Kenya trap music stated more or less the year that the music stated spreading from Atlanta to the rest of the United States. In Kenya people were considering, if to do trap with mumble or without some mumble, most rappers finally settled on using trap beat and doing real rap or lyrical rap. The reason why mumble rap was not adopted in Kenya is mainly because of the doubt that it will sell.
Trap made it in to mainstream phase when Khaligraph made a hit record with Kenyan producer Rico beats In the track Yego, shortly after that Octopizzo adopted the trap style in the track Tergat gang together with Boutross and Barack Jaccuzzi. Kenyan producers stated making dope trap music like the American South, with tracks like Mat Za Ronga by Tunji and Kagwe Mungai Super Seena gaining massive acceptance.
Shortly after that Kenyan Beat Makers like Instrumental HQ, Cna Beats and Red C Beats stated making quality trap tracks, which helped trap music genre to spread even further. Kenyan trap music can be different in the level of audibility of its lyrical contents than American Trap but both are orchestra sampled feel good Music, and the instrumentals remains more or less the same.
Most Africans would prefer to listen to afro beat or African music but due to African artist like Nasty C and Sarkodie boy going global, it has open new doors where African trap rappers can thrive abroad and at home trough continental collaboration with such acts. When Trappers collaborate with artist like Nasty C and Sarkodie since the said rappers are of massive appeal and are currently Worldwide renown. We don't know what the future holds for trap music but one thing is certain hip hop is an evolutionary genre.