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Abbas Kubaff

Abbas Kubaff

Kenyan rapper

Andrew Kabiru Karuku (born 8 January 1978), popularly known as Abbas Kubaff, is a Kenyan hip hop artist who was raised in the Kariobangi South, Nairobi. As a member of the rap group K-South, and later as a solo artist, Abbas has shaped and pioneered rap music in East Africa from the in 1995. K-South was a trio formed by Abbas, his brother KC and neighborhood friend Bamboo. The group split in 2005 after KC went missing and Bamboo move to the United States.[1] As a solo artist Abbas is famous for hit songs such as "Chapaa" and "Tokelezea". He won a Chaguo La Teeniez Awards award in 2008 and a Golden Mic award in 2011. In 2006, Kubaff released his debut album Angabanga. He has toured extensively in Europe and has performed in Nairobi as the opening act for Coolio, Lost Boyz, Maxi Priest and Akon.[2] In 2014 he released his fourth studio album known as Ghettoholic.[3]

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Discography

  • Nairobbery (As K-South) (2001)
  • Nairobizm (As K-South) (2003)
  • Angabanga (2006)
  • Welcome To The Madhouse (As part of collaborative project BLNRB) (2009)
  • Mister Abbas (2010)
  • Ghettoholic (2014)

Personal life

Abbas is married to Anna, a British citizen, and has one daughter named Sofia.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Abbas and Bamboo, Retracing K-South duo". Pulse. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Artists across Berlin, Germany and Nairobi, Kenya have collaborated in the compilation titled BLNRB". Fact Mag. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. [3]
    "This man Abbas Kubaff". Pulse. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Kenyan rapper Abbas Kubaff welcomes baby girl". Kiss 100. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
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