Krept joined Tinea to talk about Nala's Baby and how it compared to releasing music
Nala's Baby is a luxury baby brand
Krept, best-known as one half of the British hip-hop duo Krept and Konan, joined our very own Tinea to talk about his new business Nala's Baby, making a luxury product at an affordable price and how it compares to the music success he's enjoyed.
Speaking on Wednesday's Hype Chart with Tinea as part of Black History Month, Krept was asked about his new venture, a haircare and skincare range for babies, called Nala's Baby.
When asked if it's been a labour of love, Krept replied: "Yeah man, it has been, you know we kind of sprang it on everyone, it was something I was working on for a few years prior to us even announcing it."
Named after his daughter Nala, he revealed how the skincare range had grown with his daughter.
Tinea then asked him about how it felt to see the products on the shop floor, compared to seeing his songs in a record store. "That's crazy, it's like a new feeling," he explained. "It's like something I've never experienced before. I'm so used to putting out music, going on tour, putting on shows..."
He continued: "To walk into a store you've been going into your whole live, and seeing your products on the shelf, and then even sometimes I've walked in the store and I seen people buying it. They have no idea who I am, they're just picking it up and grabbing it."
Krept is has been releasing music for many years with his friend Konan. Their debut song was 'Don't Waste My Time' in 2014 which was followed by their Top 10 hit 'Freak of the Week' in 2015.
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Here are KISS Presenter Tinea Taylor's book recommendations to read in Black History Month and beyond:
The Power of Privilege: How white people can challenge racism
In The Power of Privilege, June Sarpong empowers people to become effective allies against racism. Offering practical steps to those who have been afforded privilege and helping to build a fairer future for all.
Rise: Life Lessons in Speaking Out, Standing Tall & Leading the Way
Gina Miller came to prominence when she successfully challenged the UK government's authority to trigger Article 50 - without parliamentary approval. For standing up for what she believed was right, she became the target of not just racist and sexist verbal abuse, but physical threats to herself and her family.
In Rise, Gina draws on a lifetime of fighting injustice and looks at the moments that made her; the trauma, failures and successes that gave her the confidence in her voice, the ability to know how to use it and the strength not to let others diminish it, even when it came at incredible cost.
They Don't Teach This
Eni Aluko shares her experiences, exploring themes of dual nationality and identity, race and institutional prejudice, success, failure and faith. It is an inspiring manifesto to change the way readers and the future generation choose to view the challenges that happen in their lives.
A Piece Of Cake
This is the heart-wrenching true story of a girl named Cupcake who is orphaned and placed in the 'care' of sadistic foster parents.
Cupcake turned her life around and this is her brutally frank, startlingly funny story. A Piece of Cake is a redemptive, gripping tale of a resilient spirit who took on the worst of contemporary urban life and survived it.
Homegoing
Effia and Esi: are two sisters with two very different destinies.
One sold into slavery; one a slave trader's wife. The consequences of their fate reverberate through the generations that follow. Taking us from the Gold Coast of Africa to the cotton-picking plantations of Mississippi; from the missionary schools of Ghana to the dive bars of Harlem, spanning three continents and seven generations - the intimate, gripping story of a brilliantly vivid cast of characters and through their lives the very story of America itself.
Black and British: A Forgotten History
In this vital re-examination of a shared history, historian and broadcaster David Olusoga tells the story of the long relationship between the British Isles and the people of Africa and the Caribbean.
Drawing on new genealogical research, original records, and expert testimony, Black and British reaches back to Roman Britain, the medieval imagination, Elizabethan 'blackamoors' and the global slave-trading empire. It shows that the great industrial boom of the nineteenth century was built on American slavery, and that black Britons fought at Trafalgar and in the trenches of both World Wars. Black British history is woven into the cultural and economic histories of the nation. It is not a singular history, but one that belongs to us all.
Mixed Me!
Mom and Dad say I'm a blend of dark and light: "We mixed you perfectly, and got you just right."
Mike has awesome hair. He has LOTS of energy! His parents love him. And Mike is a PERFECT blend of the two of them.
Still, Mike has to answer LOTS of questions about being mixed. And he does, with LOTS of energy and joy in this charming story about a day in the life of a mixed-race child.
Happy Hair
Happy Hair is a call and response picture book that promotes positive self-esteem and hair love to girls of all ages! Happy Hair covers different shades and hair types all while being fun and fashionable!
I'M A PRETTY LITTLE BLACK GIRL!
I'M A PRETTY LITTLE BLACK GIRL! introduces adorable Mia, who wakes with her hair just-a-going every which-a-ways! With her abundant energy and joy leading the way, readers follow Mia as she plays with her friends who are all shades, shapes and sizes. There's tall Kia, Keisha the reader, Charlotte her best friend, Dina Rose-Marie the artist, Imani the dancer, Anna who loves sports, Ruby the singer, and honey-haired Tracy. Mia finds that Pretty is within herself and her friends, and being pretty is way beyond what the mirror shows.
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
Did you know the treatment for leprosy was developed by a young scientist called Alice Ball? And Josephine Baker- world famous cabaret singer and dancer- was also a spy for the French résistance?
This book features 40 trailblazing black women in the world's history, it educates and inspires as it relates true stories of women who broke boundaries and exceeded all expectations.
Inspire your own little leader with the stories of these amazing women.
Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past
Meet 52 icons of colour from the past and present in this celebration of inspirational achievement – a collection of stories about changemakers to encourage, inspire and empower the next generation of changemakers. Jamia Wilson has carefully curated this range of black icons and the book is stylishly brought together by Andrea Pippins' colourful and celebratory illustrations.
All children deserve to see themselves represented positively in the books they read.
Meet figureheads, leaders and pioneers such as Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela and Rosa Parks, as well as cultural trailblazers and athletes like Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams.
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Black owned UK businesses you can support
A look back at The KISS Hype Chart celebrating Black History Month