HIP HOP ARTISTES and lovers of the genre will on Saturday, August 27, convene at Canal Olympia, Rebero for the inaugural KGL Hip Hop Festival, starting at 3PM. Renowned local rappers, P Fla, Ish Kevin, B Threy, Bull Dogg, Ririmba, Young Grace, Nessa, Maestro Boomin, Xeventeen, Khalfan, Glory Majesty, Mukadaff, Mazimpaka Prime, White Monkey, Fifi Raya, Mutha 2, Fearless, Major Phablah, Zbra Rwabugiri, Aulahoff, Red Ink, Young Tone and Dylan Flex will headline the festival. Organised by Rwanda HipHop Promoters, the event is aimed at promoting Rwandan Hip Hop artistes and related activities in the genre. Performances will include cyphers, freestyle, artists' singing battles, doing tattoo live, deejays mixing, hip hop dances. Most of the new talents are doing hip hop and they don't really get the respect and visibility they deserve. That is why we initiated this promoting company with the specific aim of hip hop and so far so good Salim Manzi the founder and CEO of Rwanda HipHop Promoters told The New Times. According to Manzi, the festival will not only give a platform to new artistes to showcase their talent but will also link legendary and rising artistes so that they can deliver amazing music and shows to the audience. The event is expected to be an annual festival and several other similar events will be taken upcountry. We actually plan on having at least three events every year. Like in Gisenyi, Huye, Rusizi, mention them. Get ready for these, for they will be annual events except this year when we will have only one event since we are approaching the end of the year, Manzi said. Commenting on the misunderstandings that has been in the music industry between the event organisers and artistes, Manzi said that management is on set in regards to paying artistes, and that there won't be any misunderstanding since agreements have already been made. Tickets can be purchased via Nokanda App and other platforms. For early birds, they go for Rwf3, 000 regular, Rwf5, 000 VIP and Rwf35, 000 VVIP and will go for Rwf5, 000, Rwf10, 000 and Rwf40, 000 at the gate.
