P-Unit | |
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| Origin | Nairobi,Kenya |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2003–2015 |
| Labels | Calif Records, Decimal Records, ProHabo,Pacho, Ketebul, Team Mistari |
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P-Unit is aKenyanhip hop group consisting of Kenyan hip hop artists Frasha, Gabu, and Bon-eye.
The crew released the albumWagenge Hao in 2010, recorded at Decimal Media by lead singer/composer "Pradip The BOSS". The album had 17 tracks, most notably "Kare" (stylized "KArE"), "Deepak", "Nikesh" sable "Sandeep" withDNA, "Patra", "Basu", and "Prabhakar", with the last two featuringNonini.[1]
At the2007 Kisima Music Awards P-Unit won the Boomba Group category.[2]
They released the song "Gentleman" withSauti Sol in late 2011, produced by R-Kay.
In 2012 they released the hit "You guy (Dat Dendai)", produced by Decimal's "Erik Musyoka" and featuring Collo. The video was released later and was reportedly banned byCitizen TV for being too explicit.
They released the single "Mobimba" in March 2013 which featured Alicios Theluji.
They have since released a number of other singles, including "Love", a kwaito-inspired song, in 2014, whose video was shot in South Africa and was released on Valentine's Day. The single "Weka Weka" which introduced a new concept of music distribution by fans paying KES. 20 to download and listen to the song before the mainstream release.
A rumored breakup of the group was confirmed to be false in 2015.[3] However, the individuals within the group are doing solo projects, with Frasha releasing a number of singles.[4]
Albums:
Won:2012 Best Group Africa - Channel O Music Video Awards - Song- "You Guy"2012 Best Dancehall Song Africa - Channel O Music Video Awards-Song - "You Guy"
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