Bensoul Walks Away From Chasing Bangers To Make The Reggae Album He Really Wanted

##Before the hits, the sold-out shows and the global recognition, there was reggae.**

Now, after years of musical detours, Kenyan singer Benson Mutua, popularly known as Bensoul, is going back to the sound that first shaped him.

His new album is titled Flight 420. It is a 13-track project that blends reggae, dancehall and Afrosoul. It was released on October 30 under his independent label, Sudah Nation, after a listening session in Nairobi.

But this album is different. Bensoul says it was not about hits, or creating what is supposed to trend. It was about capturing the feelings he has on a day-to-day basis.

The album is built around three colours of the Rastafari flag — red for passion, yellow for joy and green for life. Through songs like “Ghetto,” “NYR” featuring Scar Mkadinali, “Tears of Joy” featuring Savara and Coster Ojwang, and “Thank You,” he talks about life, relationships, growth and finding joy in the present.

It also features other collaborators like Hornsphere, Watendawili, Spyro, Kasiva Mutua and Ywaya Tajiri.

In his interview with Daily Nation, Bensoul shared a hard life lesson: “The hardest lesson, in the business and in life, is that when you are in trouble, no one will come to save you.”

That quote explains the shift. For years, he was chasing bangers to stay relevant. Now, he is choosing honesty over hype. He is no longer trying to fit into a box.

This may connect deeply with young African artists. Many of them feel pressure to make viral songs, follow trends and please labels. Bensoul, who has already earned a Grammy as a songwriter on Burna Boy’s Twice as Tall, is showing them another path — you can slow down, own your music, build your own label and still be respected.

Sometimes, the bravest career move is not chasing the next hit. It is making the music you really wanted to make.