Actor, producer, and singer Grace Wacuka has released her most anticipated track dubbed 'Black N Beautiful'.
In an exclusive interview with Mpasho's Kalondu Musyimi, Wacuka described it as a work of art that celebrates black pride and love for African history.
The track is inspired by the 2020 George Floyd protests that attack white supremacy, hypocritical religiosity, and black people who hate their skin while educating listeners on divine African history, and elevating what it means to be black and African.
"It is a hip-hop, rap song that I wrote in 2020 when living in the US. I was struggling financially and at the same time the protests had been going on. I wrote the song in response to my anger about the situation facing black people globally."
On why it took so long for the project to be released, she said releasing music costs money.
"I spent every penny I had earned from the drama series 'Single Kiasi' to make that video. I had to borrow Ksh 20K more. I used it in just one day. "
Wacuka said the music industry was a little hard on her when she was starting. She lost her job, and her cousin who doubled up as her best friend died which led to depression.
"2023 was a very difficult year. I got a new job in July and I started saving."
Wacuka has also found it hard to get Kenyans who could market her song, "Finally I gave my money to the UK."
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