Saba Saba

He currently lives in Kampala, Uganda and Los Angeles and continues to write, produce and perform.

In 1994, Bataka crew had their first major performance in Mwanza in Tanzania The group recorded its first single ATOOBA, written by Babaluku and produced by Mukalazi.

It was one of the first major hip hop songs sung in Luganda or Lugaflow, the native Ugandan language.

The same year, Saba changed his style of rhyme from the braggadocio lyricist to the social political conscious rapper.

It was released in 2000 including the songs 'Ndimubi' (Am bad), 'Lets ride', 'The Foundation', 'Eno Ensi' (This world), the hit singles 'Ssesetula' and 'Atooba'.

He said, "I'm really happy that I was there when this hip hop movement in Uganda began and I participated in all these memorable moments."

In 2003, Saba and Xenson, later joined by Jeff Ekongot, Francis Agaba, and the late Paul Mwandha, formed the Uganda Hip Hop Foundation with the mission of promoting Ugandan hip hop in Uganda and worldwide.

The foundation sponsored the first Ugandan Hip Hop Summit and Concert in 2003, featuring Klear Kut, Bataka Squad, Lyrical G, Maurice Kirya, Vamposs and Benon, Emma Katya and Extra Mile.

In 2004, Saba performed as a delegate of the Uganda Hiphop Foundation at the 'Rock against Aids' concert in Nairobi, Kenya.

[2] In 2006, he released the album 'Tujjababya the hardway' which highlights the tribulations of a Ugandan hip hop artist.