{"id":104506,"date":"2019-06-27T17:20:36","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T14:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ke\/?p=104506"},"modified":"2019-06-27T17:20:36","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T14:20:36","slug":"khaligraph-jones-has-no-competitor-in-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/khaligraph-jones-has-no-competitor-in-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"Khaligraph Jones has no competitor in Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I was watching Khaligraph Jones’ new banger Leave Me Alone<\/em>, I kept thinking how he’s way ahead of his peers and how long it will take them to catch up.<\/p>\n

Also read: Khaligraph\u2019s performance fee has shot to 1 million bob per show and it\u2019s totally okay<\/a><\/p>\n

In my opinion, the rapper whose real name is Brian Ouko Omollo is playing in the big leagues. His rivals are continental stars, the likes of AKA, Nasty C, M.I Abaga, Sarkodie, Ice Prince, Phyno etc.<\/p>\n

Khaligraph has reached a point where his music is consumed by people across Africa and not just Kenya, a quick peek at the comments section of his music videos on YouTube will confirm this.<\/p>\n

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Khaligraph Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I find this interesting is because apart from Sauti Sol, the Superman<\/i>\u00a0hit maker is the only other Kenyan act who’s getting a lot of continental attention. The keyword is a lot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In a way, this is a win for the country as a whole since it makes outsiders curious about the kind of music that is coming from Kenya.<\/p>\n

Chances are, they’ll find other great musicians after listening to Khaligraph and perhaps they will enjoy their music even more.<\/p>\n

Despite the fact that Khaligraph is doing well and making music that is consumable across Africa, I still feel that he needs a strong competitor in Kenya.<\/p>\n

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Khaligraph Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You see, as it is now Khaligraph is the pacesetter for the local rap scene, people are always curious to find out what he’s up to so that they can ‘copy’.<\/p>\n

Because he’s ahead of the pack, this means that he doesn’t have someone to keep him on his toes. He can decide to slack because at the end of the day, he’s still the best of the best.<\/p>\n

However, if he had someone to keep him in check i.e. a strong competitor, he would push himself harder and maybe, just maybe he’ll finally bring the BET\u00a0Award for\u00a0Best\u00a0International\u00a0Act:\u00a0Africa home.<\/p>\n

Watch his latest release dubbed Leave Me Alone<\/em> below.<\/p>\n