What comes to mind when two of Kenya’s finest emcees fuse to birth a body of work? An extended play that alludes to the country’s hip hop growth over the years.

The Kenyan rap stars recently announced the coming of a joint conceptual project, ‘Venus & Mars’, set to release at an undisclosed date. The project is based on a fictional love story, following the lives of a young ride or die couple after a robbery gone wrong. While the vibe curator has been rather busy in the entertainment world, it has been quite some time since he released new music. We don’t know about you, but we have been waiting for this one.

“It’s a love story surrounded by a robbery and sh** goes left!… We had a lot of fun making this record, can’t wait for you to hear the whole project.”

Barak Jacuzzi announcing the ‘Balenciaga’ video

Rap queen Silverstone Barz has been keeping the industry on its toes, dropping banger after banger. The announcement of the joint EP comes just weeks after the release of her ‘Brixton” track featuring Kenyan rapper Ajay from the band Buruklyn Boyz. She describes the upcoming project as “Bonnie & Clyde reincarnated.”

The intro track to the EP, ‘Balenciaga’, dropped a month ago on 18/06, and has been doing rounds on the airwaves, garnering almost 15,000 YouTube views so far. The track was produced by fast-rising producer Cap, and engineered by Karun, whose Nu RnB vocals can be heard seamlessly floating through the track, with the captivating video being shot and directed by Steve Mugo.

If you haven’t already, watch the video linked below and as always, let us know your thoughts in the comments.