Kampala Boy

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Kampala Boy
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Studio album by
Flex D'Paper
Released10 December 2021
Genre
Length45 minutes
Label Rapaholix Music
  • Konkrete Capital
  • Icon Studios Africa
Flex D'Paper chronology
Not for Sale
(2017)		Kampala Boy
(2021)

Kampala Boy is the first studio album by Ugandan musician Flex D'Paper, released on 10 December 2021. The album features guest appearances from Swae Lee on the intro and songs with Navio, Fik Fameica, A Pass, Keko, Shena skies, Wake the Poet, Mozelo Kidz, Kemishan, Lagum the rapper. The production includes Aethan Music, Mio Made, Sam Lamara, Wake the Poet, Bad Chwezi and Lucian.

Contents

Background

In 2017, Flex D'Paper released his first compilation, the mixtape Not for Sale . The mixtape was released on 27 June 2017 digitally, and on 14 October 2017, physical copies were launched. The annual MTN UG Hip Hop awards awarded Flex D'Paper with the Mixtape of the year award [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] The same year of release, the single Day Ones off the mixtape that features Navio (rapper) and Martha Smallz was as well nominated at the Buzz Teeniez Awards.[ citation needed ]

Singles and promotion

The album had three singles released as a build up to the album. Yenze Aliko, a song released in 2017 was the first release off the album. The single saw Flex D'Paper win the Song of the year award at the MTN UG Hip Hop awards 2019 [8] [9] and also got nominated at the Hipipo Music Awards 2020 [10] [11] [12] for the same single, Yenze Aliko.[ citation needed ]

In 2019, another single, Level Up was released and a year after, it went ahead to win the Video Of The Year award 2020 at the MTN UG Hiphop awards [13] [14] [15] and also got nominated for the Hip Hop Song Of The Year award at the Hipipo Music Awards 2020 [16] [17] [18] [19]

During 2020, Flex D'Paper released a collaboration with Ugandan singer and songwriter Shena Skies, titled Mbikwasagwe. The song went on to win music awards in 2021 as well as get nominated at various awards. [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]

Before releasing the album, Flex D'Paper announced the release date for the Kampala Boy Album as 10 December 2021 as well as sharing the artwork and track list. Various media houses in Uganda talked about the announcement. [29] [30] [31] [32] This built anticipation for the release. [3] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37]

Critical reception

Kampala Boy on its release on 10 December 2021, received favorable reviews for its diverse sound. The songs produced on the project range from Hip Hop to Afro Beat, Dancehall and EDM. [38] The artists features include artists like A Pass Navio (rapper) Fik Fameica Keko as well as new acts and a Swae Lee guest appearance on the album intro. [39] [40] [41] On the day of release, the album was trending on Ugandan Twitter and Flex D'paper shared the links on his socials. [42]

Cheptegei, a song celebrating Ugandan athlete Joshua Cheptegei was one of the many highlights off the album. The song features Navio (rapper) Fik Fameica and Mozelo Kidz. [43] [44]

Commercial performance

The album debuted on the Apple Music ITunes Charts all genres countdown at number 26 and later climbed to number 3 on the same day. [45] Within one week of release, Kampala Boy had made it to several notable streaming apps charts including deezer and Audiomack.

Awards

The album won the 2023 UG Hip Hop Awards 2023 Album of the year award. [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51]

Track listing

Kampala Boy track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Swae Lee intro"Khalif Malik Ibn Shaman BrownIcon Studios0.10
2."Cheptegei" (featuring Navio, Fik Fameica and Mozelo kidz)Kwesigabo Alex Julius, Daniel Lubwama Kigozi, Walukagga Shafik, MozeloMio Made5:54
3."Not My Friends" (featuring A Pass)Kwesigabo Alex Julius, Alexander BagonzaSam Lamara2:46
4."Nkola Mpya" (featuring Keko)Kwesigabo Alex Julius, Jocelyn TraceyAethan2:39
5."Mbikwasagwe" (featuring Shena Skies)Kwesigabo Alex, Namagembe SheenaAethan2:41
6."Mandem"Kwesigabo AlexMio Made, Baru Beats2:43
7."Kampala Boy" (A Poem by Wake)Kwesigabo Alex, Mugoda GordonsWake the Poet4:04
8."Geez" (featuring Kemishan)Kwesigabo Alex, Lukwiya MarkBad Chwezi3:05
9."Yenze Aliko" (Lucian EDM Remix)Kwesigabo AlexLucas Sivette4:00
10."Level Up"Kwesigabo AlexMio Made3:11
11."Location" (featuring Mio Made)Kwesigabo Alex, Rwothmio Samuel 3:18
12."Kamali"Kwesigabo Alex, Namagembe Sheena, Nessim MukizaNessim Pan Production3:10
13."Loose Driver" (featuring Lagum the rapper)Kwesigabo Alex, Lagum OworLagum the rapper3:19
14."Yenze Aliko"Kwesigabo AlexMio Made3:39
Total length:45:00

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