HIP-hop artiste Abbas Kubaff is planning to make a debut as a visual artist.
In an exclusive interview with Word Is, the Mchizi hit rapper said extreme emotions of both pain and love inspire him to create artworks.
“I get inspired more when my mind is in a state of crisis. This is when I get top ideas that I easily turn to artistic energy, be it in music or on canvas. I already have 20 pieces but my target is to hit 100 masterpieces and then show them to the world before the year ends,” he said.
Titled 'Art Attack', the exhibition will showcase Kubaff's exclusive brush-on-canvas work for a whole week which will culminate in a gala night of hip-hop performances from the best rappers in the region.
He adds, “Right now, I am working on a specific subject called 'Light'. On my paintings, I am showing how important light is. It's a very deep subject.”
Meanwhile, Abbas has featured his British wife, Anna English, in a new track that will be in his upcoming album called Dobeez.
“I am a happy dad and a responsible dude now. After setting up my own sound and studio, Nine Inch Records, I feel more happier and busier. In two weeks time, I will be releasing my collabo video with Victoria Kimani for the song 'Party Like A Moda' and another one with my wife titled Tengleza. My wife is a serious rapper. My song with her will be something different and real crazy. It will not be the old routine kind of boring stuff!”