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Genge music or simply Genge is a genre of hip hop music that had its beginnings in Nairobi Kenya. The name was coined by Clemo and popularized by Kenyan rappers Jua Cali and Nonini who started off at Calif Records. It is a style that incorporates hip hop dancehall and traditional African music styles. It is commonly sung in Sheng (slang) Swahili or local dialects. The term Genge is a sheng word for a group or a mass of people.