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Sauti Sol to King Kaka: Come learn from the best


Award winning music group Sauti Sol have finally responded to an attack unleashed by rapper King Kaka last month.

The rapper had blasted Sauti Sol and other big name artistes for not doing enough to push for the growth of Kenya’s music industry despite their successful musical careers.

Sauti Sol responded to the dig on Tuesday in not so kind words during an interview with a local entertainment website.

They invited King Kaka to visit their office and learn from their structure on how to make it in the music world.

Members of the group dismissed the rapper as a lukewarm artiste whose current effort to manage local artistes is unhelpful.

An agitated Sauti Sol member Bien Baraza wondered why rapper T-Dat and singer Avril signed up with King Kaka Empire yet they are way better musician than he is.

“The two should sign him,” said Bien.

He added: “It doesn’t mean Kaka signing a musician is doing something for the industry. We came up with a project called Studio Mashinani which was a platform for Kenyan youths and it was taken away from us. We do it because we love it, so that his sorry a** can get a chance at it later in his life.”

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The group wondered what King Kaka has done in terms of employing youths during his shows, saying that they did a tour that employed more than hundred people.

“We have been carrying the industry on our backs for many years. We are not even complaining and we are just doing it for Kenya.”

Savara, another member of Sauti Sol, added that talking about King Kaka is like wasting a career he has worked for over five years.

“I think Kaka wants relevance with Sauti Sol. I feel like I’m giving him relevance. I think I have worked too hard and now that I’m talking about him I’m giving him five years of my career,” he said.