I finally got to throw a house warming party for my YouTube channel..Put together a few pictures for my first ever single "Flashin' Lights"..EVERYDODY needs hope,encouragement and even inspiration at more than one point in their lives.I find that for myself in this number once in a while...if just one other person finds that too...mission accomplished..... :)
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Saturday, August 18, 2012
MIGUNA MIGUNA-THE SONG
If you live in Kenya it should be more than easy for you to explain
to a Kazakhstani what Miguna Miguna stands for even in deep
Slumber...Those two nouns have arguably created the biggest buzz/splash
in the Kenyan media-both traditional and new, in 2012...
But, this
song has nothing to do with the person..I was bored,tired of the drama
of putting out my debut album(paper work sucks yo!who needs a job as a
record label assistant?)...So I just went in and flexed my hiphop
muscle,my production chops and my tongue!!I'm still on that
braggadocious,machismo,bravado tip on this one-that's how I love my rap
music..Those unschooled in this genre might take offense or even frown
at some of the lyricism but my hiphop heads(my hiphop heads!!) know
wassup!
Monday, May 14, 2012
THIRD SINGLE RELEASED!!
Isebania is the third single off the yet to be released Mtukampuni solo debut M.G.C.N... Isebania is a small town in Nyanza, Kenya bordering Tanzania. This song is not about the town..This song is hiphop - made up wars,mass murders,a few true stories,a bad bad rapper(yeah)...and a mean guitarist in his element!
Play it here: http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_13233746
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
BRAND NEW SINGLE OUT!
They say hope dies last but until then..... we GOT YOU... a new joint from yours truly... :-)
Sunday, February 5, 2012
ALBUM PREVIEW
Album Title: M.G.C.N (Mtukampuni’s Glorious Choir of Nairobi)
A SHORT.WRITTEN.PREVIEW
FLASHIN’ LIGHTS ft. Muna
We were rhyming, no we SINGING about never ever EVER giving up! Many relate to this.
Favorite line:
“Wait for the flashin’ lights”
ME NOT YOU
“Peace to the unique people”. I don’t live like you.
Favorite line:
“ You don’t even hang at gas stations and do nothing all night?” “No!”
SIJUI NINI
Hii si freestyle baby, hii ni freedom! A loose, random song!! A waste of the listener’s precious time. Sick!
Favorite line:
“me naangusha mizinga tu/ me nafanya Nairobi inakaa Kabul…
MTU FAKE ft. Julia ‘Mlami’ Clark & the Mtukampuni Choirette*
A dress down for hypocritical watuz! U love in the morning, no love in the evening…
Favorite line:
“akili imenona usidhani mimi sili (silly)”- GET IT? 
STATEMENT OF FAITH ft. KOKAN
An unashamed, unapologetic musical documentation of one’s faith and belief system. Texture wise, a true fusion …benga, hip hop, R & B, wrapped in one.
Favorite line:
“mimeshika karatasi na kalamu/ kusifu 2nd adamu juu yeye alimwaga damu….”
RUNNING BACK ft. Neema Ntalel
Another “gospel” tune and it’s a tuuuune!! Kora award winner Neema Ntalel jumps in on the hook and the track literally runs!! Sobering message too.
Favorite line:
“my mind’s roving I need a new range/ no not the car not that kinda change/ I need a new story, I need a new page…
SO FRESH ft. Qqu
Sounds soo local! A fresh intro to Mtukampuni with cryptic lyrics that few would instantly decode…it will take knowing Jobie (get familiar please) to decipher some of the lyrics…If Em murdered Jay on “Renegade“ , Qqu rewrites history on this. Sheesh!! Kuwa mpole bawse!…
) to decipher some of the lyrics…If Em murdered Jay on “Renegade“ , Qqu rewrites history on this. Sheesh!! Kuwa mpole bawse!…
Favorite line:
“…..me hapana mwizi/ hii hapana rubia me hapana dickie/ kariakor me ni kama odo….” (see what I’m saying?)
MISS MUSIC
Acclaimed or not….more than an ode to music , a loyalty pledge to purpose . nuff said..
Favorite line:
“wrote a song for you coldplay yellow/u my favorite thang my yellow yellow…”
DAME CHAPO
Ka story ka…kadame flani jo...Basically narrates a ‘bad girl’ story- the type your mums warned you about…ring the alarm she’s by the corner!
Favorite line:
“hata nikipretend kuwa Bruno kama Borat/ huyu dame ni mkora she recurs like a chorus”
KILLIN’ IT
Death by rhyming! Old style hip hop bragging over a 3-chord progression and sampled drums MC’s gon’ die! Lol (no, seriously )
Favorite line:
“competition must beat it, kama Michael/jus’ threw a curve ball kama Maicon..”
ISEBANIA
This is what u get when u mix a mean guitarist and a hungry artist-…Isebania…. border-line psycho!! A grimy support to MC’s and rappers. It’s on!
Favorite line:
“I’m Deya’s son, I’m a miracle baby…”
GOT YOU ft. Lily Wamzi
Another song that offers hope to the “small people” just like M.G.C.N’s first single “Flashin’ lights”… The Lily Wamzi assisted hook is attention- demanding…brilliant vocals, lovely message.
Favorite line:
“in the words of God Jehovah/ the earth so shady needs to be taken over” …
MC’S AND RAPPERS
A piano-heavy intro to the “glorious show” that addresses rappers. Pitting them against mc’s, Mtukampuni contrasts the two wittingly with a no nonsense flow and a melodious hook.
Disclaimer: December31music shall not take responsibility for your not seeing the difference between the two…the line betwixt them is quite thin to most.. Understandably so….
Favorite line:
“nina range way bigger than a punch line/my album a HUMONGOUS punch line…”
*don’t bother looking up that word in the dictionary…
“A TEMPORARY SALVATION being offered the Kenyan hip hop industry”Jobie Mtukampuni
Jobie MtukampuniSunday, January 15, 2012
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