Kenyan veteran rapper Brain Omollo widely known as Khaligraph Jones has set requirements for engaging in any online altercation with his fellow artistes.
While sharing a sneak peek of his multimillion mansion on his official Instagram account, Khaligraph warned artistes who are planning to have beef with him stating that he will only engage with those who have impressive houses.
Additionally, the rapper emphasized that he must be respected since he is the Original Gangster (OG).
“Sai Ndio nibishane na msanii lazima akuwe na mansion kwanza, You will respect the OG by fire by force,” Khaligraph said.
Reactions
Khaligraph’s sentiments have been endorsed not only by his fans but also by his fellow artistes who believe that he is way above petty online fights.
Here are some of the reactions.
“Lazima!!” Jalang’o said
“OG atabaki kileleni,” Bien Aim Sol added.
“Respect on this,” veteran rapper Kenrazy ghipuka said.
“Period, “Fena Gitu stated.
“Your visit to Rude Boy really changed your mindset and later you put in the work,” Only-Mawira stated.
“Keeping the pace,” Creative Phil endorsed.
Veteran disc jockey DJ Cream dela Cream shared a fire emoji in support of Papa Jone’s sentiments.
Khaligraph’s recent beef
On September 8, 2024, Papa Jones responded to Tanzanian hip-hop artiste Fido Vato‘s criticisms with a mockery video of a lady whom he referred to as American singer Rihanna breaking the music system after hearing an English rap song while in Tanzania.
He further called for respect from the Tanzanian musician.
Genesis of the beef
OG’s response comes after Fido Vato during an interview with a Tanzanian media station which has gone viral stated that Khaligraph is not an international rạpper since he can only rạp in English a language that many Tanzanians are not familiar with.
Additionally, Fido disclosed that the OG has never performed in any show in Tanzania adding that none of his single rạp has been played on the Swahili-speaking country’s airwaves, except the only ones he has been featured by the Tanzanian artistes.
“Hata tukiangalia Khaligraph nani anamsikiliza hapa Tanzania hata ukitoka hapo nje umuulize mtu yeyoyote kama anamjua Khaligraph, huku Tanzania hachezwi sana alafu Khaligraph hajawai kuwa na show Tanzania yeye anabebwa tu an wasanii wa Kitanzania wakimueka kwenye ma feature,” Fido said.
Mimicking Khaligraph Jone’s rạpping, Fido stated that many do not understand OG’s rạp due to the language barrier adding that to be classified as an international artiste, he must be able to rạp in both English and Kiswahili.
He further emphasised that Khaligraph should cease calling himself an international artiste since his only known by Kenyans.
“Anarap maenglish yenye haieleweki, nani anataka maenglish? Tunataka Kiswahili. Do you know how to rap? Tupe pia Kiswahili,” he said.
“Khalighraph hawezi kurap Kiswahili , he thinks he is international but he is not, Khaligraph ni huko Kenya.”
Commenting about the 2023 heated beef between Khaligraph and the Bongo musicians, Fido stated that OG disrespected his country adding that he (Khaligraph) could have handled the situation differently.
“Khaligraph ali disrespect Tanzania so I have a right to defend my country. I just wanna send a message to him that we can do it in different ways it is cool,” he stated.
The fierce war between Khaligraph and Tanzanian singers started after Papa Jones claimed to be better than Tanzanian artistes.
However, the beef ended after the rapper apologized and expressed regret for dragging them into an unnecessary musical clash during a live interview with Wasafi radio.
