# Abbas Kubaff

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{{Short description|Kenyan rapper}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_name       = Andrew Kabiru Karuku
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| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1978|01|08|df=yes}}
| birth_place      = [Kariobangi](/source/Kariobangi), Kenya
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* [Kenyan hip hop](/source/Kenyan_hip_hop)
* [hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music)
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* Rapper
* singer
* songwriter
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| years_active     = 1995–present<!-- YYYY–YYYY (or –present) -->
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* [K-South](/source/K-South)
* [Mercy Myra](/source/Mercy_Myra)
* [Bamboo](/source/Bamboo_(rapper))
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'''Andrew Kabiru Karuku''' (born 8 January 1978), popularly known as '''Abbas Kubaff''', is a Kenyan [hip hop](/source/hip_hop) artist who was raised in the [Kariobangi South](/source/Kariobangi), [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi). As a member of the rap group [K-South](/source/K-South), and later as a solo artist, Abbas has shaped and pioneered rap music in East Africa from the in 1995. K-South was a trio formed by Abbas, his brother KC and neighborhood friend [Bamboo](/source/Bamboo_(rapper)). The group split in 2005 after KC went missing and Bamboo move to the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sde.co.ke/m/article/3662/abbas-and-bamboo-retracing-the-k-south-duo|title=Abbas and Bamboo, Retracing K-South duo|accessdate=7 February 2016|website=Pulse}}</ref>
As a solo artist Abbas is famous for hit songs such as "Chapaa" and "Tokelezea". He won a Chaguo La Teeniez Awards award in 2008 and a Golden Mic award in 2011. In 2006, Kubaff released his debut album ''Angabanga''. He has toured extensively in Europe and has performed in Nairobi as the opening act for [Coolio](/source/Coolio), [Lost Boyz](/source/Lost_Boyz), [Maxi Priest](/source/Maxi_Priest) and [Akon](/source/Akon).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2011/06/28/modeselektor-and-more-work-with-nairobi-musicians-on-blnrb/|title=Artists across Berlin, Germany and Nairobi, Kenya have collaborated in the compilation titled BLNRB|accessdate=7 February 2016|website=Fact Mag|date=28 June 2011 }}</ref> In 2014 he released his fourth studio album known as ''Ghettoholic''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sde.co.ke/m/article/2000138177/abbass-kubaff-still-strong-against-new-age-rappers|title=This man Abbas Kubaff|accessdate=7 February 2016|website=Pulse}}</ref>

== Discography ==
*''Nairobbery'' (As K-South) (2001)
*''Nairobizm'' (As K-South) (2003)
*''Angabanga'' (2006)
*''Welcome To The Madhouse'' (As part of collaborative project BLNRB) (2009)
*''Mister Abbas'' (2010)
*''Ghettoholic'' (2014)

==Personal life==
Abbas is twice divorced. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://kiss100.co.ke/kenyan-rapper-abbas-kubaff-welcomes-baby-girl/|title=Kenyan rapper Abbas Kubaff welcomes baby girl|accessdate=7 February 2016|website=Kiss 100}}</ref>

==See also==
*[List of Kenyan rappers](/source/List_of_Kenyan_rappers)

==References==
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Category:Kenyan rappers
Category:1978 births
Category:Living people
Category:20th-century Kenyan male singers
Category:Musicians from Nairobi
Category:21st-century Kenyan male singers

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