King Kaka
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kennedy Ombima |
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| Born | 7 May 1987 |
| Origin | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Genres | Kenyan hip hop |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Kaka Empire |
Kennedy Ombima (born 7 May 1987), popularly known by his stage names King Kaka and Rabbit, is a Kenyan rapper. Kaka met Jorma Taccone, a member of The Lonely Island in February 2011 when Taccone visited Nairobi, Kenya as part of his trip for AFAR Magazine's "Spin the Globe". Sungura collaborated with Taccone to create a rap video that has over 1.2 million views.[1] Taccone later wrote an article for AFAR Magazine documenting the experience with Sungura.[2] In 2012, Rabbit launched his own clothing line dubbed Niko Kwa Jam Nakam.[3]
With his 17-track album Tales of Kaka Sungura Sunguuch already out, Kaka stated that he was solely focused on promoting the album as well as shooting a few videos:
I cannot do another album until late next year. I give my all when I compile an album, that's why I won't rush into another album project."[4]
In November 2012, he released a music video for his song "Adisia".[5]
Apart from his successful music career, Kaka is also a businessman and in early September 2015 he launched his purified water company known as Kaka Empire's Majik Water[6] using his music brand name as the official name of the product.
Personal life[edit]
He is married to Nana Owiti, with whom he has two children.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Scott Lapatine (June 6, 2011). "Kenyan Rapper Gets A Lonely Island Video". Stereogum. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
- ^ Jorma Taccone (June 1, 2011). "Spin the Globe: Jorma Taccone in Kenya". AFAR Magazine. Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
- ^ Jeff Mwangi (March 6, 2012). "Rapper Rabbit launches his new clothing line". Ghafla. Archived from the original on June 26, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
- ^ "KINGKAKA'S STORY". Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ Kone Sekou (November 19, 2012). "Without a doubt, this is Rabbit's hottest video". Ghafla. Archived from the original on March 24, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ "Rabbit-King Kaka Launches A New Lucrative Business". Nairobi Gossip & News. Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ^ Elly Gitau. "Rapper King Kaka is now a university lecturer!". The Star, Kenya. Retrieved 27 July 2016. 9
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