One of my favourite kenyan MC has been Abbas. His prowess in freestyling and cyphers has always left me in awe. Abbas Kubaff aka Doobeez released his first solo album titled 'Angabanga' on 16th April 2014 and this was an opportunity to show the world what he has to offer musically as an individual which i believe he managed to achieve. Below is a list of tracks available in this album. There are also a couple of skits included.
1. Intro (0:45)
2. Angabanga (2:58)
3. Mo Faya ft CLD (4:15)
4. Tikakinyaku Remix ft Johny Vigeti and Ibra da Hastla (3:47)
5. Boom Boom Boom (4:04)
6. Doobeez Did ft Kantai,CLD and Bamboo (3:38)
7. Kerea (3:21)
8. Fresh ft Kimya (3:27)
9. 2050 ft Maleek and Chiwawa (5:12)
10. Dunia ina Mambo (4:32)
11. Baadae ft Chiwawa (3:41)
12. Monkey Music (3:43)
13. Crossfire (3:11)
14. Kamasutra (3:30)
15. Bizzy (2:59)
16. Siasa ft Johny B and Kitusewer (5:29)
17. The Love ft Kaz (4:13)
Among the producers who worked on this album is Hiram on tracks like Mo Faya and Monkey Music. Abbas offers us his usual word play and inteligent complex rhyming pattern that he is known for. The usual incorporation of Sheng even makes it more appealing as most Kenyans are able to easily relate to the content of his tracks.
It also brings out the ability of Abbas to work with diverse musicians and be able to make great music. Worth noting also on one of his tracks is his use of the kenyan classic song Dunia ina Mambo by the Cavaliers Band, mostly remembered as the theme song of the 1990's tv series known as 'Tahamaki' which aired on KBC tv.
My best track in the album, i'll go with 'Doobeez Did'
The album is available on-iTunes
