Fik Fameica

Walukagga Shafik (born 10 January 1996), is a Ugandan rapper better known by his stage name Fik Fameica a.k.a. Fresh Bwoy, King kong.He makes music in genres like rap, hiphop, afrobeat and afropop .His musical debut came in 2015 with "Pistol" under the Black Man Town music label, led by a Ugandan music icon Geosteady. His later songs, "Salawo" and "Mbega Wa Bbaala" gained him a recording contract with Kama Ivien Management. His club hit "Batuwulira" followed by "Byenyenya" made him the most booked Ugandan artist in 2017. Fik won awards in Uganda and East Africa and went on to win Uganda's most popular artist in 2017. In 2018, he was crowned Breakthrough Artist, Best in Hip-Hop and Best Rap Song for his track "Kutama" at the annual HiPipo Awards.[1][2]

Fik Fameica
Birth nameWalukagga Shafik
Also known asFresh bwoy, King Kong
Born (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996
Kampala, Uganda
GenresRapper, Hip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2015–present

He continued with club hits, including "Mafia", "Property", "Sconto" and "Tonsukuma". In 2019, he paired up with Nigerian superstar Patoranking for hit song "Omu Bwati"'.[3] started a recording label called Fresh Gang Records in 2019 where they signed various artists like Mozelo Kidz, local managers like Big Sam and official dancers like Wembley Mo, & DJ Ranks Showmaster. Under this group he has released his later songs "Muko", "Tevunya" (featuring Sheebah), (Stupid) "Ndi Byange"(Buligita) and so on.[4][5]

Discography

songs
song Title Year
Pistol[6] 2015
Kutama[7] 2017
Byenyenya[8] 2017
Kachima[9] 2017
Sitani Tonkema Ft. Sheebah Karungi[10] 2017
Sconto[11] 2018
My property[12] 2018
Tonsukuma[13] 2018
Tubikole Ft. Vinka[14] 2018
Mwaga Ft. Rayvanny[15] 2018
Am Different[16] 2019
Wansakata[17] 2019
Tell me[18] 2019
Muko[19] 2020

Recognition

Fameica received his first international nomination with Khaligraph Jones Sarkodie in the 2018 Nigeria Entertainment Awards in the category of Best Male Artist Non-Nigerian/Africa.[20]

ZINNA Awards 2018

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 Fameica Artist of the Year Won
2018 Fameica Breakthrough Artist of the Year Won

Buzz Teeniez Awards 2018

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 Fameica Teeniez Male Artist of the Year Won
2018 Fameica Top Hood Rapper Won

HiPipo Music Awards 2018

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 Fameica Breakthrough Artist of the Year Won
2018 Kutama Best Hip Hop/Rap Song Won
2018 Sitani Tonkema Best AfroBeat Song

2021 Best LugaFlow/Rap Song • Buligita – Fik Fameica (Winner)

Best LugaFlow/Rap Artist • Fik Fameica (Winner

2022 Best Fans Team. Winner

Best LugaFlow/Rap Song. Winner

References

  1. Eye, Big (18 March 2018). "FIK Fameica wins big at Hipipo Music Awards 2018". BigEye.UG. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. "Winners". HiPipo Music Awards | #WeTheBest #Africa. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. "Watch Fik Fameica and Patoranking's New Music Video for 'Omu Bwati'". OkayAfrica. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. "More About Singer Fik Fameica: Music, Gf, Favorite Artist, Club, Hobbies". www.ugandanbuzz.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019.
  5. Uganda Buzz website
  6. "Pistol Fik Fameika Official HD Video 2016 Sandrigo Promotar". 27 May 2016 via YouTube.
  7. "Kutama Fik Fameica Official Video 2018 HD Sandrigo Promotar". 20 October 2017 via YouTube.
  8. "Byenyenya Fik Fameica Official Video 2017 HD Sandrigo Promotar". 14 June 2017 via YouTube.
  9. "Kachima Wembly ft Fik Fameica Official Video 2017 Sandrigo Promotar". 27 July 2017 via YouTube.
  10. "KABAKO Sitani Tonkema ft Sheebah & Fik Fameica New Ugandan Music 2017 HD". 1 June 2017 via YouTube.
  11. "SCONTO BY FIK FAMEICA AND WEMBLY MO" via www.youtube.com.
  12. "Fik Fameica – PROPERTY". 10 July 2018 via YouTube.
  13. "Fik Fameica – Tonsukuma 4K(Official Video)". 18 September 2018 via YouTube.
  14. "TUBIKOLE – VINKA & FIK FAMEICA (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". 28 May 2018 via YouTube.
  15. "Fik Fameica Ft Rayvanny – Mwaga (Official Video)". 28 November 2018 via YouTube.
  16. "Fik Fameica – Am Different (Official Music Video)". 18 January 2019 via YouTube.
  17. "Fik Fameica – wansakata (Official Music Video)". 13 September 2019 via YouTube.
  18. "Fik Fameica – Tell Me (Official Music Video)". 18 November 2019 via YouTube.
  19. "Fik Fameica – Muko (Official Music Video)". 2 February 2020 via YouTube.
  20. "Fik Fameica gets first international nomination | Kampala Sun".
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