{"id":223224,"date":"2016-06-17T15:28:40","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T15:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=223224"},"modified":"2016-06-17T15:28:40","modified_gmt":"2016-06-17T15:28:40","slug":"meet-the-hip-hop-grandpas-of-nairobi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/06\/meet-the-hip-hop-grandpas-of-nairobi\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the hip hop grandpas of Nairobi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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They’re known as Kabangu, and they’re a group of hip hop grandpas who’ve been around since the 1980s — or so it appears.<\/p>\n
This ultimate band of “true hip hop heads” allegedly double as security guards by night in Kariobangi – one of Nairobi’s informal settlements.\u00a0By day, the four men are said to educate and mentor up and coming talents within the hip hop scene.\u00a0The lyrical heavyweights remained in relative obscurity until recently, when they joined forces with Kenya’s “League of extraordinary grannies<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.”<\/p>\n