Khaligraph Jones, an award-winning Kenyan rapper, has apologized to Tanzanians.
This followed a series of online battles between the two countries.
According to Papa Jones, his statement, "Tanzanian musicians can't be compared to their Kenyan counterparts," was taken out of context.
When asked about the status of the Kenyan music business in comparison to Tanzania, the OG stated he was supporting his countrymen.
Papa Jones' ideas were accused of denigrating the whole Tanzanian music industry.
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"You know bloggers must always look for the news that will sell, so in that aspect, there was a conversation that was ongoing, and my statement was blown out of context.
"For the, longest time now we cannot dispute the fact that Tanzania music has been superior and even when you come to Kenya, you will find that the top songs on YouTube are from Tanzania. And it's not a bad thing but sometimes when you are doing interviews one wants to show you that you are not doing okay on the market. So in that context, I have to defend my people," Papa Jones explained.
Jones also said
"'Hata venye mi mwenyewe niliona ile interview imekatwa sikusikia vizuri, because it had put me in a bad situation because it was not supposed to be like that because not everyone will understand. So for that one I apologize, that was not okay, wale walikua wamechukulia vibaya poleni kwa hiyo,".
He went on to say that he will not give up the ongoing rap battle, which has so far drawn several diss tracks from Kenya and Tanzania.
"But kwa mambo ya rap battle, wacha tuchane, weka beat tuchane," Khaligraph Jones insisted.
Khaligraph Jones recently challenged Tanzanian musicians to a rap war, releasing a diss track titled 'Bongo Favour.'
