WHILLABOY
Whillaboy grew up in Kiberaslum Nairobi. He is a true Hip Hop artist blending rhythm & rhyme to Afro beats and telling his everyday story like it is.
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Whillaboy (Hillary Shirietso Makhaya) was born & grew up in Kiberaslum Nairobi. That is where I first met him whilst working on my affordable housing projects in 2019. His musical journey started back at Moonlight High School in form 11 when he began to learn from local Rap artists in Kibera. His mentors were local artists like Octopizzo, Khaligraph Jones, Nyashinski Ongegu, Barak Jacuzzi with influences by Stella Nyamburs, K-Rupt & Fizzle Dogg together with other International Rap Artists in UK & USA. Access to the global music scene for Africans was extremely limited other than via Youtube. Few people could afford smartphones. We use started Matatu’s (privately owned minibuses) to play our artists songs to workers travelling into the city centre each day. That is how we built our following locally. Very few record labels apart from Rooftop Records London Ltd. were available to give Kenyan artists access to global markets apart from a few of the old school network from the 50’s & 60’s when Kenyan music was popular amongst Europeans & Americans. Our aim @ https://rooftoprecords.co.uk is to change that alongside our partners at AWAL & KOBALT to give unprecedented access to global platforms. Whillaboy is a true Hip Hop artist blending rhythm & rhyme to Afro beats and telling his everyday story like it is.. Carl Falck