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Gengetone: Youth rebellion or a lifestyle?

Mbogi Genje [File, Standard]

It is 12.02 am, on Tuesday morning. I am scrolling through my phone, and bump into Morio Mbwakni, Mbogi Genje's latest Dancehall/Rap song. My rudimentary sheng tells me the song is about a 'fake' man.

"Sidai morio mbwakni na mi linki," as hooked by Smady Tings seems to mean 'I don't hook up with fake dudes'. Knowing the snitch culture among low income communities, where the most crime and policing take place, the song captures the daily life of young men and women in here.

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