Skilled Tanzanian rapper Professor Jay has made it clear that the ‘bifu’ has existed for a very long time, which has created a great deal of tension between the two East African countries, especially in the music industry.
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The former Tanzanian artist has explained that his Ugandan colleague stole his song without his permission, which really upset him and disturbed his peace.
“When I first arrived in Uganda, I met Jose Chameleone, and we had a good chat, and we became friends. When he came to Tanzania, he would look for me. In 2005 I made the song ‘Nikusaidijaje’; he liked the bit, and he took it. Later I came to ask him why he took my song without my permission. There was a controversy and there was a very big biffu,” Professor Jay made it clear.
“Chameleone and I had a very big enmity. The bifu was close to Idi Amin and Nyerere. Chameleone is a great artist in Uganda, and I am a great artist in Tanzania. But I was hurt by him using my song, and he is my protector. Why wouldn’t he tell me?” he continued.
The musician explained that he was often annoyed when he was asked where their feud had reached, which made him vent his anger to eliminate the animosity between them.
I saw that the beef was going too far and would cause our hearts to become enmity. I was invited to Uganda for an award. When Chameleone heard I was in Uganda, he invited me to his house. When I went, he told me that he was sorry for what happened. At that time, to eliminate the existing animosity, we had to make a dance, and we went to his studio and made the song “Ndiyo Sivyo,” explained the bongo artist Zaidi.
“Many people did not expect that our animosity would end because it had gone too far.”
Speaking at a press conference, he also explained the challenges they faced as old artists, very different from the current artists of the new generation.
Professor Jay Opens Up About His Beef With Jose Chameleone After He Stole His Song
“We used to make music in analog. When you were making music, even if there were five of you, you lined up at the microphone; the first one starts, then the second one. If the fifth one makes a mistake, you start over. Now music has changed. I can make my verse here in the studio, and I send it to Khaligraph Jones in Kenya. He enters his verse, then he sends the data for me to make, and it becomes a collaboration,” he explained.
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