Tag: zeitgeist

  • 47 Random Thoughts on Bandana Ya E-Sir

    47 Random Thoughts on Bandana Ya E-Sir

    Bandana Ya E-Sir is a let-down. There is nothing about E-Sir in this song. The lyrics are dirty. Disappointing, even. E-Sir was more than a bandana. Sure, it was his signature look, in the same way I don a hat, but there was more to the man. This doesn’t feel like a tribute, more of…

  • The Return Of The Hot Boy

    The Return Of The Hot Boy

    ‘Jahlil Beats Holla at me’ was an intro which got laods of fans of new school hip hop into a frenzy back in March 2014 when rapper Bobby Shmurda released his breakthrough hit Hot Nigga. Born Ackquille Pollard, Shmurda gave the song a singular identity, a quirky sway, kind of two-step move that flowed with…

  • Black Tax is Killing Me

    Black Tax is Killing Me

    I head home feeling all pretty, enjoying the throwback R&B classics blaring from the speakers of the 111 Ngong nganya. I get a text notification from my brother, ‘please call me thank you’ it reads. Didn’t I send mother enough money to sort him out? Sigh! What is it this time?