4 months ago, we dropped these vibes.  The place was Kigali, Rwanda, and I (Kanaka) produced and co-wrote songs that Mike Kayihura blessed with his amazing vocals. Just as a rose grows from concrete, this pretty EP was created in the midst of a pandemic.

Add it to your playlist & follow for more!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj_nGswRvm7xolGuESd6eqPPm1JzExfm8

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0hgtVrx1weC9mUnQ4dmA6E

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/room-past-curfew-ep/1556674218

AudioMack: https://audiomack.com/kanaka_rw/album/room-past-curfew

Other: https://linktr.ee/kanaka_rw

Room Past Curfew Mix (feat. Mike Kayihura)

(All beat rights reserved to Mister Lies)

In this Interlude, Sleazy & I go hard to show y'all how DME is no joke.. and how our dreams go as far as to believe in DME becoming a Major Label. We also reaffirm how we are the Label that represents the Rwandan youth and how despite our day-to-day pain, we shall not only survive but we shall thrive as well.

It's Dark Matter Entertainment, baby...
Such a Bright Future!

Design by Craven @ Revolution Design
https://www.facebook.com/RevolDesign

Visit Darkecy's facebook page!
www.facebook.com/rwandazdarkecy 

Visit DME's facebook page!
www.facebook.com/darkmatterentertainment

Darkecy ft. Sleazy-e - Major [Interlude]

(All beat right reserved to Cookin'Soul)

On this track, Dave-astateur and I don't talk about food... well, maybe only symbolically. Man can not only survive of food, but also on food for thought for the soul. We spread a message as we feed your minds and spirits, hoping that u digest and egest something truly positive and golden and we hope that the feast will be worth remembering.

Comment and share (musangire) on these compliments from the chefs & most of all, Bon Appetit ;)

Design by Craven @ Revolution Design
https://www.facebook.com/RevolDesign

Visit Darkecy's facebook page!
www.facebook.com/rwandazdarkecy 

Visit DME's facebook page!
www.facebook.com/darkmatterentertainment


Design by Craven @ Revolution Design
https://www.facebook.com/RevolDesign

Visit Darkecy's facebook page!
www.facebook.com/rwandazdarkecy 

Visit DME's facebook page!
www.facebook.com/darkmatterentertainment

Bon Appetit ft Dave-astateur

In "Miss You Much", Trust and I use Pantha's sample of Amelia's "Big Big World" to talk about a not-so big but hurt girl that we all love and share. This tiny girl lives in a big world where not many know, but they judge her about the past in which she was raped and defiled by the course of time. Because we want to represent this lovely girl, we put her in a track and because we love her so, we must leave to find way to put her on the map and to spread her for all the right reasons because she's known for all the wrong ones.

We love you Rwanda, we always will. :')

Design by Craven @ Revolution Design
https://www.facebook.com/RevolDesign

Visit Darkecy's facebook page!
www.facebook.com/rwandazdarkecy 

Visit DME's facebook page!
www.facebook.com/darkmatterentertainment

Darkecy ft. Trust (Trekstar) - Miss You Much (prod. by Pantha)

One of the deepest songs I've ever written. I don't like iwawa, it doesn't help anyone.. No comment on verse 2 and as for verse 3, just listen and you be the judge!

Thank you Tracey Chapman for inspiring a young Rwandan boy!

Design by Craven @ Revolution Design
www.facebook.com/RevolDesign

Visit Darkecy's facebook page!
www.facebook.com/rwandazdarkecy

Visit DME's facebook page!
www.facebook.com/darkmatterentertainment

Darkecy's Lyrics: 

Rude boi, He didn't believe in nothing
 He said, "Me, myself, me, I don't believe in nothing
 4 years old, my father died in the war
 Now my step-father just shipped me to Iwawa
 You can put me on a boat but you can never stop the dope
 It's the truth 'cause the youth we all hanging by a rope
 I'd be glad to be my dad... To fight how he fought
 So I wrote him a letter, I quote, 'I'm On the Road' "
 ...

 Good gyal, she didn't believe in nothing
 She said, "Me, myself, me I do believe in nothing
 Brought into the world with no hesitation
 So every single year I need more medication
 I've always been patient, 'cause I've always been sick
 My doctor says things that never mean shit!
 How you say I'm getting better yet I'll never be pure??
 Lived my whole life knowing there's no cure to this virus
 If life was righteous, I'd be minus.. make up and bad skin
 I'll make us a vaccine.
 You either live or die in this motorcycle life
 But at least I have friends who know the sort of books I like
 Book about leucocytes
 I wanna bring newer life.. I wanna use my hands for those like I am!
 Came to M.I.T.. to murder H.I.V
 That's the goal of my soul so I know I'm On the Road"
 ...

 Young boy, he didn't believe in nothing
 He said, "Me, myself, me I don't believe in nothing
 If they killed a million bodies and the future's not bleak
 I can sell a million copies by the end of next week!
 Beat it bad like I have in back seats
 But sometimes I'm glad to be 'fair'.. no ta-xi!
 My wit and my lyrical tactic is as quick as a bad b-boy's fast feet!
 So fuck that! You can fuck your fuckin fast car!
 I don't give an F*1 Time for Nascar 
 They wanna kill my vibe leave it buried in the cemetery
 Me, I'm living life but I'm dying to be legendary!
 Fly high cause my drive wasn't temporary
 Observatory? No more like visionary!
 I'm the Sun but son You a Teletubby!!
 It's ironic how bad gyals staring at me!
 Get 'em off me, them bitches be barking
 Pardon my manners, them bitches be talking
 I'm on the road, I don't often be parking
 It's MajorPain.. do you hear the walkie talkie?
 The feeling of seeing a milli isn't penicillin 
 For the hottest on the continent... PILI PILI
 The way I spit it man I'm confident I'm funna kill it!
 I'm feeling pity for my city man they'll never get it!

 (They'll never get it...They'll never get it)

 SHA! I'm that BOOM BOOM BAT!
 That new school cat with the 2 new tracks!
 Who knew his voodoo rap would do this mad
 "How do you do that?"
 I knew the hat and the kick back at the crib
 Homie I was only just 10 years old
 So don't ever think I ever lost control
 No system overload man I know
 I'm On the Road!

 I'm On the Road! 

 I'm On the Road!

On the Road (prod by Tshizimba)

Click Here to Watch the Official Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZNKHgX6TdI

To all you poetry lovers, I present to you art in its finest form. In 2009, I believe I wrote a poem about why I had chosen my name. 4 years later, I found the poem still good but not good enough. When I heard Clement (from Demastaz) playing some guitar riff when we were at the DME studio, I turned around like :DDDD and I asked him to enter the studio and play it.. My poem went perfectly with it and later that night, I found myself in the perfect zone to record it.

Days later, the young but talented Gisa Gatera comes to the studio and I ask him to sing something to it.. and oh boy, this 14 year old blew me away. Many say he's the young Mike Kayihura... What do you think?

Design by Craven @ Revolution Design
www.facebook.com/RevolDesign

Visit Darkecy's facebook page!
www.facebook.com/rwandazdarkecy

Visit DME's facebook page!
www.facebook.com/darkmatterentertainment

Darkecy ft. Gisa Gatera - Pain [interlude]

BOOKS & BARS (mix)

Watch the Official Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkBpcHcBNwg

Here is the 3rd song from the Books & Bars EP... a short track but it will surely have my people wildin' out. This one goes out to the Rwandans & it's available for FREE download!

Download BOOKS & BARS on iTunes now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/boo...

Or even better... Go to Bandcamp, listen free or buy it with the "Name Your Price" option!
www.darkecy.bandcamp.com

Darkecy is a 19 year old hip-hop performer from Kigali, Rwanda. His combination of electronic/soul/afro sounds attempts to bridge the gap between Africa and the mainstream rap world...

Follow Darkecy on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Soundcloud, Reverbnation: @Darkecy

Ibirahure (Glasses) [prod. by Dany Beats]

I got inspired to write this song when I got back home to Kigali, Rwanda but you can tell that New York has played its part in inspiring me too.

S/O to D Shiggy for hooking me up with this great instrumental and Barick for recording, mixing and mastering the track at BMCG.

Like my facebook page: www.facebook.com/darkecy

Twitter, instagram, etc.: @darkecy

In The Summertime

Produced by Myk | Recorded at BMCG | Artwork by Revolution Design

3 artists, 3 languages, 1 nation #Rwanda #TrapMuzik 

This is a fun song we decided to do for all our party people, not meant to offend anyone or anything. Just press play & Turn up!

House Party (feat. Dave-astateur & Sebu)

Afr-i-Can is Darkecy's latest album. Get it now on www.darkecy.bandcamp.com for whatever price you wish (including $0). Also be sure to also check out www.darkecy.com.

White Girl

Kirikou

City On My Back (live)

Microphone (feat. Righteous)

I Remember

Intro

Prod. Yannick Myk: https://soundcloud.com/yannickmyk
MTM Mix: https://soundcloud.com/mr-temmtation

I see you, I see you
On the dance floor
You're across the room 
I wish you could come next to me
and we could do how we do
What we gon do
You never done before
You never done before
What we gon do
You never done before
You never done before

I walk around in a brand new dashiki
They call me Simba in my city (beast)
Lil mami told me she wants to kick it
We tell em Amani thats Swahili (peace)
she's cool and true too
She don't know Iri$h like U2
She ain't seen what I do on YouTube 
But still we click like Zulu
You poppin' you lockin' you dropping I'm hopin you stay
So I'm lighting these realycs I mean 
writing these lyrics 
My girl she's the realest
She's pushin my limits 

I see you, I see you
On the dance floor
You're across the room 
I wish you... could come next to me
and we could do how we do
What we gon do
You never done before
You never done before
What we gon do
You never done before
You never done before


I'm so Africana but my flow Americano 
Black and I'm proud but my flow is so humble 
Got trees like I'm Harlem but more like I'm Congo 
I'm always on the block like Mutombo
it's Darkecy Kanaka, I'm blacker blacker 
I stay high up, up & up and away
You gon be so high
Like you were never on the ground before
You're the type of girl that I never get enough of 
Yes I'm a wiz... He's just another muggle 
Me, me, I call the shots... get me another double 
Go and
Tell Uncle Ruckus that I'm not a monkey's uncle
Weee!! 

I see you, I see you
On the dance floor
You're across the room 
I wish you... could come next to me
and we could do how we do
What we gon do
You never done before
You never done before
What we gon do
You never done before
You never done before

(Freestyle)



Never Done Before

Prod.: Yannick Myk
Mixing/Mastering: Barick

Lyrics: 

It's Darkecy
Kanaka 
Banyarwanda, banyarwanda kazi X3
Kanaka

Hey gal, how are you? It's been a month
I last saw you on Twitter: Donald Trump
I miss you, I wish we could kiss again
Keep sending pictures on instagram
I'm black like Ama G
so she clap, clap, clap: mabigibigi
I got the sauce, koma musosi
Say she wanna kick it like cyobo kofi

Pre-chorus:
Umva sista, njyewe impamvu njyewe nkwita miss
Ni uko ndi Mister, wowe uri Miss
Hashize imyaka myinshi
Ariko ubu tumaranye iminsi
Ni wowe nshaka gutora
Ibyo ukora ntibabishobora
Rap ya diaspora
Ni njyewe uyiyobora

Chorus:
Ateye nk'igisabo X3 
munyarwanda kazi
ndatekereza ko byose bigaragara X2

Verse:
Yewe munyarwanda kazi
You're gonna be what you wanna be
One thing that I know
Is I love igisabo
Damn her body so sick
Mujyane mu bitaro
She has potential
Yirirwa mu bitabo
Where is my Caro?
My Rwandan eminado ay!
First time that I saw her back
I had a heart attack
Independent, she got that cash
And her body built just like a calabash

Pre-chorus

Chorus

Outro = Intro

Igisabo

I was feelin this one #5AM

Verse 1:
Hey it's Darkecy, I'm the one in her locket
Walk around the city with a ***** in my pocket!
Makes me feel royal like I'm crowned with a sceptre
I'm funna make my Dirty Money like I'm Diddy.. No Dexter
Surrounded by b**s like I'm filled with nectar
Attracted to your girl.. Get your metal detector
You didn't feel that? I guess u're just paralysed!
Wrote this rap so illegal, might get pen-alysed!
Weee!

Chorus:
I told y'all I was comin'
Do u see me droppin bombs?
Do u see a brother gunnin'?
If u look at me.. u'll know I'm Afrikana stuntin'
You say musik's wat u wantin..
Man I think me really does it...

Tonight has got to be my night
Tonight has got to be mine
Tonight has got to be my night
Tonight has got to be mine

Verse 2:
Hey it's Darkecy and tonight has got to be mine
I'm not signed but in the mean time
I am planning how I'll resign
I know they'll yearn my autograph
You oughta laugh..
When u find that I draw it like a D-sign
You didn't see that like you're one letter behind
If you didn't cccc that will u please just rewind!
I've aligned these rhymes so Mean
And that seems to conflict with the fact
That I'm one of a Kind
Uhh.. I'm from the side of the world people never speak about
Don't read what they write cause wat's right.. they leave it out
Wanna drop it down, my inner artist is screamin out!
Naeto C, HHP, Darkecy.. I've seen it now
From the city where none of the clothes designer
Cause hustlers sell cheap trends from China
& you know u've seen skills cause I'm cool like that
And I blaze the Green Hills cause I'm schooled like that! Weee

Chorus

Verse 3:
Hey it's Mr. I'm hookin' up with your sister
The reason why u are pissed off
I use my tongue to play twister
Mr. I got a Big ego
Yours is little and feeble
You think u sick? I'm placebo
I'm in aquariums with Nemo
I used to.. do raps
Now I rap up every female
Whatever groupie wants to do me
Every hippie... every emo
Not even half bluffin'
Since Kanye West my favorite rapper
Y'all n****s CAN'T TELL ME NOTHING!!
Boom Boom Man I'm clearly in the room
I know you can't see me but I know u smell the fumes
Soon.. everyone will experience my doom
Despite what u assume.. I'm blowin' typhoons
Every rapper I am after.. Every baller I'mma capture
And every tycoon.. I'mma snatch ya property!
Cause it's all about the Prophecy
It's all about the Pro-phe-cyyy!

Chorus

Freestyle

Darkecy- My Night (prod. by Diamondhead)

(Picture courtesy of Samuel Teame)

CHORUS:
I got a feeling that tonight
Kigali might... Kigali might
Just turn on her Kigali Lights
Kigali Lights... Kigali Lights!

Verse 1:

It’s my day Friday it’s the morning
Sha.. Gotta get my uniform in
At school I’m feeling dormant
Warmin up my seat I’d rather be performing
But...I gotta use these fees
Gotta use these seeds to grow some new trees
For my nephew and niece, uncles and aunties
Show peeple overseas...
It’s cool... I’m Rwandese!
So Learn your geography
Come to this place where u could properly
Do ya photography
And u will probably see pretty girls... hah pardon me
Damn..  It's better than I’ve ever been
Land of 1000 hills is evergreen
People on my team by the time I was 17
Representin' Rwanda..
Gorillas on Caffeine

CHORUS

Verse 2:

It’s my day Friday it’s the evening
Seems God sent some fresh air
If u love my city... I feel u I swear
Represent Kigali... Put your hands in the air!
Ye yea... the youth has to prepare
Propagate our intellectual ideas
With terror & fear
My neighbour appears 
So I help her repair
It’s cool... I’m Rwandese
High quality... hospitality
F*** ur ethnicity & disparities
Dance to the rhythm I remix like parody
Flow so phat yeet no calories
Damn..shawty is a 10 we could hit zen
Then we could hit vignt vignt
Visions get in right next to MTN
 So tonight fam...let the party begin

Darkecy- Kigali lights (prod. by Dany Beats)

This is my first single after the Dim Witted (which btw you can download from this soundcloud page). I'm trying out AfroBeat/DanceHall sort of music.

The song is called "Johnny Bravo" because I see a lot of myself in him lol but there's a lot more to the song if you pay attention to the subject matter.

I hope you like the song enough to like, comment and share with your friends.!

One Love. 
#DME #BMCG #iRepThat250

Darkecy - Johnny Bravo (prod. by Barick)_DME_BMCG

It's only Early February but the Song of 2013 has been Released !!!
 
Mike and Darkecy have performed this song several times in the past 6 months or so but the song was not a hit until Mike's voice and piano skills, as well as Darkecy's unique voice and heartfelt lyrics, met Eder AKA Sleazy-E's sensitivity and Barick's Bass. 

Please share this song to let the world know what's going on!

(DME is currently planning the "Look At My People" concert on March 2nd.)

Mike ft. Sleazy-E & Darkecy - Look At My People (Prod. by Barick)

Vocalist/Songwriters: Kanaka, Angell Mutoni & Mucyo
Beat/Guitar: Kanaka
Mixing & Mastering: Zed w'i Nyamirambo
Photo: Samuel Teame
Studio: Mothaland Art$

Back In The Day

Watch the lyric video here: https://youtu.be/G6Ak1qrOgH4?t=35

Vocalist/Songwriters: Kanaka, Angell Mutoni & Mucyo
Beat/Guitar: Kanaka
Mixing & Mastering: Zed w'i Nyamirambo
Video: Godson Joint
Studio: Mothaland Art$

These Days

More songs:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2U2FTLWovlInmY5plCtq0H
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ua/artist/kanaka/id1401080414
Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/artist/10124717

Kanaka

Popular tracks