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"MUNGU 3" May Just Be Munga Domani's Most Vital Record

The unforgiving emergence of hardcore rap in the eastern part of Nairobi has seen the untimely death of Gengetone and the so-called "gospel Music." The genres had taken airwaves by storm in the last decade, and in case you hadn't noticed, it's because very few were mourning this loss.

Take a look at this; we've had to deal with a promising industry whose songs got the likes of 2 Face Idibia benchmarking in the past. Then we slid to a moment when the violent tried to take God's kingdom using shrewd force and made millions out of it with zero apologies.

What killed Gengetone was that those who pushed it were after cheap and obvious rhyming entangled in a competition as to who sounds more vulgar; in other words, they brought a kitchen knife in a gunfight, and I'm looking around for anyone who is surprised at the apparent outcome.

Then came Wakadinali, who brought about the sanity and the seriousness we see now, so I'll dive straight to "Mungu 3," the third single in the "Mungu" series, which has so far reached "Mungu 6." 

Munga Domani is a better artist than Nyashinski; I said it, and before the insults fly, here is the autopsy report. He's responsible for all hooks you've ever heard on any Wakadinali hit song, which is more than what Nyash ever did for the Kleptomaniax. Then to add to that, you've seen Scar Mkadinali go MIA in a good number of songs across the Wakadinali albums. Sewersydaa takes leave at will.

The Umoja, Nairobi rhyme god, in "Mungu 3" does a six-minute freestyle to show other artists and fans alike that he can be as vicious as Scar Mkadinali when the chips are down. Many people notoriously think of Scar as the best rapper alive here in Kenya, and rightfully so. If you know Domani for his violent catchy hooks, he does it longer on "Mungu 3" and without a chorus in this freestyle. Just RAP! And with every line, he goes for the kill.

In Kalamashaka's Johny Vigeti's style(Vigeti is the illest rapper to ever grace a mic in Kenya), Munga Domani is desperate for his fans to get to know his thoughts and what he's made of though he doesn't make it easier for those who seek to demystify his message.

"Mungu 3" doesn't really sound like Boom Bap, but it is. The delivery is so direct because Munga Domani is extremely lyrical, and it's like he comes out unapologetically to show his lyrical mastery while displaying his illest flows and best bragging styles. Credit should also be extended to Big Beats Afriq for recording, mixing and mastering this masterpiece and injecting some fresh air to the OGs who had given up if Kenyan traditional hip-hop would ever come back.

The "Mungu 3 Domani" is not the one you're used to with the group Wakadinali in the "Ndani Ya Cockpit" 1,2, and 3 and the "Victims of Madness." This Munga takes other rappers to school, his persona being that of a teacher when he raps,

"naku'despise ka' dingo ameona Eastlando malights/ mesmarise me ni historical site/ naleta joto 'uwezi saidika labda miracle za Christ/ juu hii flow ni moto ni ka Sidika avae stiletto na tights/ Kuweni cool mastude s'kizeni lecture za mode/ so ni school nawa'take us'fanye homework on monday/ I'm sorry fools mki'hate me napenya 'izi mapande/ solid rules nazi'break design ya Moses na tablet."

It's uncertain when Munga Domani's "Mungu" sequel will end, as it is now deep into his solo discography. The only song worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as "Mungu 3" is "Kim Jong Un" from the classic album "Victims of Madness." "Kim Jong Un" features Sewersydaa, but it's not a crime to say that Munga owned the song, and we can only speculate on the bloodbath had Scar Mkadinali done a verse for the song.

"Mungu 3" has a crazy wordplay out of this world. The gangsta hip-hop legions that resigned after the fading of Ukoo Flani can be proud to call themselves traditionalists. We finally have a rapper with a mastery of metaphors that explain street thuggery, groupie life and fake lifestyles.

In the closing of the 2017 song, Domani raps," gracias amigos kwa ku'spare time kuniskia/ come forth na me joh ntakupea fun through this year," which he did and continues to do!