Kenyan rapper Ocopizzo is set to drop a new album.
The self-proclaimed King of Kenya rap made this announcement at a popular online radio show.
His upcoming album ‘ Refugeenius ’,is a collaborative project with refugees from different African countries with majority of the acts are from Somalia, Burundi, Congo, South Sudan and Ethiopia.
For the last two years or so Octopizzo has mentored refugees from Dadaab to Kakuma to become performers in various genres of music and sports.
Octopizzo, who was born and raised in Kibera – Africa’s largest slum- rose to stardom from very humble roots and easily identifies with the pain, struggle and joy of refugees trying to make a home away from home.
Through his foundation, Octopizzo Foundation and partnership with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), he has been involved in projects like ‘Artists for Refugees’, a project that aims to enhance livelihood opportunities for refugees by building their capacity and improving their access to alternative livelihood opportunities through music, art, sports and culture.