Singer Kevin Kioko Mbuvi popularly known as Bahati has revealed the amount one will have to part with to book his wife Diana Marua for an event as a rapper.
Speaking during the launch of the wife as a rapper for the first time on Sunday, November 28, at an event dubbed Bahati Big Reveal, the Adhiambo hitmaker said one will have to dig dip in their pockets and pay Sh850,000 to afford the services of the new rapper.
According to Bahati, the wife's status and brand have grown after her debut in music hence the need to increase her rate card.
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He said Diana would before charge Sh500,000 as an appearance fee at an event.
"Her normal appearances fee when she is booked at clubs as a vlogger is Sh500,000. So the management is rating her at Sh850,000 per show right now," Bahati said.
The revealed fee has caused massive reactions among Kenyans with a majority suggesting that it is overboard.
In response to social media trends pegged on her new rate card, Diana said: "Why are people shocked at my rate card? Just Sh850,000? Kwani wasanii wanalipwa pesa ngapi?".
Diana's entry into music has sparked mixed reactions among Kenyans who are always ready to weigh in their thoughts on social media trends.
Despite the trolls and praises, she has received in equal measure, the new rapper is determined to leave her mark in the history of Kenya's rap industry.
Diana's single christened Hatuachani has so far garnered over 700,000 YouTube views in less than two days, a feat that many established artists in Kenya struggle to attain.
In an apparent show of disappointment, after the song failed to hit the YouTube trending chart, the rapper shared a video of her explaining that the content platform is yet to identify her as a singer and that the massive views accumulated within a very short time have caused confusion to YouTube.
