Popular band, P-UNIT, splits

After 14 years on the music scene, the popular boy-band, P-UNIT, made up of Frasha, Gabu and Bon-Eye has split, with Frasha (real name Francis Hamisi) leaving to pursue a solo career.

The three friends formed the hip-hop group in 2003 under the mentorship of award-winning rapper Nonini, better known as ‘The Godfather of Genge’, and Decimal Records CEO and Producer, Musyoka. Their debut album, Wagenge Hao, dropped in 2010, featuring their club-bangers Kushoto Kulia and Si Lazima.

The much-decorated hit-making group has bagged two Channel O Africa Music Video Awards, been nominated for the MTV Africa Music Awards, among other awards. Their last release before the break-up was Weka Weka, which is doing well on the charts.

According to Frasha, the break-up is a calculated move that is meant to give individual members a chance to shine on their own, and that it doesn’t affect their tight friendship as a group.