Mgenge2ru Nonini on social media pressures, personal struggles and focusing on your goals and choosing battles.
Quote: Nonini Mgenge2Ru on social media pressures
In this quote: We like the quote as it’s coming literally from the proverbial horses mouth. Often, the glitzy life that celebrities and wannabes post on social media causes feelings of FOMO, at least, and inadequacy, at worst, in some of us.
“”Sometimes social media paints a picture perfect life unaeza thani mtu anasele mbaya. Once in a while lazima tukumbushane no one will post negative vibes about themselves. Lakini tukumbuke everyone is fighting a silent battle hata ma so called ‘Celebs’ take heart and be encouraged. The most importantator thing is to shake it off everyday and focusing on your goals. It’s not winning battles that makes you happy, but it’s how many times you turned away and chose to look into a better direction. Fight only the most, most, most important ones, let the rest go
— Nonini on social media pressures. See Tweet.
About the quote
As Nonini often does on his YouTube show Rhymes na Nonini, we’ll translate and give the meaning of some of the sheng words and phrases he used in the quote.
| Phrase in Sheng/Swahili | Translation and meaning |
|---|---|
| unaeza thani mtu anasele mbaya | You get the impression that someone is living the good life, and yet it’s not the case. |
| lazima tukumbushane | We must remind each other. |
| hata ma | even the |
| importantator | Sheng superlative for ‘important’. |
About Nonini
A legend of the game, Omwami Hubert Mbuku Nakitare (born 2 October 1982) has collected them accolades and firsts in his career spanning north of two decades. As one Tweeter user put it, Nonini Mgenge:
- Popularized Genge
- Introduced P-Unit
- Color kwa face foundation which highlighted the needs and struggles of people who suffer from Albinism.
- EFC basketball tournament
- Rhymes with Nonini
Add a sixth one, the music streaming service Turn App. And a seventh one, the noble work this legend of Kenyan hip hop is doing with our young girls, the queens, with Music4SanitaryTowels. Wait, there is an eigth one: advocacy for Kenya’s creative industry as Chairman of the Creatives Society of Kenya.
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