MTV Shuga

Ten Kenyan rappers will be part of the MTV staying alive ignite tv series dubed shuga. The three from P Unit, Nonini, Julliani, Nameless, Jimmy Gait, Madtraxx and Dj Adrian have all made cameo appearence in the drama series. P Unit and Nons play friends of lead character Skola(David Omwange) appearing in a scene where they hang out in a parking lot with Skola, his buddy keneddy (Antony Mwangi) and Cindy (Valary Kimani) and indulge in a little freestyling. Nameless features in a nightclub scene shot while Dj Adrian put in some hot deck action during the same scene. Gospel singer Jimmy Gait appears as himself in a gospel choir scene in which he freestyles a song that he wrote on set – a moving track entitled “Just Let Him Know” - which ultimately encourages Eva Kanyang’onda’s character, Virginia to reveal her most intimate secret. Madtraxx features in a scene where he appears as a guest on skola's radio show, cumpus radio. Juliani acts as a student pitching for a job rapping a verse from his hit single biceps Funded by MTV Staying Alive, PEPFAR, HIV-Free genaration and UNICEF, the series is to motivate sexual active youth and adults under the age of 25 to modify their sexual behaviours. The show is currently on air on MTV Base and local TV stations