Phinoshey

Phinoshey is a hip-hop rapper and producer, born in Busia and bred in Nairobi, Kenya. Opening his musical journey as a child singing in church, he went on to chase his passion throughout high school. It’s at this stage that he wrote his first song with a mounting love for poetry that was greatly influenced by British and American literature books. His music is influenced by 90s Hip Hop, Soul, funk and Jazz and boasts having muses of artists and producers such as Nas, J Dilla and Outkast just to name a few. As Phinoshey grew in his music, and the more he became aware of the environment he was in, the literature he became more exposed to, the more Pan African he grew in character. With this added adoration for everything African, his captivating fusion of Hip Hop, Jazz, Soul and Lo-Fi styles is very conspicuous in his releases. He seeks to give the audience a deeper understanding of life’s physical, mental and spiritual nature, by paying attention to the current events in Kenya, Africa. Just to demonstrate this, Phinoshey dives into contemporary matters, where he addresses narratives such as corruption and police brutality which have been on the rise during our generation. He also tries to focus on granting his audience a deeper understanding of his upbringing in Nairobi and its impact in shaping his perspectives about life. He also shares his hopes and aspirations, through poetic narration of his life's journeys and the people around him. His captivating fusion of Hip Hop, Jazz, Soul and Lo-Fi styles is eminent in his releases which he aims to give the audience a deeper understanding of life’s physical, mental and spiritual nature. Not being one to shy away from contemporary matters, he addresses themes such as corruption and police brutality which have been on the rise during our generation. Focusing on getting his audience a deeper understanding of his upbringing in Nairobi and how it helped in shaping his perspectives about life , he shares his hopes and aspirations, through poetic narration of his life's journeys and the people around him. Not forgetting his roots 'Kenya' He adds a twist of nostalgic humor and vibrancies by rekindling old school Kenyan culture and childhood games in songs like 'Mosmos' and 'Twisti.'Phinoshey encourages positivity despite hurdles in life and the main reason as to why he chose this path is to inspire and motivate people because he feels he should tell people what's going on with his life and that of the people around him.