Have you heard of Ugandan teen rapper Fresh Kid UG? GirlZOffMute got a chance to talk with the 12-year-old rapper, whose music has received thousands of views on YouTube and social media platforms. At some point the Ugandan government attempted to stop him singing, citing child labor laws, but he won the battle and continues to sing. #GirlZOffMute #77Percent #DWAfrica
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00:00My name is Martha here in Uganda and you know what, a few minutes from now I'm going to
00:09have a chat with our superstar Fresh Kid.
00:18How did the name Fresh Kid come about?
00:20My name like it was a very long story but I think I'll cut it short for you like when
00:25I was younger I used to support Freak 4 Maker because he was like the best musician around
00:29town and I knew all of his songs so his name there, they used to call him Freak 4 Maker
00:33Fresh Boy so I love that name so much.
00:37When I decided that I should make up a name and they decided to make for me a name, they
00:41were like support Freak 4 Maker, okay just go Fresh Kid.
00:44Do you happen to have any brothers and sisters, do they also do music?
00:53We are seven in the family like but in the boys we're only two so I'm the youngest boy,
00:58they don't do music.
00:59It's only my big brother who is interested, he's the one who helped me to start my music
01:03career like getting me managers and even taking me out to show my talents to remove the shyness
01:08so yeah, yeah he's the one who I shout out to.
01:10When did your music career begin?
01:12The professional music career started in 2019, I really love music, my favourite musician
01:17Freak 4 Maker helped me first, when I met him when he was singing and then I sang his
01:21song he gave me money, he gave me shirts and he became my friend so he helped me so
01:26much to go to the top level until now.
01:33How many songs do you have or albums?
01:36I can't give a number but a rough estimate about like 20 up to 25 and I've not even released
01:43an album yet but in future.
01:51Which song among them, among all your songs is your favourite?
01:55I'm not saying all of them but maybe I'll say Banteka because it has the biggest vibe
02:00when you go on stage, everyone sings it, everyone likes vibes so yeah, that's my favourite song.
02:06Can you briefly sing for us a short acapella?
02:09Alright.
02:29Who writes your songs?
02:30My music writer is 14K Bongo but the thing is I work with so many writers because you
02:35have to feel another tone, sometimes I can have a song when it's mixed like three writers
02:41but I think 14K Bongo is the one who I started with and is the one who has helped me most
02:45so that's why I'll say him.
02:47Who produces your music?
02:49Like producing is not anyone because producing, I don't have any person I can say because
02:55there are too many producers and we have to work with many producers but the producer
03:00that I started with and is the one who has made like my most songs and like my best hit
03:05songs, his name is Lego, producer from Badman Records.