I cannot blame you if you didn’t know Darassa last year, even me I didn’t know the guy till July this year [2016] after releasing the music video for his ‘Too Much’ single which was produced by Hanscana.
Lines like ‘wanasema nimechenji nimepitia mengi’, ‘please nipeni breki’(they say that I have changed I have gone through a lot, please give me a break) and ‘mwengine atakutafuta kama ana deal’ (another one will look for you if he has a deal) only cements his lyricism base further because the rapper talks about real life issues in the society and that’s what people relates to.
If that single wasn’t enough club banger from him in 2016, four months later he went on to release yet another anthem called ‘Muziki’ where he featured Tanzanian acclaimed RnB singer Ben Pol which solidified him in the rap genre in East Africa and the whole region to say the least.
The highest honor and respect that any rapper in East Africa can get is when the veteran rapper Professor Jay real name Joseph Haule who is also the Member of Parliament for MIKUMI constituency in TANZANIA gives you a shout out and appreciates you enough to say that you are doing good, that’s when you know you have made it and you’re in the right path.
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Watch the video for ‘Too much’ below
The veteran rapper and now-politician Professor Jay took time off his busy schedule to write a lengthy but detailed appreciation toward the Tanzanian rapper Darassa in this post below;
Mdogo wangu @darassacmg Imani yako, Kutokukata tamaa na Struggle yako ya Usiku na Mchana ndio imekufanya ufikie hapo ulipofikia, Nakumbuka wakati unashoot Wimbo wako wa USIKATE TAMAA uliniambia unatamani ufikie level za juu kama zetu, Nami nilikwambia hakuna kinachoshindikana chini ya JUA Ukiset GOALS, kufanya kazi kwa bidii na SALA yote Yanawezekana, Naamini kwa style hii ya JIWE juu Ya JIWE, NDOTO yako inakwenda kuwa kweli, Cha MSINGI usiridhike na mafanikio haya..HUU ni mwanzo tuu na mafanikio makubwa zaidi yako at your DOOR, Keep your eyes open and Keep ya HEAD UP, SKY IS THE LIMIT, GO GET DEM… BLESS #acha MANENO WEKA MUZIKI @darassacmg @darassacmg
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This was written in Swahili but it translates to …
My little one @darassacmg your faith, never loosing hope and your struggle of night and day is the reason that has made you be where you are right now, I remember the time you were shooting your music video for ‘USIKATE TAMAA(don’t loose hope)’(which was shot way back in 2012 by the way with Ben Pol) you told me that you wish to reach the level like ours, I then told you that there’s nothing achievable below the sun if you set goals, working hard tirelessly and praying everything is possible, I believe in your style, this style of stone above stone Your DREAM is coming to pass. Most importantly don’t be contented with your success, this is just the beginning of your success and more success are at your door, keep your eyes open and keep your head up, sky is the limit, go get them. Bless #Acha MANENO WEKA MUZIKI (don’t talk just play music) @darassacmg @darassacmg
Watch the video for ‘Muziki’ below
