The Rise Of The Kenyan Trap Scene

2018 will go down as the year of Trap music in Kenya. Despite it being predominantly pioneered by international artists like Drake, Future, and Migos, there is an uprising of the subgenre in our local music scene and it is catching on fast.

Trap is basically new school Hip Hop for the cool kid, the key word here being Hip-Hop. When it comes to mainstream media in Kenya, Hip Hop hasn’t necessarily been given its fair share of attention. Gospel and the local flavor of Kapuka mixed with any of the African subgenres have always been the order of the day. Hip Hop has been so marginalized that even Bongo music from neighboring Tanzania boasts more audience.