K-rupt

Carlton Williams Bongo Juma (15 November 1979 – 29 November 2003), born in Nairobi and better known by his stage name K-Rupt, was a Kenyan rapper who had national success in the two years leading up to his murder in 2003.[1] He collaborated with artists such as Fizzle Dogg, Bigpin, and E-Sir, who died earlier the same year. He also did concerts with fellow hip hop musician Nameless and was signed to the record label Ogopa Deejays.

K-Rupt
Birth nameCarlton Williams Bongo Juma
Also known asK-Rupt
Born(1979-11-15)November 15, 1979, Nairobi, Kenya
OriginNairobi, Kenya
DiedNovember 29, 2003(2003-11-29) (aged 24)
Great Rift Valley, Kenya
GenresKenyan hip hop
Years active1999–2003
LabelsOgopa Deejays

K-Rupt’s hit singles in Kenya included “Changamshwa,” “Tukawake,” and “Chacha.” His single “Dada Njoo” was on the charts at the time of his death.[1] The song “Bamba” with fellow rappers the late E-Sir and Bigpin became a hit. It had been recorded before his stint as a stand-by presenter at Nation FM.

Death

K-Rupt was killed by a single gunshot wound in a matatu headed to a concert in Nakuru from Nanyuki. Carjackers boarded the matatu and ordered the driver to stop at Karuga, about seven kilometres down the road. Witnesses said K-Rupt, aged 24, argued with the gangsters, who immediately opened fire on him, killing him with a single bullet. They dumped his body in Laikipia Forest according to police reports.[2]

gollark: If you look at your Discord data package, they *clearly* do not care much about storage efficiency.
gollark: This is why they should be stored as structured data™ and not strings.
gollark: I tested in 40 cases so it is axiomatically true.
gollark: This is how I found out that x² + x + 41 generates primes for all natural number x.
gollark: The best way to do proofs is to test it in one case, and assume it's right the rest of the time.

References
  1. Simmonds, Jeremy (2006). Number One in Heaven: The Heroes Who Died for Rock ’n’ Roll. London: Penguin Books. p. 506. ISBN 0-14-102287-6.
  2. Teng’o, Dan; Amos Ngaira (2003-12-02). "Kenya rap star K-rupt shot dead". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.