{"id":100640,"date":"2019-05-16T11:29:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T08:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ke\/?p=100640"},"modified":"2019-05-17T12:08:09","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T09:08:09","slug":"kayvo-kforcefrom-kibera-slums-to-the-hip-hop-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/kayvo-kforcefrom-kibera-slums-to-the-hip-hop-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Kayvo Kforce;From Kibera slums to the Hip-hop industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Family and Early Life<\/h3>\n

Kayvo Kforce born Kevin Ambalwa was \u00a0born was born 29 May 1989. He grew up in Kibera. Kevin is the first born in a family of 5.\u00a0 Ambalwa gained recognition in the music industry while he was still a member of and also a pioneer in the neo-Kenyan rap. Kforce has played a major role in the career of\u00a0 of great artists in Kenya like \u00a0Octopizzo and Khaligraph Jones. His love for music bagan while he was still young.<\/p>\n

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Kayvo Kforce; king of Hip-hop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Career<\/h3>\n

Did you know that Kforce sang in a church choir? Believe it or not at 8 years he was doing it for his local church. While at it, that is when Kayvo Kforce discovered music was his path and decided to follow it. In 2008, Kayvo Kforce was the youngest rapper to grace the rap scene and soon after his music group ‘K-Force’,\u00a0 decided to go solo on his music career. Kforce had a mentor who molded him into a prolific writer and sharpened his flows.<\/p>\n

Kayvo Kforce decided torap because Kibera by then had no notable artistes, so he saw this as an opportunity to put Kibera on the map. Kforce\u00a0 has worked with notable producers in the game like Tedd Josiah and Ambrose and also worked with East African musicians like Solo Thang, Kalamashaka, Chiwawa, Khaligraph Jones, Smallz Lethal, Abbas just to mention.<\/p>\n

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Kforce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Also Kayvo Kforce has collaborated with artistes like Maluda, Octopizzo, Khaligraph Jones, Zj Heno, Lon Jon.\u00a0 Kayvo Kforce has also participated in\u00a0 Coke Studio Africa Cypher, <\/sup>where he shared the stage with M.I Abaga, Nazizi, Khaligraph Jones and Bamboo.<\/p>\n

His Music<\/h3>\n

Kayvo Kforce, has not only gained recognition for his diss track \u2018Kill A King\u2019, but also for the songs that address the social and political realities he has faced. Coming from the largest slum in the African continent, Kibera,\u00a0 Kayvo often references what life was like in the slum in videos like” I Do It” and”Ghetto”.<\/p>\n

Kill A King<\/h3>\n

Kill A King was a diss to the hip-hop artists in Kenya.<\/p>\n

To watch his video Kill A King click on the link below.<\/p>\n