Video: Zex chilling with his ‘ghetto boys’ before becoming a celeb

In a video shared on TikTok, Bilangilangi is seen hanging with friends from Kamwokya, arguably Kampala city's most known ghetto, probably because it has produced a number of well-known singers, including musician-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu, also known as Bobi Wine.

A reporter is interviewing them about their reason for drinking spring water before boiling it.

“Yeah man, so, this is what we talk about reality and lyrical maturity... this is the water point I usually tell you about where we get blessings, all sorts of blessings... this water is blessed by our ancestors," Bilangilangi says with an animated voice.

Zex Bilangilangi is a creative activist artist and he grew up in Kamwokya, a slum in Kampala.

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At 17, Zex decided to capitalise on his singing talent to help fellow ghetto youngsters and he joined charity work through which he met self-proclaimed Ghetto President Bobi Wine.

Wine had organised a talent search and Bilangilangi participated. Wine enrolled him into his music label Firebase Crew, where he grew to become Ghetto Prime Minister, a position offered by Wine himself.

Zex is still involved in charity and his music career has also crystallised.

Bilangilangi, who has released two albums Yo' alubamu and Hercules 10times, has a number of well-received songs, namely: Ratata, Number Emu, Bad Mind Cant, Nalinda, Time Yo, Inama and Magazine.

Others are Wikid, Ntya, Bikomera, Tereera, Gwe Cake, Bounce Again, Papendicular, Kiiya, True Love, Malaika, Dopa, Forever, Joe Biden and Watery.