MC Yallah

MC Yallah is Yallah Gaudencia Mbidde, a Kenyan rapper based in Uganda who has been rapping since the 1990s, inspired by American hip hop and the Ugandan group Young Vibes. In the 2000s she hosted the popular show NewzBeat, and she became closely affiliated with the Kampala collective and label Nyege Nyege. Her debut Ndi Mukazi came out on the Nyege Nyege sub-label Hakuna Kulala in 2018, followed by Kubali with the producer Debmaster, Mama Waliwamanyii with Eomac on Phantom Limb, the album Yallah Beibe and Nimerudi with Goat. She features on a Debmaster remix of Mdou Moctar and on records by Chrisman, Scotch Rolex and BadSista. Her live show with Debmaster played Dekmantel Festival in 2022.