Octopizzo: My money is never loud, but my music certainly is

Kenyan hip hop artist Octopizzo poses during Champagne Day celebrations at Jiko Restaurant, Tribe Hotel, Village Market in Nairobi on October 27, 2023.

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Henry Ohanga has lived enough life to know what matters. Fame, once thrilling, now feels like a noisy room he has overstayed in.

When he burst into the Kenyan music scene over 15 years ago with his hit song Namba Nane, it was an exciting experience. The unknown boy from the Kibera slums was now the talk of the town.