Who is Feffe Bussi? Flash Uganda Media looks at his biography, Age, music, wife, family, early life and education of Mukiiza Frank.
Mukiiza Frank professionally Feffe Bussi is a Ugandan recording artist, songwriter, free-style and an award-winning rapper.
He also tags himself as ‘the smallest rapper ‘despite currently dominating the Ugandan Hip-hop industry.
Early Life and Education
Mukiiza Frank alias Feffe Bussi was born on 9 December 1993 to his mother Nalongo Mary Baganizi and late father who passed on in 2009.
He was born in a family of five kids – with three girls and two boys, him being the lastborn. The family lived in the ghettos of Nakulabye – Nabulagala and this is where he grew up from.
The family wasn’t well-off but according to him, they weren’t poor in hearts. His mother sold charcoal and waragi for the family to survive. Feffe Bussi describes his late dad as a clever man who reportedly warned him never to be violent against women and supported his passion for hip-hop music.
Mukiiza Frank (Feffe Bussi) went to Nakulabye Junior School for his primary education. He joined Cityland College Matugga for O’Level and this is where he met Lydia Nabawanuka Jazmine whom he describes as being very intelligent in class. He went to Nile High School, Mukono for A’Level and at this point, he branched to music.
The self-proclaimed smallest rapper says his family wanted him to become a lawyer but music overpowered him. He said if he wasn’t a musician he would have been a radio personality.
He nevertheless, confessed that he enrolled at Makerere University but never did he step foot at the institution although he used to lie to his parents that he was an evening student of Journalism and Mass Communication.
He alternatively spent that time in studios around Makindye recording songs and working on his music career.
Family
Feffe Bussi is single and he has frequently said it on radios and Television. He, however, confesses falling in love with his music and that it’s jealous, he, therefore, cannot cheat on it.
He also once opened up that if he was to date, he would love the Barbie Kyagulanyi category (wife to the presidential aspirant and Kyadondo East MP, Hon. Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi) – a woman who has dreams, a woman who is ready to stand with him all times.
He also wished Barbie Kyagulanyi could start up a grooming camp (ekisaakaate) for slay queens.
Why the name Feffe Bussi?
The name Feffe Bussi started way back when he was still a little boy. As there are certain words that children find difficulties to pronounce, accordingly instead of him saying raw jackfruit, he called it feffe Bussi. [In his childhood Feffe Bussi called Jackfruit as ‘feffe’ instead of ‘fene’ and raw as ‘bussi’ instead of ‘mubisi’].
Feffe Bussi stuck as his nickname for long and therefore when he opted for music, he decided to take it as his stage name.
Music career
Feffe Bussi is a Ugandan Hip-hop musician who has been in the music industry for close to seven years. He developed a passion and realized that he could do music in Form Five when he started mimicking G.N.L Zamba’s songs.
Many years ago, Feffe Bussi started camping at Gravity Omutujju’s home until his hustle paid off.
Perseverance on his goal gave him confidence in music up to when he released his first song called summertime in 2013. After the first debut in 2013, he was still not popular but his breakthrough came in 2015.
His hit-song ‘Nsekula’ featuring already established Ugandan recording artist, dancer and actress Sheebah Karungi from Team No Sleep.
Feffe Bussi released another banger Yes No in 2016 which endeared him to the Ugandan music audience. He never stopped and it was in 2018 when he paved his position as one of the best rappers in Uganda when he released ‘Who is Who’ a song that awakened a huge hip-hop movement in Uganda.
He then confessed that he released ‘Who is Who’ to awaken rappers after he realized that the Ugandan Hip-hop industry was losing popularity to dancehall music.
Awards
- 2017 Uganda Hip Hop Awards – Central Rapper of the year.
- 2017 Buzz Teeniez Award – Teens hottest song
- 2017 High Skool Awards – Hip-hop artist of the year
- 2019 Uganda Hip Hop Awards – Male Rapper of the year
- 2020 Uganda Hip Hop Awards – Central Rapper of the year.
Nominations
- 2020 Uganda Hip Hop Awards – Central Rapper of the year
- 2019 Carolina Music Video Awards – Best Music Association
- 2019 Uganda Hip Hop Awards – Male Rapper of the year
- 2017 High Skool Awards – Hip-hop artist of the year
- 2017 Buzz Teeniez Award – Teens hottest song
- 2017 Uganda Hip Hop Awards – Central Rapper of the year.
Feffe Bussi songs
- Who is Who
- Love Yo
- Business
- Bad Segu
- Idd Amin Dada
- Baagala
- Yes No
- Super Lady
- Onkuba
- Movie
- Romantic
- Akasajja
- Nawambye
- Beera Nange
- Kanyama
- Nakikute
- Kampala whine
- Bogera
- Nange Netya
- Onkabya
- Kameza
- Kaako
- My Bae
- Biology
- Business
- Tereera
- Buyinkuli
- Searching for love
- Limbo Dance
- Juliana Kanyomozi
Net worth
In 2020, Feffe Bussi landed a vast ambassadorial deal with a telecommunication company called Africell Uganda. He also owns a record label Feffe Bussi Music with many songs to his name. In summation, it’s however, not clear how much is his total worth.
Controversies
#1. Feffe Bussi attacks Gravity Omutujju
The controversial artwork and cryptic caption of Gravity Omutujju’s Wakulemye track which featured photos of rappers Feffe Bussi, Navio, Fik Fameica, GNL Zamba, Rocky Giant, Victor Kamenyo and Da Agent wearing diapers got many talking.
Feffe Bussi in response took it to his Instagram page where he posted a photo of himself writing supposedly lyrics with a goat standing by “Someone is going to cry. Watch the space.”
#2. Gashumba denies funding Feffe Bussi’ Who is Who song
One of the local tabloids reported that Frank Gashumba was not happy with the song Who is Who because it mentions his daughter Sheila Gashumba.
However, Gashumba dismissed reports that he had paid rapper Feffe Bussi to re-do the song.
“I don’t even know him. Who is he? It’s unbelievable because first of all I don’t know that person and I don’t recall ever funding for a song in the last five years. Some individuals want to ride on people’s names but I don’t know that person and neither do I know that name,” Gashumba said in a phone interview.
