A video that went viral a few days ago showing Kenyan rapper Timothy Owuor popularly known as Timmy Tdat dancing suggestively on stage with a lady, was a blessing in disguise to his musical career.
The video resurfaced days after a glamorous wedding between designer Bolo Bespoke and Miss Mueni. As the wedding’s sheer extravagance gained notoriety, netizens were bound to poke at the newlyweds by unearthing some supposed dirt on them in their quest to humble them.
Most people suggested that Miss Mueni was the lady recorded grinding wildly on Timmy Tdat during a live performance which they both denied.
However, speaking on Friday, October 11, 2024, to a local TV station, Timmy Tdat explained that the scandal helped his newly released EP titled ‘Crocodile.’
T’dat noted the scandal not only presented him with an opportunity to drop the EP but also helped it gain the much-needed impetus in the country’s music arena.
“The EP is pushing itself. The time I released it, there was a scandal that was pushed my way and I told people that when something is thrown at you, wear it.
“They said that I did something with some girl and said, okay let me drop an EP. So the EP pushed itself until I wondered,” the rapper detailed.
The EP
The five-song EP features several artists including Ssaru, Jeshi Jinga and Kendi Kiremi. The musician indicated that the title of the EP was derived from Jamaican slang – crocodile which he explained means a gun in the Jamaican streets.
He emphasised that he wanted the youth, especially from the slums and low-life areas to understand that they could still make it without using outlawed means.
“In Jamaican streets, crocodile is used to refer to a gun. So I wanted the youth to understand that they can still make an impact on the streets without holding onto real guns, that is what I want them to understand,” the musician insisted.