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Kenyan Drill Songs That Deserve a Music Video

Today's hip-hop fans treat music videos as an essential part of the listening experience. With music consumption going viral online, these videos help to enhance the messaging while also opening a promotional avenue. Think this; "The Don Killuminati: The 7 Days Theory" by 2 Pac, "Ready to Die" by Biggie and "Nimefika" by E-sir were all hit albums that had songs with no videos. We look at our Kenyan songs on the verge of suffering the same fate.

Natty, "Are You Stupid?"

Disagree with me if you want, but this is one of Natty's best. It leaves you wondering why it never received video therapy. The song threw shades in all directions, and one fan commented, "Natty has been rushed to the hospital with a broken spinal cord for carrying the whole drill rap industry on his back."

Buruklyn Boyz featuring Davaji and KSplash, "KidejaVu"

"KidejaVu" comes between "Nairobi" and "Dream ya Kutoka kwa Block". The production is straight nuts, and the lyrics go against the common Buruklyn Boyz tradition as Mr Right delivers the hook instead of Ajay. This would've definitely inspired some creative action.

Wakadinali, “Kim Jong Un”

It's a shame that arguably the best song from the album "Victims of Madness" never got a video accompaniment. What if they all could ride across the streets of Umoja 2 in a convertible (I'm thinking with Azziad Nasenya) smoking reefer in front of uniformed police? That scene would forever be etched in our memories.

Big Yasa featuring Davaji, “Ulala”

When artists are competing as to who sounds more misogynistic and drug dealing, this song is so conscious. Its video could've expressed the deep reflections more than the audio ever did.


Let us know which song among these four deserves a video treatment and why.