Octopizzo has been in the rap game for enough years than most would care to remember since he has been prolific and consistent over the years making fans believe he has been in the music industry for ages.
Octopizzo has been releasing hit records over the years that each time he releases new music makes you believe that Octopizzo who was originally a mechanic was born to do this.
If it wasn’t for Octopizzo’s appearance in the rap scene, there wouldn’t be any rap commercialization, and most musicians if not all of them wouldn’t be making money from music.
Octopizzo changed how music was being perceived in the country and in the boardrooms.
To some extent, each and every other musician in the country ought to make a piece of music giving a major shoutout to Octopizzo for enabling them to make a career out of their music because making money out of music has Octopizzo’s blueprint all over that.
Apart from making sure artistes in Kenya are appreciated and making their living off from their music, Octopizzo revolutionalized the music industry in the country, especially in the hip hop realm.
Ever since his mainstream hit record ‘Get That Ndula Buy That Ndula’ that blew him to success, the Kenyan rap scene has never been the same, he came with unprecedented style, a persona with an honest backstory that everybody appreciated.
Just the way 50 Cent blew up in the U.S. in the early 2000s, everybody wanted to be just like Octopizzo with almost every other rapper looking up to him because of his instant success in the music industry.
Octopizzo changed how people perceived music back in the day, he brought mainstream music success in the industry setting up the blueprints of making money through music.
Octopizzo also brought swag into the hip hop scene rocking colorful watches on each wrist.
Everything the Kibera rapper did was different and unprecedented, even his music.
There’s no way you can appreciate the current state of rap and hip hop in Kenya without giving major props and giving due respect to Octopizzo.
It’s no secret, Octopizzo changed the game with his presence.
That being said, here are the essentials songs from the king of Kibera rap music that you can’t talk about hip hop in Kenya without mentioning them.
