Pointless Pain of the Ex: Kenya Music Online Review

Pointless Pain of the Ex
Song: X-Friend
Artistes: Yupi ft. Alahola
Rating: 2 stars out of 5
This song has that characteristic Calif fluid beat and a simple catchy swing to it. The singer delivers his lyrics well and in a way that brings out the message easily. It is worth a listen,  much as it sounds somewhat cliche-ish; there is nothing setting Yupi’s style apart as a Kenya music online artiste.
The video is set simply on three main scenes. The first is indoor with a dark background where Yupi is singing up-close, a car scene where, again, Linet aka Size 8 dramatises the ‘wronged girl’ charachter who takes the phone away from Yupi, quite effortlessly I might add, to see messages from his ex. She causes a raucous, of course.
The other scene is another indoor scene where the ex friend is seen posing with Yupi. The song is about his ex-girlfriend yet she registers no presence at all, compared to the bubbly Linet, for example.
There isn’t much else to this video, and the energy is all left to the song. Alahola comes in later to bring some energy at the end with his rap and perhaps registers some presence. The decor is OK although the same pair of stunners is re-used by the singers and it doesn’t take much to notice that.
The story comes out well, largely from the song, not necessarily the video.