Artist Interviews By Wanjiku Thuku

ARTIST INTERVIEWS-NAZIZI HIRJI (KENYA’S FIRST FEMCEE AND HYBRID (UPCOMING HIPHOP STAR FROM CENTRAL AFRICA REPUBLIC)

I got the honor to interview two artists: Nazizi from Kenya and Hybrid from Central Africa Republic, who have both been quite influential and impactful on the showbiz industry in Kenya and abroad. These two game changers are no strangers to the scene as their musical prowess speaks volumes of the kind of brands, they both represent as they ‘take the bull by the horn’. Here is their side of the musical journey they have walked through as they share their stories with me:

Nazizi Interview-Kenya’s First Femcee

What motivated you to do music?

It's a calling, I don't think u choose to do music. It's more like music chooses you. I always lived to write, when I was 13, I started writing a lot of poems as a way of expressing myself. Then I started doing my poems to hip hop beats and the rest is history.

Do you own your own music studio/Production house?

No, I don't.

How has your musical journey been? (good, bad and ugly side)

Wow it’s a 25 Year career! So much has happened in this time... yes, a lot of ugly moments however I like to focus on the positive moments and the wins. My highlights have been meeting Bob Marley’s sons in Ethiopia while I was Representing Kenya at the UNICEF Africa unite symposium in celebration of Bob Marley’s birthday. The awards I've won in my