There was a time when veteran rapper Jackson Makini Ng’echu aka Prezzo would cough and everyone interested in entertainment news would pose and listen.
That time sadly was about 5 years ago. As with all things in life, his star has been dimming for some time – his best years behind him and I say that as a fan of the original East African bling king.
Prezzo seating
Prezzo seating
The musician recently spoke about his life in the limelight and was very candid about the struggles a celeb such as himself goes through.
He even confessed something that many might not have a clue about – that he was part of Mungiki under the leadership of Maina Kamanda.
Prezzo reveals impact his daughter has had on his behaviour (exclusive)
The musician was speaking to CTA’s Richard Njau and revealed that during his wedding with Daisy (Mama Zari) in 2008, he had tough choices to make because his then-wife loved Nge’chu but hated Prezzo.
“At around 2008, just after that song happened, is when I ended up being married to Mama Zari. So after tupendane, next was all the Mama Zari vibe. And Mama Zari loved Ng’echu but she hated Prezzo. So I was living in a penthouse by that time, it was on Likoni lane. We had Star-studded, A 1 wedding. I did not minimize on the budget. So we get married and moved from the Penthouse into a mansion because I wanted to satisfy my wife at that time, with the finer things in life, with no budget being held back or anything. So we got a house that had six bedrooms and it was just the three of us (Myself, my daughter and Mama Zari) and two house helps,” said Prezzo.
Prezzo chilling in a car
Prezzo chilling in a car
The rapper explained that marriage was tougher than he expected as he had to choose music over his wife and moved out but his life started moving downhill, as he slowly fell into depression.
“At that time Daisy Mama Zari, loved Ng’echu but she hated Prezzo and she wanted me to stop doing music and probably be an accountant or a teacher somewhere, a carpenter…anything but not music. And I was like I spent so much time building this brand and I’m not gonna just leave it like that. So from that point onwards, I left them with that Mansion that I was living in and I took another penthouse. So for also most a year, I lost myself. For one year, I used to have my bodyguard bringing me food, bringing me whatever I need in the house, I never left the house for a whole year. I was like I was in a house arrest and slowly getting into depression,” says Prezzo.
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