Octopizzo Explains How He Was Humbled by Camp Mulla

Octopizzo, one of the biggest rappers in the country dropped by Ghafla! and while discussing why Kenyan artistes prefer not to go to the CBD, told us a cool story about a humbling incident he had when he met members of the Camp Mulla group.

He tells the story after being asked a question about going to places where you expect to be known and sadly realize that you are not.

“Enyewe kunakuanga na places kama hizo. Hiyo inakuanga hiyo ego ya ma-artistes. Unaenda place unakaa, “kwani hamnijui bana? (Yeah, there are places like that. It’s about the artiste’s ego. They go to places like, ‘you don’t know me?’)”

“Kuna place tushawai enda, tulikuwa tuna-record cypher na Camp Mulla. Nadhani either sikuwa nimejulikana sana ama–sijui yaani. Tulikuwa tumesimama hapo nje ya studio, kila msee anagotea Camp Mulla, jo wanapiga nduru. Mi nimesimama hapo nakaa ka-weider fulani hapo. ‘After you say hi, you move back’ (We went to some place to record a cypher with Camp Mulla. I think I wasn’t that known then. We were standing outside the studio and everyone said hey to Camp Mulla, screaming and all. I was standing there like I’m the bodyguard, ‘After you say hi, you move back’.”

“So, nilkuwa zile za ‘cool, kumbe huku kumbe hivi ndio kunakuanga. Lakini ilikuwa uptown, so najua naeza enda nao mtaani wasee wabaki zile za, ‘hawa ndio ma-barbie wagani tena?’ (I was like, ‘cool, so this is how it is.’ But it was uptown, so I know we can go back to the hood and people will be like, ‘so, who are these rich kids?'”

Check out the whole video of him telling the story here. Octo’s Ivo Ivo is blazing up the charts right now, and you can order for the Ivo Ivo tees from his Website, octopizzo.com.