Top Kenyan Hip Hop Artist Octopizzo
Kenyan hip hop Star Octopizzo takes us on a creative journey around his childhood home of Kibera, Africa’s biggest slum - a place where he continues to find inspiration
Octopizzo is one of the biggest names in Kenyan hip hop, whose music continues to be inspired by his childhood growing up in Africa’s biggest slum. He takes the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Anthony Irungu on a night-time journey around Kibera, on the outskirts of Nairobi, as he explores the sights, sounds and people who influence his songs including his latest single Nu Afrika .
Octopizzo raps in the street slang of Sheng, but in a big new endeavour, his latest album has a jazz feel to it, a homage to the music his late father used to love. We also follow Octopizzo into his recording session as he departs from rap and sings on one of his songs for the very first time.
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How to rap like a top hip hop artist
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How Kibera inspires Octopizzo’s music
Duration: 01:52
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- Tue 16 May 2017 02:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online, East Asia, Europe and the Middle East, UK DAB/Freeview & West and Central Africa only
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- Tue 16 May 2017 21:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except News Internet