Life in Kenya, especially in the cities, is not easy. One has to toil hard to put bread on the table. And if you are a familiar face, e.g., from music, acting or even sports industry, you have to go an extra mile and do something on the side because those professions don't pay that much. In Kenya, we have several talented musicians but due to lack of support from fans, our artistes end up struggling to make ends meet.

Celebrated hip-hop singer Juliani has just come out to share his life experience. Life has not been easy. He revealed how he used to sell eggs to make ends meet because music wasn't paying back then. Juliani also confessed how they went to the extent of washing Johnny K-Shaka’s (the founder of MAU MAU music family) "boots just to be close to him and feed on the crumbs of his creativity".

"Being a member of MauMau Camp was a privilege. It was the royal family of Kenyan HipHop. We used to go for concerts as opening acts for K-Shaka. You had to be the best or to have made an impression to be on the lineup. That’s what led me to put extra work in my art. I needed to be exceptionally good. I was like a teaspoon of sugar trying to be sweeter than a drop of honey. I worked on my freestyle, my delivery, my lyrics... We went to the extent of washing Johnny K-Shaka’s boots just to be close to him and feed on the crumbs of his creativity. Be close just incase he decided to give away a clue on how he does it. If he smoked, we’d smoke. If he stayed up all night, he wouldn’t sleep. If he listened to someone, we would study them even more."

Music is still one of the lowest paying jobs in Kenya despite the artistes efforts to put our country on the world's map.

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