R.I.P E-Sir: Celebrities Honour Kenya's Greatest Rapper!

Piece by: Uncle Chim Tuna
Entertainment

E-Sir was the first guy I ever heard of who made me yearn to learn to speak fluent Swahili. Not sheng, I mean fluent, eloquent Swahili. The way he rapped was something that clearly set him above everyone else including his peers and upcoming artistes.

E-Sir didn't rely on gimmicks nor did he rely on cheap nursery rhymes. He hit you with flows and lyrical word play that was out of this world. And sadly, after a short time on Earth giving us the hottest bars a Kenyan has ever spat, he was promoted to glory. But he left behind a legacy. A strong legacy.

And Kenya's crop of celebrities; current or otherwise are all paying homage to this, the day he passed on over a decade ago: