{"id":137234,"date":"2020-06-17T15:42:53","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T12:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ke\/?p=137234"},"modified":"2020-06-18T08:00:44","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T05:00:44","slug":"why-diamond-hitting-1-billion-views-is-a-blessing-for-kenyan-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/why-diamond-hitting-1-billion-views-is-a-blessing-for-kenyan-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Diamond hitting 1 billion views is a blessing for Kenyan artists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Diamond hit 1 billion YouTube streams and this was a huge deal for many reasons. For one, it is always assumed that Nigerian artists are the biggest in Africa and he has literally bucked the assumption.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/06\/Diamond-hits-1-Billion-streams-on-Youtube.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-137236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/06\/Diamond-hits-1-Billion-streams-on-Youtube.jpg\" alt=\"diamond success\" width=\"720\" height=\"831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/06\/Diamond-hits-1-Billion-streams-on-Youtube.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/06\/Diamond-hits-1-Billion-streams-on-Youtube-260x300.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another reason why this is a huge deal is that no other east African artist is anywhere close to curbing his popularity as most are still some ways away from achieving such a monolithic milestone.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\"><a style=\"color: #008000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/diamond-platnumz-holds-billionaire-party-to-mark-major-achievement-across-sub-saharan-africa-video\/\">Diamond Platnumz holds billionaire party to mark major achievement across Sub-Saharan Africa (Video)<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Another interesting reason why this is a huge deal is that it coincidentally, Zari decided to bury the hatchet with him right at this moment.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_137019\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-137019\" style=\"width: 537px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2020-06-10-at-11.18.20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-137019\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2020-06-10-at-11.18.20.jpg\" alt=\"Diamond platnumz\" width=\"537\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2020-06-10-at-11.18.20.jpg 537w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2020-06-10-at-11.18.20-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2020-06-10-at-11.18.20-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-137019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wasafi artiste, Diamond Platnumz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And an even more interesting take that appeals to me is the fact that Diamond&#8217;s win is proof Kenyan artists can aspire to greatness and actually get it. Ofcourse, this is assuming they have either as much or more talent than Diamond. And after this, we can then assume that they have the management team in place to help them navigate the business of entertainment just like Diamond was fortunate to have constructed around him.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\"><a style=\"color: #008000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/why-kenyans-are-the-backbone-of-diamond-platnumz-success\/\">WHY KENYANS ARE THE BACKBONE OF DIAMOND PLATNUMZ SUCCESS<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>And then comes the real secret weapon in Diamond&#8217;s arsenal: <strong>Kenyans<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/06\/diamond-platnumz-support-is-purely-Kenyan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-136218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/06\/diamond-platnumz-support-is-purely-Kenyan.jpg\" alt=\"Diamond Platnumz support is Kenyan\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/06\/diamond-platnumz-support-is-purely-Kenyan.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/06\/diamond-platnumz-support-is-purely-Kenyan-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/06\/diamond-platnumz-support-is-purely-Kenyan-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/06\/diamond-platnumz-support-is-purely-Kenyan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/06\/diamond-platnumz-support-is-purely-Kenyan-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You see, Diamond managed to land his 1 billion YouTube views courtesy of the support shown to him by Kenyans who for some reason decided to park their goodwill right at the Tanzanian&#8217;s feet.<br \/>\nAnd this is an opportunity for Kenyans.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008000\"><a style=\"color: #008000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/why-diamond-platnumz-didnt-defend-tanasha-against-mwijakus-claim\/\">WHY DIAMOND PLATNUMZ DIDN\u2019T DEFEND TANASHA AGAINST MWIJAKU\u2019S CLAIM<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Now, picture if you will, for argument&#8217;s sake, an artist with Diamond&#8217;s talent as stated earlier. this guy also gets to team up with a management team that has financial muscle. They decide to invest in Kenya&#8217;s new version of Diamond, allowing him to work with awesome producers and sound engineers and make collaborations to introduce him (or her really) to new markets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-29-at-10.23.43.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-29-at-10.23.43.jpg\" alt=\"Diamond\" width=\"537\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-29-at-10.23.43.jpg 537w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-29-at-10.23.43-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Kenyan Diamond can have access to all the best Afropop artists from Nigeria, Ghana, Congo or wherever else. Then, our Diamond example gets the backing of Kenyans.<br \/>\nKenyans as a bloc embrace his music instead of hating and attacking.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\"><a style=\"color: #008000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/boss-baby-cute-video-of-tiffah-lecturing-diamond-platnumz-lights-up-the-internet\/\">Boss baby! Cute video of Tiffah lecturing Diamond Platnumz lights up the internet<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>And this support allows him to garner YouTube views in the millions. Then from there, he can focus on growing his brand in Tanzania and Uganda. And from there, he can also begin to grow into Congo, Rwanda and West Africa.<\/p>\n<p>And this Diamond character could already exist in the mould of Willy Paul, Otile Brown, Sauti Sol, Khaligraph Jones, Ethic, Ochungulo Family or whichever other talented act I haven&#8217;t mentioned. And the only missing link to their success is Kenyan support.<\/p>\n<p>To bring everything full circle, Diamond hitting that 1 billion views mark is actually a blessing because now everyone has realized just how important Kenyan support is and Kenyan artists have just realized what the missing link to their success is.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more thought-provoking opinion pieces, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/author\/ozymandias\/\"><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>click here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. And be sure to like our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ghaflakenya\/\"><span style=\"color: #00ff00\"><strong>Facebook page<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diamond hit 1 billion YouTube streams and this was a huge deal for many reasons. For one, it is always assumed that Nigerian artists are the biggest in Africa and he has literally bucked the assumption. 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