The Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) has responded to allegations that they stole P-unit’s phrase ‘Weka Weka’ and used it as a campaign slogan. P-Unit made up of Frasha, Gabu and Boneye had moved to court to bar the bank from using the phrase “Weka Weka” in their ongoing campaign. The Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) has responded to allegations that they stole P-unit's phrase 'Weka Weka' and used it as a campaign.
Origin | Nairobi, Kenya |
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Genres | |
Years active | 2003–2015 |
Labels | Calif Records, Decimal Records, ProHabo, Pacho, Ketebul, Team Mistari |
Associated acts | Alicious Theluji, Collo, Nonini, Sauti Sol |
Past members |
P-Unit is a Kenyanhip hop group consisting of Kenyan hip hop artists Frasha, Gabu, and Bon-eye.
Biography[edit]
The crew released the album Wagenge Hao in 2010, recorded at Decimal Media by lead singer/composer 'Pradip The BOSS'. The album had 17 tracks, most notably 'Kare' (stylized 'KArE'), 'Deepak', 'Nikesh' sable 'Sandeep' with DNA, 'Patra', 'Basu', and 'Prabhakar', with the last two featuring Nonini.[1]
At the 2007 Kisima Music Awards P-Unit won the Boomba Group category.[2]
They released the song 'Gentleman' with Sauti Sol in late 2011, produced by R-Kay.
In 2012 they released the hit 'You guy (Dat Dendai)', produced by Decimal's 'Erik Musyoka' and featuring Collo. The video was released later and was reportedly banned by Citizen TV for being too explicit.
They released the single 'Mobimba' in March 2013 which featured Alicios Theluji.
They have since released a number of other singles, including 'Love', a kwaito-inspired song, in 2014, whose video was shot in South Africa and was released on Valentine's Day. The single 'Weka Weka' which introduced a new concept of music distribution by fans paying KES. 20 to download and listen to the song before the mainstream release.
A rumored breakup of the group was confirmed to be false in 2015.[3] However, the individuals within the group are doing solo projects, with Frasha releasing a number of singles.[4]
Discography[edit]
Albums:
- Wagenge Hao (2010)
- Wagenge Hao Tena (2014)
Awards[edit]
Won:2012 Best Group Africa - Channel O Music Video Awards - Song- 'You Guy'2012 Best Dancehall Song Africa - Channel O Music Video Awards-Song - 'You Guy'
- 2007 Chaguo La Teeniez Awards – Best Group, Best Song ('Si Lazima') & Best Collaboration ('Si Lazima')[5]
- 2007 Kisima Music Awards – Boomba Group[2]
- 2008 Chaguo La Teeniez Awards – Best Group
- 2008 Kisima Music Awards – Boomba Group, Best Collaboration (with DNA – 'Una')[6]
Nominated:
- 2008 MTV Africa Music Awards – Listener's Choice (with DNA – 'Una')[7]
- 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards – Best Group[8]
- 2011 Tanzania Music Awards – Best East African Song ('Kare')[9]
References[edit]
- ^Decimal media: Files/decimal_records.htm[permanent dead link]
- ^ ab'Kisima Awards winners 2007'. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^'Frasha Lashes Out At Haters Spreading P-Unit Break Up Rumor'. Ghetto Radio 89.5. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ^'GALLERY: Frasha goes solo'. Kenya. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ^The Standard, Pulse Magazine, June 20, 2008: 'Chaguo La Teeniez' awards
- ^Kisima Music Awards: 2008 Kisima Music Awards winnersArchived 2009-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^Museke: MTV Africa Music Awards 2008Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^MTVBASE
- ^allAfrica.com '20 Percent' Grabs Seven Kili Music Awards Nominations
External links[edit]
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P-Unit Song different ft. yemi alade
Artiste: P-Unit
Producer: Taurus Musik
Year: 2015
Added: , (2015-02-23)
Producer: Taurus Musik
Year: 2015
Added: , (2015-02-23)
P-Unit different ft. yemi alade: While their hit track “WEKA WEKA” continues to dominantly feature at the top of the local charts, two time Channel O award winners P Unit pace further to take Africa by storm through the release of a new hit song titled “DIFFERENT” featuring the award-winning Nigerian afro pop/R&B artiste Yemi Alade. The new hit track “ DIFFERENT “ sees the dynamic trio once again bring to life the diversity of Genge music through a seismic blend with afro beat style popularly reknown in the West African market. The song produced by Taurus Musik sets the tone for P Unit’s 2015 plan that intends to vivaciously boost their cross over strategy by making inroads further across the African continent and beyond. In the past two years, the band has had massive success across the continent and beyond through the release of four hit songs “YOU GUY” featuring Collo, “MOBIMBA “ featuring Alicious and their singles “LOVE” and “WEKA WEKA”. Download and share below..
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