Fimbo ya Pili catfight

Pizzo and Warda deliver powerfully when they join others for the Grandpa Family hit song, Chapa/Fimbo ya Pili. PETER NDORIA sought to find out what happens when the two direct that spitfire at each other

Pizzo:

Pulse: Away from the hard rap stuff, who is the ‘softie’ between Warda and you?

Pizzo: Of course Warda ni ka-softie, even if you listen to her music for the first time you’ll know she’s soft; wacha venye fimbo ya pili kanajichocha (forget all that braggadocio in Fimbo ya Pili). In fact, when we are at the studio and any small issue arises, she is the first person to start shivering.

P: Between Warda and yourself, who holds Fimbo ya Grandpa?

PZ: That’s obvious, the song speaks for itself..? Nowadays they call me Mama Yao because I killed it on that s**t; that’s why they put my verse first; to burst open the doors.

P: I have a gig and I have to choose between you and Warda. Why should I pick you?

PZ: First I’m a showstopper, I have done this before. Warda is last week’s toddler, you only saw her in Fimbo ya Pili. I have been there, done it. Mpaka saa ngapi kuskiza ngoma za kelele? I do real music that any person can listen and dance to.

P: Warda akileta nyenyenye, what would you do to her?

PZ: I will squeeze her with my rhymes, ma-fans watabaki kumnyorosha, kabla kanishike katakua kashahema (then leave the fans to straighten her up, before she catches up, she will have run out of breath).

P: Warda does ragga while you are a hip-hop head; who would whoop the other’s behind, if you two were to do a rap-battle?

PZ: Am very sure I will kick hers. It is self-explanatory, what I spit, the hard-core rhymes na punch-lines kibao. Hata usiulize, because me ni yule dame Mama ya Warda alimkataza kucheza naye (I am that girl that Warda’s Mom warned her against playing with).

P: What kind of image does the name Warda evoke?

PZ: When I hear the name Warda, I just remember one Maasai man who used to hawk miti ni dawa around the village, he used to shout ‘Warda! Warda! Warda!’.

P: What would you improve about Warda’s image?

PZ: First I would work on her size, maybe enrol her for the Slimpossible show  because the figure, jo! Then I would make sure I change her talking style, so that she can at least like a Kenyan.

Warda:

Pulse: Away from the hard rap stuff, who is the ‘softie’ between Pizzo and you?

Warda: Pizzo is the ‘softie’ much as she claims to be the lioness — she can’t roar or even kill a fly.

P: Between Warda and yourself, who holds Fimbo ya Grandpa?

W:I am the one holding Fimbo ya Grandpa. Reason being, my style has brought in new innovation to Grandpa Records. As for Pizzo’s style of rapping, my six-month-old niece can do it as a matter of fact, especially the nyenyenye!

P: I have a gig and I have to choose between you and Pizzo. Why should I pick you?

W: I would be fit for the gig because Pizzo wears overalls and she would need me to do her hair while I would come in as a full package, ready for the gig.

P: Pizzo akileta nyenyenye, what would you do to her?

W: First, I would use the fimbo to chapaa her, then give her a few tips on how to weigh her words, lakini ikienda sana itabidii nimemuweka black list (however if she persists, I’ll put her on my blacklist). Joh! ana tsunami kwa mdomo na staki kushikwa na sore throat! (the girl has a tsunami for a mouth, and I wouldn’t want to get a sore throat!).

P: Pizzo does hip-hop while you are a ragga girl; who would whoop the others behind if you two were to do a rap battle?

W: I definitely would because no girl can style me up, no matter how hard she tries. You see, I lead while she queues up behind me. I am Warda; I strike them like lighting.

P: What kind of image does the name Pizzo evoke?

W: The name Pizzo evokes something like a call of nature. especially when a kid tells his mama “Mummy I want to pizzo” or when someone shady says I ate ‘pizzo’ instead of ‘pizza’.

P: What would you improve about Pizzo’s image?

W: I would improve her wardrobe, make up and a little bit of the nyenyenye side.