Noti flow opens up about her musical journey

                                               Rapper Noti Flow

In her videos she brings back the nostalgic memory of the late Genge rapper Lady S, that no nonsense demeanour complete with the deep ghetto sheng slang.

It is year 2014 and now, this 20-year-old energetic singer announces her entry. She means business. 

Migrating from the ordinary laid back Genge rap, scheme, Florence Natalie aka Noti Flow, takes the Calif oriented genre to a new level, delivering intelligent word plays with bragging swag. The content in her lyrics is rich and flawless, a on outstanding flare that has some nicknaming her a Iggy Azalea wannabe.

But hold on!  Noti started rhyming way before Iggy’s hype swept the Eastern part of the Sub-Sahara.  And well, her flow hasn’t changed since.

During her final year in Primary School, Noti noticed she could easily play with words to make a rhyme that would make everyone either burst out with laughter or get offended with diss lines.

“I just used to make rhymes. I never thought I would pursue it as a career. I was more into acting and that’s what I concentrated on when I went to further my studies in America,” says Noti Flow in a quite convincing American accent.

She moved to the Ohio State at the age of 14 with her dad. Besides being a cheerleader for their basketball team, her interests were acting and she got paid handsomely for it. The situation wasn’t the same when she came back to the country.

 “It is easy to make money in the US but it is hard to keep it as one has so many bills to take care of. But here, you can survive with a meagre amount of money,” she says.

Joining Kenya National Theatre to continue with her passion, she got to know first hand the struggles of upcoming young actors in her teenage years.

“They would pay very little money and would take forever to actually process the payments. Nevertheless, I had much fun in going around the country performing the various set books that I never got to read,” she says.

Early last year, hearing an advertised opportunity for young musicians in a fast rising entertainment conglomerate, Candy and Candy records, she thought to herself that maybe this was the opportunity she had been awaiting for.

“Out of the over 100 contestants, it was three of us who were selected to join Candy and Candy records as a music group — Chapter 3 — on a three-year contract. I rejoiced, but my happiness was short lived,” says Noti Flow, in a sorrowful tone.

“Joe, the owner of the stable, wanted a sexual relationship with me of which I didn’t want as a result our music was not being pushed. Even in interviews, I was sidelined. The only person who seemed to care was Edward who was also a manager at the stable and he was fired for that,” she alleges.

Supporting her allegations, Edward, manager at Simama Records claims there was in deed a struggle when it came to the management of Noti Flow and their music group, Chapter 3.

“His reason for firing me was that I had turned the stable to a brothel as published in a local newspaper. Which is the complete opposite,” alleges Edward, talking about Joe, and so as Noti Flow’s new manger. 

“I haven’t breached the contract. Joe broke the contract first by not delivering on his part,” she says.

Her interaction with controversy in the hip-hop industry does not end with Joe. She brings out Abbas and Bamboo credibility to the test.

“Abbas was the first one to dislike my video when it came out. The song Queen, was actually supposed to be a collabo between him and I but I wasn’t for the idea. Finally, I decided it was good to go solo.

 “Bamboo on the other hand wanted me to fund a track and video we were collaborating with him and another singer but keep all the rights to the track as I get to share the performing rights only with him. That was absurd. Why couldn’t the other guy pay any money? I’m an upcoming artiste yes, but show me a little respect,” she sums up, with a little attitude.