Darrassa, a Tanzanian rapper, and fellow Tanzanian singer Ben Pol released the hit song ‘Muziki’ on November 23, 2016, which has received some 20,083,261 views on YouTube so far. However, the rapper now claims that he has not made any money from the song.
In an interview with Jalang’o TV on Tuesday, Darrassa stated that he has received no money from the ringback tones or any streaming platform in East Africa.
“Wimbo kama muziki, selling yake, unajua sijawai kukutana na any profit ya hizi ringtone back…na dalali wangu hajawai kunipatia ripoti ambazo natakiwa kupewa since 2015 can you imagine that, mpaka leo I have never received any pay,” he said.
The Tanzanian rapper claimed that the contracts he negotiated with the industry’s decision-makers at the time were not in his favor.
He noted that he began to lose motivation and that he had to take a step back and shift his focus to focus on direction rather than speed.
The Tanzanian rapper, who considers Kenya his second home, also revealed that a song featuring a top Kenyan artist will be released soon.