Da Kick Back: A Review of that favourite joint you haven't heard in a minute
On the Hiphop show Nairaw, Mwafrika once described it as the most conscious Hiphop at the time to receive massive airplay on local media. In this 2007 second single off Chiwawa’s debut album Hii Mkwanja, the rapper gets his tongue rolling through his infamous characteristic behavior of attacking other rappers, however he does this after firng the first bullet to loose chicks who get laid over and over by different men. Without mentioning names, Chiwawa goes on to the next line where he throws another shot at rappers who get into rap game to become famous, and as a result use their fame to siex different women. He goes ahead to compare such rappers to the loose chicks, pitying there oblivious state of mind that 'life is just a game'.
After those hard hitting lines Chiwawa jumps to straight to the classroom board and starts to kick knowledge, painting a story of this fly lady who can get any man she wishes, but since she’s all about fun she decides to pursue various men. Chiwawa put’s into perspective the dangerous life that this imaginary character of his leads, despite her great potential. Without using such NGO terms like AIDS and STIs, the fast flowing emcee uses this first verse to mould a solid scenario of irresponsible sexual escapades which takes every listener into a moment of reflection.
On the 2nd verse Chiwawa turns the heat on drug abuse and crime. Again through the use of Hiphop narrative, Chiwawa passes on the message of dangers of drug abuse. His character in the verse this time a dude is so hooked to drugs and since he can’t be productive in any other way he resorts to crime. Everyone around the neighborhood has given up him and terms him a retard, his friends are also avoiding him and his father too has given up hope. The only person who seems to care about him is his mother who is his mother who is on critical condition due to high blood pressure-(probably as a result of her son’s chosen path).
The charcter is constantly running away from himself (due to his disturbed life) and the police, and everyone believes that the only way out for him his death. The dread locked rapper, views it as a surprise if the character survives for two more years, but throws in a ray of hope saying only God can salvage him.
The third verse is a Rup up and it is a direct address to the listeners, telling you what to expect in life as challenges and how to overcome them. He brings out the need to get guidance from parents and to learn from the mistakes of those who have gone astray. Chiwawa then concludes everything by saying that it is up to each one to choose what life to lead(either positive or negative).
Despite the song’s lack of adequate promotion (e.g a low quality video) and refusal by the rapper to take advantage of its massive airplay, the track remains a definite Hiphop classic and will amongst ‘Da Kick back Tracks’ on my playlists for a long time to come.
Bellow are the Lyrics for Life Teachings by Chiwawa
Intro
Yeye,Life teachings,
Yeye, better recognize
Verse 1
Hii ni part ya life una faa kuget used to/
Madame wana gawa nyap kama food refugee camp/
maboy waingia game ya rap kupata nyap/
Wote aija wa hit ati life aina rehearsal, una die uki miss beat/
Kuna dame najua anaweza pata chali anataka/
Nivenye tu awezi tosheka kwa hivyo wengine ana fwata/
Ana hatrisha maisha yake juu ya raha/
kila time ana plakwa ana ichukulia ka mzaha/
Naweza taka sana kumwambia/
lakini venye ye uniangalia saa zengine inafanya nikatae kumsaidia/
ako kwa flat line danger, tumresuscitate/
kila chali ni mteja hii ni dishi siwezi take/
ako na vitu mob to live for/ Lakini a-realize/
zile vitu ame do before zime prove yeye sio wise
Chorus
Yeye,Life teachings,
Mateachings za life, Life teachings
better recognize, life teachings x 2
Bridge
Mungu awa bariki/pia kwa dhiki
Atubariki/Nyote mukae fiti
Verse 2
Auskii unafaa u-watch out for watu ka awa/
au utake life for granted utaona si sawa/
Dame ako na boy mtaani ati life ime mlemea/
anaona ashike gun a shoot watu kidallamere(Trrrwaa)/
Mtaani watu wana sema ati ame chizi/
kudunga matembe alafu tena ni mwizi/
mabeste wake wame hepa awataki uhusiano/
Wanaogopa story yake kwa hivyo awa ghusiani/
Kila mahali ma bang’a na picha yake all over/
Ako always on the run from himself na ma gova/
Life yake sahii iko caught up kwa drama/
Kila mtu anajuwa mwishowe ata die lazma/
Mathake ako critical na high blood pressure/
Budake asha give up on yeye kuwa mteja/
sahii ni Mungu peke yake anaweza muokoa/
Na ni bahati ata miaka zengine mbili aki toboa
Chorus+Bridge
Verse 3
The best way yaku learn life ni through life itself/
nabado ndio the hardest mwishoe utaneed help/
Ni a good word come again/
What goes round comes again/
Ni either umaintain ama ugo insane/
Ni either uchange game ama u remain the same/
Kumbuka wazazi lakini wa kuwe waalimu wenyu/
Juu usipo learn from them uta learn from ulimwengu/
Usi live life na regrets/si gambling ya big bets/
ni trials and tribulations/Ku avoid temptations/
ku get out of life’s most hard situations/
Unayapitia ndio nisi ya pitie after wewe/
ka una maskio fungua, mawaidha we upewe/
una weza take it u leave it-ni juu yako tuu/
Uimeze, uitapike-Umejua kile una do/
Hizi ni teachings za life ni lazima uzi pitie/
kuna mlango na madirisha unaweza fungua we uingie.
Chorus+Bridge
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