''Leave me alone!" Rapper Maandy attacks fans criticising her for sexualizing her music

While taking to her X account, a miffed Maandy told off popular X personality Polo Kimani who had claimed that she is part of the current crop of young Kenyan artists who lack 'sustainable' lyrcism in their music.

Kimani had written: "GenZ artists you need to get serious with music. What you're singing these days is not sustainable. Maandy the short round one has been singing about how horny she is in the last 6 tracks she released, wengine ni bangi na Miraa. There is a reason we listen to Jaguar's music upto date."

Reacting to the criticism, Maandy begged to differ, insisting that hers was an 'extensive catalogue' and that Kimani was merely using his podium to pile attacks on a woman.

She wrote: " Whenever it’s time to discredit someone you’re very loud. Mi ni mtu nikona extensive catalogue unaandika shallow takes na kudiss dem just because the audience chooses which of my songs to make popular. Wacha kutumia akili kama accessory na kutype ufala. Achana na mimi weh mbleina!"

The 'Bubbly Bubbly' hitmaker went on to defend her music and her choice of lyrics. In several other tweets she shared, Maandy implored Kenyans to allow young artists to explore and find a sound that suits them. She also added that, for a female artist particularly, there was alot or struggles that go on behind the scenes to keep one afloat in the cutthroat industry.

"Give young artists time kufigure out what works. Industry tulipata imekua na ufala mob sana na me as a female artist naamkanga kupigania vita mingi sana!Staying consistent na on top of your game kila saa ni hard in a society that doesn’t value art.Mna criticize watoto for clicks!" she wrote.

Maandy also urged yet another disgruntled fan to simply stay away from her music and gravitate to whatever genre of music he liked - in this case, 'conscious' music.

"Na si ukaskize conscious music surely.Unataka kunipangia kazi ya nini?" she told off a fan. "As far as I’m concerned ntafanya vile nataka! Na opinion yako hai matter hizi ends dia I’m still getting paid. Skiza  watu wengine mimi achana na mimi!"

As the debate raged on, over the type of music Arbantone artists are churning out, and it's longevity, Maandy dared her detractors to identify any repeated 'horny' lyrics in her last two songs - she then promised to pay Ksh. 20k to whoever would identify such a trend.

"Anyone who can find me rapping  more than 3 “horny” lines on one song kwa my last 2 releases post it. I’ll send you 20k sahii.  Msirun narrative ya uongo. Sauti ndio sexy sio lyrics. Make your easy 20k on a tuesday morning!" she wrote.

Maandy is yet another victim of the many Kenyan artists regularly accused of parlaying overly sexualised content to gain commercial success.

Despite the constant attacks, Kenyan artists have defended themselves by saying that even bigger stars in Tanzania, Nigeria and South Africa also do similar content - but in a different language, hence the feeling that only Kenyan artists sing about lewdness, debauchery, partying and drugs.

"In most of Diamond Platnumz' songs, the themes he tackles are the same themes our Arbantone singers tackle too. In fact, Diamond has been accused of being too explicit in most of his songs and has even been banned severally from Tanzanian airwaves. But we never hear you accuse him of cheap lyrics! It's always Kenyan artists!" Martin Nzioka said on X.