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Chameleone became a regional star when he released Mama Mia, which was produced in Kenya.
Its success inspired his return to Kampala. His shift to Nairobi had been inspired by Bebe Cool who had left in 1997.
While Jose Chameleone is now considered musically more successful than Bebe Cool, at some point Chameleone drew inspiration from Bebe Cool.
Bobi Wine made major inroads a little later.
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When he released his hit single Akagoma, it got Jose Chameleone's attention.
"And I started asking around, who sang this song? And they told me it was Bobi Wine," said Chameleone in a video seen by this reporter.
"I asked who Bobi Wine is."
Chameleone and Wine had met sometime back but he used Bobi Lob as a stage name.
They used to perform karaoke together.
It was through a deejay friend that Chameleone realised Lob had changed his name to Bobi Wine.
Chameleone and Wine have had a tumultuous friendship.
One day they're fighting, the next they are praising each other.
For Chameleone's recent birthday, Bobi Wine penned a glowing tribute.
He wrote: "Sending warm birthday greetings to my brother Jose Chameleone.
"Thank you for your monumental contribution to the Ugandan music industry. Your talent and passion is and will be an inspiration for many generations to come. Big up and live up.
"Happy birthday."
Weeks before the birthday message, they had been trading barbs over labeling themselves and Bebe Cool the Big Three.