“Dema
geum neh hecha bu dagul fog mu yegsi” said the upcoming Rapper, MC Baatiz in
the Wolof local language, meaning “I believe when pulling (for instance a
rope), if it does not cut then it must arrive.”
The
singer whose real name is Samba Ceesay (MC Baatiz) was speaking to The Voice newspaper entertainment column about the strides he took and the
long wait before his music hit the airwaves of FM stations in Gambia.
Born
on August 18, 1978 at No. 3 Ndongo Lo Lane Street, Latrikunda German, MC Baatiz
attained basic education at Latrikunda Yiringana Primary school, and Latrikunda
German Junior Secondary school.