K-rupt

K-rupt (15 November 1979 – 29 November 2003), born Carlton Williams Bongo Juma in Nairobi, was a Kenyan rapper who had national success in the two years leading up to his murder in 2003.cite book
last =Simmonds
first =Jeremy
title =Number One in Heaven: The Heroes Who Died for Rock 'n' Roll
publisher =Penguin Books
date =2006
location =London
pages =506
doi =
id =
isbn =0141022876 ] He collaborated with artists such as Fizzle Dogg, Bigpin, and E-Sir, who died earlier the same year.

His hit singles in Kenya included "Changamka", "Tukawake" and "Chacha". His single "Dada Njoo" was on the charts at the time of his death. One day after a concert with fellow hip hop musician Nameless, an argument during a carjacking of K-rupt's matatu led to K-rupt being killed with a single gunshot. Later his body was found dumped in the Laikipia Forest.cite news
last =Teng'o
first =Dan
coauthors =Amos Ngaira
title =Kenya rap star K-rupt shot dead
publisher ="Daily Nation"
date =2003-12-02
url =http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/02122003/News/News0212200316.html
accessdate =2007-10-06]

References

External links

* [http://www.trueblaq.com/artist.0.14.html K-rupt profile] at True Blaq Entertainment