Necessary Noize is finally back together, and fans cannot keep calm all about it.
The group comprising Wyre the Love Child and Nazizi Hirji who is famously known by her mononym Nazizi have always wanted to get together for years now but their solo engagements have always been pushing that notion at bay, at least until now.
Both Nazizi and Wyre have had tremendous, interesting, and successful solo careers over the years that have established them as bonafide, versatile artistes in their own right, and the stars aligned to see them come back together after a 10-year-long hiatus as a group.
“Wyre and I have always been in discussion about doing something together as Necessary Noize but because of individual commitments we just kept on postponing it until now. The universe just aligned for us. We never particularly intended for it to be this year, but if you ask me, this is the perfect time,” Nazizi said.
A snippet of an expected song of the formidable group got leaked online and fans cannot wait to see it drop already.
View this post on Instagram
Apparently, the song that got teased online is a part of an upcoming studio EP expected any time from now, the song however is expected to be released on the fifth day of May.
The studio Extended Play is expected to have eight songs.
Fans are clearly looking forward to the dynamic duo jumping back into the music scene as Necessary Noize after leaving the scene over a decade ago to focus on solo careers which both of them have confidently achieved success in their respective endeavors.
It’s now about time they got back together and they cannot wait –just as their fans—wait to pick up from where they left years ago despite the music industry changing over the years, their type of sound has been left void for years and it’s time they jumped back on it.
“The music scene has changed a lot, but we are going to be as authentic as we were before and be true to ourselves. We are not trying to keep up with the trends. For example, our first single is a reggae inspirational song,” Nazizi explained.
Their upcoming studio EP is about their musical journey and how they’ve managed to stay independent artistes over the years and focus on their solo careers which have somewhat enabled them to face some of their worst challenges in these challenging, cut-throat, and competitive careers.
“We are independent, and we do not have any pressure that comes to an artiste who is beginning their career. The most important thing for Wyre and I is that we are able to control how we sound,” she said.
Nazizi stressed that the break was something important that they both needed especially for herself who has always been in the music industry since she was a 15-year-old girl.
“The break was necessary, especially for me. My entire life had been focused on music since I was 15 years old. Then after I became a mother, it was time to focus on me, my vision, legacy beyond Necessary Noize,” Nazizi said.
Nazizi was scared that she was becoming a role model to young girls and women out there and the pressure was too much since she was exposed to the limelight at such a young age. She didn’t want to disappoint anyone who looked up to her, thus the pressure.
“What scared me was realizing that I was now a role model and people were looking up to me and by then I was just a teenager trying to figure out life myself. And I would be scared of disappointing people who looked up to me,” Nazizi said.
Wyre the Love Child also earned his stripes in the music industry having worked with some of the top Jamaican artistes in Morgan Heritage, Alaine, and Cecil. He was the first East African artiste that Alaine and Morgan Heritage got to work with.
Nazizi on Kenyan music growth
Nazizi is super proud to see how far the Kenyan music industry has come. Today, artistes are putting out music every other day which is something that wasn’t possible years ago.
She commended the new crop of artistes who are holding down the fort making Kenyans and music enthusiasts happy with their hard work and good music that they constantly put out.
Nazizi is stoked to see that most of our artistes are international artistes, not just local and/or regional artistes which are good for the industry as we know it today.
“I am proud of how far we have come. The fact that you can switch on a radio station and will be able to listen to Kenyan music playing is a great achievement. During our time it was not easy.”
“Artistes are now very intentional about pushing their art to the next level,” Nazizi opened up in her past interview with Daily Nation.
“The current crop of artistes has the right energy if you ask me. Back then, one hit song could push you for six months plus or even a year, but nowadays King Kaka is dropping a song after every month or two.”
“That means the music is being consumed at a much higher rate now, which is not a bad thing. It has changed the industry and change is inevitable. For the current crop, they have to chuck hits at a higher rate than we used to.”
“And you can easily tell the difference between us and them to date, we maintained our old school vibe of dropping songs after a while.”
