Genge music is a genre of hip hop music that had its beginnings in Nairobi, Kenya. The name was coined and popularized by Kenyan rapper Nonini. It is a style that incorporates hip hop, dancehall and traditional African music styles. It is commonly sung in Swahili, Sheng or local dialect. The term Genge is a swahili word for "a group or a mass of people". As Kenyan urban music became more and more popular, Kenyan artists and music fans wanted to have a common name for their music and lots of names were suggested; among them were Boomba, Kapuka, Gemba among others. Around this time Nonini started a campaign to popularize the term "genge" to refer to Kenyan urban music, but also specifically music by artists on Calif Records. Calif-style Genge was originated by producer Clement "Clemo" Rapudo of Calif Records located in California Estate, Nairobi. It was popularized by rappers, Nonini with his song "Manzi wa Nairobi" and Jua Cali. Due to disagreement as to what to refer to Kenyan urban music, the name Genge is now more commonly used to describe music from Calif Records. The most notable genge artists are Nonini, Jua Cali, Flexx, Jimw@t, Rat-a-tat, Lady S, Pili Pili among others. Nonini was the most popular artist on the Calif Records stable between the year 2002 and 2004 when he left for Homeboyz Entertainment. He has since fallen out of favor with most genge artists and mainly producer, Clemo. The most popular genge tracks include Nairobi is the capital city of Kenya. ... Swahili (also called Kiswahili; see Kiswahili for a discussion of the nomenclature) is an agglutinative Bantu language widely spoken in East Africa. ... Nairobi is the capital city of Kenya. ...

Manzi wa Nairobi - Nonini We Kamu - Nonini Ruka - Jua Cali Kiasi - Jua Cali Nyundo - Flexx Morale - Pili Pili Feat. Rat-a-tat Under 18 - Jimw@t

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Kenyan hip hop Local hip hop music has become very popular among Kenyan youth lately. ...