American rapper Fabolous is in the country and will be performing tonight at the Sk8city, which recently opened its doors on the top floor of Diamond Plaza II in Nairobi. 

Speaking to Chito Ndhlovu and Kwambox on the Morning Kiss, the rapper said he was excited to have arrived in Kenya for the first time.

"It was a long trip but I'm happy to be here, it's my first time here in Nairobi and in Kenya, I wanted to come and see the country and see the people and perform for you guys, I'm honored to be here."

The rapper added that he loved the reception at the airport with flowers and a Kenyan flag.

"They picked me up in a Maybach. I wanna see you as much as you wanna see me."

Kwambox asked for the catalog of the song he was going to perform on stage, putting into consideration he's been making music for over two decades.

"I'm going to hit some classic, it's my first time so we gonna go through everything, of course, the classic with happy old memories, we gonna do some new stuff as well and try to have some good time."

On the Conversation around hip hop turning 50, Fabolous does not see the death of the genre.

"Hip hop continues to grow, it sparks light, it sparks energy all over the world. African artistes are as well tapping in and the music as a whole is universal and you hear it all over the world whether it's afrobeats, amapiano,".

"I've been to two to five countries on this trip and heard afrobeats, the sound, and the music is speeding all over. In America, people like Burna Boy, and Wizkid, music has touched the states."

"I am more in tune with some of the music and I discover more African music every day."

Chito gave Fabolous a Kenyan name; Onyango as Kwambox insisted that his Kenyan name should be Papa Fab.

"Because you've been giving us fab music," she said

The rapper promised to make jerseys with the two names.

Tickets for the show are still on sale at Ticketyetu.com 

Watch his arrival

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