Sosuun defends Avril against age-shaming days after 'Confirm' remix featuring Kendi, Fathermoh

Sosuun defends Avril against age-shaming days after 'Confirm' remix featuring Kendi, Fathermoh Kenyan rapper Sosuun has called out Gen Zs for "demoralizing artistes" by criticizing their age, after veteran singer Avril faced backlash for featuring in a new remix. In a video posted on her Instagram page, Sosuun expressed disappointment at the negative comments directed at Avril, who collaborated with Kendi Kiremi and Kaskie Vibaya hitmaker Fathermoh on a remix of their song Confirm. The track is set to premiere on YouTube, but some fans argued that Avril was "too old" to still be making music. "So Avril, Kendi na Fathermoh wako na ngoma mpya. It is a remix to Kendi and Fathermoh's song Confirm. Nimeenda kwa comment section nikapata watu wanacomment wakiambia Avril, mmekuwa wazee ati acheni kurelease music. Why is there double standards?" she asked. View this post on Instagram A post shared by SOSUUN (@sosuun) The Habari ya Mjini singer questioned why Kenyans only target female artistes, yet male veterans such as Nameless, Nyashinski, or Jose Chameleone continue to release music without similar criticism. She emphasized that music is about passion and message, not appearance. "Mbona sionangi watu wakiambia Nameless, Nyashinski, Jose Chameleone wamepitwa na time. Ati men can release music at whatever time, kwani music is about the looks? You are supposed to listen to the message," she said. Visibly agitated, Sosuun revealed the trolling had even motivated her to return to the booth. She cautioned that such comments could demoralize artistes who are still passionate about their craft. "Mnanifanya nitamani kurudi kwa booth nitoe muziki. Those comments are not nice. You guys are demoralizing female artistes and don't understand that music is passion. Avril ata hajafika 40 years na ata kama amefika, there is no problem for her to release new music," Sosuun noted. The Kufunikiwa hitmaker further highlighted the sacrifices female artistes often make, pausing their careers to raise families before resuming music. She urged Kenyans to stop dragging women for their age. "This thing has to stop because women play a lot of different roles. We put our careers on pause to take care of children and family but this doesn't mean our career has stopped," she explained. The rapper, who is an award-winning artiste herself, insisted that her music would never be "too old" and warned critics to respect artistes' journeys. "To be honest, the song is a hit and let me tell you, aging is what happens when we are lucky," Sosuun added. In her parting shot, Sosuun called on Gen Zs to reflect on their own growth before mocking others. "Kwanza nyinyi Gen Z wenye mmekuja na ii story ya age, mko the same age since mmalize shule? You are growing and aging, so don't call out artistes. In other countries, artistes like Jose Chameleone, Sheba are doing music and no one is calling them out. Hapa Kenya ndio watu wanaambia artistes wamezeeka. It's not nice at all," she concluded.

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