Rapper Khaligraph is flying high with his sophomore album, Invisible Currency.
The body of work garnered 2 million streams on Boomplay just a few weeks after dropping, cementing Khaligraph’s spot as one of Kenya’s HipHop greats.
Invisible Currency premiered four years after the release of his debut album, which was also another undeniable success for the Yego lyricist. Speaking on the time taken between the two records, Jones alludes to doing things the way he pleases. “I’m meticulous with my moves and the whole album recording process. I make calculated moves and really just do things my way. Besides, I have released lots of music and collaborations in said gap period,” He quips.
What is different between the two album eras, you would ask? “My networth is higher, mindset different and I’m a whole family man now. At the height of the pandemic, I ventured into the studio and would spend many hours learning the ropes of different things. When I recorded the first album, Testinmony 1990, I did not know the intrigues of sound engineering but now I know. Testimony needed to happen for Invisible Currency to happen, so the pandemic was quite the blessing in disguise for me,” He says, adding that the skills he imparted in himself culminated in him producing all the songs on his new album.
The tracklist on Invisible Currency entails five collaborations with several African artistes like Kenya’s Xenia Manasseh, Tanzania’s Ali Kiba and Ghana’s Sarkodie, making for a versatile, genre-bending sound. “I make all my collaborators try out new things while in the studio,” He goes on, adding that his versatility stems from being at it for years on end.
Big News! He’s Eyeing A Collaboration With Method Man, No Less!
While adamant he feels he has worked with just about every Kenyan artiste he would want to work with, he makes a major revelation; He will very likely drop a collaboration with US rapper-cum-actor Method Man, who rose to fame in the early ‘90s as a member of the HipHop group, Wu-Tang Clan. “I have my eyes on anytime before the year grinds to a halt to churn a record with him. After that, I will keep my fingers crossed on working with Slim Shady (Eminem), which probably sounds rather unrealistic right now, but I’ll do it,” He buoyantly concludes.
