This archive report was first published on 26 June 2020.
Coast-based musician Chikuzee has been left reeling after Bongo flava star Diamond Platnumz mocked him for turning down his offer to do a collabo.
According to sources, Diamond had offered Chikuzee a chance to collaborate on one of his songs, but the Mombasa-based musician failed to capitalize on the opportunity.
Weeks later, Chikuzee released the very song that Diamond had offered to feature on, catching the Bongo flava star by surprise.
Speaking about the incident, Diamond explained, "Chikuzee nikiwa Mombasa nakutanaga naye, nilikuwa naye hadi kwa room chumbani kabisa. Kuna nyimbo aliniletea ilikuwa ni nzuri sana, nakumbuka alinisikilizisha alikuwa na mdhamini wake. Nikamwambia mbona hii nyimbo nzuri sana, katika kipande hichi nikamwambia akirudie, nikawa najaribu kama kumpa ushauri katika ule wimbo. Nikamwambia ukishamaliza uniletee mimi nitamfanyia verse tena ni kwa mapenzi yangu, sikuona tena, sikuwasikia tena."
Chikuzee, however, blames his management at the time for wasting the opportunity and deeply regrets his decision.
"Bana kazi ambayo tulikuwa tufanye na Diamond ni kibebe, alisikia nikafanya na vile ambavyo nilikuwa niko na management nikaachia management waende wakaongee na Diamond naye aweke verse yake. Lakini baada ya hapo kwa nini haikufanyika, nikumaanisha kwamba management ilizembea, sijaisikia ikiongelea tena hilo neno. Naskia uchungu, inauma kwa sababu ya kupitwa na staa mkubwa kama huyo kwa kunikubali katika ngoma yangu halafu hiyo kazi haikufanyika," Chikuzee defended himself.
After turning down Diamond's offer, the Bongo flava star granted Akothee the chance to feature on her track Sweet Love, which garnered over seven million views.
Despite Kenyan being Diamond's biggest market of his music consumption, he has only done collabos with a handful of local musicians, including Akothee, his ex-girlfriend Tanasha Donna, and Victoria Kimani.
