Kenyan R&B star Otile Brown has ignited a firestorm on social media following a blistering response to what he perceived as a calculated jab by fellow artist Bien-Aimé Baraza.
In a series of now-viral Instagram Stories, Otile tore into the Sauti Sol member with scathing words, calling him a hypocrite, attention-seeker, and someone “always wanting to be seen.”
The clap back came just hours after Bien reposted a news item of Otile’s manager, Mumbi Maina, who had announced her resignation and he went ahead to use his new song “All My Enemies Are Suffering” in the Instagram story, an act widely interpreted as shade. Bien’s song choice right after Mumbi’s departure seemed to imply mockery or celebration of internal struggles within Otile’s camp.
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In his response, Otile didn’t mince words. “Iyo ng’ombe ilikua lazima ecomment… always got sum’n to say,” he wrote, referencing Bien without naming him directly. He mocked Bien’s fashion sense, branding it as inauthentic, and went on to say, “Dress well na uwachane na kubeba makuku stingo za kishamba, hakuna authenticity apo.”
He took aim at Bien’s international credibility, ridiculing his sense of self-importance: “International my ????… mimi na rudia hamniwezi. Ata muwin Grammy mi siwatambui.” “Hii ndio reason sitambui iyo ng’ombe. Ni mnafiki mkubwa,” he added in another post, making it clear that the respect he once had for Bien is long gone.
While the tension may seem sudden, this is not the first time the two artists have clashed publicly. Last year, Otile controversially declared that there were “no international artists in Kenya,” which Bien countered sharply before later offering and then retracting an apology.
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That earlier spat seemed to fade, but the underlying tension clearly lingered. This latest episode brings it roaring back into the spotlight.
