Kenya Rapper Cannibal got perhaps what will be termed by critics as his rudest shock in the music industry when he toured Dubai on13th November. The Lil Wayne wannabe rapper appeared on stage only to be greated by 3 fans. The Dubai tour which was organised by the infamous promoter Hassan Waziri turned a major flop.
Angry Kenyans reacted on the same and beat Waziri senselessly owing the fact that the Dubai based dude has been conning the innocent artists. Later on he had a statement to issue on what exactly happened;
A lot of information has been circulating regarding the events that had been unfolding. First and foremost my attackers are hooligans supporting a breakaway faction of a reggae promotions group and not irate fans as it had been previously reported by media. As we're all aware, Cannibal's show had only 3 people. These were haters with a different agenda. It's evident that I have more enemies than I thought.
A payment of 30,000Kshs had been remitted via M-Pesa to Cannibal. "EE90OL158 Confirmed. Ksh30,000.00 sent to RALPH MASAI 0714042334 on 7/11/13 at 8:49PM"
Cannibal had been previously detained at the Dubai International Airport for narcotics suspicion for more than five hours on the 8th Nov, 2013. On the same date, we placed a call to his younger brother Masai who confirmed that he had not carried any narcotics but had engaged his daily fix of the international herb prior to his flight to Dubai.
A total of 12 tickets were sold on his first show and he only appeared on stage for 5 minutes and announced to announce a 2nd show on Wednesday 13th Nov. On the event day, him and his friends started malicious reports on social media that he was detained at a hotel room. He had sensed that he'd be heading home empty handed as the gate collections were to constitute his payments. We sold another 3 tickets on that day and he feigned anger and didn't show up at the venue as planned.
Cannibal and his friends continued to engage in narcotics usage and had been pestering me for a fix and hence my decision to detach myself from this loss making venture that could go south should authorities discover their illegal dealings. I do not use drugs and I can challenge him to a blood and urine test!
It's hard when losses are made but let's call it as we see it. Who is going to absorb the losses we make in this industry? Why do artists fail to deliver as a product and then put the blame the promoters?
The media outlets who had reported misleading information on their websites and journals, you're advised find credible sources for your reporting.
As an entertainment house we're not going to be cowed easily by physical or verbal threats from hooligans and enemies of development.
These unfortunate events occurred at a time when we had been making a notable recovery in our business. We however pledge to continue with our entertainment activities and that by the grace of Allah, We shall prevail.
God Bless.