Category: BLOG
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Fresh Kid has been in the news in the past couple of weeks and almost each week it has been on numerous grounds. Being a child sensation in the social media age, different media houses and platforms have covered the seven year old rapper – whose real name is Patrick Senyonjo. Youth Minister Florence Nakiwala…
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Payne Keelah dedicated a whole EP to all rappers, artist out there grinding, industry people on the come-up making ends meet. I Feel Yo Pain he called it – and I equally feel your pain too. This EP is not limited to just rappers even people involved in the industry at whatever level are all…
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If you are reading this, likely the year is over or is coming to an end. 2018 has been an interesting year for hip hop most of the time. On a sad note: UG Hip Hop lost Mulekwa (R.I.P) towards the end of November. You might have missed some of these projects or you just…
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We all know collaboration or collabo is expected within all spheres including; music and art. All good artistic/musical work has a story of collaboration in most cases. Lets set aside alone rappers or singers working on a song together; it also entails playing instruments, brainstorming with people around: Thinking through concepts, sharing them with trusted…
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Many rappers might not make debut yet due to the demanding and yet easy to get familiar with landscape of the industry. DO NOT take easy for granted. There’s a lot that goes in, to break out as an artiste; this might include learning how to use social media, something you have likely ignored. Many…
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It is never a cool thing to tell artists what to do, when and where. The American producer/rapper Dr. Dre on his 2015 album he raps on Deep Water “Would you look over Picasso’s shoulder and tell him about his brush strokes?” This is a clear attitude that an artist who believes they are great…
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It is past midnight, about 3am in the morning, I am up looking for some new music and news. I have streamed, Nasir, Ye, Everything is Love, and Kids See Ghost and relistened to The New Wave 1 & 2 ( which are a favourite) A thought hits me, “I haven’t listened to Mungi’s new…
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Roseline is a Co-founder NuveyLive and the longest serving associate, writer and editor. I happened to chat her up and she gave her views on Ugandan hip hop and poetry, arts inspired therapy and more. As NuveyLive we would like to celebrate the only lady who has been behind the team for the longest of…
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Hip hop has a huge role in society as a genre of music. Music has always had an impact on lives – Confused African is a new documentary highlights music’s impact on Corruption, politics and immigration. The brain behind it is Swahili Nation’s very own Ken Daniels, who explores his journey as a Ugandan abroad…