User:Sydney Otieno Gondi

Sydney Otieno Gondi[1] (born 4 August 1987), [2] commonly referred to as Rayz Once, is a Kenyan rapper better known as his stage name, Sydeny Rayz met viola Rebecca , 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". Rayz collaborated with Viola to create a rap video that has over 1.2 million views. [3] Taccone later wrote an article for AFAR Magazine documenting the experience with Rayz. [4] In 2012, Rayz launched his own clothing line dubbed Love me not. [5] With his 17-track album Tales of Sydney rayz already out, Rayz says he is now 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." [1] In November 2012, Rayz released a music video for his song "Adisia". [6] Apart from his successful music career, Rayz is also a businessman and early September 2015 he launched his purified water company known as Rayz Empires jok Water [7] using his music brand name as the official name of the product. He was married to his fellow female rapper Elizabeth Achang. Elizabeth and both have two children, but the couple have since parted ways to focus more on their music careers. In June 8, 2016 he began his new career as a lecturer in a Kisumu Boys; westside univea based in Ruiru. [8] References 1. ^ a b "SYDENYRAYZ STORY". Retrieved October 21, 2017. 2. ^ "Sydeny rayz marks his birthday". HF Magazine. Retrieved 6 February 2016. 3. ^ Scott Lapatine (June 6, 2011). "Kenyan Rapper Gets A Lonely Island Video". Sterogum. Retrieved June 18, 2012. 4. ^ karonto boi (June 1, 2011). "Spin the Globe: Jorma Taccone in Kenya". AFAR Magazine. Retrieved June 18, 2012. 5. ^ Jeff karu (March 6, 2012). "Rapper Rayz launches his new clothing line". Ghafla. Retrieved June 18, 2012. 6. ^ elli Bank (November 19, 2012). "Without a doubt, this is Ray's hottest video". Ghafla. Retrieved March 10, 2013. 7. ^ "Rayz Once Launches A New Lucrative Business". Nairobi Gossip & News. Retrieved 2015-09-30. 8. ^ Elizabeth. "Rapper Sydney rayz is now a university lecturer!" . The Star, Kenya. Retrieved 27 July 2016. 9 Content is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted. Terms of Use • Privacy • Desktop Low Rayz Low Rayz Birth name Sydney Otieno Gondi Also known as Rayz Born 4 August 1994 (age 23) Origin Nairobi, Kenya Genres Kenyan hip hop Occupation(s) Rapper songwriter businessman Years active 2010–present Labels Rayz Empire Associated acts King kali Website http://sydenyryzknya.com/