“Uko kwa kanisa na ashu mkononi” is a phrase that every Nairobian can relate to because this Necessary Noize’s jam was on every one lips on the early 2000s (The group was formed in 2000) when the Kenyan music industry was just budding. Necessary Noize which used to comprise of the African Superman, Bamzigi and The First Lady, Nazizi and The Love Child, Wyre helped in the upcoming of Kenyan music and making Kenyans appreciate their own music. They released their debut album way back in the same year they debut, 2000 which was self-titled.
Bamzigi left the group because of personal disputes
Right now though, Necessary Noize only has two members, Nazizi and Wyre and together they have done the unthinkable together, they even formed a group with the Ugandan musician, Bebe Cool called The East African Bashment Crew and together they released smash hits together that got played not only in the country but the whole of east Africa. They disbanded temporarily though and from the looks of it, they might never really be disbanded.
In 2004, their second album, Necessary Noize II: Kenyan Gal, Kenyan Boy which had hits like ‘Kenyan Gal, Kenyan Boy’ and ‘Bless My Room’. They collaborated with various artistes like Tanzania’s hip hop group Gangwe Mobb, Mizchif from Zimbabwe, Jerry Doobiez a.k.a Abbas Kubaff of K-South and Nyota Ndogo.
The group has many accolades under their belt:
In 2008, they were nominated at the inaugural MTV Africa Music Awards
In 2005, they were nominated at the Tanzanian Music Awards for the Best East African Album (Necessary Noize II)
In 2006, they were nominated at the Channel O Music Video Awards for Best Reggae Video (‘Kenyan Gal, Kenyan Boy’)
In 2004, they won the Best Group & Best Music Video (“Kenyan Gal, Kenyan Boy”) and Best Ragga Group at the Kisima Music Awards
In 2004, they won at the Chaguo La Teeniez Awards
In 2006, they won at the Pearl of Africa Music Awards (PAM) for the Best Group Kenya
Now that you know how talented and gifted Necessary Noize is, you can imagine how much energy they pull when they are on the stage performing. That said, see how the duo performed at the #HipHopHookUp July Edition below.
