Following its release, “Kitemeo” gained massive traction, amassing over 400,000 views on YouTube within its first week, before it was eventually pulled down. Rapper Master VK later claimed that Kapitani had removed his verse from the song, further fuelling the controversy, which ultimately led to him filing a copyright claim.

 

In the song, Kapitani raps about his love for khat, known in the streets as *jaba*.