 Kwanza Unit is seen as the strongest progenitor of this style, which according to Rhymson was formed "in response to the outcome at Yo!Rap Bonanza, which they thought was a slight to their version of hip hop".The struggling Tanzanian economy and the rise of ‘hip hop nationalism’ served as a broader socio-economic backdrop for the group expansion of what MC Rhymson termed the ‘Kiswacentric’ concept.