Kisumu-based rapper and singer, Gabriel Washington famously known as Gabiro Mtu Necessary has finally released the music video to his viral TikTok hit ‘Pok Alando’.
With over 13 million video views on his TikTok videos, Mtu Necessary has built himself a new career as a content creator on the short videos platform with over 60,000 followers and growing.
His song ‘Pok Alando’ not only got considered for the 65th Grammy Awards nomination in 2022 but also was part of his debut album ‘Saint John’ and was also considered for the best global music album nomination by the Recording Academy in 2022.
In July this year, Gabiro went viral on TikTok with a comical video that received over 2 million views, giving birth to a new career for Mtu Necessary as a comedian/content creator. He has since been posting videos on a daily basis and getting to win hearts with every smile he puts on people’s faces.
Away from the short comedy skits he also shares snippets and freestyle of his music and that is how he managed to have the song ‘Pok Alando’ become a hit on TikTok.
‘Pok Alando’ is a Luo word that loosely translates to “I have not announced” or “It’s clear and unhidden” and in this context, Gabiro uses it in the song to flex and talk about his lifestyle and nature as a rich and hard-working man. He urges fellow youths to embrace hard work and patience if they want to win in life.
Gabiro boasts about his lyrical prowess, rap skills, and notable achievements as a musician and as a person in the song in an inspirational way. He motivates others to rise up and go for what they want to become as heard in verse one, “...umezaliwa ukuwe winner ebu kazana uskike,” raps Mtu Necessary.
The self-proclaimed Kisumu president has two Grammy Awards recognition and nomination considerations and stands as the most streamed Kisumu-based musician on Boomplay with over 2 million cumulative streams on his songs.
Blakangel produced Pok Alando under Jodifa Enterprises and Crizo Mzeyah directed the video.
Watch Pok Alando Video below:
