Kenyan music is getting interesting and competitive by the day and the genre that most people are keen of today is hip hop and most reasons might be because it is finally catching on in the mainstream and finally getting the commercial props it deserves. That being said, there are a bunch of rap talents coming up in the rap game while others like Khaligraph Jones, Chiwawa, King Kaka, Octopizzo, Kforce who are currently holding down the game as it should be.
Talent like Mr. Ke4 who is a Kenyan rapper based in America can’t be overlooked one bit since he comes with a totally different sound in the game and he is so versatile he can easily switch from rapping in Swahili to Sheng to English and still be at par with the beat and laying over some serious bars and verses while at it.
Mr. Ke4 who recently released his latest project dubbed ‘Veni Vidi Vici’ which is a Latin phrase meaning “I came, I saw, I conquered” popularly attributed to Julius Caesar who, according to Appian, used the phrase in a letter to the Roman Senate around 47 BC after he had achieved a quick victory in his short war against Pharnaces II of Pontus at the Battle of Zela.
Mr. Ke4 pours his heart out on this EP with every record on the project telling a story that invites you to his world and let you know him on a personal level.
If there’s a project that will make you appreciate real genuine, rap, music from Kenya today is most definitely the ‘Veni Vidi Vici’ EP which is pure hip hop, no trap music on the project but pure hip hop and bars galore.
The six-tracks EP is a must have project for you if appreciate real music, real hip hop music from Africa and more importanly from Kenya. Mr. Ke4 who reveals that he doesn’t drink on the project is most definitely giving the Kenyan rap and hip hop the exposure it deserves.
Here’s the official tracklist of the ‘Veni Vidi Vici’ EP
1. Goonie
2. Champagne
3. 4 My N*gg*s
4. New Thang
5. Gas
6. Struggle
The ‘Veni Vidi Vici’ EP doesn’t have any features at all, it’s all Mr. Ke4 with productions from SoFresh and 1414. Stream Mr. Ke4’s ‘Veni Vidi Vici’ EP below
