{{Short description|Ugandan rapper}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Fresh Kid UG | image = Fresh Kid.jpg | caption = Fresh Kid UG | birth_name = Patrick Sennyonjo | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2012|4|20}} | birth_place = Luweero, Uganda | genre = Hip hop, rap, Dancehall | occupation = Rapper, Artist, Entertainer, Performer | instrument = Vocals | years_active = 2018–present | associated_acts = | label = De Texas Entertainment & king Omar presents. }}
'''Patrick Sennyonjo''' (born July 1, 2012), popularly known as '''Fresh Kid UG''', is a Ugandan musical artist and rapper.<ref name=bbc>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47718761|title=Youth minister tells child rapper to hang up his mic|date=2019-03-27|work=BBC News|access-date=2020-02-18|language=en-GB}}</ref> He is known for being a young musician in Uganda.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fresh Kid, a rapping legend before age of eight |url=https://www.theherald.co.za/lifestyle/leisure/2020-02-06-fresh-kid-a-rapping-legend-before-age-of-eight/ |work=The Herald |date=6 February 2020 |access-date=6 August 2025}}</ref>
== Music career == His manager Francis claims to have found Fresh Kid in a rural area of Uganda miming some songs of Fik Fameica. He brought him to Kampala, and paid his school fees while he helped start the rapper's career. Fresh Kid eventually got a bursary from Rajiv Ruparelia to study at Kampala Parents School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1501172/fresh-kid-fresh-start|title=Fresh Kid gets fresh start|website=www.newvision.co.ug|access-date=2020-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Ugandan-rapper-Fresh-Kid-strikes-chord-songs-about-poverty/434746-5447814-yrht2jz/index.html|title=Uganda's 'Fresh Kid' strikes chord with songs about poverty|website=The East African|language=en|access-date=2020-02-18}}</ref> In 2019, Francis signed Fresh Kid under De Texas Entertainment.<ref name=pmldaily>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pmldaily.com/features/celebrity/2019/03/video-govt-wants-fresh-kid-to-stop-performing.html|title=VIDEO: Govt wants Fresh Kid to stop performing|date=2019-03-27|website=PML Daily |access-date=2020-02-18}}</ref> Fresh Kid's parents fell out with Francis over alleged failure to respect contractual duties, and Fresh Kid left De Texas and signed with MC Events.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nilepost.co.ug/2019/12/11/fresh-kid-opens-up-on-former-manager-he-gave-up-on-me-video/|title=Fresh Kid opens up on former manager; He gave up on me (VIDEO)|last=Kirabo|first=Jonah|date=2019-12-11|website=Nile Post|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-03|title=Fresh Daddy Parades 'Fake' Family Members To Pin Manager Francis. Fresh Mummy Knows Nothing - Shocking Details Emerge!|url=https://ejazzug.com/fresh-daddy-parades-fake-family-members-to-pin-manager-francis-fresh-mummy-knows-nothing-shocking-details-emerge/|access-date=2020-08-05|website=E-Jazz UG|language=en-GB}}</ref> alt=Fresh Kid Uganda|left|thumb|Fresh Kid Uganda The same year, Ugandan Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi warned Fresh Kid from performing during school hours since according to the Ugandan Labour Law, "no-one under 18 should work".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://regionweek.com/get-to-know-fresh-kid-a-7-year-rapper-warned-to-stop-performing-or-face-prison-in-uganda/|title=Get to know Fresh Kid, a 7-year rapper warned to stop performing or face prison in Uganda|last=Iranzi|first=Fabrice|date=2019-03-28|website=RegionWeek|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-18}}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Uganda's constitution Article 59 clause 56 line 8 restricts young children below 18 from being used for any financial benefits.<ref name=pmldaily/> Nakiwala stated that Fresh Kid would be taken to juvenile prison if he disobeyed this law.<ref name=bbc/>
== See also ==
* List of Ugandan musicians * A Pass
== References == <references />
==External links== *[https://ugamusic.biz/artists/fresh-kid-ug Fresh Kid UG Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218174924/https://ugamusic.biz/artists/fresh-kid-ug |date=2020-02-18 }}
Category:2012 births Category:Ugandan rappers Category:Living people Category:21st-century Ugandan male singers Category:Child singers Category:21st-century rappers