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After numerous posts about a big announcement by singer Bahati, it's official that his wife, YouTuber Diana Marua, is the latest female rapper in town.
The unexpected revelation came to light at the TradeMark hotel, Nairobi, on Sunday evening, where the new rapper, going by her stage name 'Diana B', performed her first song Hatutaachana.
The event was attended by a couple of celebrities including comedian Eric Omondi, singer Ringtone, YouTuber the WaJesus family, among others.
In videos shared on her Instagram, Diana, dressed in a sexy three-piece silver outfit paired with black and silver boots and stockings, made her debut as a rapper and entertained the crowd that cheered her on.
"Who Starts their Music Career at the Top. Like I Just Did??? Glory to God. Cameras <> Lights <> Action!!! and I Surprised the Audience. Tomorrow at 10 am I Premier My First Official Music Video On My YouTube Channel Subscribe. DROP ONE WORD FOR #DIANA_B AS I START MY MUSICAL JOURNEY," Diana captioned one of the videos.
While introducing his wife to the music industry, Bahati posted a video of her performance and captioned, "I present to you Kenya's no.1 female rapper."
On Monday morning, Diana released the official video for her new song on YouTube and has so far garnered 27,900 views in two hours.
Diana's debut as a rapper seems to have elicited mixed reactions from fans and fellow celebrities who took to the comment section and shared their views.
Singer Akothee said, "Congratulations Sanaa all women pray to have a supportive husband like you be blessed Sanaa."
YouTuber Mill WaJesus commented, "Congratulations and all the best in your new journey. You nailed it."
One of her fans by the name Ndinda Cynthia said, "Eeeish am proud of you. you have been my role model and you will forever be am even lacking words right now but to be honest you deserve everything good that is happening to you to more wins. I love you."
Another fan, Jaber Malkia said, "Congratulations darling. I love your spirit, continue working hard I love you so much and I'll always be your number one fun."
Other fans even went ahead and compared her to rappers Cardi B and Nicki Minaj.
Some were, however, not impressed with Diana's debut as a rapper.
Ryannsklet sarcastically commented, "Congratulations Aunty Madooh you just won a trophy of being the best joker this year."
Archieyot said, "Music is not your thing aunty madoo..stick to content creating."
When asked about Diana's new song during a short interview, singer Willy Paul laughed off at the question and said joining the music industry is not an easy career.
What do you think about Diana's new song?
