonini tried being different. Si ati nasema ni mbaya, inaonekana wamekosa creativity fulani (I’m not saying it’s bad, but it lacks creativity).”

The interview was conducted in a light-hearted manner and it didn’t seem like Bamboo was trying to stir any beef, but still, it’s going to be hard for the artistes he mentioned to take it lying down.