Is This the Next Big Thing after E – Sir?

The days of ‘twende tukawake huko Nairobi West, tupitie South C Kashamba kabambe’ in the Kenyan music scene are slowly fading away (if they haven’t already).

And artists of that time and era such as the likes of the late E-Sir, K-rupt, Bigpin Jatelo, Nameless and Jimw@t just to name but a few, are truly missed by their Kenyan fans who loved and adored their music. These fans are now lyrically starved and are turn their focus to other places like Nigeria and Jamaica in search for musical content. This possibly explains the new trend which has seen dancehall music and Nigerian music take over our mainstream media prompting even some local artists to shift from their original craft to adopt to such this of music.

Although many artists are still representing hard for the 254, our own Genge and Kapuka which used to be the core identity of Kenyan music is seemingly going into extinction as currently artists are shying away from the same and are now concentrating on other genres like HipHop and Trap.

All is not lost as there is a new breed of artists cropping up who are determined to bring the ‘Kenyan Flow’ per se, back to the Kenyan rap game and D. Jungle is one of these artists.

The Thika bred artist has come out recently with a collection of tracks that basically take you back to the good old days where listening to an artist from the country was like listening to the best in the world and if figures are anything to go by, those who’ve already got to listen to his music can say that, he truly is fast rising to take over the rap game in Kenya.

With a promo video to one of his hottest tracks yet ‘Mbichwa Tu’ hitting about 500 views on YouTube only days after it was uploaded and his latest release ‘I Woke Up Like This’ still garnering plays online, it’s easy to see that this new artist really is growing a strong fan base for himself.

But just what about this artist makes him so unique and loveable you may ask. Well, apart from his controversial lyrical flow which some may deem to be inappropriate as he outright raps about weed (marijuana) and other vices, D. Jungle – just like the late legend, E-Sir – is out here proudly representing for his hood, the 237 or Thika town, which is typically a small, not so popular industrial town in the outskirts of Nairobi. This is notable from all his songs and has gained him a great deal of loyalty from the area’s music lovers and promoted not only him but every other artist he’s had a collabo with on his Mixtape THC (THIKA CITY) which he’s also dedicated and named it after his hood.

Like the late E-sir’s love and constant reference to his hood in almost all the songs he recorded helped him elevate in the music game, stealing the hearts of many, could the same strategy work for this new artist D. Jungle?? Listen to his Mixtape #THC_THEMIXTAPE online at www.soundcloud.com/ybbz_ibera prior to its launch and decide for yourself.