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Saba Saba aka Krazy Native, one of the members from the legendary Bataka Underground the originaters of Luganda hiphop rappin Lugaflow. And one the oldest group in Uganda in hiphop.Who have been representing since 1994. The crew then had their first major performance in Mwanza Tanzania the same year where they rocked the then hiphop virgin Mwanza. They then recorded what was their first actual single 'ATOOBA'produced by Mukalazi which was their skills manifest.The single was only able to make to the scene and hit the airwaves three years later.This was as a result of the low level of hiphop appreciation and the negative stereotype associated with hiphop back then and it was thus very had to get a hiphop record on radio.The song became a favourite on the underground hiphop scene and is still regarded as a Ugandan hiphop classic. The song was also the first major luganda hiphop song. In 1997, Bataka Underground recorded their second smash hit, Ssesetula which got them on a stage rampage spree from Club Pulsations to Lido Beach, Club Silk, Botanical Gardens, Little Flowers, Bingo Cinema, Sharing youth Center and loads of other places allover the city. In 1998,Bataka crew continued to dominate the hiphop scene and later that year in December, Krazy native beat a long list of musicians of the day including members of his crew and won the Mr. Silk Contest for his social-political ballistic rhymes of the day. In 1999, the Bataka Crew was at the climax of their game rocking at most of the major events of the time. Bana Beka one of their other songs got crowds bobbing heads to the sound of one of the realest Ugandan hiphop songs. The same year, Krazy Native changed his style of rhyme from the braggadocio lyricist to the social political conscious rapper. They then began working on their major project, the overdue hiphop album from Bataka squad, Foundation. The Foundation album was released in 2000 and hit the underground hiphop scene containing songs like Ndimubi(Am bad), Lets ride, The Foundation, Eno Ensi(This world), the hit singles Ssesetula and Atooba and other songs. In 2001, Bataka underground, Chizo, Dj Benarda, went for a tour in Kigali and Bujumbura. Bujumbura gave Bataka so much love and are still revered up to today. The same year, they hooked up with Niga Soul one of the best rap groups in Bujumbura and had several performances together in places like Havana, Casanova and a lot of other places. Back from the tour in Kampala, Bataka squad hooked up with a British rap/poetry crew by the names of Shrine and had two huge concerts. From 2002 to 2003, Bataka, was silent a while and Krazy continued solely for a while. Some of the members left the country, while others worked on solo projects. Today, Krazy Native is one of the founder members of the Uganda Hiphop Foundation.