In a room filled with laughter, clinking glasses, and some of Uganda’s most influential creatives, one statement cut through the evening with striking confidence. JKazoora believes he didn’t just contribute to Ugandan Hip Hop, he built its foundation.
Speaking during a dinner hosted by Norbert Mao in Lubowa, Kazoora leaned into a narrative that many in the industry have whispered about, but few have owned so boldly.
“I single-handedly promoted Hip Hop in Uganda,” he declared.
He added that at a time when the sound struggled for acceptance, often overshadowed by more locally rooted genres, Kazoora says he used every platform he had to push it forward.
Through his record label, Buddies Music, he nurtured and amplified a wave of artists who would go on to shape Uganda’s urban sound.
He reels off names not just as a flex, but as receipts: Big Tril, Fille, Mun G, GNL Zamba, the duo Radio and Weasel, all connected, in one way or another, to his ecosystem.
But it is his relationship with GNL Zamba that stands as the centerpiece of his argument.
“I grabbed GNL Zamba, promoted him, brought him to life,” Kazoora said, describing a period when Hip Hop was still finding its voice and its audience in Uganda.
Beyond the studio, Kazoora points to television as another battleground. His show Jam Agenda became, in his telling, a cultural vehicle, one that smuggled Hip Hop into Ugandan homes at a time when the genre was often dismissed as foreign or inaccessible.
“I think on Jam Agenda, I promoted Hip Hop which was never accepted in this country,” he reflected.
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