Introducing The Top 5 Kenyan Artistes That Have Whack Lyrics…..Their Lines Make Us Want To Block Our Ears
In Kenya, we currently have some very poor lyricists. Well this isn’t to say that the said artistes are poor performers. I’m just saying that perhaps they could make use of songwriters. Most of the time, the only thing that saves them is their flow coated by good beats. Take those elements away from them and it’ll be like taking away Thor’s hammer.
You can be a great musician or frontman, but this doesn’t necessarily mean you can write excellent lyrics. Quite often, some of the biggest stars pen some of music’s most trite and baffling lines.
The artistes below have no shame in churning out utterly crap verses and choruses in plain sight. And they get away with it, most of the time. But not today. Here are 5 of the worst lyricists in Kenya at the moment .
DNA
Sometimes DNA sounds like the musings of someone who’s hit their head on the pavement. There’s gross-out statements, ridiculous double entendres and many times where he simply repeats the same line again and again. There’s no doubt that DNA has dropped enough stinkers over the years to confine himself into the poor lyricists category. Worst lyric: “Nye nye nye….hatutaki nye nye nye. Ukileta nye nye nye….fimbo chapa” [Dumbala Remix].WTF?
Avril
I feel a little mean for this one mainly because she has an adorable voice but it’s undeniable that Avril’s strength is not her songwriting, um, ability. Reading her lyrics is a little like reading the poems you write in Standard 6 to present on Parents Day. In which you strive to rhyme every single word, not realizing you’re writing a load of bollocks. Worst lyric: “Hawa machali hawajui hata kama tunapenda machali ama madem. Maybe tumekuja tu kujibamba” [Chokoza].
Kenrazy
Insulting the Grandpa artiste is a bit like kicking a stupid puppy that won’t stop pooing everywhere – everyone knows his lyrics are awful, and we should probably all just move on. But we can’t help ourselves when I remember how terrible his lines have been in some of his latest songs. I strongly believe that Kenrazy is a talented artiste and he’d be much bigger if he had more solid lyrics. ‘Mbilikimo Mkora’ is a very poor title for a song. He seriously couldn’t find a better word than the Swahili noun for dwarf?? And the way he describes chics makes them look so dumb. We all know Kenyan women are smarter than the way he portrays them. Worst lyric: “Akaona nikibuy CD hapo kwa chemist akasema Kenrazy wewe ni mbilikimo mkora” [Mbilikimo mkora’]
Ken Wa Maria
I’m still confused as to why this laid-back dude became famous. In between constant declarations of “HIZI NI FUNDAMENDOS!” and talking about imaginary things, we’re fairly certain he’s just speaking gobbledegook. His music is full of nonsensical dirge. He makes us feel like old, confused people and we don’t like it. Worst obvious lyric: “These are your things, these are my things, these are the……….” [‘Hotel Room Service’].
Jimwat
Ooh…crap. And why is Jimwat always rapping about taking a girl to his digs and buying her nyama quarter? Seriously? That’s all that his life revolves around? When you listen to him, you might think he’s going to say something great, perhaps something close to what made him popular in ‘Under18’ but then when your hopes have been raised, he takes you to the bottom of the ocean. His lyrics have zig-zagged constantly from the sublime to the ridiculous, often within the confines of the same song. I must give him credit for making a comeback but my good words end there. Dear Jimwat, there’s abundance in this world. Kindly take time and explore different avenues of life in your music. Worst Lyric: All
