The Trappish movement founded by one of Rwanda’s finest rappers, Ish Kevin, has finally opened a recording studio and label in Kigali, Rwanda. The studio and music label, according to its founder Ish Kevin, came to life to uplift all Rwandan musicians and give the young generation in the country a platform to rise. Also read: Ish Kevin’s ‘Trappish Records’ label to open next week “The Trappish Records label comes to empower Rwandan musicians the same way Mavin Records uplifted talents in Nigeria. We all started our music journey in the hood and it’s time to give it a line and do professional music,” Ish Kevin told The New Times. Another thing, he said, Rwanda is experiencing a rise in talents but still lacks enough labels to manage artistes which is why Trappish Records is coming to life to fill the gap in artistes’ management. “There are so many talents on the rise in Rwanda and most of them don’t have management lines due to shortage of labels in the country or tight conditions. Most labels take 70 per cent of the artiste's revenue and the artiste remains with only 30 per cent, a move that discourages musicians to sign with labels,” he said adding that, “For Trappish Records, we are coming with good deals that will help musicians to work independently even after they sign with us.” The record label is also a beginning of many other things Trappish movement looks to venture in Rwanda’s creative sector such as fashion brands, cinema plays and many others, according to Ish Kevin. Meanwhile, Ish Kevin is set to drop his maiden album ‘BTS’ that will also be distributed under the Trappish records label. Also read: Ish Kevin to release maiden album ‘BST’ The Trappish movement rose to stardom in 2021 following the rise of its founder Ish Kevin who is regarded as one of the youngsters driving Rwanda’s rap scene. The Trappish movement is also best known for hosting big events, including two that were held in Kigali in the past two years, and one that recently took place in Bujumbura, Burundi.
