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From American import to Kenyan identity: the journey of rap music in Kenya has been a powerful reflection of the country's social, cultural, and political realities, inspiring social activism and contributing to the country's artistic growth and success. Photo credit: Instagram/octopizzo
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The evolution of rap music in Kenya

Rap music has undergone a significant transformation in Kenya over the past…

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Octopizzo finally released his first single of 2023 dubbed 'Flex' that has fans appreciating his penmaship and his prolificness. Photo credit: Instagram/octopizzo as taken by Instagram/slumphotography
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Octopizzo drops first single of 2023 ‘Flex’ owning the rap game

Octopizzo, one of Kenya's most renowned hip-hop artistes, has recently released his…

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Octopizzo is making moves busy changing the music industry as we know it today and he's not relenting, if anything, he's prolific now more than ever despite being in the game fro more than a decade. Photo credit: Instagram/octopizzo
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Octopizzo is changing the hip hop scene in Kenya

Over the years, the hip hop scene in Kenya has undergone tremendous…

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Luo celebs dominate list of top 10 most followed Kenyans on Instagram
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Luo celebs dominate list of top 10 most followed Kenyans on Instagram

Six out of 10 most followed Kenyan celebrities on Instagram are Luos,…

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Hennessy and Octopizzo joined forces for the release of the album “Lamu Nights.”

Hennessy hosted the debut of Octopizzo's latest album, "Lamu Nights," at the…

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Sauti Sol doing their signature salutation at SolFest 2022 at KICC, Nairobi. Photo credit;-Sauti Sol
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The good, bad and the ugly at Sauti Sol’s #SolFest2022

Sauti Sol is the most successful boy band in Africa, hands down…

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"It's not a must for artists to sing in English to go international" Octopizzo counters Diamond, Otile Brown
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“It’s not a must for artistes to sing in English to go international” Octopizzo counters Diamond Platnumz, Otile Brown

Octopizzo has come out to strongly challenge statements by Diamond Platnumz and…

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Octopizzo dropped two songs back to back taken from his recent studio album. Photo credit: Instagram/octopizzo
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“I’m the highest paid Kenyan celebrity!” Octopizzo declares

It's Namba Nane Baiby! The artiste that signs the biggest bank cheques…

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Octopizzo's seventh studio album has people talking across the world about it's success. He's promised he is just starting, he's not relenting. Photo credit: Instagram/octopizzo
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Octopizzo on ‘Lamu Nights’ success: I’m just getting started!

Octopizzo is currently enjoying the success of one of his best studio…

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Who’s the best rapper in Kenya right now?

It's 2022, here we go again, one important question that's on everyone's…

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Octopizzo has the #1 rap studio album in 2022. Numbers cannot lie. The 'Lamu Nights' studio album is the best performing albums in his entire catalog and its only a week-old since it was released. Photo credit: Instagram/octopizzo
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Octopizzo’s ‘Lamu Nights’ is the #1 studio album of 2022

Octopizzo is setting the hip hop standard way too high that's going…

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Octopizzo dropped one of the hottest rap albums if not the hottest album in whole of Africa dubbed 'Lamu Nights' and everybody cannot keep calm about it because it's a masterpiece. Photo credit: Instagram/octopizzo
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Octopizzo’s 7th studio album ‘Lamu Nights’ is FIRE Flame Emoji!

Octopizzo has released his 7th studio album and everybody is talking about…

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