Mdundo Twitterview: Redefining Hiphop in Uganda;Getting Candid with BIGTRIL

You could almost use Bigtril and hiphop in Uganda interchangably. He has refreshed Ugandan music scenes and is not about to go silet. Catching up with major HipHop artist was refreshing as it was humerous. Quite a fun guy to hang with so:...

In a nutshell, whonis BigTril?

Bigtril is a rapper/producer/singer/songwriter/model/actor/vibe creator/entrepreneur thats pretty much it.

How would you describe your style of music?

issa Vibe ...just straight vibes thats what am all about.

For how long have you been doing music and why hip hop?

been doing music all my life ..was born with music in my DNA but professinally its been 7 years now ..and it aint only rap that i do ..i do whatever i feel like doing if i feel the vibe then i do it.

Which top artists have influenced greatly your music career and why?

I've been inspired by alot of musicians ..basically all the musicians who came before me inspired me in a way and im still getting inspired by those who have emerged after me...inspiration never stops.

Tell us about your new hit 'No Yawa'... We like both the African and trap vibe in it...

No yawa was produced by a Nigerian producer called k_nickz and video was done by sahsa vybz ..its an empowerment song meant to uplift and encourage ..NO YAWA means no problem

You've also just dropped this feel good jam 'AWO'; how has it been received by your fans so far?

Awo is loved by the fans ...it got the club going crazy ..mad love to all who been snapping and sharing videos with me when they dancing to the song ..5 days on youtube we already got 11k views.

What led you to work with Nigerian producers EKelly and KNickz?

EKelly is blessed.. his beats are something else having produced songs like Leg over,Pour me water and Omo alhaji it was only right that i hit im up for beat ..hes a HITMAKER

Was 'Bad Gyal Ting' your breakthrough song?

On the continent yeah it was but in UG it was push harder.

Who are some of the artists you'd like to work with in future and why?

Burna boy... I'm a big fan ..Wizkid and Yemi ..loclally I want to work with Gravity.

In another life, if you weren't doing music, what other career path would you take?

I would be an astronaut ... I'm a big fan of astronomy and the cosmos.

Which is one of your most memorable moments ever since you started doing music?

Perfoming in Nigeria with people dancing along while singing luganda ...that was special.

Top 4 songs on your playlist right now?

AWO -BIGTRIL WEEKEND-

T.I AND YUNG THUG

FEVER -WIZKID

OBEERA WA -COSIGN

One thing that most people don't know about you?

I am terrified of fly cockroaches .... they litreally make me jump.

Future plans musically? Like in 5 years?

I am into music production so I'll be producing a whole lot and probably starting up a label to help out the new talent and get Ugandan music to the world.

Thank you for joining us today! Parting shot to your fans?

Want to thank my fans for holding me down and being patient ...more music and videos on the way ..been cooking ...head on down to youtube and check out the AWO video.

Who would you like us to host next. Let us know in our twitter DM. Cheers!

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