INTRODUCING ROY DOLLARS

Roy is a rap artist Well known with the tittle Roy Dollars Brv.He was born in the island of Zanzibar before his parents shifted to Diane. So when did he start rapping?
"I began showing music talent at a tender age of 4 years. I could not sleep without some music playing in the background." He begun singing in school where he enterteined in big occasions. Though he started singing at an early age, he commenced recording  when he was 1 years in a street studio.Later he was discovered by Alabama Records which offered him a one year recording deal. Sadly, it was not successfull.
During this period he recorded songs like "Repp yor Hood" and "Soulmate" among others. ( check http://reverbnation.com/roydollars or @Google.com/Roy dollarsMusic.) Roy was able to break the silence in his home town Diani where his music was greatly selling in the charts. He recalls making beats from his home Mini studio and made freestyles with the beats.Though the journey to success is dusty, he still managed to hook up with Jamul Razz a former manager of Tanzanian Artist "Mabeshte" from B-Hits where they had a work shedule in Tanzania. Roy is currently an independent recording artist and a producer at a his home mini Studio,he enjoys Fashion and photography too.

COAST RAP QUEEN DROPS A NEW VIEDEO

You all know her as Achycho Dimplez or simply Miss Dimplez ( She really has dimples, you should see her). So far I can say she the only female rapper from Mombasa hitting headlines. Miss Dimplez, who is signed at Stantmastaz, has been able to capture the coastal showbiz in such a short period. Now she is in our radar again, this comes after releasing her the video of her famous single Take Over, which she features Producer Petrooz. From the audio to the video, the message is clear, she's here to take over, literally.
You may think I am exaggerating or something. You just have to watch it to believe. Click HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO

MOMBASA MEETS TANZANIA'S FINEST

After a successful launch of his album Falsafa za Mwenda Pole, Fikra Teule us back with a bang this time with a much bigger show at Alliance Francaise Mombasa. The show features one of Tanzanias finest hip hop artist, Nash Mc who will be performing alongside Fikra on that very day, the 22nd of November.
Perfoming in that show are some of the best acts from Mombasa, including The Anonymous Vedette. Advance tickets are going for 250 bob, entrance on that day will be 300 bob.
This has been one year that we have witnessed alot of action from the hiphop artists especially in Mombasa. Everyone seems to be doing something constructive, from albums and mixtapes to radio and  newspaper interviews to even topping in local charts. This is the revolution that we have been waiting for. If we go on with this spirit, we will be driving Range Rovers and live in fabcy estates. Hip hop guys have never been taken seriously especially in Mombasa, now we are proving them wrong. That time has come. It is now my people. Let's support the movement. Sell out all the tickets and show up in masses on 22nd November. Let's show everyone the power of Hip-hop.

OB ROCKS MISS TOURISM KWALE COUNTY

Just few days after his Nairobi tour promoting his new track featuring Poppa Don titled Tunazidi Kua, Odinareh had to pack his travel bag again and head to Kwale County for the glamorous miss tourism fashion show whereby he performed alongside Wyre The Love Child.
This comes as good news to hip-hop artists who in the past couldn't even dream of appearing in such events. Organizets and promoter are now considering hiphop artists in their events something we have been fighting for such a long time. There is progress. 

LOSING ARTISTS DISMISS PWANI CELEBRITY AWARDS

As the voting for the Pwani Celebrity Award continues, controversy has again erupted in the coastal showbiz scene. This comes after the losing artists in the event decided to pull out from the race and actually question the credibility of the awards. One of the nominees who raised and issue is Kaa La Moto.
                                           

The hip-hop artist who currently is in the fourth position slightly above a hundred votes went on to facebook and posted that winning an award that has no basis doeesnt mean you are really good. People say that the post was directed to Benso, who is a hip-hop artist and a business man and currently leading in this category of male artist of the year with close to 1k votes. Other nominees who have a quit include Dazlah and some other guys (I don't even them, I think radio personalities). Kaa La Moto who is the 2013 Coast Music Awards Hip-hop artist of the year (read between the lines) further noted that a real star doesn't go begging for votes. 

With that information at the back of our heads, do you think these guys are justified? Quiting out of the race just a few days before the main awards. My honest opinion is had they quit from the beginning then maybe that would have been authentic. Because looking at the leader board. The first one has 900+ votes the runners up 700+.....then pay attention here, the 3rd has 200- votes. Can you see that huge gap right there? If I want to have a show it goes without saying that I will choose the one with most votes. Because whether you begged for votes or not,  the bottom line is, 800 people voted and now they know you. Pure marketing. it's not like anyone put a gun to their heads. 

But pulling that stunt of quitting. It just don't work for me. I wonder if the sentiments would be the same if these guys were on the lead. The problem with our industry is that we do not like to think beyond,  too much hate and jealousy. Look at all the other categories in the same awards,  none of them has issues. But music,  scandal after scandal. And you wonder why we ain't going anywhere.